- As of Nov 4, 2026, the median stock ETF returned 16.7% over the past year, the median bond ETF 1.5% and the median theme ETF 9.9%.
In plain words
A one-year return is the change in a fund’s price over twelve months to the date shown. It differs a great deal by category, because categories own different things.
Medians: stocks 16.7% across 1,691 funds, themes 9.9% across 329, bonds 1.5%, income 6.4% and commodities 11.0%. A median hides the spread, and funds in one category can differ by tens of points. ETFIQ shows each fund’s return beside its benchmark, with the window.
Questions
- Is a one-year return a forecast?
No. It is what happened over the dates shown.
- Why do categories differ so much?
They own different assets that react differently to the same year.
- Where do I see a fund’s return?
On its page, with its benchmark and the dates.