
U.S. Global Jets ETF
$26.80−0.22 (−0.81%)
- 0.60%
- $813M
- +12.5%
- 0.86%
- 3.2M sh
- $27.50
- low $23.53high $34.06
The ETF.net JETS Grade
Score 47 out of 100
- 4 of 8
Score 47 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D36 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C50 out of 100Rank 2 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F21 out of 100Rank 8 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A92 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D39 out of 100Rank 7 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 3 of 8
Our read on JETS
CAirlines, straight up. Where its transport-fund peers spread across rails and truckers, JETS buys the carriers, the plane makers and the airports, weighting the four largest U.S. airlines heaviest. Live since 2015.
The Fund seeks to track the performance of the U.S. Global Jets Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- A tiered index rather than pure market cap: the four largest U.S. carriers get the fattest slices, then smaller airlines, manufacturers and airports step down from there.usglobaletfs.com
- Global by design. The index screens airline companies listed on exchanges worldwide, so non-U.S. carriers and airport operators sit alongside the big domestic names.usglobaletfs.com
- Reconstituted and rebalanced every March, June, September and December, so weights snap back to the rulebook instead of riding whichever airline just ran.usglobaletfs.comsec.gov
- Actively traded for a niche sector fund, which makes it one of the easier ways to step in and out of this corner of the market.
Worth knowing
- The 0.60% fee matches the category median but runs well above broad-transport options like XTN (0.35%) and IYT (0.38%), which own railroads and truckers too.
- One industry, roughly 40 stocks, top tier deliberately oversized. Moves can be sharp and can look nothing like the broad market.usglobaletfs.com
- Cash comes back once or twice a year, not quarterly or monthly.
JETS Holdings
- Stocks
- 57
- 65%
- LUV
Geography
- United States75.61%
- Canada5.05%
- Singapore1.94%
- Spain1.93%
- Japan1.45%
- Mexico1.45%
- Turkey1.39%
- China1.36%
- 9.81%
JETS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | JETS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.7% |
| 1 month | −4.1% |
| 3 months | −15.8% |
| 1 year | +12.5% |
| 3 years | +18.8% |
| 5 years | +2.7% |
| 10 years | +2.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | JETS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.7% | |
| 2025 | +11.6% | |
| 2024 | +33.2% | |
| 2023 | +11.4% | |
| 2022 | −19.0% | |
| 2021 | −5.1% | |
| 2020 | −28.9% |
JETS in the news
JETS Dividends
- 0.86%
- $0.23
- $0.23 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
JETS Risk
- 27.8%
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.
- 0.59
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.
- −40.1%
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.
- 1.38
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JETS Cost
- The middle half of Transportation funds
- Median 0.48%
4 of the 8 Transportation funds charge less.
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