# The energy transition ETFs that returned most

> PWER leads the energy transition ETFs that returned most at +34.8% (total return, 1Y, one year), as of Nov 4, 2026. A ranking is not a recommendation.

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

As of Nov 4, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The energy transition ETFs that returned most

See 9 funds ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, one year. Updated Nov 4, 2026. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, so the gap from top to bottom reflects what they own, not the theme.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Total return, 1Y | vs its benchmark 1Y | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PWER | Nomura Energy Transition ETF | +34.8% | +19.8 pts vs ACWI | 42.1% | 0.79% |
| 2 | NBET | Neuberger Energy Transition & Infrastruc | +30.3% | not measured | 34.0% | 0.65% |
| 3 | ETHO | Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF | +29.3% | not measured | 26.0% | 0.45% |
| 4 | NVIR | Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation | +21.7% | not measured | 41.7% | 0.85% |
| 5 | IQSZ | Invesco Global Equity Net Zero ETF | +19.3% | +4.3 pts vs ACWI | 61.3% | 0.19% |
| 6 | PCLN | Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF | +15.5% | +0.5 pts vs ACWI | 59.1% | 0.70% |
| 7 | USNZ | Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned | +14.0% | −0.8 pts vs VOO | 97.7% | 0.10% |
| 8 | EVX | VanEck Environmental Services ETF | +12.8% | not measured | 31.0% | 0.55% |
| 9 | ETEC | iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solut | −7.5% | −22.5 pts vs ACWI | 14.0% | 0.47% |

### Method

The 9 of 9 ETFs in the energy transition and decarbonisation theme with a full year of trading, highest first, each over the same year to Nov 4, 2026 with distributions reinvested. Across the funds listed here the one year total return runs from -7.5% to 34.8%. A year says what happened, not what happens next. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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