Top performing · Issuer · ranked by 1-year total return

Top-performing Global X ETFs

Global X runs 86 US-listed ETFs with $89.34B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was GNOM (+56.6%); the median fund returned +8.6%.

Expense ratios run from 0.08% to 0.77% a year (median 0.5%).

The 10 top performers

Top-performing Global X ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 GNOM Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETF $55.8M0.5%0.94%-2.0%+51.5%+56.6%+25.8%-3.9%
2 COLO Global X MSCI Colombia ETF $208.7M0.62%4.13%+1.0%+36.6%+47.4%+42.6%+16.8%
3 BUG Global X Cybersecurity ETF $1.17B0.5%0.02%+17.2%+71.9%+46.9%+32.4%+10.5%
4 NORW Global X MSCI Norway ETF $87.7M0.5%6.73%+3.5%+33.3%+35.5%+25.0%+9.3%
5 MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF $3.68B0.45%4.1%+5.4%+27.5%+32.9%+27.2%+20.0%
6 FLOW Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF $28.6M0.25%1.71%+7.7%+27.0%+31.1%+24.4%—
7 GREK Global X MSCI Greece ETF $313.6M0.56%2.46%-6.4%+21.3%+29.5%+38.5%+27.0%
8 COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF $7.34B0.65%2.52%-11.6%+7.2%+29.0%+34.1%+18.3%
9 CLOU Global X Cloud Computing ETF $268.8M0.68%0%+7.1%+34.3%+26.0%+20.3%-0.2%
10 EMM Global X Emerging Markets ex-China ETF $63.4M0.66%0.78%-9.2%+20.5%+25.7%+21.7%—

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 86 Global X ETFs

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    All Global X ETFs
    Fund KindNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF Infrastructure$13.50B0.47%0.79%+14.1%+13.8%+15.0%
    AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Artificial intelligence$10.17B0.68%0.08%+25.2%+20.0%+15.5%
    QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Option income$8.09B0.6%11.7%+14.9%+18.9%+8.5%
    COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF Copper miners$7.34B0.65%2.52%+7.2%+29.0%+18.3%
    SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF Aerospace and defense$7.24B0.5%0.68%-2.1%-6.9%—
    URA Global X Uranium ETF Uranium$5.44B0.69%5.8%-16.1%-25.9%+9.8%
    SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF Silver miners$3.95B0.65%1.32%-7.7%+19.5%+15.3%
    MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF Energy pipelines$3.68B0.45%4.1%+27.5%+32.9%+20.0%
    BOTZ Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF Artificial intelligence$3.44B0.68%0.54%-7.5%-11.9%-1.5%
    XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Option income$3.24B0.6%10.21%+11.4%+15.5%+7.4%
    PFFD Global X U.S. Preferred ETF Preferred stock$2.17B0.23%6.98%-4.7%-6.2%-1.9%
    DTCR Global X Data Center And Digital Infrastructure E… Internet infrastructure$2.14B0.5%0.96%+24.3%+16.5%—
    MLPA Global X MLP ETF Energy pipelines$2.10B0.77%7.35%+19.6%+22.1%+16.2%
    LIT Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF Lithium$1.51B0.75%0.8%-3.0%+6.2%-6.2%
    RSSL Global X Russell 2000 ETF World, including US$1.49B0.08%1.34%+14.6%+13.2%—
    RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF Option income$1.37B0.6%12.34%+10.8%+11.7%+2.4%
    CATH Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF World, including US$1.30B0.29%0.74%+11.7%+10.8%+11.3%
    SDIV Global X SuperDividend ETF World, including US$1.21B0.58%9.69%+2.3%+5.2%-0.3%
    BUG Global X Cybersecurity ETF Cybersecurity$1.17B0.5%0.02%+71.9%+46.9%+10.5%
    AUSF Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF World, including US$848.1M0.27%2.71%+12.8%+14.4%+13.9%
    ARGT Global X MSCI Argentina ETF World, including US$847.0M0.59%1.24%-8.9%-4.9%+21.8%
    DIV Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF World, including US$783.8M0.45%6.81%+16.9%+18.2%+5.9%
    DRIV Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF Electric vehicles$477.1M0.68%0.72%+3.0%+1.1%+2.0%
    ZAP Global X U.S. Electrification ETF Electric vehicles$461.7M0.5%1.91%+9.6%+3.6%—
    BKCH Global X Blockchain ETF Blockchain$389.7M0.5%2.21%-13.7%-49.6%-10.9%

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