The best Innovation ETFs
How to invest in innovative technologies using ETFs
How do I invest in innovative technologies?
Gaining new insights through research and using these insights to develop and implement new technologies is part of the business model of many companies.Many of these efforts, with particular economic impact and dissemination, are expected to be in the health sector. The same applies to digital technologies, whose effects will probably not result in evolution but in a complete transformation of value chains and sales processes. Index providers evaluate companies according to their ambitions for innovation and construct specific indices based on this information.
In this investment guide, you will find all ETFs that allow you to invest in innovative technologies. Currently, there are 9 ETFs available.
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Innovation ETFs in comparison
When choosing an innovation ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all innovation ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.
Compare all innovation ETFs in detail
Compare all innovation ETFs in a chart
Provider ISIN |
Fund size in m GBP |
TER in % |
Use of profits | Fund domicile | Replication method | |
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iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETFIE00BYZK4776 | 1,645 | 0.40% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Optimized sampling | |
Lyxor MSCI Disruptive Technology ESG Filtered (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2023678282 | 243 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
L&G Healthcare Breakthrough UCITS ETF USD AccIE00BK5BC677 | 155 | 0.49% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
HANetf HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETFIE00BDDRF700 | 90 | 0.59% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Sampling | |
L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETFIE00BF0H7608 | 22 | 0.49% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
HANetf HAN-GINS Indxx Healthcare Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETFIE00BJQTJ848 | 14 | 0.59% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Acc USDIE00BLR6QB00 | 8 | 0.68% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF AccIE00BWTNM743 | 3 | 0.70% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Dist GBPIE00BLR6QC17 | 1 | 0.68% p.a. | Distributing | Ireland | Full replication |
Source: justETF.com; As of 19/04/2021
Return comparison of all innovation ETFs
The table shows the returns of all innovation ETFs in comparison. All return figures are including dividends as of month end. Besides the return the reference date on which you conduct the comparison is important. In order to find the best ETFs, you can also perform a chart comparison.
ETF | 1 month in % |
3 months in % |
6 months in % |
1 year in % |
3 years in % |
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HANetf HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF | -0.26% | 8.44% | 26.55% | 83.04% | - | |
Lyxor MSCI Disruptive Technology ESG Filtered (DR) UCITS ETF - Acc | -3.90% | -2.61% | 17.78% | 70.94% | - | |
L&G Healthcare Breakthrough UCITS ETF USD Acc | -3.05% | -0.38% | 17.37% | 68.04% | - | |
iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETF | -3.28% | -5.47% | 6.63% | 47.50% | 47.81% | |
HANetf HAN-GINS Indxx Healthcare Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF | -0.88% | -2.35% | 1.68% | 30.41% | - | |
L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETF | -1.32% | -6.35% | -6.45% | 18.13% | 34.18% | |
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc | 4.34% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 15.21% | -2.47% | |
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Acc USD | -3.99% | -1.69% | - | - | - | |
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Dist GBP | -4.92% | 35.22% | - | - | - |
ETF | 2021 in % |
2020 in % |
2019 in % |
2018 in % |
2017 in % |
|
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Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Dist GBP | 35.22% | - | - | - | - | |
HANetf HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF | 8.44% | 54.69% | 27.72% | - | - | |
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc | 0.00% | -0.95% | 5.27% | -13.09% | 15.12% | |
L&G Healthcare Breakthrough UCITS ETF USD Acc | -0.38% | 60.22% | - | - | - | |
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Acc USD | -1.69% | - | - | - | - | |
Lyxor MSCI Disruptive Technology ESG Filtered (DR) UCITS ETF - Acc | -2.03% | - | - | - | - | |
HANetf HAN-GINS Indxx Healthcare Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF | -2.35% | 23.74% | - | - | - | |
iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETF | -5.47% | 47.15% | 9.23% | 3.10% | 23.16% | |
L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETF | -6.35% | 23.08% | 9.09% | - | - |
Source: justETF.com; As of 31/03/2021; Calculations in GBP including dividends