# How much do ETFs return in a year?

> 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%.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## How much do ETFs return in a year?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

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.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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