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Thematic

iShares·25 of 482 funds·3% of iShares’ moneyIn the market’s Thematic bucket: 268 ETFs · $388B · +20.0% YTD

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

1Y record: 13–10
Made money: 57%
Assets: $128B
Share of Thematic: 33%

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The 10 Largest Thematic ETFsTodayiShares funds in gold5 of 10are iShares’

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iShares’ Total Thematic Funds

25 funds · 57% made money new: under a year old

iShares thematic ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · one tile per fund, largest first

iShares in Thematic

Today

iShares $128BEveryone else $259B

iShares holds 33% of Thematic AUM

iShares ETFs · current holdings · as of Nov 5, 2026

iShares’ Thematic Funds vs AUM

Today

9%of the funds33%of the AUM

Thematic ETFsFundsAUM

iShares25 · 9%$128B · 33%

Everyone else243 · 91%$259B · 67%

Thematic ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 5, 2026 · 268 funds

Top 10 iShares Thematic ETFs

Today

$120B of $128B

#FundAUM ▼1YFee

1SOXXSemiconductor$44.3B+46.5%$0.33

2IGVExpanded Tech-Software Sector$12.8B−10.5%$0.38

3ITAU.S. Aerospace & Defense$12.5B−0.7%$0.37

4BAIA.I. Innovation and Tech Active$11.9B+1.1%$0.65

5IGFGlobal Infrastructure$10.9B+11.5%$0.37

6IGMExpanded Tech Sector$10.3B+12.7%$0.37

7MCHIMSCI China$5.5B−17.3%$0.59

8IFRAU.S. Infrastructure$4.1B+12.3%$0.30

9FXIChina Large-Cap$3.8B−11.6%$0.73

10IDEFDefense Industrials Act$3.7B−7.9%$0.55

iShares thematic ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 5, 2026 · fee per $100 a year

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SOXX vs SMH

YTD

SOXX

iShares · $44.3B

+49.8%

SMH

VanEck · $65.8B

+40.0%

+46.5%Past year+38.2%

$44.3BAssets$65.8B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

ARTY vs MCHI

ARTY

iShares · $3.6B

+27.9%

MCHI

iShares · $5.5B

−17.3%

+36.2%Year to date−13.6%

0.47%Fee0.59%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

IVV vs SOXX

IVV

iShares · $872B

+13.5%

SOXX

iShares · $44.3B

+46.5%

+13.4%Year to date+49.8%

$872BAssets$44.3B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

The Year in iShares Thematic ETFs

iShares’ Thematic ETF Record

13–10made money · lost
of 23 with a full year

57%all ETFs 78%

Each bar is one fund · 1Y return

Typical +3.4%SOXX +46.5%TCHI −23.0%

10 lost13 made money

iShares thematic ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026

iShares’ Thematic ETF Fees

Today

$0.41per $100 a year, typical

Funds at each fee · per $100 a year

0.30

0.33

0.37

0.38

0.39

0.40

0.47

0.55

0.59

0.60

0.65

0.73

0.77

1 fund at $0.33$44.3B · 35% of the money

iShares thematic ETFs · current fees · as of Nov 5, 2026

iShares’ Thematic ETF Yields

Today

FundYield ▼On $10K1Y

IGFGlobal Infrastructure2.9%$291/yr+11.5%

MCHIMSCI China2.1%$213/yr−17.3%

FXIChina Large-Cap2.0%$196/yr−11.6%

IFRAU.S. Infrastructure1.8%$175/yr+12.3%

BAIA.I. Innovation and Tech Active1.6%$159/yr+1.1%

ICLNGlobal Clean Energy1.1%$111/yr−4.7%

IDEFDefense Industrials Act0.4%$36/yr−7.9%

iShares thematic ETFs · trailing yield · as of Nov 5, 2026

Inside Thematic

Largest ETFs in Each Theme

YTD

ThemeFunds3 biggestMoneyAssetsYTD

AI & semis100SMH · SOXX · DRAM$171B+37.9%

Infrastructure39PAVE · GRID · IGF$57.8B+12.2%

Disruptive tech26IGV · BAI · IGM$50.6B+7.4%

Defense & space33ITA · PPA · SHLD$40.6B−2.0%

Cyber & cloud15CIBR · HACK · SKYY$27.9B+37.9%

China25MCHI · KWEB · FXI$18.6B−16.3%

Nuclear & uranium10URA · NLR · URNM$10.3B−24.9%

Quantum5QTUM · WQTM · QTUP$5.2B+18.8%

Clean energy & EV15ICLN · LIT · TAN$5.1B−3.0%

Bold iShares fund among the theme’s 3 biggestWhole themeYTD asset-weighted

Thematic ETFs · year-to-date returns, asset-weighted · as of Nov 5, 2026

iShares’ Thematic ETF Launches

2026

2thematic launches in 2026

Oct 20RBTXFuture Robotics and Related Technologies Active$14.2M$0.65

Sep 22AIBFFuture AI Beneficiaries$253M$0.40

iShares thematic ETFs · launched in the past year · as of Nov 5, 2026 · fee per $100

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