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The innovation ETFs that returned most
See 15 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.
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| # | Ticker | Fund | Total return, 1Y ↓ | vs its benchmark 1Y | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTEC | ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and In | +43.7% | not measured | 32.7% | 0.68% |
| 2 | LFSC | F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF | +43.6% | +28.8 pts vs IWV | 0.0% | 0.54% |
| 3 | INVN | Alger Russell Innovation ETF | +33.1% | not measured | 32.5% | 0.55% |
| 4 | LENS | Sarmaya Thematic ETF | +28.3% | +14.0 pts vs BKLC | 16.0% | 0.79% |
| 5 | FMED | Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF | +27.4% | not measured | 21.8% | 0.50% |
| 6 | CARZ | First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & | +26.4% | +11.4 pts vs ACWI | 50.7% | 0.70% |
| 7 | QQQJ | Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF | +25.2% | +10.4 pts vs IWV | 46.7% | 0.15% |
| 8 | FITE | State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Future Secu | +24.3% | +9.5 pts vs VOO | 26.9% | 0.45% |
| 9 | GTEK | Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity | +24.1% | +9.1 pts vs ACWI | 33.0% | 0.75% |
| 10 | BULD | Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ET | +23.8% | not measured | 36.4% | 0.49% |
| 11 | XT | iShares Future Exponential Technologies | +23.4% | +8.4 pts vs ACWI | 65.0% | 0.46% |
| 12 | FDTX | Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF | +18.2% | not measured | 70.6% | 0.50% |
| 13 | GDOC | Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity | +15.5% | not measured | 62.5% | 0.75% |
| 14 | ABOT | Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF | +13.5% | not measured | 64.4% | 0.39% |
| 15 | DTRE | First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technolog | +11.2% | not measured | 43.0% | 0.60% |
The 27 of 30 ETFs in the broad innovation and megatrends 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 11.2% to 43.7%.
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