The 10 top performers
| # | Fund | 30 days | Net assets | Cost | Yield | 1 mo | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FDTX Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF | $287.9M | 0.5% | 0% | -6.1% | +35.5% | +29.0% | +35.0% | — | |
| 2 | XT iShares Exponential Technologies ETF | $3.82B | 0.46% | 6.69% | +1.2% | +22.4% | +21.9% | +24.5% | +8.0% | |
| 3 | MINV Matthews Asia Innovators Active ETF | $185.9M | 0.79% | 1.21% | -11.5% | +23.6% | +17.1% | +27.5% | — | |
| 4 | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strate… | $937.3M | 0.96% | 43.88% | -2.1% | +15.4% | +16.4% | — | — | |
| 5 | FWD AB Disruptors ETF | $3.20B | 0.65% | 0.09% | -6.3% | +19.3% | +15.2% | +36.7% | — | |
| 6 | ILDR First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF | $324.2M | 0.75% | 0% | -4.2% | +16.1% | +11.0% | +33.7% | +11.3% | |
| 7 | AOTG AOT Growth and Innovation ETF | $104.8M | 0.75% | — | -7.6% | +13.0% | +7.8% | +32.2% | — | |
| 8 | FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | $647.2M | 0.65% | 27.04% | -2.9% | +9.3% | +7.6% | +20.6% | — | |
| 9 | GINN Innovate Equity ETF | $198.0M | 0.5% | 1.14% | -1.6% | +10.5% | +6.5% | +24.4% | +6.3% | |
| 10 | LCLG Logan Capital Broad Innovative Growth ETF | $107.7M | 0.85% | 0% | -4.3% | +8.3% | +5.7% | +27.7% | — |
Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and the 4 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 34 Innovation ETFs
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| Fund | Issuer | Net assets | Cost | Yield | YTD | 1 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKK ARK Innovation ETF | ARK Invest | $5.56B | 0.75% | 0% | +10.2% | -6.1% | -6.2% |
| XT iShares Exponential Technologies ETF | iShares | $3.82B | 0.46% | 6.69% | +22.4% | +21.9% | +8.0% |
| FWD AB Disruptors ETF | AllianceBernstein | $3.20B | 0.65% | 0.09% | +19.3% | +15.2% | — |
| KOMP SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $2.85B | 0.2% | 1.59% | +8.2% | -0.3% | +1.8% |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strate… | Roundhill | $937.3M | 0.96% | 43.88% | +15.4% | +16.4% | — |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | REX Shares LLC | $647.2M | 0.65% | 27.04% | +9.3% | +7.6% | — |
| ILDR First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF | First Trust | $324.2M | 0.75% | 0% | +16.1% | +11.0% | +11.3% |
| FDTX Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF | Fidelity | $287.9M | 0.5% | 0% | +35.5% | +29.0% | — |
| TMAT Main Thematic Innovation ETF | Main Management | $237.4M | 0.82% | 0.03% | +14.8% | +0.9% | +4.6% |
| LOUP Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF | Innovator | $200.3M | 0.7% | — | +5.5% | -0.2% | +8.2% |
| GINN Innovate Equity ETF | Goldman Sachs | $198.0M | 0.5% | 1.14% | +10.5% | +6.5% | +6.3% |
| MINV Matthews Asia Innovators Active ETF | Matthews International Capital Management | $185.9M | 0.79% | 1.21% | +23.6% | +17.1% | — |
| NBDS Neuberger Berman Disrupters ETF | Neuberger Berman | $184.1M | 0.55% | 0.33% | +12.2% | +2.9% | — |
| LCLG Logan Capital Broad Innovative Growth ETF | Logan Capital Management Inc. | $107.7M | 0.85% | 0% | +8.3% | +5.7% | — |
| AOTG AOT Growth and Innovation ETF | ETF Architect | $104.8M | 0.75% | — | +13.0% | +7.8% | — |
| DTEC ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | ALPS | $74.4M | 0.5% | 0.04% | +8.0% | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| XITK SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETF | SPDR (State Street) | $68.5M | 0.45% | 0% | +10.9% | +2.4% | -2.5% |
| THMZ Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF | Lazard, Inc. | $54.1M | 0.5% | 0.29% | +3.7% | — | — |
| SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF Inverse | AXS Investments | $42.8M | 0.99% | 3.43% | -18.2% | -6.6% | — |
| OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF | Tidal Financial Group | $30.8M | 1% | 51.5% | +8.0% | -4.9% | — |
| JXX Janus Henderson Transformational Growth ETF | Janus Henderson | $26.7M | 0.57% | 0% | +4.9% | +1.8% | — |
| TARK AXS 2X Innovation ETF Fund Leveraged | AXS Investments | $19.5M | 1.48% | 30.26% | -0.9% | -30.1% | — |
| BKIV BNY Mellon Innovators ETF | BNY Mellon | $17.7M | 0.5% | — | -0.7% | -0.7% | — |
| TIME Clockwise Core Equity & Innovation ETF | Tidal Financial Group | $15.4M | 0.96% | 0.69% | +11.2% | +10.8% | — |
| BULD Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF | Pacer | $14.9M | 0.49% | 0.87% | +33.1% | +24.2% | — |
| BFIX Build Bond Innovation ETF | Build Asset Management LLC | $11.9M | 0.45% | 3.67% | +0.9% | +0.6% | — |
| BMED iShares Health Innovation Active ETF | iShares | $11.2M | 0.55% | 0.22% | +17.9% | +24.8% | +4.0% |
| DYNI IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF | IDX Advisors LLC | $10.1M | 1.05% | 0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| INVN Alger Russell Innovation ETF | Alger | $9.6M | 0.55% | 0.22% | +26.6% | +29.0% | — |
| GGRW Gabelli Growth Innovators ETF | Gabelli | $8.8M | 0% | 0.41% | +4.1% | +2.4% | +6.0% |
| ANEW ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF | ProShares | $8.2M | 0.45% | 0.48% | +9.2% | +3.8% | +4.3% |
| ABOT Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF | Abacus Life, Inc. | $4.0M | 0.39% | 0.24% | +19.7% | +14.2% | — |
| BERZ MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation -3X Inve… Inverse | BMO Financial Group | — | — | — | -66.1% | -64.8% | -65.6% |
| BULZ MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation 3X Lever… Leveraged | BMO Financial Group | — | — | — | +36.5% | +12.3% | +4.5% |
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