
Tema Space Innovators ETF
The ETF.net NASA Grade
Score 45 out of 100
- 7 of 15
Score 45 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.D29 out of 100Rank 8 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D35 out of 100Rank 11 of 14Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 3 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C47 out of 100Rank 9 of 14Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A72 out of 100Rank 4 of 15
Our read on NASA
CIt landed the ticker every space fund wanted. NASA is a concentrated, roughly 40-stock read on the space economy, from defense systems to space tourism, and it trades like a much older fund.
The Fund seeks long-term growth through investments connected with space-related innovation, including areas such as defense systems and space tourism.
Why people hold it
- One ticker, the whole launchpad: about 40 names tied to space innovation, spanning defense systems through space tourism.
- Charges 0.75% a year, right at the median for space ETFs, so the concentrated active approach costs no more than the category norm.
- Very actively traded and already north of a billion in assets, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part.
- Lands in the upper half of its space-fund peer group on our overall read, helped by how cleanly it trades.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper orbits exist: ROKT charges 0.45% and ORBX 0.50%, against 0.75% here.
- A 2026 launch with about 40 holdings in a story-driven sector: thin history to judge, and single names carry real weight.
- Built for long-term growth, not income. It has not paid a distribution.
NASA Holdings
- Stocks
- 36
- 68%
- SPACEX SPV
Geography
- United States72.20%
- Canada9.15%
- Japan6.63%
- United Kingdom6.59%
- Germany3.12%
- Netherlands1.34%
- Poland0.97%
NASA 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 | NASA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | −10.6% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | NASA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −7.0% |
NASA in the news
NASA Dividends
Listed Mar 2026. No distributions yet.
NASA Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 4.53
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NASA Cost
- The middle half of Space funds
- Median 0.75%
7 of the 15 Space funds charge less.
Other funds in Space
- CORBXGlobal X Space Tech ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- CUFOProcure Space ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +8.8%
- CDIPRCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Space & Satellite Communications ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- CFSPCFirst Trust Bloomberg Space Economy ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- CGALXVistaShares Space Supercycle ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —

