{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year","section":"learn","title":"How much do ETFs return in a year? | ETFIQ","description":"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%.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year#article","headline":"How much do ETFs return in a year?","description":"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%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"How much do ETFs return in a year?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is a one-year return a forecast?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. It is what happened over the dates shown."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Why do categories differ so much?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They own different assets that react differently to the same year."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where do I see a fund\u2019s return?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On its page, with its benchmark and the dates."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How much do ETFs return in a year?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"How much do ETFs return in a year?","description":"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%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1903,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / How much do ETFs return in a year? \n \n How much do ETFs return in a year?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n 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%.\n \n In plain words\n A one-year return is the change in a fund\u2019s price over twelve months to the date shown. It differs a great deal by category, because categories own different things.\n 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\u2019s return beside its benchmark, with the window.\n Questions\n Is a one-year return a forecast? No. It is what happened over the dates shown.\n Why do categories differ so much? They own different assets that react differently to the same year.\n Where do I see a fund\u2019s return? On its page, with its benchmark and the dates.\n Where to next\n Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs Rankings What is an ETF benchmark? What is tracking difference in an ETF? Do theme ETFs beat the S&P 500? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, How much do ETFs return in a year?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, How much do ETFs return in a year?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). How much do ETFs return in a year?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year Markdown [How much do ETFs return in a year? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, How much do ETFs return in a year?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/how-much-do-etfs-return-in-a-year"}