{"url":"https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-cheapest-rare-earth","section":"rankings","title":"Rare Earth ETFs: 7 Ranked by Fee, Nov 2026 | ETFIQ","description":"7 rare earth ETFs ranked by fee, as of Nov 4, 2026. ISTM leads at 0.47% a year. REMX is second at 0.53% a year. 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ISTM leads at 0.47% a year. REMX is second at 0.53% a year. Rebuilt every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-cheapest-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":2746,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Rankings / The cheapest rare earth ETFs \n \n As of Nov 4, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.\n The cheapest rare earth ETFs\n See 7 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.\n The cheapest rare earth ETFs, ranked by the annual fee the fund charges, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. # Ticker Fund Fee Net assets Weight in S&P 500 companies Total return, 1Y \n 1 ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF 0.47% $28m 0.9% +18.3% \n 2 REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals E 0.53% $1.4bn 8.7% \u221217.8% \n 3 WDIG WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Str 0.55% $5.8m 3.6% too new \n 4 EART Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials 0.59% $47m 8.1% +10.5% \n 5 FMTL First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF 0.65% $29m 12.4% too new \n 6 REXC Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF 0.65% $71m 0.0% too new \n 7 SETM Sprott Critical Materials ETF 0.65% $421m 9.1% +3.9% \n \n Method\n The 7 of 7 ETFs in the rare earth and critical materials theme that publish an expense ratio, cheapest first. Across the funds listed here the annual fee runs from 0.5% to 0.7%. A fee is the one number a fund controls and the one a holder always pays. 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 cheapest rare earth ETFs, ranked by the annual fee the fund charges, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-cheapest-rare-earth Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. 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