# Rare Earth ETFs: 7 Ranked by Fee, Nov 2026

> 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. Rebuilt every trading night.

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

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

## The cheapest rare earth ETFs

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.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Fee | Net assets | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Total return, 1Y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ISTM | iShares Strategic Metals ETF | 0.47% | $28m | 0.9% | +18.3% |
| 2 | REMX | VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals E | 0.53% | $1.4bn | 8.7% | −17.8% |
| 3 | WDIG | WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Str | 0.55% | $5.8m | 3.6% | too new |
| 4 | EART | Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials | 0.59% | $47m | 8.1% | +10.5% |
| 5 | FMTL | First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF | 0.65% | $29m | 12.4% | too new |
| 6 | REXC | Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF | 0.65% | $71m | 0.0% | too new |
| 7 | SETM | Sprott Critical Materials ETF | 0.65% | $421m | 9.1% | +3.9% |

### Method

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.

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