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

Top-performing Space ETFs

There are 4 US-listed space ETFs, with $1.76B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was ROKT (+28.0%); the median fund returned -0.7%.

Expense ratios run from 0.45% to 1.63% a year (median 0.75%).

The 3 top performers

Top-performing Space ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 ROKT SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF $248.4M0.45%0.2%-3.2%+22.1%+28.0%+40.5%+21.5%
2 UFO Procure Space ETF $587.2M0.75%0.37%-5.5%+6.6%+6.8%+41.1%+8.3%
3 ARKX ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF $759.5M0.75%—-5.7%+6.4%-0.7%+34.5%+9.1%

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 3 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 4 Space ETFs

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    All Space ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    ARKX ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF ARK Invest$759.5M0.75%—+6.4%-0.7%+9.1%
    UFO Procure Space ETF ProcureAM$587.2M0.75%0.37%+6.6%+6.8%+8.3%
    ROKT SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF SPDR (State Street)$248.4M0.45%0.2%+22.1%+28.0%+21.5%
    RKLX Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RKLB ETF Leveraged Tidal Financial Group$164.3M1.63%52.75%-71.7%-74.1%—

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