FYI: Allen Roth wishes he'd bought the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 3x Shares (DUST), which is up 72.63% so far this year. The fund is the top-performing ETF year-to-date as of Sept. 17 in the top 100 performing ETFs [see below].
DUST seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the inverse (or opposite) of the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. In a horrible year for precious metals and mining funds, borrowing heavily to bet against precious metals and mining stocks won big.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.etf.com/sections/index-investor-corner/best-performing-etfs-can-bite-you