# Rare Earth ETFs: 4 Ranked by 1-Year Return, Nov 2026

> 4 rare earth ETFs ranked by total return over one year, as of Nov 4, 2026. ISTM leads at +18.3% over one year. EART is second at +10.5% over one year.

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

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

## The rare earth ETFs that returned most

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.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Total return, 1Y | vs its benchmark 1Y | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ISTM | iShares Strategic Metals ETF | +18.3% | not measured | 0.9% | 0.47% |
| 2 | EART | Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials | +10.5% | not measured | 8.1% | 0.59% |
| 3 | SETM | Sprott Critical Materials ETF | +3.9% | −10.9 pts vs VOO | 9.1% | 0.65% |
| 4 | REMX | VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals E | −17.8% | −32.8 pts vs ACWI | 8.7% | 0.53% |

### Method

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.

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