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Top-performing Electric Vehicle ETFs

There are 10 US-listed electric vehicle ETFs, with $1.29B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was CARZ (+29.7%); the median fund returned -12.5%.

Expense ratios run from 0.39% to 1.29% a year (median 0.59%).

The 6 top performers

Top-performing Electric Vehicle ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 CARZ First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technolog… $53.3M0.7%1.07%-8.4%+29.3%+29.7%+30.7%+11.5%
2 ZAP Global X U.S. Electrification ETF $461.7M0.5%1.91%+3.0%+9.6%+3.6%——
3 DRIV Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF $477.1M0.68%0.72%-9.8%+3.0%+1.1%+15.0%+2.0%
4 FDRV Fidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportat… $28.0M0.39%1.45%-7.6%-6.9%-12.6%+1.8%-10.6%
5 KARS KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility I… $83.8M0.69%0.23%-8.5%-15.3%-16.7%+3.1%-11.1%
6 IDRV iShares Self-driving EV & Tech ETF $133.0M0.48%2.07%-8.4%-17.9%-18.7%+1.5%-7.9%

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 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 10 Electric Vehicle ETFs

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    All Electric Vehicle ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    DRIV Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF Global X$477.1M0.68%0.72%+3.0%+1.1%+2.0%
    ZAP Global X U.S. Electrification ETF Global X$461.7M0.5%1.91%+9.6%+3.6%—
    IDRV iShares Self-driving EV & Tech ETF iShares$133.0M0.48%2.07%-17.9%-18.7%-7.9%
    KARS KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility I… KraneShares$83.8M0.69%0.23%-15.3%-16.7%-11.1%
    CARZ First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technolog… First Trust$53.3M0.7%1.07%+29.3%+29.7%+11.5%
    FDRV Fidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportat… Fidelity$28.0M0.39%1.45%-6.9%-12.6%-10.6%
    HAIL SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETF SPDR (State Street)$22.4M0.45%2.09%-3.3%-12.5%-9.0%
    TESL Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF Simplify$18.7M0.97%0%-26.4%-55.4%—
    EVMT Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strateg… Invesco$7.1M0.59%11.86%-0.6%+8.3%—
    ZIPP STKd 100% UBER & 100% TSLA ETF Quantify Chaos Advisors LLC$874K1.29%—0.0%-11.7%—

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