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Global X Space Tech ETF

ORBXNasdaqC

$39.19−1.24 (−3.06%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C51/ 100

Rank 5 of 15 in Space

C51/100Rank 5 of 15inSpace
Intraday session: down, 70 prints from 40.43 to 39.19. Range 38.88 to 39.76. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.0039.5039.7540.0040.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$40M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
36
Avg volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$41.06
52W range
low $37.88high $79.72
Launched

The ETF.net ORBX Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 51 out of 100

Category
Space⁠
Rank
5 of 15
Six-pillar profile for ORBX. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 22, Mission not scored, Tradability 49, Holdings 32, Durability 68. Strongest: Cost (71). Weakest: Risk (22). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 51 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.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 15

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 14

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 15

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 14

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 15

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 Oct 11, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
36
Top-10 weight
74%
Largest holding
SPCX25.1%

Geography

  • United States80.43%
  • Canada5.02%
  • Japan3.51%
  • Luxembourg2.34%
  • Italy2.18%
  • France1.69%
  • United Kingdom1.41%
  • Israel1.10%
  • Other countries (4)2.32%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SPCXSpace Exploration Techn-Cl A25.13%61,560$10M287
002RKLBRocket Lab Corp10.41%60,810$4M238
003ASTSAst Spacemobile Inc8.52%66,594$3M151
004GSATGlobalstar Inc4.80%22,791$2M93
005IRDMIridium Communications Inc4.72%39,563$2M161
006VSATViasat Inc4.67%25,852$2M159
007MDA.TOMda Space Ltd4.44%62,889$2M42
008RDWRedwire Corp3.95%164,187$2M84
009FLYFirefly Aerospace Inc3.85%76,701$2M79
010PLPlanet Labs Pbc3.74%86,757$1M91
011LUNRIntuitive Machines Inc3.71%112,152$1M81
012SESG.PASes2.30%218,685$918K50
013AVIO.MIAvio Spa2.14%26,826$853K41
014ETL.PAEutelsat Communications1.66%427,584$661K52
015BKSYBlacksky Technology Inc1.44%27,349$572K66

Showing 1–15 of 36 holdings

ORBX Performance

Launched Apr 14, 2026

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

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ORBX$8,542
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. ORBX $8,542. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,862$9,195$10,529Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for ORBX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodORBX
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−3.6%
3 months−14.6%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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−22.9%

History from Apr 15, 2026

ORBX in the news

Filtered to ORBX · Space

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 Oct 12, 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.

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