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

Top-performing Retail ETFs

There are 6 US-listed retail ETFs, with $1.57B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was RTH (+7.1%); the median fund returned -6.8%.

Expense ratios run from 0.35% to 0.96% a year (median 0.58%).

The 5 top performers

Top-performing Retail ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 RTH VanEck Retail ETF $248.4M0.35%0.91%+5.0%+6.8%+7.1%+18.6%+8.5%
2 FXR First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDE… $741.6M0.6%0.78%+1.7%+6.6%+6.6%+17.6%+8.1%
3 XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF $381.4M0.35%0.85%+5.9%+3.1%+3.0%+16.0%+0.5%
4 IBUY Amplify Online Retail ETF $107.3M0.65%0.28%+5.2%-5.4%-6.8%+20.2%-8.4%
5 ONLN ProShares Online Retail ETF $60.9M0.58%0.3%+3.7%-4.4%-7.6%+25.6%-3.2%

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 6 Retail ETFs

    Largest first. Click a heading to sort.

    All Retail ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    FXR First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDE… First Trust$741.6M0.6%0.78%+6.6%+6.6%+8.1%
    XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF SPDR (State Street)$381.4M0.35%0.85%+3.1%+3.0%+0.5%
    RTH VanEck Retail ETF VanEck$248.4M0.35%0.91%+6.8%+7.1%+8.5%
    IBUY Amplify Online Retail ETF Amplify$107.3M0.65%0.28%-5.4%-6.8%-8.4%
    ONLN ProShares Online Retail ETF ProShares$60.9M0.58%0.3%-4.4%-7.6%-3.2%
    RETL Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares Leveraged Direxion$27.9M0.96%0.83%-8.2%-11.9%-25.6%

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