Industry power rankings are rankings between U.S.-listed industry ETFs on certain investment-related metrics, including 3-month fund flows, 3-month return, AUM, average ETF expenses and average dividend yields. The metric calculations are based on U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to a specific industry. If an ETF changes its industry classification, it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations. The calculations exclude inverse ETFs.
U.S.-listed industry ETFs are ranked based on their aggregate assets under management (AUM). All values are in U.S. dollars.
U.S.-listed industry ETFs are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average 3-month return. In addition to price performance, the 3-month return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends during the last 3 months.
U.S.-listed industry ETFs are ranked based on their aggregate 3-month fund flows. 3-month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of different industries. All values are in U.S. dollars.
U.S.-listed industry ETFs are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average expense ratios. The lower the average expense ratio for all U.S.-listed ETFs in a industry, the higher the rank.
U.S.-listed industry ETFs are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average dividend yield.
| Industry Industry | Fund Flow Rank Fund Flow Rank |
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3-Month Fund Flow ($MM) 3-Month Fund Flow ($MM) | Return Rank Return Rank |
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Avg. 3-Month Return (%) Avg. 3-Month Return (%) | AUM Rank AUM Rank |
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Assets Under Management ($MM) Assets Under Management ($MM) | Expense Rank Expense Rank |
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Avg. Expense Ratio (%) Avg. Expense Ratio (%) | Dividend Rank Dividend Rank |
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Avg. Dividend Yield (%) Avg. Dividend Yield (%) | # of ETFs # of ETFs | power_ranking_sort_text power_ranking_sort_text |
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| MLP | 15 | 2 | $646.50 | 70 | 18 | -2.21% | 15 | - | $22,540.84 | 75 | 1 | 0.95% | 6 | - | 6.19% | 15 | MLP |
| Broad Consumer Discretionary | 69 | 3 | -$523.87 | 35 | 7 | 7.66% | 13 | - | $32,142.75 | 1 | - | 0.10% | 60 | - | 0.69% | 20 | Broad Consumer Discretionary |
| Broad Energy | 12 | 1 | $930.08 | 74 | 20 | -5.77% | 41 | - | $3,252.82 | 70 | 1 | 0.72% | 9 | 1 | 4.25% | 10 | Broad Energy |
| Broad Financials | 75 | 6 | -$1,110.74 | 29 | 1 | 10.45% | 4 | - | $80,375.98 | 8 | - | 0.18% | 34 | 2 | 1.86% | 32 | Broad Financials |
| Broad Healthcare | 76 | 1 | -$1,153.09 | 46 | 3 | 2.99% | 5 | - | $68,498.25 | 4 | 1 | 0.14% | 40 | - | 1.60% | 29 | Broad Healthcare |
| Broad Industrials | 2 | 4 | $3,401.25 | 27 | - | 12.22% | 6 | 1 | $59,911.80 | 11 | - | 0.23% | 56 | - | 0.87% | 21 | Broad Industrials |
| Broad Technology | 1 | - | $35,497.88 | 6 | 1 | 31.40% | 1 | - | $923,997.03 | 9 | - | 0.21% | 70 | - | 0.41% | 112 | Broad Technology |
| Broad Materials | 6 | 2 | $2,064.61 | 32 | 19 | 8.54% | 18 | - | $16,496.05 | 10 | - | 0.21% | 41 | - | 1.37% | 15 | Broad Materials |
| Broad Consumer Staples | 79 | 1 | -$2,747.89 | 50 | 3 | 2.73% | 14 | - | $27,154.34 | 5 | 1 | 0.14% | 20 | - | 2.40% | 16 | Broad Consumer Staples |
| Broad Telecom | 17 | 50 | $344.95 | 60 | 2 | -0.60% | 12 | 1 | $34,482.74 | 2 | - | 0.12% | 44 | 1 | 1.26% | 12 | Broad Telecom |
| Broad Utilities | 74 | 1 | -$1,095.91 | 71 | - | -3.00% | 10 | 1 | $38,574.36 | 6 | 1 | 0.14% | 21 | 2 | 2.37% | 16 | Broad Utilities |
| Biotechnology | 66 | 8 | -$275.28 | 26 | 3 | 13.49% | 16 | - | $22,520.54 | 35 | 1 | 0.46% | 71 | - | 0.26% | 20 | Biotechnology |
| Gaming | 58 | 1 | -$28.43 | 61 | 6 | -0.79% | 61 | - | $425.00 | 52 | 2 | 0.58% | 54 | - | 0.93% | 7 | Gaming |
| Infrastructure | 7 | 2 | $1,980.03 | 33 | 3 | 8.53% | 11 | 1 | $34,529.47 | 26 | - | 0.43% | 29 | 2 | 2.09% | 9 | Infrastructure |
| Water | 61 | - | -$65.41 | 53 | 9 | 2.05% | 32 | - | $5,085.72 | 46 | 1 | 0.56% | 55 | 2 | 0.89% | 6 | Water |
| Copper Miners | 18 | 1 | $341.09 | 17 | 29 | 18.34% | 25 | 2 | $8,740.64 | 63 | 1 | 0.64% | 25 | 4 | 2.22% | 2 | Copper Miners |
| Agribusiness | 63 | 30 | -$91.76 | 75 | 1 | -5.85% | 54 | - | $1,086.40 | 43 | - | 0.54% | 23 | - | 2.27% | 4 | Agribusiness |
| Timber | 52 | 1 | -$8.55 | 59 | 14 | -0.47% | 66 | - | $280.86 | 29 | 1 | 0.44% | 17 | - | 2.51% | 2 | Timber |
| Residential Real Estate | 54 | 2 | -$13.36 | 43 | 4 | 4.33% | 57 | - | $827.62 | 37 | 1 | 0.48% | 28 | 2 | 2.12% | 1 | Residential Real Estate |
| Broad Real Estate | 8 | 2 | $1,788.29 | 41 | 8 | 5.30% | 3 | - | $83,650.86 | 7 | - | 0.15% | 15 | - | 3.19% | 42 | Broad Real Estate |
| Metals & Mining | 16 | 4 | $538.18 | 23 | 22 | 13.95% | 23 | - | $10,262.22 | 25 | - | 0.41% | 50 | 1 | 1.03% | 3 | Metals & Mining |
| Environmental Services | 48 | 2 | $1.96 | 44 | 19 | 3.63% | 73 | 1 | $101.86 | 45 | - | 0.55% | 73 | - | 0.19% | 2 | Environmental Services |
| Airlines | 62 | 31 | -$69.14 | 8 | 4 | 25.69% | 56 | - | $877.48 | 53 | 3 | 0.60% | 79 | 1 | N/A | 3 | Airlines |
| Wind Energy | 34 | 2 | $62.76 | 45 | 7 | 3.33% | 65 | 1 | $300.33 | 54 | - | 0.60% | 49 | 2 | 1.03% | 1 | Wind Energy |
| Natural Gas | 59 | 29 | -$33.85 | 79 | 11 | -12.78% | 58 | - | $683.98 | 50 | 1 | 0.58% | 24 | 4 | 2.23% | 2 | Natural Gas |
| Internet | 72 | 7 | -$806.84 | 55 | 2 | 0.81% | 20 | - | $14,123.56 | 62 | 2 | 0.64% | 11 | - | 3.58% | 15 | Internet |
| Gold Miners | 77 | - | -$1,197.84 | 66 | 13 | -1.75% | 9 | 1 | $40,275.37 | 42 | - | 0.54% | 47 | - | 1.11% | 15 | Gold Miners |
| Clean Energy | 13 | 1 | $886.23 | 18 | 2 | 17.82% | 28 | - | $5,828.83 | 31 | 1 | 0.45% | 51 | 7 | 0.98% | 13 | Clean Energy |
| Natural Resources | 64 | 36 | -$197.57 | 72 | 3 | -3.10% | 21 | - | $13,965.64 | 27 | - | 0.43% | 18 | 2 | 2.46% | 7 | Natural Resources |
| Electric Energy Infrastructure | 4 | - | $2,378.21 | 19 | 2 | 17.09% | 22 | - | $11,459.52 | 47 | 1 | 0.56% | 57 | 2 | 0.78% | 2 | Electric Energy Infrastructure |
| Hard Assets Producers | 36 | 2 | $39.90 | 58 | 7 | -0.30% | 63 | 1 | $323.64 | 24 | 1 | 0.41% | 33 | - | 1.96% | 1 | Hard Assets Producers |
| Internet Architecture | 14 | 10 | $835.26 | 7 | 2 | 29.25% | 19 | - | $15,464.03 | 49 | - | 0.57% | 69 | - | 0.43% | 3 | Internet Architecture |
| Broker-Dealers | 67 | 1 | -$296.70 | 22 | 3 | 14.04% | 48 | - | $1,453.52 | 17 | 3 | 0.38% | 48 | 2 | 1.10% | 1 | Broker-Dealers |
| Insurance | 56 | 17 | -$19.12 | 38 | 9 | 5.88% | 53 | - | $1,089.97 | 13 | - | 0.36% | 31 | - | 2.04% | 3 | Insurance |
| Regional Banks | 35 | 27 | $57.12 | 20 | 5 | 16.35% | 30 | - | $5,453.32 | 21 | - | 0.40% | 26 | - | 2.21% | 3 | Regional Banks |
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | 78 | 12 | -$1,235.78 | 76 | 17 | -9.32% | 7 | 1 | $57,932.51 | 3 | 3 | 0.14% | 19 | 3 | 2.45% | 24 | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production |
| Oil Equipment & Services | 27 | 4 | $104.76 | 65 | 45 | -1.60% | 40 | 1 | $3,459.03 | 15 | - | 0.37% | 42 | 4 | 1.29% | 4 | Oil Equipment & Services |
| Networking | 43 | - | $9.50 | 2 | - | 48.32% | 70 | - | $168.66 | 22 | - | 0.40% | 62 | 1 | 0.58% | 1 | Networking |
| Software | 3 | - | $2,414.79 | 30 | 4 | 9.77% | 17 | - | $19,419.63 | 36 | - | 0.48% | 58 | 4 | 0.77% | 19 | Software |
| Semiconductors | 5 | 74 | $2,097.90 | 1 | - | 131.08% | 2 | - | $175,139.76 | 34 | 3 | 0.46% | 76 | 1 | 0.09% | 24 | Semiconductors |
| Pharmaceutical | 71 | - | -$632.56 | 36 | 4 | 6.62% | 43 | - | $2,663.74 | 23 | 1 | 0.41% | 39 | - | 1.62% | 7 | Pharmaceutical |
| Medical Devices | 30 | 5 | $83.81 | 77 | 2 | -9.80% | 42 | - | $3,111.77 | 20 | 4 | 0.38% | 68 | - | 0.47% | 3 | Medical Devices |
| Aerospace & Defense | 9 | 7 | $1,401.11 | 57 | 4 | -0.22% | 8 | - | $46,894.65 | 38 | 1 | 0.48% | 66 | 1 | 0.48% | 18 | Aerospace & Defense |
| Homebuilders | 25 | 11 | $131.49 | 28 | 7 | 12.19% | 31 | 2 | $5,355.93 | 32 | 3 | 0.46% | 61 | 6 | 0.64% | 5 | Homebuilders |
| Consumer Services | 60 | - | -$48.95 | 42 | 8 | 4.68% | 52 | 1 | $1,151.06 | 19 | 1 | 0.38% | 63 | 2 | 0.51% | 1 | Consumer Services |
| Financial Services | 65 | 2 | -$258.64 | 15 | 2 | 19.22% | 34 | 1 | $4,404.63 | 64 | 5 | 0.65% | 7 | - | 5.37% | 4 | Financial Services |
| Consumer Goods | 33 | 7 | $71.00 | 47 | 8 | 2.91% | 50 | 3 | $1,344.39 | 18 | 1 | 0.38% | 16 | 2 | 2.65% | 1 | Consumer Goods |
| Transportation | 10 | 3 | $1,317.36 | 21 | 8 | 16.08% | 39 | 1 | $3,788.15 | 30 | 1 | 0.44% | 52 | - | 0.97% | 6 | Transportation |
| Banks | 68 | 6 | -$411.20 | 13 | 1 | 19.85% | 27 | 1 | $8,174.98 | 14 | - | 0.36% | 32 | - | 1.98% | 5 | Banks |
| Capital Markets | 57 | 2 | -$22.06 | 25 | 3 | 13.84% | 60 | - | $452.48 | 12 | - | 0.35% | 38 | - | 1.67% | 1 | Capital Markets |
| Coal | 39 | 3 | $22.62 | 78 | 8 | -11.62% | 77 | - | $62.56 | 73 | - | 0.85% | 77 | 1 | N/A | 1 | Coal |
| Solar Energy | 22 | 6 | $234.56 | 37 | 14 | 6.38% | 45 | - | $1,845.57 | 69 | 1 | 0.70% | 72 | - | 0.21% | 2 | Solar Energy |
| Lithium | 46 | 9 | $2.99 | 14 | 10 | 19.34% | 44 | - | $2,097.26 | 71 | 1 | 0.74% | 67 | 1 | 0.47% | 3 | Lithium |
| Nuclear Energy | 19 | 4 | $323.67 | 73 | 3 | -3.47% | 29 | 2 | $5,463.81 | 48 | - | 0.57% | 30 | 5 | 2.08% | 3 | Nuclear Energy |
| Food & Beverage | 44 | - | $6.51 | 67 | 7 | -1.85% | 72 | - | $111.20 | 57 | - | 0.61% | 35 | - | 1.86% | 2 | Food & Beverage |
| Media | 29 | 11 | $90.61 | 5 | 1 | 34.41% | 49 | - | $1,371.66 | 76 | 1 | 0.95% | 14 | 1 | 3.25% | 7 | Media |
| Leisure & Entertainment | 49 | 6 | $0.73 | 34 | 3 | 7.76% | 64 | 1 | $313.60 | 60 | 2 | 0.64% | 59 | 1 | 0.77% | 6 | Leisure & Entertainment |
| Retail | 26 | 38 | $118.46 | 31 | 3 | 9.14% | 47 | 3 | $1,517.91 | 61 | 5 | 0.64% | 36 | 2 | 1.81% | 19 | Retail |
| Private Equity | 40 | 2 | $18.35 | 49 | 6 | 2.74% | 67 | - | $271.43 | 78 | - | 1.85% | 5 | - | 6.89% | 2 | Private Equity |
| Steel | 37 | 2 | $30.09 | 11 | 1 | 20.10% | 68 | - | $215.22 | 44 | - | 0.55% | 45 | - | 1.25% | 1 | Steel |
| Healthcare Services | 21 | 1 | $285.53 | 10 | 2 | 21.69% | 51 | 1 | $1,224.69 | 16 | 1 | 0.38% | 53 | - | 0.93% | 2 | Healthcare Services |
| Community Banks | 45 | 2 | $3.19 | 24 | 5 | 13.85% | 76 | - | $82.86 | 56 | 1 | 0.60% | 22 | 2 | 2.27% | 1 | Community Banks |
| Mortgage REITs | 55 | 1 | -$14.65 | 52 | 4 | 2.30% | 55 | - | $919.78 | 33 | - | 0.46% | 2 | 1 | 10.75% | 9 | Mortgage REITs |
| Shipping | 53 | - | -$9.79 | 56 | 26 | 0.51% | 75 | - | $91.82 | 66 | 1 | 0.67% | 8 | - | 5.02% | 3 | Shipping |
| Silver Miners | 73 | 3 | -$913.08 | 54 | 24 | 1.44% | 24 | - | $9,480.57 | 59 | 2 | 0.64% | 37 | - | 1.68% | 4 | Silver Miners |
| Uranium | 31 | 4 | $76.56 | 68 | 9 | -2.12% | 26 | 1 | $8,672.08 | 68 | 1 | 0.70% | 13 | 1 | 3.32% | 2 | Uranium |
| Business Development Company | 23 | 2 | $214.07 | 62 | 18 | -0.83% | 46 | - | $1,833.27 | 79 | - | 10.17% | 1 | - | 13.49% | 4 | Business Development Company |
| Automotive | 70 | - | -$568.10 | 48 | 24 | 2.86% | 33 | 1 | $4,497.29 | 72 | - | 0.83% | 4 | - | 7.33% | 10 | Automotive |
| Cloud Computing | 28 | 1 | $96.79 | 16 | 7 | 18.86% | 38 | 2 | $3,904.14 | 55 | 2 | 0.60% | 78 | 1 | N/A | 8 | Cloud Computing |
| Cleantech | 50 | 1 | -$3.46 | 40 | 1 | 5.60% | 69 | - | $175.70 | 58 | - | 0.63% | 43 | 1 | 1.29% | 3 | Cleantech |
| Social Media | 32 | 24 | $73.21 | 51 | 13 | 2.40% | 59 | - | $591.07 | 74 | - | 0.86% | 3 | 1 | 9.78% | 9 | Social Media |
| Energy Infrastructure | 24 | 7 | $207.86 | 63 | 15 | -0.92% | 37 | 2 | $3,978.94 | 28 | 2 | 0.44% | 10 | 1 | 4.17% | 3 | Energy Infrastructure |
| YieldCos | 47 | 1 | $2.89 | 64 | 24 | -1.23% | 79 | 1 | $31.51 | 65 | 2 | 0.65% | 46 | 2 | 1.15% | 1 | YieldCos |
| Commodity Producers | 41 | - | $14.57 | 69 | 3 | -2.14% | 74 | 1 | $98.23 | 41 | - | 0.50% | 27 | 2 | 2.13% | 1 | Commodity Producers |
| Industrial/Office Real Estate | 51 | 1 | -$5.69 | 39 | 2 | 5.80% | 71 | - | $112.95 | 40 | 1 | 0.49% | 12 | 2 | 3.41% | 1 | Industrial/Office Real Estate |
| Internet Infrastructure | 11 | 2 | $1,157.41 | 4 | - | 37.70% | 36 | 1 | $4,170.21 | 39 | 1 | 0.49% | 65 | 1 | 0.49% | 4 | Internet Infrastructure |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 3 | $12.87 | 9 | 2 | 23.84% | 62 | 3 | $359.46 | 67 | 4 | 0.69% | 75 | 4 | 0.10% | 3 | Manufacturing |
| Nanotechnology | 38 | 4 | $23.88 | 3 | - | 47.82% | 78 | 1 | $33.63 | 51 | 1 | 0.58% | 74 | - | 0.17% | 1 | Nanotechnology |
| Cryptocurrency | 20 | 2 | $287.81 | 12 | 6 | 20.01% | 35 | 3 | $4,214.19 | 77 | - | 0.97% | 64 | 1 | 0.50% | 13 | Cryptocurrency |
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* Ranks are updated on a weekly basis. Last updated on Jun 22, 2026
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