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HYDR

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

Global X - Hydrogen ETF

Themes · Global X · Inception 2021-07-12 · SEC filings

$44.77−0.80 (−1.76%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 43 prints from 45.58 to 44.77. Range 44.47 to 45.58. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$44.50$45.00$45.25$45.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$100M
1Y return
+29.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.89%
Holdings
25
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$45.34
52W range
low $31.60high $74.80

The ETF.net HYDR Grade

C

47/ 100

Rank 9 of 17 in Clean Energy⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for HYDR. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 23, Mission not scored, Tradability 50, Holdings 11, Durability 34. Strongest: Cost (72). Weakest: Holdings (11). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 47 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 72
    Category rank6/17 · top 35%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 23
    Category rank16/17 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 50
    Category rank10/17 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 11
    Category rank17/17 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 34
    Category rank13/17 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on HYDR

ETF.net Research

CClean energy with the solar panels stripped out. HYDR is a global, roughly 25-stock basket built around hydrogen alone: production, electrolyzers, fuel cells, and the gear that wires it into the energy system.

Stated mandate

HYDR targets companies expected to benefit from the global hydrogen industry's development, including hydrogen production, energy-system integration, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and related hydrogen-use technologies.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A true pure play. It tracks the Solactive Global Hydrogen Index, so you get hydrogen producers, fuel cells and electrolyzers rather than a broad clean-energy mix.globalxetfs.com
  2. 020.50% a year, which undercuts the typical clean-energy ETF fee. Cheap for a niche, single-technology theme.
  3. 03The mandate is global, not US-only, which matters when much of the hydrogen supply chain sits in Europe and Asia.globalxetfs.com
  4. 04Live since 2021, and one of the stronger builds in the upper half of its clean-energy peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Around 25 stocks tied to one technology. That concentration cuts both ways, and moves are typically sharper than a diversified clean-energy fund's.
  2. 02Broad clean-energy options like ICLN and FRNW run 0.39%, so the hydrogen focus carries a modest fee premium.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year at most. This is a growth theme, not an income engine.

HYDR Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 6:06 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
25
Top-10 weight
73%
Largest holding
BE16.9%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001BEBLOOM ENERGY CORP- A16.93%63,073$17M304
002336260.KSDOOSAN FUEL CELL CO LTD11.51%309,179$11M38
003PLUGPLUG POWER INC9.73%4,604,531$10M93
004CWR.LCERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC7.38%1,332,338$7M30
005F3C.DESFC ENERGY AG-BR6.38%267,244$6M4
006FCELFUELCELL ENERGY INC5.59%305,567$6M70
007ITM.LITM POWER PLC4.34%3,032,068$4M13
008NEL.OLNEL ASA4.32%18,863,835$4M5
009—VINA TECH CO LTD3.73%63,189$4M1
010BLDPBALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC3.22%1,466,723$3M13
011HPOW.LH-POWER PLC2.93%22,214,219$3M1
0127203.TTOYOTA MOTOR CORP2.86%147,491$3M136
013APDAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC2.82%9,816$3M280
014271940.KSILJIN HYSOLUS CO LTD2.72%323,202$3M3
015PCELL.STPOWERCELL SWEDEN AB2.68%1,277,701$3M5

Showing 1–15 of 27 holdings

HYDR Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

HYDR$12,920
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. HYDR $12,920. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,008$14,791$21,574Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for HYDR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHYDR
Year to date+44.5%
1 month+6.6%
3 months−19.1%
1 year+29.2%
3 years+8.2%per year
5 years−15.5%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for HYDR
YearReturn barHYDR
2026 YTD+44.5%
2025+43.8%
2024−33.1%
2023−36.5%
2022−47.2%
2021−13.9%

History from Jul 14, 2021

HYDR in the news

HYDR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
2.89%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.32Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.37 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2021 $0.06; Dec 30, 2024 $0.09; Jun 27, 2025 $0.26; Dec 30, 2025 $0.95; Jun 29, 2026 $0.37. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.37
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.95
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.26
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.09
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.06

HYDR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
64.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.24
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−89.3%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
3.60
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

HYDR Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Clean Energy funds
  • Median 0.58%

4 of the 16 Clean Energy funds charge less.

HYDR costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Clean Energy fund costs $58.50.