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

Top-performing Industrials ETFs

There are 8 US-listed industrials ETFs, with $59.42B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was PXI (+41.8%); the median fund returned +7.5%.

Expense ratios run from 0.08% to 0.99% a year (median 0.37%).

The 6 top performers

Top-performing Industrials ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 PXI Invesco Dorsey Wright Energy Momentum ETF $52.5M0.6%1.08%+6.3%+46.5%+41.8%+16.8%+16.7%
2 XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund $33.96B0.08%1.12%+0.3%+8.8%+9.4%+21.3%+11.5%
3 VIS Vanguard Industrials ETF $8.56B†0.09%0.95%-1.8%+8.4%+7.5%+21.9%+11.6%
4 PRN Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF $424.6M0.6%0%-2.9%+12.0%+7.4%+27.8%+13.5%
5 IYJ iShares U.S. Industrials ETF $1.94B0.37%0.67%+0.2%+6.6%+6.4%+19.2%+8.3%
6 ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF $14.44B0.37%0.09%+3.3%+0.2%-0.3%+24.8%+16.4%

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and the 1 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 8 Industrials ETFs

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    All Industrials ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund SPDR (State Street)$33.96B0.08%1.12%+8.8%+9.4%+11.5%
    ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF iShares$14.44B0.37%0.09%+0.2%-0.3%+16.4%
    VIS Vanguard Industrials ETF Vanguard$8.56B†0.09%0.95%+8.4%+7.5%+11.6%
    IYJ iShares U.S. Industrials ETF iShares$1.94B0.37%0.67%+6.6%+6.4%+8.3%
    PRN Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF Invesco$424.6M0.6%0%+12.0%+7.4%+13.5%
    PXI Invesco Dorsey Wright Energy Momentum ETF Invesco$52.5M0.6%1.08%+46.5%+41.8%+16.7%
    HVAC AdvisorShares HVAC and Industrials ETF AdvisorShares$16.3M0.99%0%-20.7%——
    UGE ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples Leveraged ProShares$10.0M0.95%2.04%+22.2%+17.7%-4.1%

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