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The Best Sector ETFs 2025
The Best 50 Sector Indices for ETFs in 2025
| Investment focus Index | 4 Week Chart | 52 Week Low/High | in 2026 | in 2025 | in 2024 | in 2023 | in 2022 | Number of ETFs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity World Basic Materials STOXX Global Gold Miners |  |  | -6.33% | 148.30% | 25.85% | 12.22% | -10.10% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners |  |  | -8.52% | 142.42% | 22.23% | 4.16% | -9.38% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Global Silver Miners |  |  | -2.50% | 140.28% | 20.57% | -3.34% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Global Pure Gold Miners |  |  | -10.61% | 139.80% | 34.92% | 6.28% | -3.03% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MarketVector Global Gold Miners |  |  | -5.09% | 126.09% | 17.08% | 6.24% | -3.28% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Developed Markets Pure Gold Miners |  |  | -1.47% | 125.55% | 21.01% | 12.76% | -28.01% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials S&P Commodity Producers Gold |  |  | -3.79% | 124.70% | 18.63% | 6.80% | -6.89% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials NYSE Arca Gold BUGS |  |  | -0.22% | 124.25% | 21.20% | 2.91% | -4.86% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Social/Environmental VettaFi Gold Miners Screened |  |  | -2.91% | 123.34% | 9.44% | 1.89% | -3.94% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials EURO STOXX® Banks 30-15 |  |  | 4.95% | 90.59% | 30.37% | 29.55% | 0.20% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity Europe Financials EURO STOXX® Banks |  |  | 5.37% | 89.81% | 31.24% | 30.85% | 0.54% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Social/Environmental WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners |  |  | 12.58% | 88.50% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials EURO STOXX® Optimised Banks |  |  | 4.72% | 85.64% | 31.21% | 29.21% | 0.32% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Social/Environmental Nasdaq Sprott Copper Miners Screened |  |  | 14.17% | 80.74% | 17.98% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials STOXX® Europe 600 Optimised Banks |  |  | 5.72% | 78.34% | 33.29% | 26.35% | -0.41% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials STOXX® Europe 600 Banks |  |  | 6.99% | 77.01% | 32.86% | 26.91% | 1.18% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Disruptive Materials |  |  | 11.04% | 73.50% | -1.24% | -22.48% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials S&P Global Essential Metals Producers |  |  | 16.39% | 71.84% | -5.45% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Global Copper Miners |  |  | 17.43% | 71.19% | 9.94% | 5.43% | 5.37% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials S&P Global Mining Reduced Coal |  |  | 11.97% | 68.44% | -2.62% | 1.17% | 8.28% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals |  |  | 26.30% | 67.62% | -30.99% | -22.32% | -26.25% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials STOXX Global Copper Miners |  |  | 20.13% | 59.84% | 6.32% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials Mirae Asset Defence Tech |  |  | -0.08% | 57.33% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity China Technology ChiNext 50 Capped |  |  | 31.97% | 52.50% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials Solactive Battery Value-Chain |  |  | 31.23% | 52.26% | 5.07% | 4.36% | -8.63% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials MarketVector Global Defense Industry |  |  | 3.24% | 49.25% | 52.70% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials MSCI Europe Financials 20/35 Capped |  |  | 3.43% | 47.12% | 25.92% | 22.02% | -3.01% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity World Industrials Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence |  |  | 7.76% | 45.27% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Energy Social/Environmental STOXX® Europe 600 Energy Screened+ |  |  | 31.32% | 43.81% | -1.37% | 2.60% | 29.17% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Technology Solactive China Technology (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -10.44% | 40.64% | 9.30% | -12.24% | -34.40% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Nasdaq Global Semiconductor |  |  | 83.64% | 38.98% | 24.69% | 62.78% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials S&P Kensho Global Future Defense |  |  | 34.60% | 38.28% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Indxx Global CleanTech |  |  | 37.80% | 38.27% | -29.57% | -25.73% | -11.44% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Social/Environmental WisdomTree Battery Solutions |  |  | 29.38% | 37.14% | -7.61% | -8.39% | -22.96% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials S&P Developed BMI Select Aerospace & Defense 35/20 Capped |  |  | 6.99% | 36.57% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Social/Environmental MSCI ACWI IMI Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment ESG Screened Select Capped |  |  | 89.32% | 35.72% | 21.01% | 58.24% | -30.67% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental Solactive Clean Energy |  |  | 40.47% | 34.45% | -9.07% | -11.73% | -3.85% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Utilities MSCI Europe Utilities 20/35 Capped |  |  | 14.33% | 34.09% | 1.35% | 13.91% | -7.64% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity Europe Utilities STOXX® Europe 600 Utilities |  |  | 13.82% | 33.64% | 1.53% | 13.93% | -7.94% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity Europe Basic Materials STOXX® Europe 600 Basic Resources |  |  | 27.60% | 32.99% | -8.75% | -1.85% | 8.87% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity Europe Basic Materials STOXX® Europe 600 Optimised Basic Resources |  |  | 28.45% | 32.73% | -7.05% | -3.48% | 9.88% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Social/Environmental MarketVector US Listed Semiconductor 10% Capped Screened |  |  | 79.61% | 32.73% | 30.98% | 67.09% | -30.73% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Social/Environmental MSCI ACWI Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Filtered |  |  | 70.17% | 32.68% | 66.04% | 71.81% | -33.11% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity Europe Utilities STOXX® Europe 600 Optimised Utilities |  |  | 13.99% | 32.56% | 0.57% | 13.84% | -8.92% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology Social/Environmental Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select |  |  | 69.03% | 30.65% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Technology CoinShares Blockchain Global Equity |  |  | 21.22% | 30.03% | 29.45% | 51.16% | -48.37% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Insurance STOXX® Europe 600 Insurance |  |  | -2.17% | 29.72% | 22.69% | 13.17% | 2.84% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental MAC Global Solar Energy |  |  | 36.50% | 29.60% | -33.14% | -29.46% | 0.48% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Utilities Social/Environmental S&P Global Clean Energy Transition |  |  | 34.99% | 29.16% | -21.47% | -23.24% | 0.46% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity China Automobile Solactive China Electric Vehicle and Battery |  |  | 0.36% | 29.05% | 7.02% | -34.81% | - | 1 ETF |
Source: justETF.com; As of 06.06.26; Calculations in EUR based on the best ETF of the respective index in 2025.
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Many investors feel overwhelmed by the sheer variety of products available. Our best advice: just get started and keep it simple. Often, purchasing a low-cost, globally diversified ETF is all you need. Which specific provider you choose for tracking the MSCI World index, for example, is entirely up to you. For a comprehensive overview of the best available options, please refer to our MSCI World Investment Guide.Key considerations when selecting an ETF
Crucially, you should avoid over-concentrating your portfolio, for instance, by relying solely on ETFs with heavy exposure to US equities, and instead aim for broad diversification. A further tip: alongside broad diversification, which can be easily achieved via a global equity index like the MSCI World, pay close attention to the fund's size (Assets Under Management, or AUM) and its track record. The larger and more established an ETF is, the less likely it is to be liquidated by the fund provider. You will also need to decide how you want the ETF to track its underlying index. The traditional method is physical replication, though synthetic ETFs are also widely available. You can find out more about this in our article on "Replication Methods of ETFs".justETF tip: Recently, ETFs utilising a hybrid replication method have also become available, effectively combining the advantages of both approaches. You can find out more about this in our dedicated article on "Hybrid Replication".