# The AI ETFs that returned most

> The AI ETFs that returned most, ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, one year, as of Oct 20, 2026. A ranking is not a recommendation.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Oct 20, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The AI ETFs that returned most

See 15 funds ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, one year. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, so the gap from top to bottom of this list reflects what they own, not the theme.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Total return, 1Y | vs its benchmark 1Y | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AIS | VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supe | +65.0% | not measured | 42.2% | 0.75% |
| 2 | IGPT | Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF | +57.4% | not measured | 76.2% | 0.57% |
| 3 | ARTY | iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | +46.1% | not measured | 52.0% | 0.47% |
| 4 | AIFD | TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | +36.4% | not measured | 74.1% | 0.75% |
| 5 | THNQ | ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF | +36.0% | not measured | 44.3% | 0.68% |
| 6 | XAIX | Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Bi | +32.7% | +17.6 pts vs ACWI | 70.1% | 0.35% |
| 7 | FAI | First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelli | +31.1% | +15.2 pts vs VOO | 77.0% | 0.65% |
| 8 | WTAI | WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and I | +28.9% | not measured | 65.0% | 0.45% |
| 9 | CHAT | Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF | +28.7% | +12.8 pts vs VOO | 55.5% | 0.75% |
| 10 | PBOT | Pictet AI & Automation ETF | +28.0% | +12.9 pts vs ACWI | 60.7% | 0.70% |
| 11 | AIQ | Global X Artificial Intelligence & Techn | +23.3% | not measured | 64.7% | 0.68% |
| 12 | BAI | iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active | +22.2% | −23.9 pts vs ARTY | 54.4% | 0.55% |
| 13 | JHAI | Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intell | +20.5% | +4.6 pts vs VOO | 68.3% | 0.59% |
| 14 | ALAI | Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF | +19.2% | +3.4 pts vs VOO | 60.0% | 0.58% |
| 15 | AGIX | KraneShares Public-Private AI & Technolo | +18.0% | +2.2 pts vs VOO | 54.3% | 1.00% |

### Method

The 25 of 36 ETFs in the artificial intelligence theme with a full year of trading, highest first, each over the same year to Oct 20, 2026 with distributions reinvested. Across the funds listed here the one year total return runs from 18.0% to 65.0%. A year says what happened, not what happens next. The list sorts one published figure, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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