Thematic ETFs
The 19 Thematic ETFs with a page here hold $13.0B between them, counting the 16 with an assets figure; the median one costs 0.60% a year and returned 43.7% over three years. BOTZ is the largest at $3.3B, XTL the cheapest at 0.35%.
Thematic is a TickerInside category, set every night from each ETF's own latest file: its name names a theme (solar, clean energy, batteries, robotics, water, video games and others), or two sectors hold 80% or more of its stocks; either way in fewer than 200 companies, no one sector holding 60%. 105 US ETFs are in it tonight, 19 with a page; the screener lists them all. How categories are set.
| ETF | Name | Assets | Cost | Positions | Top 10 | Return, 3 years | Volatility | Holdings file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTZ | Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | $3.3B | 0.68% | 80 | 57.5% | 52.7% | 25.1% | 2026-10-12 |
| ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | $2.2B | 0.38% | 103 | 51.5% | 34.7% | 23.3% | 2026-10-12 |
| PHO | Invesco Water Resources ETF | $1.9B | 0.59% | 40 | 57.4% | 36.7% | 15.7% | 2026-10-12 |
| IYZ | iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | $1.1B | 0.37% | 22 | 71.1% | 114.2% | 17.4% | 2026-10-12 |
| CGW | Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF | $1.0B | 0.58% | 60 | 56.7% | 49.7% | 14.4% | 2026-10-12 |
| TAN | Invesco Solar ETF | $0.9B | 0.70% | 35 | 60.9% | -0.4% | 36.6% | 2026-10-12 |
| XTL | State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF | $0.5B | 0.35% | 39 | 33.8% | 212.0% | 21.6% | 2026-10-12 |
| DRIV | Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF | $0.4B | 0.68% | 74 | 28.2% | 55.1% | 24.9% | 2026-10-12 |
| PBW | Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | $0.3B | 0.63% | 72 | 17.3% | 9.7% | 37.2% | 2026-10-12 |
| PIO | Invesco Global Water ETF | $0.3B | 0.75% | 40 | 59.6% | 43.7% | 15.9% | 2026-10-12 |
| PKB | Invesco Building & Construction ETF | $0.3B | 0.57% | 30 | 49.1% | 92.2% | 25.1% | 2026-10-12 |
| CNRG | State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF | $0.2B | 0.45% | 39 | 38.4% | 43.2% | 31.1% | 2026-10-12 |
| FITE | State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Future Security ETF | $0.2B | 0.45% | 78 | 22.1% | 141.8% | 22.3% | 2026-10-12 |
| PSP | Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF | $0.2B | 1.75% | 65 | 43.8% | 41.5% | 20.5% | 2026-10-12 |
| IBAT | iShares Energy Storage & Materials ETF | $0.1B | 0.47% | 82 | 55.4% | n/a | 26.1% | 2026-10-12 |
| PBD | Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF | $0.1B | 0.75% | 110 | 12.4% | 29.8% | 23.9% | 2026-10-12 |
| ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | n/a | 0.75% | 40 | 54.0% | n/a | n/a | N-PORT 2026-07-31 |
| FAN | First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF | n/a | 0.60% | 46 | 52.7% | n/a | n/a | N-PORT 2026-06-30 |
| ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF | n/a | 0.95% | 79 | 17.7% | n/a | n/a | N-PORT 2026-07-31 |
Prices through 2026-10-13. ARKQ's holdings are from its SEC Form N-PORT for the period ended 2026-07-31, filed 2026-09-22. FAN's holdings are from its SEC Form N-PORT for the period ended 2026-06-30, filed 2026-08-21. ROBO's holdings are from its SEC Form N-PORT for the period ended 2026-07-31, filed 2026-09-28. The other ETFs' holdings are from their issuers' latest files, dated 2026-10-12. Each ETF page prints its own date. Ordered by assets, the ETFs without an assets figure last. How every figure here is produced. Measurements, not investment advice.
