# The cheapest energy security ETFs

> The cheapest energy security ETFs, ranked by the annual fee the fund charges, as of Oct 20, 2026. 5 funds from ETFIQ’s own published figures.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Oct 20, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The cheapest energy security ETFs

See 5 funds ranked by the annual fee the fund charges. Updated Oct 20, 2026. A fee is one fact, not a verdict. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, and the holdings are on the theme page.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Fee | Net assets | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Total return, 1Y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | IETC | iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused E | 0.18% | $675m | 87.6% | +5.5% |
| 2 | CRTC | Xtrackers US National Critical Technolog | 0.35% | $163m | 85.4% | +13.9% |
| 3 | DRES | GMO Domestic Resilience ETF | 0.50% | $36m | 55.1% | +15.3% |
| 4 | TSES | Truth Social American Energy Security ET | 0.65% | $8m | 88.4% | too new |
| 5 | NSI | National Security Emerging Markets Index | 0.75% | $42m | 0.0% | +13.3% |

### Method

The 5 of 5 ETFs in the energy security and critical technology theme that publish an expense ratio, cheapest first. Across the funds listed here the annual fee runs from 0.2% to 0.8%. A fee is the one number a fund controls and the one a holder always pays. The list sorts one published figure, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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### Where these figures came from

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