# The natural resources ETFs that returned most

> NANR leads the natural resources ETFs that returned most at +39.4% (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 natural resources ETFs that returned most

See 12 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 | NANR | State Street SPDR S&P North American Nat | +39.4% | not measured | 47.3% | 0.35% |
| 2 | IGE | iShares North American Natural Resources | +37.1% | not measured | 49.1% | 0.37% |
| 3 | HAP | VanEck Natural Resources ETF | +34.3% | +19.3 pts vs ACWI | 39.0% | 0.41% |
| 4 | GNR | State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Res | +32.9% | not measured | 25.9% | 0.40% |
| 5 | CSNR | Cohen & Steers Natural Resources Active | +29.7% | −3.2 pts vs GNR | 33.1% | 0.50% |
| 6 | NRES | Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources | +27.4% | −5.5 pts vs GNR | 33.4% | 0.45% |
| 7 | GUNR | Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstre | +26.8% | not measured | 27.1% | 0.46% |
| 8 | CCNR | ALPS | CoreCommodity Natural Resources E | +25.6% | not measured | 8.9% | 0.39% |
| 9 | TURF | T. Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF | +25.6% | −1.2 pts vs GUNR | 30.2% | 0.44% |
| 10 | MGNR | American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ET | +21.7% | −11.2 pts vs GNR | 21.3% | 0.75% |
| 11 | FTRI | First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resourc | +21.2% | +6.2 pts vs ACWI | 14.9% | 0.70% |
| 12 | FTWO | Strive Natural Resources and Security ET | +14.6% | not measured | 67.8% | 0.49% |

### Method

The 12 of 12 ETFs in the natural resources 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 14.6% to 39.4%. 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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