{"url":"https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-best-year-rare-earth","section":"rankings","title":"Rare Earth ETFs: 4 Ranked by 1-Year Return, Nov 2026 | ETFIQ","description":"4 rare earth ETFs ranked by total return over one year, as of Nov 4, 2026. ISTM leads at +18.3% over one year. 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ISTM leads at +18.3% over one year. EART is second at +10.5% over one year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-best-year-rare-earth","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2783,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Rankings / The rare earth ETFs that returned most \n \n As of Nov 4, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.\n The rare earth ETFs that returned most\n See 4 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.\n The rare earth ETFs that returned most, ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. # Ticker Fund Total return, 1Y vs its benchmark 1Y Weight in S&P 500 companies Fee \n 1 ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF +18.3% not measured 0.9% 0.47% \n 2 EART Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials +10.5% not measured 8.1% 0.59% \n 3 SETM Sprott Critical Materials ETF +3.9% \u221210.9 pts vs VOO 9.1% 0.65% \n 4 REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals E \u221217.8% \u221232.8 pts vs ACWI 8.7% 0.53% \n \n Method\n The 4 of 7 ETFs in the rare earth and critical materials 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 -17.8% to 18.3%. 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.\n Where to next\n Every rare earth ETF and what it holds The largest rare earth ETFs Sources\n Fund holdings from SEC Form N-PORT and from the issuers\u2019 own daily files SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filings SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holds Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say Links are sources, not endorsements.\n A ranking is not a recommendation or an opinion. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, not an adviser. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, The rare earth ETFs that returned most, ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-best-year-rare-earth Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. 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Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, The rare earth ETFs that returned most, ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-best-year-rare-earth"}