Thematic+70.7%

Average Thematic fund, over 3 years

Data as of Nov 6, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

By assets: +122.2%
Past year: +1.4%
Today: −5.8%
Assets: $362.5B
AI & Semis share: 42%

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Story of the year · Every themeYTDNine Themes268 ETFs · $362.5B · by assets+29.8%Cyber & Cloud, the leading theme

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Thematic ETFs by Theme

YTD

Money in each theme · $362.5BLargest theme first

AI & semis2nd of 9

100 funds · $151.4B · +22.3%

SMH+24.3%$57.7B SOXX+31.6%$37.6B DRAMnew$14.4B AIQ+10.4%$9.6B 96 more$32.1B

Infrastructure4th of 9

39 funds · $57.1B · +7.9%

PAVE+6.3%$14.0B GRID+0.0%$11.0B IGF+8.2%$10.8B EMLP+16.1%$4.2B 35 more$17.1B

Disruptive tech5th of 9

26 funds · $47.6B · −1.2%

IGV−6.3%$12.4B BAI−2.3%$10.1B IGM+8.2%$9.6B ARKK−4.9%$7.9B 22 more$7.6B

Defense & space7th of 9

33 funds · $38.8B · −6.4%

ITA−4.6%$11.6B PPA−3.3%$7.4B SHLD−10.1%$6.3B XAR−11.1%$5.1B 29 more$8.4B

Cyber & cloud1st of 9

15 funds · $28.0B · +29.8%

CIBR+27.7%$16.9B HACK+38.6%$3.4B SKYY+20.5%$3.2B BUG+43.9%$2.1B 11 more$2.3B

China8th of 9

25 funds · $19.3B · −15.7%

MCHI−12.8%$5.8B KWEB−27.3%$4.4B FXI−8.1%$4.0B CQQQ−22.5%$1.8B 21 more$3.2B

Nuclear & uranium9th of 9

10 funds · $9.9B · −28.1%

URA−27.5%$4.5B NLR−31.8%$2.8B URNM−27.0%$1.7B NUKZ−16.6%$585M 6 more$353M

Clean energy & EV6th of 9

15 funds · $5.3B · −6.3%

ICLN−1.5%$2.0B LIT−6.8%$1.1B TAN−10.2%$1.0B DRIV−5.7%$300M 11 more$798M

Quantum3rd of 9

5 funds · $5.2B · +8.5%

QTUM+9.5%$4.9B WQTM−8.6%$288M QTUPnew$16M CQTMnew$13M 1 more$1M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · the 36 largest funds named · tile width = AUM in the theme

Top 8 Thematic ETFs

YTD

Average fund+2.3%

By assets+10.0%

Past year+1.4%

Today−5.8%

ETFs268

#TickerFundTrendTodayYTD ▼1YAssets

1WCBRWisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund−7.0%+50.7%+37.3%$213M

2BUGGlobal X - Cybersecurity ETF−6.7%+43.9%+30.8%$2.1B

3IHAKiShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF−5.5%+39.6%+32.0%$1.2B

4SPAMThemes Cybersecurity ETF−6.4%+38.7%+26.6%$7M

5HACKAmplify Cybersecurity ETF−6.9%+38.6%+30.9%$3.4B

6FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF−12.4%+37.4%+45.9%$1.0B

7CHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF−12.7%+34.1%+39.6%$127M

8SHOCStrive U.S. Semiconductor ETF−3.4%+33.4%+30.6%$203M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · 268 funds ranked by YTD

Largest Thematic ETFs

YTD

#FundTrendTodayYTD1Y

1SMH$57.7B−11.2%+24.3%+27.3%

2SOXX$37.6B−12.1%+31.6%+34.0%

3CIBR$16.9B−6.5%+27.7%+21.3%

4DRAM$14.4Bnew−18.0%——

5PAVE$14.0B−5.9%+6.3%+7.4%

6IGV$12.4B−4.4%−6.3%−11.6%

7ITA$11.6B−4.0%−4.6%−3.3%

8GRID$11.0B−6.3%+0.0%−0.7%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · by assets

Total ETF Return by Theme

YTD

1Sectors+9.9%

2US Stock Styles+9.4%

3Low-Cost Core+9.3%

4International+7.5%

5Income+7.4%

6Commodities+7.3%

7Defined Outcome+5.8%

8Thematic+2.3%

9Bonds & Cash+0.8%

10Thematic Income−7.9%

11Crypto−22.4%

12Leveraged−23.2%

13Single-Stock−36.4%

14New Launchestoo new

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · average fund

ETF Thematic Highs & Lows

YTD

LowHighSpread

CommoditiesSilver & metals−26.0%Oil & gas+48.4%74.4 pts

ThematicNuclear & uranium−28.1%Cyber & cloud+29.8%57.9 pts

SectorsCommunication−9.4%Energy+34.5%43.8 pts

Single-StockTSLA−52.6%NVDA−23.4%29.2 pts

US Stock StylesGrowth−1.5%Value+19.9%21.4 pts

CryptoSpot ether−24.1%Spot bitcoin−13.5%10.6 pts

IncomeCovered calls+6.4%Dividend stocks+15.0%8.6 pts

InternationalEmerging+5.4%Region & country+11.8%6.4 pts

Bonds & CashTreasuries−0.1%Cash & T-bills+3.1%3.2 pts

Low-Cost CoreNasdaq-100+5.7%S&P 500+8.5%2.7 pts

Defined OutcomeHedged equity+3.9%Buffer+6.3%2.5 pts

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · asset-weighted · widest spread first

Leaders vs Laggards

YTD

LeadersLaggards

Commodities+48.4%Oil & gasSilver & metals−26.0%

Sectors+34.5%EnergyCommunication−9.4%

Thematic+29.8%Cyber & cloudNuclear & uranium−28.1%

US Stock Styles+19.9%ValueGrowth−1.5%

Income+15.0%Dividend stocksCovered calls+6.4%

International+11.8%Region & countryEmerging+5.4%

Low-Cost Core+8.5%S&P 500Nasdaq-100+5.7%

Defined Outcome+6.3%BufferHedged equity+3.9%

Bonds & Cash+3.1%Cash & T-billsTreasuries−0.1%

Crypto−13.5%Spot bitcoinSpot ether−24.1%

Single-Stock−23.4%NVDATSLA−52.6%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · asset-weighted

Thematic vs Low-Cost Core

YTD

Thematic268 ETFs · $363BLow-Cost Core73 ETFs · $4.91T

MeasureThematicCore

Average fund+2.3%+9.3%

Asset-weighted+10.0%+8.1%

Past year+1.4%+11.3%

Today−5.8%−4.0%

Best fundWCBR +50.7%FELV +24.7%

Worst fundLITP −40.6%FELG −4.8%

4–2measures won
Core first

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · average fund, total return

SOXX vs SMH

YTD

SOXXSMH3–1SOXX first

+31.6%Year to date+24.3%

+34.0%Past year+27.3%

0.33%Fee0.35%

$37.6BAssets$57.7B

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Theme by Theme

AI & Semis ETFs

YTD

+22.3%100 funds · $151.4B
asset-weighted

Share of Thematic money42%

Largest fundsYTD

SMH$57.7B+24.3%

SOXX$37.6B+31.6%

DRAM$14.4Bnew

AIQ$9.6B+10.4%

96 more funds$32.1B

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted

Cyber & Cloud ETFs

YTD

+29.8%15 funds · $28.0B
1st of 9 themes

theme +29.8%, asset-weighted

LargestShare of theme

CIBR$16.9B60%

HACK$3.4B12%

SKYY$3.2B12%

BUG$2.1B8%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Quantum ETFs

YTD

94%of quantum money
is in QTUM

Theme+8.5%

QTUM $4.9B5 funds · $5.2B

Largest 4YTD

QTUM93.8% of money$4.9B+9.5%

WQTM5.6% of money$288M−8.6%

QTUP0.3% of money$16Mnew

CQTM0.3% of money$13Mnew

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · asset-weighted

Infrastructure ETFs

YTD

+7.9%39 funds · $57.1B · asset-weighted

PAVE

+6.3%

$14.0B

GRID

+0.0%

$11.0B

IGF

+8.2%

$10.8B

EMLP

+16.1%

35 more

$17.1B

Tile size = assets · colour = YTD$57.1B in all

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Defense & Space ETFs

YTD

−6.4%33 funds · $38.8B

Largest 4YTD

ITA$11.6B−4.6%

PPA$7.4B−3.3%

SHLD$6.3B−10.1%

XAR$5.1B−11.1%

This theme

−6.4%

All Thematic

+10.0%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

YTD

−28.1%10 funds · $9.9B

9 themesYTD

Cyber & cloud+29.8%

AI & semis+22.3%

Quantum+8.5%

Infrastructure+7.9%

Disruptive tech−1.2%

Clean energy & EV−6.3%

Defense & space−6.4%

China−15.7%

Nuclear & uranium−28.1%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Clean Energy & EV ETFs

YTD

−6.3%15 funds · $5.3B
8th of 9 by assets

ICLN$2.0B−1.5%LIT$1.1B−6.8%TAN$1.0B−10.2%DRIV$300M−5.7%

11 more funds$798M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

China ETFs

YTD

−15.7%25 funds · $19.3B
8th of 9 themes

MCHI$5.8B−12.8%

KWEB$4.4B−27.3%

FXI$4.0B−8.1%

CQQQ$1.8B−22.5%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Best vs Worst

YTD

Cyber & cloudNuclear & uraniumasset-weighted

Funds1510

Assets$28.0B$9.9B

Biggest fundCIBRURA

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Cyber & Cloud vs Chips

YTD

Cyber & cloud

15 ETFs

+29.8%

AI & semis

100 ETFs

+22.3%

$28.0BAssets$151B

CIBR +27.7%Biggest fundSMH +24.3%

+21.3%Biggest, past year+27.3%

2–1measures won · AI & semis

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Thematic ETFs

YTD

Quantum

+8.5%

5 funds · $5.2B

Quantum+8.5%

All thematic+10.0%

QTUM $4.9B · largest+9.5%

9 themesYTD

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · theme YTD is asset-weighted