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The cheapest innovation ETFs
See 15 funds ranked by the annual fee the fund charges. Updated Nov 4, 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.
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15 of 15 · click a column to sort| # | Ticker | Fund | Fee ↑ | Net assets | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Total return, 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QQQJ | Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF | 0.15% | $1.2bn | 46.7% | +25.2% |
| 2 | ABOT | Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF | 0.39% | $4.0m | 64.4% | +13.5% |
| 3 | FITE | State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Future Secu | 0.45% | $153m | 26.9% | +24.3% |
| 4 | XT | iShares Future Exponential Technologies | 0.46% | $4.0bn | 65.0% | +23.4% |
| 5 | BULD | Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ET | 0.49% | $8.6m | 36.4% | +23.8% |
| 6 | TNXT | T. Rowe Price Innovation Leaders ETF | 0.49% | $19m | 64.2% | too new |
| 7 | BUYZ | Franklin Disruptive Commerce ETF | 0.50% | $5.3m | 61.5% | −10.3% |
| 8 | DTEC | ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 0.50% | $78m | 41.3% | +3.5% |
| 9 | FDCF | Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF | 0.50% | $103m | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 10 | FDFF | Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF | 0.50% | $43m | 43.4% | +9.3% |
| 11 | FDTX | Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF | 0.50% | $311m | 70.6% | +18.2% |
| 12 | FMED | Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF | 0.50% | $52m | 21.8% | +27.4% |
| 13 | GXDW | Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF | 0.50% | $6.0m | 0.0% | −13.8% |
| 14 | TEKY | Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF | 0.50% | $61m | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 15 | THMZ | Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF | 0.50% | $54m | 53.9% | +6.1% |
The 30 of 30 ETFs in the broad innovation and megatrends theme that publish an expense ratio, cheapest first. Across the funds listed here the annual fee runs from 0.1% to 0.5%.
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