Thematic+7.7%

Average Thematic fund, year to date

Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

By assets: +21.8%
Past year: +4.1%
Today: +0.8%
Assets: $387.6B
AI & Semis share: 44%

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Story of the year · Every themeYTDNine Themes268 ETFs · $387.6B · by assets+41.6%AI & Semis, the leading theme

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Thematic ETFs by Theme

YTD

Money in each theme · $387.6BLargest theme first

AI & semis1st of 9

100 funds · $171.5B · +41.6%

SMH+44.0%$65.8B SOXX+54.7%$44.3B DRAMnew$18.7B AIQ+17.1%$9.5B 96 more$33.2B

Infrastructure4th of 9

39 funds · $57.8B · +13.6%

PAVE+14.9%$14.1B GRID+10.1%$11.1B IGF+8.5%$10.9B EMLP+19.2%$4.3B 35 more$17.5B

Disruptive tech5th of 9

26 funds · $50.6B · +7.5%

IGV−2.8%$12.8B BAI+15.0%$11.9B IGM+16.6%$10.3B ARKK+4.4%$7.9B 22 more$7.7B

Defense & space6th of 9

33 funds · $40.6B · +0.5%

ITA+0.9%$12.5B PPA+3.9%$7.6B SHLD−1.9%$6.6B XAR−2.9%$5.2B 29 more$8.7B

Cyber & cloud2nd of 9

15 funds · $27.9B · +37.7%

CIBR+36.4%$16.8B HACK+49.1%$3.4B SKYY+19.9%$3.2B BUG+53.7%$2.1B 11 more$2.4B

China8th of 9

25 funds · $18.6B · −19.8%

MCHI−17.2%$5.5B KWEB−31.6%$4.3B FXI−12.7%$3.8B CQQQ−27.3%$1.8B 21 more$3.2B

Nuclear & uranium9th of 9

10 funds · $10.3B · −24.0%

URA−22.7%$4.6B NLR−27.5%$3.0B URNM−24.7%$1.7B NUKZ−10.0%$600M 6 more$363M

Quantum3rd of 9

5 funds · $5.2B · +20.2%

QTUM+21.3%$4.9B WQTM+1.0%$291M QTUPnew$16M CQTMnew$15M 1 more$2M

Clean energy & EV7th of 9

15 funds · $5.1B · −6.0%

ICLN−1.6%$2.0B LIT−7.0%$1.1B TAN−11.8%$908M DRIV−1.9%$297M 11 more$791M

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · the 36 largest funds named · tile width = AUM in the theme

Top 8 Thematic ETFs

YTD

Average fund+7.7%

By assets+21.8%

Past year+4.1%

Today+0.8%

ETFs268

#TickerFundTrendTodayYTD ▼1YAssets

1WCBRWisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund+0.7%+62.6%+44.0%$227M

2FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF+2.5%+61.4%+65.9%$1.0B

3CHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF+1.6%+57.8%+60.4%$127M

4AISVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF+2.8%+55.0%+46.0%$1.0B

5SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF+2.5%+54.7%+52.2%$44.3B

6BUGGlobal X - Cybersecurity ETF+0.8%+53.7%+36.2%$2.1B

7CHPXGlobal X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF+2.1%+53.2%+43.3%$110M

8SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF+2.6%+50.0%+47.2%$2.7B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · 268 funds ranked by YTD

Largest Thematic ETFs

YTD

#FundTrendTodayYTD1Y

1SMH$65.8B+2.0%+44.0%+43.3%

2SOXX$44.3B+2.5%+54.7%+52.2%

3DRAM$18.7Bnew+2.8%——

4CIBR$16.8B+0.5%+36.4%+26.4%

5PAVE$14.1B+0.7%+14.9%+14.6%

6IGV$12.8B+0.7%−2.8%−11.1%

7ITA$12.5B+0.7%+0.9%+0.4%

8BAI$11.9B+1.6%+15.0%+4.1%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · by assets

Total ETF Return by Theme

YTD

1Sectors+12.4%

2US Stock Styles+12.2%

3Low-Cost Core+12.1%

4International+9.2%

5Income+8.5%

6Thematic+7.7%

7Defined Outcome+7.4%

8Commodities+7.2%

9Bonds & Cash+0.3%

10Thematic Income−1.3%

11Leveraged−15.6%

12Crypto−20.4%

13Single-Stock−25.0%

14New Launchestoo new

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · average fund

ETF Thematic Highs & Lows

YTD

LowHighSpread

CommoditiesSilver & metals−29.3%Oil & gas+60.5%89.8 pts

ThematicNuclear & uranium−24.0%AI & semis+41.6%65.5 pts

SectorsCommunication−11.0%Energy+45.1%56.1 pts

Single-StockTSLA−39.4%NVDA−1.0%38.4 pts

US Stock StylesGrowth+3.3%Value+21.4%18.1 pts

CryptoSpot ether−22.6%Spot bitcoin−11.4%11.2 pts

InternationalEmerging+9.8%Region & country+16.8%7.0 pts

IncomePremium income+9.2%Dividend stocks+16.0%6.8 pts

Bonds & CashTreasuries−0.6%Cash & T-bills+3.1%3.7 pts

Defined OutcomeHedged equity+5.6%Buffer+8.1%2.5 pts

Low-Cost CoreUS large cap+11.6%Nasdaq-100+11.9%0.4 pts

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · asset-weighted · widest spread first

Leaders vs Laggards

YTD

LeadersLaggards

Commodities+60.5%Oil & gasSilver & metals−29.3%

Sectors+45.1%EnergyCommunication−11.0%

Thematic+41.6%AI & semisNuclear & uranium−24.0%

US Stock Styles+21.4%ValueGrowth+3.3%

International+16.8%Region & countryEmerging+9.8%

Income+16.0%Dividend stocksPremium income+9.2%

Low-Cost Core+11.9%Nasdaq-100US large cap+11.6%

Defined Outcome+8.1%BufferHedged equity+5.6%

Bonds & Cash+3.1%Cash & T-billsTreasuries−0.6%

Single-Stock−1.0%NVDATSLA−39.4%

Crypto−11.4%Spot bitcoinSpot ether−22.6%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · asset-weighted

Thematic vs Low-Cost Core

YTD

Thematic268 ETFs · $388BLow-Cost Core73 ETFs · $4.91T

MeasureThematicCore

Average fund+7.7%+12.1%

Asset-weighted+21.8%+11.7%

Past year+4.1%+13.0%

Today+0.8%+0.2%

Best fundWCBR +62.6%FELV +25.5%

Worst fundLITP −43.0%FELG +1.4%

3–3measures won
level

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · average fund, total return

SOXX vs SMH

YTD

SOXXSMH3–1SOXX first

+54.7%Year to date+44.0%

+52.2%Past year+43.3%

0.33%Fee0.35%

$44.3BAssets$65.8B

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Theme by Theme

AI & Semis ETFs

YTD

+41.6%100 funds · $171.5B
asset-weighted

Share of Thematic money44%

Largest fundsYTD

SMH$65.8B+44.0%

SOXX$44.3B+54.7%

DRAM$18.7Bnew

AIQ$9.5B+17.1%

96 more funds$33.2B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted

Cyber & Cloud ETFs

YTD

+37.7%15 funds · $27.9B
2nd of 9 themes

theme +37.7%, asset-weighted

LargestShare of theme

CIBR$16.8B60%

HACK$3.4B12%

SKYY$3.2B11%

BUG$2.1B8%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Quantum ETFs

YTD

94%of quantum money
is in QTUM

Theme+20.2%

QTUM $4.9B5 funds · $5.2B

Largest 4YTD

QTUM93.8% of money$4.9B+21.3%

WQTM5.6% of money$291M+1.0%

QTUP0.3% of money$16Mnew

CQTM0.3% of money$15Mnew

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · asset-weighted

Infrastructure ETFs

YTD

+13.6%39 funds · $57.8B · asset-weighted

PAVE

+14.9%

$14.1B

GRID

+10.1%

$11.1B

IGF

+8.5%

$10.9B

EMLP

+19.2%

35 more

$17.5B

Tile size = assets · colour = YTD$57.8B in all

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Defense & Space ETFs

YTD

+0.5%33 funds · $40.6B

Largest 4YTD

ITA$12.5B+0.9%

PPA$7.6B+3.9%

SHLD$6.6B−1.9%

XAR$5.2B−2.9%

This theme

+0.5%

All Thematic

+21.8%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

YTD

−24.0%10 funds · $10.3B

9 themesYTD

AI & semis+41.6%

Cyber & cloud+37.7%

Quantum+20.2%

Infrastructure+13.6%

Disruptive tech+7.5%

Defense & space+0.5%

Clean energy & EV−6.0%

China−19.8%

Nuclear & uranium−24.0%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Clean Energy & EV ETFs

YTD

−6.0%15 funds · $5.1B
smallest of 9 by assets

ICLN$2.0B−1.6%LIT$1.1B−7.0%TAN$908M−11.8%DRIV$297M−1.9%

11 more funds$791M

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

China ETFs

YTD

−19.8%25 funds · $18.6B
8th of 9 themes

MCHI$5.5B−17.2%

KWEB$4.3B−31.6%

FXI$3.8B−12.7%

CQQQ$1.8B−27.3%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Best vs Worst

YTD

AI & semisNuclear & uraniumasset-weighted

Funds10010

Assets$171B$10.3B

Biggest fundSMHURA

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

AI & Semis vs Cyber

YTD

AI & semis

100 ETFs

+41.6%

Cyber & cloud

15 ETFs

+37.7%

$171BAssets$27.9B

SMH +44.0%Biggest fundCIBR +36.4%

+43.3%Biggest, past year+26.4%

3–0measures won · AI & semis

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

Thematic ETFs

YTD

Quantum

+20.2%

5 funds · $5.2B

Quantum+20.2%

All thematic+21.8%

QTUM $4.9B · largest+21.3%

9 themesYTD

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted