The best financials ETFs

How to invest in the financials sector using ETFs

With sector ETFs, you invest in a specific part of the economy, for example in the financials sector. The most widely used standard in the financial industry for dividing the economy into sectors is the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). The major index providers MSCI and S&P use this standard consisting of 11 sectors and 68 assigned industries.

For the classification of listed companies in each sector, the index providers analyse in which business segment companies are generating the majority of their sales and profits. Additionally, the positioning and public perception of a company are also taken into account.
0.18% p.a. - 0.41% p.a.
annual total expense ratio (TER) of financials ETFs
5 Indices
on the financials sector, which are tracked by ETFs
9 ETFs
on the financials sector
 
The best indices for financials ETFs

How do I invest in the financials sector?

An industry or sector index consists of all the companies of a certain sector starting from a parent index. For example, the MSCI World Financials index tracks all companies from the financials sector that are included in the MSCI World. A global financials ETF thus gives you the opportunity to invest in the largest finance companies worldwide.

Sector ETFs of this type should not be mixed up with thematic ETFs. Thematic ETFs track a non-standardised industry group and a specific investment theme. We provide you with an overview of the available thematic ETFs here.
 
justETF tip: You can find out more about sector ETFs in our articles Investing in different sectors via ETFs and What sort of sector ETFs are available?.
 

Which companies are included in financials ETFs?

Companies from the financials sector are banks, insurers and financing specialists such as mortgage banks including mortgage REITs. The financials sector also includes companies involved in asset management, investment banking, the operation of financial exchanges and the distribution of financial data. You can invest in a specific aspect of the financials sector via fintech ETFs.

In this investment guide, you will find all ETFs that allow you to invest globally in companies from the financials sector. For a performance comparison of the various ETF sectors, please have a look at our market overview.

MSCI World Financials performance

1 month: 4.86%
1 year: 20.15%
3 years: 91.86%
5 years: 86.25%
 

Financials ETFs in comparison

The most important factors at a glance
In the table below we have listed the currently available financials ETFs. Via the "Properties" and "Performance" tabs, you can find detailed information on these ETFs and sort them according to your desired criterion. More information about the different criteria when choosing an ETF can be found in our article on ETF selection.
 
ETF
ISIN		 Fund size
in m EUR		 TER
in %		 Inception date Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
Xtrackers MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF 1CIE00BM67HL84 1,328 0.25% p.a. 04/03/2016 Accumulating Ireland Full replication
Amundi S&P Global Financials ESG UCITS ETF DR EUR (A)IE000KYX7IP4 761 0.18% p.a. 20/09/2022 Accumulating Ireland Full replication
State Street SPDR MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF USDIE00BYTRR970 348 0.30% p.a. 29/04/2016 Accumulating Ireland Full replication
iShares MSCI World Financials Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD (Dist)IE00BJ5JP097 198 0.18% p.a. 17/05/2021 Distributing Ireland Full replication
Amundi MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF EUR AccLU0533032859 131 0.30% p.a. 23/08/2010 Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
Amundi S&P Global Financials ESG UCITS ETF DR EUR (D)IE000ENYES77 35 0.18% p.a. 20/09/2022 Distributing Ireland Full replication
Fineco AM MSCI World Financials Sustainable Selection P-Series UCITS ETF EUR A AccIE000VDP6OY8 23 0.38% p.a. 09/09/2022 Accumulating Ireland Swap-based
Invesco S&P World Financials ESG UCITS ETF AccIE00018LB0D8 6 0.18% p.a. 12/04/2023 Accumulating Ireland Full replication
Fineco AM MSCI World Financials Sustainable Selection P-Series UCITS ETF CLASS J ACC - EUR ACCUMULATINGIE000KJHE9V9 4 0.41% p.a. 14/08/2026 Accumulating Ireland Full replication
ETF
ISIN		 1 month
in %		 3 months
in %		 6 months
in %		 1 year
in %		 3 years
in %		 5 years
in %
Xtrackers MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF 1CIE00BM67HL84 3.38% -0.02% 12.81% 19.09% 96.37% 87.13%
Amundi S&P Global Financials ESG UCITS ETF DR EUR (A)IE000KYX7IP4 2.75% -0.25% 13.33% 20.66% 99.50% -
State Street SPDR MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF USDIE00BYTRR970 3.40% -0.03% 12.78% 19.03% 96.17% 86.71%
iShares MSCI World Financials Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD (Dist)IE00BJ5JP097 3.44% 0.00% 13.11% 20.23% 100.73% 91.01%
Amundi MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF EUR AccLU0533032859 3.51% 0.25% 13.18% 19.00% 94.78% 85.04%
Amundi S&P Global Financials ESG UCITS ETF DR EUR (D)IE000ENYES77 2.77% -0.26% 13.32% 20.67% 99.49% -
Fineco AM MSCI World Financials Sustainable Selection P-Series UCITS ETF EUR A AccIE000VDP6OY8 2.51% 0.72% 14.22% 24.85% 104.46% -
Invesco S&P World Financials ESG UCITS ETF AccIE00018LB0D8 4.95% 1.28% 14.19% 21.71% 97.95% -
Fineco AM MSCI World Financials Sustainable Selection P-Series UCITS ETF CLASS J ACC - EUR ACCUMULATINGIE000KJHE9V9 - - - - - -

Source: justETF.com; As of 31/10/2026