The 10 top performers
| # | Fund | 30 days | Net assets | Cost | Yield | 1 mo | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IEO iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production E… | $516.1M | 0.37% | 1.48% | +10.4% | +67.5% | +67.3% | +18.3% | +21.5% | |
| 2 | XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | $35.72B | 0.08% | 2.17% | +13.9% | +59.7% | +64.6% | -4.0% | +6.3% | |
| 3 | PXJ Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF | $61.6M | 0.63% | 2.66% | +3.9% | +61.1% | +64.3% | +19.4% | +22.9% | |
| 4 | VDE Vanguard Energy ETF | $13.26B† | 0.09% | 2.09% | +13.5% | +58.1% | +62.1% | +21.4% | +23.3% | |
| 5 | DRLL Strive U.S. Energy ETF | $261.2M | 0.41% | 1.9% | +11.0% | +59.1% | +59.9% | +19.6% | — | |
| 6 | CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF | $145.9M | 0.61% | 1.22% | -3.1% | +65.8% | +59.8% | +28.6% | +19.1% | |
| 7 | XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | $2.91B | 0.35% | 1.56% | +10.2% | +60.5% | +59.0% | +14.2% | +16.3% | |
| 8 | FXN First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | $379.1M | 0.63% | 1.66% | +10.6% | +52.3% | +58.5% | +15.6% | +17.3% | |
| 9 | PXE Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF | $84.7M | 0.63% | 1.4% | +10.9% | +59.8% | +57.9% | +14.1% | +19.3% | |
| 10 | FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF | $2.01B | 0.08% | 2.14% | +9.5% | +54.1% | +56.9% | +20.5% | +22.7% |
Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and the 15 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 68 Energy ETFs
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| Fund | Issuer | Net assets | Cost | Yield | YTD | 1 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | SPDR (State Street) | $35.72B | 0.08% | 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 | $12.14B | 1.01% | 7.66% | +19.6% | +22.5% | +17.2% |
| URA Global X Uranium ETF | Global X | $5.44B | 0.69% | 5.8% | -16.1% | -25.9% | +9.8% |
| NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | VanEck | $4.21B | 0.52% | 3.34% | -23.6% | -33.4% | +13.7% |
| EMLP First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure … | First Trust | $4.13B | 0.95% | 2.78% | +18.5% | +18.7% | +15.7% |
| MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | Global X | $3.68B | 0.45% | 4.1% | +27.5% | +32.9% | +20.0% |
| XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $2.91B | 0.35% | 1.56% | +60.5% | +59.0% | +16.3% |
| ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | iShares | $2.31B | 0.38% | 1.2% | -3.2% | -4.3% | -7.1% |
| MLPA Global X MLP ETF | Global X | $2.10B | 0.77% | 7.35% | +19.6% | +22.1% | +16.2% |
| FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF | Fidelity | $2.01B | 0.08% | 2.14% | +54.1% | +56.9% | +22.7% |
| IXC iShares Global Energy ETF | iShares | $2.00B | 0.37% | 2.51% | +51.0% | +54.8% | +21.1% |
| OIH VanEck Oil Services ETF | VanEck | $1.99B | 0.35% | 1.19% | +43.6% | +50.0% | +15.5% |
| IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF | iShares | $1.76B | 0.37% | 1.88% | +53.7% | +56.7% | +21.6% |
| TAN Invesco Solar ETF | Invesco | $1.05B | 0.7% | 0% | -14.5% | -14.1% | -14.8% |
| QCLN First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index … | First Trust | $836.7M | 0.59% | 0.11% | +1.3% | -2.0% | -8.7% |
| NANR SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $735.5M | 0.35% | 1.61% | +30.0% | +40.6% | +17.6% |
| IGE iShares North American Natural Resources ETF | iShares | $707.9M | 0.37% | 1.84% | +33.0% | +40.9% | +18.6% |
| FCG First Trust Natural Gas ETF | First Trust | $589.7M | 0.59% | 2.04% | +40.4% | +46.7% | +15.1% |
| IEO iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production E… | iShares | $516.1M | 0.37% | 1.48% | +67.5% | +67.3% | +21.5% |
| GDE WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fu… | WisdomTree | $481.7M | 0.2% | 20.78% | +1.7% | +8.7% | — |
| AMZA InfraCap MLP ETF | Virtus Investment Partners | $471.8M | 1.72% | 8.21% | +31.9% | +34.5% | +21.5% |
| XES SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $467.3M | 0.35% | 1.07% | +38.6% | +44.9% | +15.3% |
| ENFR Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | ALPS | $459.8M | 0.35% | 3.94% | +29.1% | +35.1% | +19.7% |
| PBW Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | Invesco | $420.0M | 0.63% | 2.6% | -14.1% | -20.5% | -18.9% |
| KCE SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $419.4M | 0.35% | 1.77% | +3.3% | +2.7% | +10.2% |
| DFEN Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares Leveraged | Direxion | $384.1M | 0.96% | 12.27% | -28.2% | -34.8% | +23.6% |
| AMZU Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares Leveraged | Direxion | $380.2M | 0.99% | 5.73% | +0.6% | -0.1% | — |
| FXN First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | First Trust | $379.1M | 0.63% | 1.66% | +52.3% | +58.5% | +17.3% |
| IEZ iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF | iShares | $376.8M | 0.37% | 1.16% | +37.7% | +43.4% | +15.8% |
| BOIL ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Leveraged | ProShares | $307.4M | 0.95% | — | -23.8% | -39.6% | -70.8% |
| FAN First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF | First Trust | $304.4M | 0.6% | 0.96% | +7.8% | +10.3% | +1.6% |
| AMZY YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | Tidal Financial Group | $265.8M | 1.09% | 48.58% | +6.3% | +7.5% | — |
| DRLL Strive U.S. Energy ETF | ETF Architect | $261.2M | 0.41% | 1.9% | +59.1% | +59.9% | — |
| CNRG SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $249.7M | 0.45% | 1.63% | -12.2% | -18.9% | -4.4% |
| GUSH Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X… Leveraged | Direxion | $248.0M | 0.94% | 0.96% | +129.7% | +120.6% | +14.9% |
| ERX Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares Leveraged | Direxion | $233.5M | 0.91% | 1.14% | +121.8% | +127.5% | +34.5% |
| MLPB ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Serie… | UBS | $227.8M | 0.85% | 5.94% | +23.8% | +27.3% | +20.0% |
| PBD Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF | Invesco | $182.7M | 0.75% | 1.68% | -2.8% | -5.1% | -10.4% |
| VEGI iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF | iShares | $155.9M | 0.39% | 1.93% | +16.3% | +14.4% | +4.2% |
| CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF | VanEck | $145.9M | 0.61% | 1.22% | +65.8% | +59.8% | +19.1% |
| ACES ALPS Clean Energy ETF | ALPS | $145.3M | 0.55% | 0.72% | -18.3% | -25.3% | -18.1% |
| SMOG VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF | VanEck | $143.7M | 0.64% | 1.55% | +1.1% | -1.1% | -3.9% |
| KOLD ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas Inverse | ProShares | $140.0M | 0.95% | — | -12.0% | -8.8% | -12.3% |
| BATT Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF | Amplify | $125.5M | 0.59% | 1.97% | -4.3% | -0.4% | -4.3% |
| PSCE Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF | Invesco | $109.9M | 0.29% | 2.43% | +41.5% | +42.4% | +10.1% |
| GOEX Global X Gold Explorers ETF | Global X | $104.4M | 0.65% | 2.34% | -6.4% | +19.9% | +21.1% |
| DRIP Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X… Inverse | Direxion | $100.3M | 1.01% | 4.24% | -66.2% | -65.7% | -41.3% |
| PXE Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF | Invesco | $84.7M | 0.63% | 1.4% | +59.8% | +57.9% | +19.3% |
| DIG ProShares Ultra Energy Leveraged | ProShares | $84.0M | 0.95% | 1.1% | +121.0% | +126.9% | +33.2% |
| DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares Inverse | Direxion | $70.7M | 0.94% | 4.77% | -40.1% | -63.3% | -51.6% |
| KWT iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF | iShares | $67.8M | 0.75% | 5.81% | -4.9% | -5.4% | — |
| PXJ Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF | Invesco | $61.6M | 0.63% | 2.66% | +61.1% | +64.3% | +22.9% |
| COAL Range Global Coal Index ETF | Exchange Traded Concepts | $58.9M | 0.85% | 2.46% | +6.8% | +11.4% | — |
| ERY Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X Shares Inverse | Direxion | $38.5M | 0.99% | 4.04% | -60.6% | -62.1% | -39.6% |
| MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call… | Global X | $31.0M | 0.6% | 13.82% | +10.0% | +15.5% | — |
| DUG ProShares UltraShort Energy Inverse | ProShares | $29.4M | 0.95% | 4.78% | -60.8% | -62.3% | -39.6% |
| URAN Themes Uranium & Nuclear ETF | Themes ETF | $27.9M | 0.35% | 3.27% | -22.0% | -30.8% | — |
| RNRG Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF | Global X | $26.0M | 0.65% | 1.86% | -5.7% | -5.1% | -7.9% |
| AMZP Kurv Yield Prem Strategy Amazon ETF | Kurv Investment Management LLC | $18.4M | 0.99% | 19.22% | +1.6% | +3.0% | — |
| HEAT Touchstone Climate Transition ETF | Western & Southern Mutual Holding Co. | $13.1M | 0.69% | 0% | 0.0% | -3.6% | — |
| AMZD Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X Shares ETF Inverse | Direxion | $12.5M | 1.02% | 2.79% | -13.2% | -15.5% | — |
| OILT Texas Capital Texas Oil Index ETF | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. | $12.0M | 0.35% | 4.57% | +57.2% | +64.5% | — |
| VCLN Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF | Virtus Investment Partners | $5.5M | 0.59% | 2.12% | +0.2% | +1.8% | -0.3% |
| BNGE First Trust S-Network Streaming and Gaming ETF | First Trust | $4.6M | 0.7% | 0.38% | -16.2% | -20.8% | — |
| MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP I… Leveraged | UBS | — | — | 9.75% | +32.4% | +39.6% | +28.0% |
| NRGD MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil -3 Inverse Leveraged ETN Inverse | BMO Financial Group | — | — | — | -87.1% | -87.4% | — |
| NRGU MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil 3 Leveraged ETN Leveraged | BMO Financial Group | — | — | — | +291.2% | +263.6% | — |
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