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ORBX

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

Global X Space Tech ETF

Themes · Global X · Inception 2026-04-14

$43.23−1.16 (−2.61%)

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

History starts Apr 15, 2026.History starts Apr 15, 2026.History starts Apr 15, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 42 prints from 44.39 to 43.23. Range 43.13 to 44.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$43.00$43.50$44.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$43M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
36
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$44.24
52W range
low $37.88high $79.72

The ETF.net ORBX Grade

C

52/ 100

Rank 5 of 15 in Space⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ORBX. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 22, Mission not scored, Tradability 51, Holdings 34, Durability 68. Strongest: Cost (71). Weakest: Risk (22). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 52 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 71
    Category rank4/15 · top 27%

  • Mission

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

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 22
    Category rank10/11 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 51
    Category rank6/15 · top 40%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 34
    Category rank12/14 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 68
    Category rank5/15 · top 33%

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

Our read on ORBX

ETF.net Research

CSpace investing usually carries a 0.75% toll. ORBX charges 0.50% for a global basket of roughly 40 companies spanning launch systems, satellites, orbital transport and space tourism. The whole launchpad, not one slice of it.

Stated mandate

ORBX seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Global X Space Tech Index. It invests in companies benefiting from commercialization of the global space economy across launch systems, space technology and components, orbital transport, satellite-enabled services, and space exploration or tourism.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.50%, it undercuts the 0.75% sticker worn by UFO, ARKX and NASA. Same theme, smaller toll.
  2. 02The index reaches across the whole stack: launch systems, space components, orbital transport, satellite-enabled services, exploration and tourism. Not a pure rocket bet.globalxetfs.com
  3. 03Rules-based, index-tracked and global, holding roughly 40 names. That package lands in the upper tier of the small space-ETF field.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Concentration cuts both ways: about 40 stocks in one young industry, so swings run wider than a broad-market fund.
  2. 02Launched in 2026, so there is little history to judge it by and the asset base is still building.
  3. 03Income is not part of the design; this is a growth theme, not a payout sleeve.

ORBX Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 6:07 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
36
Top-10 weight
73%
Largest holding
SPCX22.9%

Geography

  • United States78.94%
  • Canada5.20%
  • Japan3.85%
  • Luxembourg2.97%
  • Italy2.21%
  • France2.15%
  • Israel1.18%
  • United Kingdom1.10%
  • Other countries (4)2.39%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SPCXSPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A22.94%61,560$9M268
002RKLBROCKET LAB CORP9.58%60,810$4M237
003ASTSAST SPACEMOBILE INC9.51%66,594$4M152
004VSATVIASAT INC4.82%25,852$2M159
005GSATGLOBALSTAR INC4.61%22,791$2M92
006MDA.TOMDA SPACE LTD4.61%62,889$2M43
007IRDMIRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC4.52%39,563$2M168
008RDWREDWIRE CORP4.30%164,187$2M81
009FLYFIREFLY AEROSPACE INC3.93%76,701$2M79
010LUNRINTUITIVE MACHINES INC3.81%112,152$2M84
011PLPLANET LABS PBC3.48%86,757$1M98
012SESG.PASES2.91%218,685$1M52
013AVIO.MIAVIO SPA2.16%26,826$886K42
014ETL.PAEUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS2.10%427,584$859K55
015BKSYBLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC1.45%27,349$593K68

Showing 1–15 of 37 holdings

ORBX Performance

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

ORBX$8,584
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. ORBX $8,584. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,112$8,938$10,764Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – 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 ORBX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodORBX
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−0.8%
3 months−14.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—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 ORBX
YearReturn barORBX
2026 YTD−15.4%

History from Apr 15, 2026

ORBX in the news

ETF.net Research hasn’t filed on ORBX yet — coverage lands here as it’s written.

ORBX 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.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Apr 2026. No distributions yet.

ORBX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
1.30
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.

ORBX Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Space funds
  • Median 0.75%

4 of the 15 Space funds charge less.

ORBX costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Space fund costs $75.00.