The Best ETFs 2025
The Best 50 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 |  |  | 6.71% | 148.30% | 25.85% | 12.22% | -10.10% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners |  |  | 1.08% | 142.42% | 22.23% | 4.16% | -9.38% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Silver (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -20.47% | 141.00% | 18.17% | -4.26% | -0.23% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Global Silver Miners |  |  | 3.23% | 140.28% | 20.57% | -3.34% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Global Pure Gold Miners |  |  | 3.10% | 139.80% | 34.92% | 6.28% | -3.03% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Platinum (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -27.19% | 134.63% | -11.93% | -8.97% | 5.52% | 2 ETFs |
| Precious Metals Silver Future (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -19.00% | 129.63% | 16.55% | -4.79% | -2.23% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MarketVector Global Gold Miners |  |  | 5.90% | 126.09% | 17.08% | 6.24% | -3.28% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Developed Markets Pure Gold Miners |  |  | 9.83% | 125.55% | 21.01% | 12.76% | -28.01% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials S&P Commodity Producers Gold |  |  | 7.44% | 124.70% | 18.63% | 6.80% | -6.89% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials NYSE Arca Gold BUGS |  |  | 8.77% | 124.25% | 21.20% | 2.91% | -4.86% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Social/Environmental VettaFi Gold Miners Screened |  |  | 6.52% | 123.34% | 9.44% | 1.89% | -3.94% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Silver |  |  | -13.61% | 119.83% | 28.98% | -4.28% | 9.91% | 7 ETFs |
| Precious Metals Platinum |  |  | -21.14% | 113.76% | -3.66% | -8.94% | 16.20% | 4 ETFs |
| Precious Metals Silver Future |  |  | -12.66% | 108.77% | 26.88% | -5.34% | 7.20% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials EURO STOXX® Banks 30-15 |  |  | 15.23% | 90.59% | 30.37% | 29.55% | 0.20% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity Europe Financials EURO STOXX® Banks |  |  | 15.77% | 89.81% | 31.24% | 30.85% | 0.54% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Social/Environmental WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners |  |  | 0.84% | 88.50% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials EURO STOXX® Optimised Banks |  |  | 14.47% | 85.64% | 31.21% | 29.21% | 0.32% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Social/Environmental Nasdaq Sprott Copper Miners Screened |  |  | 20.37% | 80.74% | 17.98% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials STOXX® Europe 600 Optimised Banks |  |  | 15.99% | 78.34% | 33.29% | 26.35% | -0.41% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Europe Financials STOXX® Europe 600 Banks |  |  | 17.52% | 77.01% | 32.86% | 26.91% | 1.18% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity South Korea MSCI Korea 20/35 |  |  | 77.05% | 76.27% | -17.48% | 15.59% | -24.03% | 4 ETFs |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Disruptive Materials |  |  | 3.87% | 73.50% | -1.24% | -22.48% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental MarketVector Global Space Industry Screened |  |  | 12.69% | 73.27% | 51.31% | 7.80% | - | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Bloomberg Precious Metals (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -8.12% | 73.13% | 21.45% | 5.08% | -4.26% | 1 ETF |
| Equity South Korea FTSE Korea 30/18 Capped |  |  | 83.61% | 72.46% | -17.16% | 18.89% | -24.31% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials S&P Global Essential Metals Producers |  |  | 11.87% | 71.84% | -5.45% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials Solactive Global Copper Miners |  |  | 22.57% | 71.19% | 9.94% | 5.43% | 5.37% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials S&P Global Mining Reduced Coal |  |  | 15.94% | 68.44% | -2.62% | 1.17% | 8.28% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Basic Materials MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals |  |  | -18.51% | 67.62% | -30.99% | -22.32% | -26.25% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Precious Metals Basket |  |  | -6.54% | 63.92% | 22.85% | -6.66% | 5.80% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Gold (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -7.77% | 63.19% | 23.83% | 9.97% | -2.05% | 6 ETFs |
| Equity World Basic Materials STOXX Global Copper Miners |  |  | 27.82% | 59.84% | 6.32% | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Spain Solactive Spain 40 |  |  | 15.52% | 57.86% | 14.99% | 27.03% | -2.11% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Bloomberg Precious Metals |  |  | -1.63% | 57.60% | 31.82% | 4.03% | 4.58% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials Mirae Asset Defence Tech |  |  | -4.00% | 57.33% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity South Africa MSCI South Africa Capped |  |  | 0.43% | 56.36% | 13.12% | -1.86% | 1.83% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Gold Future (EUR Hedged) |  |  | -7.07% | 56.22% | 22.85% | 8.19% | -4.84% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Spain IBEX 35 |  |  | 13.72% | 54.76% | 19.49% | 26.97% | -1.51% | 1 ETF |
| Equity Eastern Europe MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe ex Russia |  |  | 31.45% | 53.91% | 4.22% | 41.72% | -21.81% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity Poland MSCI Poland |  |  | 35.00% | 53.01% | 0.22% | 43.06% | -22.02% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Gold |  |  | -4.58% | 52.53% | 32.93% | 9.30% | - | 17 ETFs |
| Equity China Technology ChiNext 50 Capped |  |  | 1.52% | 52.50% | - | - | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Industrials Solactive Battery Value-Chain |  |  | 0.08% | 52.26% | 5.07% | 4.36% | -8.63% | 1 ETF |
| Precious Metals Palladium |  |  | -24.50% | 52.15% | -13.79% | -39.70% | -1.73% | 3 ETFs |
| Equity World Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components |  |  | -10.65% | 52.06% | 6.19% | 34.74% | - | 1 ETF |
| Equity Austria ATX® |  |  | 27.54% | 51.26% | 10.16% | 13.98% | -16.45% | 2 ETFs |
| Equity Africa SGI Pan Africa |  |  | -0.14% | 49.79% | 8.70% | 1.26% | -7.51% | 1 ETF |
| Equity World Social/Environmental WisdomTree Renewable Energy |  |  | 0.60% | 49.74% | -23.46% | - | - | 1 ETF |
Source: justETF.com; As of 13/10/2026; Calculations in EUR based on the best ETF of the respective index in 2025.
ETF Recommendations & Fund Selection
As an independent consumer portal, we are naturally not allowed to provide tailored financial advice or specific ETF recommendations. However, we have compiled essential information regarding exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to help you navigate the market and find the right investment for your portfolio.How to identify top-performing ETFs
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".