Let us review the past decade together and see which exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have delivered the most satisfactory performance. By observing the rankings of annualized returns, we can find that those funds consistently at the top are mainly concentrated in three core sectors: semiconductors, information technology, and precious metals.

Below is a summary of the specific data details for these high-performing funds:

SMH belongs to the semiconductor category, with an asset size of $45 billion and an annualized return of 34.4%.

SOXX also comes from the semiconductor sector, with an asset size of $22 billion and an annualized return of 31.2%.

COPX, as a representative of the precious metals sector, has an asset size of $7.8 billion and achieved an annualized return of 26.2%.

IYW is deeply involved in the information technology field, with an asset size of $20 billion and an annualized return of 24.0%.

VGT is also an important member of the information technology sector, with an asset size of $130 billion and an annualized return of 23.7%.

XLK is similarly based in the information technology sector, with an asset size of $87 billion and an annualized return of 23.0%.