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The largest Energy ETFs

There are 68 US-listed energy ETFs, with $106.44B in combined net assets.

The largest is Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) at $35.72B, followed by VDE at $13.26B.

Expense ratios run from 0.08% to 1.72% a year (median 0.63%).

The 10 largest

The largest Energy ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund $35.72B0.08%2.17%+59.7%+64.6%-4.0%+6.3%
2 VDE Vanguard Energy ETF $13.26B†0.09%2.09%+58.1%+62.1%+21.4%+23.3%
3 AMLP Alerian MLP ETF $12.14B1.01%7.66%+19.6%+22.5%+17.4%+17.2%
4 URA Global X Uranium ETF $5.44B0.69%5.8%-16.1%-25.9%+17.5%+9.8%
5 NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF $4.21B0.52%3.34%-23.6%-33.4%+15.0%+13.7%
6 EMLP First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure … $4.13B0.95%2.78%+18.5%+18.7%+22.9%+15.7%
7 MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF $3.68B0.45%4.1%+27.5%+32.9%+27.2%+20.0%
8 XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF $2.91B0.35%1.56%+60.5%+59.0%+14.2%+16.3%
9 ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF $2.31B0.38%1.2%-3.2%-4.3%+8.8%-7.1%
10 MLPA Global X MLP ETF $2.10B0.77%7.35%+19.6%+22.1%+15.9%+16.2%

Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 30, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 68 Energy ETFs

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    All Energy ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund SPDR (State Street)$35.72B0.08%2.17%+59.7%+64.6%+6.3%
    VDE Vanguard Energy ETF Vanguard$13.26B†0.09%2.09%+58.1%+62.1%+23.3%
    AMLP Alerian MLP ETF ALPS$12.14B1.01%7.66%+19.6%+22.5%+17.2%
    URA Global X Uranium ETF Global X$5.44B0.69%5.8%-16.1%-25.9%+9.8%
    NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF VanEck$4.21B0.52%3.34%-23.6%-33.4%+13.7%
    EMLP First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure … First Trust$4.13B0.95%2.78%+18.5%+18.7%+15.7%
    MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF Global X$3.68B0.45%4.1%+27.5%+32.9%+20.0%
    XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF SPDR (State Street)$2.91B0.35%1.56%+60.5%+59.0%+16.3%
    ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF iShares$2.31B0.38%1.2%-3.2%-4.3%-7.1%
    MLPA Global X MLP ETF Global X$2.10B0.77%7.35%+19.6%+22.1%+16.2%
    FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF Fidelity$2.01B0.08%2.14%+54.1%+56.9%+22.7%
    IXC iShares Global Energy ETF iShares$2.00B0.37%2.51%+51.0%+54.8%+21.1%
    OIH VanEck Oil Services ETF VanEck$1.99B0.35%1.19%+43.6%+50.0%+15.5%
    IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF iShares$1.76B0.37%1.88%+53.7%+56.7%+21.6%
    TAN Invesco Solar ETF Invesco$1.05B0.7%0%-14.5%-14.1%-14.8%
    QCLN First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index … First Trust$836.7M0.59%0.11%+1.3%-2.0%-8.7%
    NANR SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF SPDR (State Street)$735.5M0.35%1.61%+30.0%+40.6%+17.6%
    IGE iShares North American Natural Resources ETF iShares$707.9M0.37%1.84%+33.0%+40.9%+18.6%
    FCG First Trust Natural Gas ETF First Trust$589.7M0.59%2.04%+40.4%+46.7%+15.1%
    IEO iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production E… iShares$516.1M0.37%1.48%+67.5%+67.3%+21.5%
    GDE WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fu… WisdomTree$481.7M0.2%20.78%+1.7%+8.7%—
    AMZA InfraCap MLP ETF Virtus Investment Partners$471.8M1.72%8.21%+31.9%+34.5%+21.5%
    XES SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF SPDR (State Street)$467.3M0.35%1.07%+38.6%+44.9%+15.3%
    ENFR Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF ALPS$459.8M0.35%3.94%+29.1%+35.1%+19.7%
    PBW Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF Invesco$420.0M0.63%2.6%-14.1%-20.5%-18.9%

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