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Defiance Space and Connective Tech ETF

UFOXNasdaqDefianceA

$75.86+1.25 (+1.68%)

As of Nov 3, 2026, 11:25 AM ET

A84/ 100

Rank 1 of 15 in Space

Intraday session: up, 24 prints from 74.61 to 75.86. Range 75.25 to 76.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.75.0075.2575.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$797M
1Y total return
+10.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.50%
Holdings
63
Avg volume · 30D
31K sh
52W range
low $74.61high $106.72
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The ETF.net UFOX Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 84 out of 100

Category
Space⁠
Rank
1 of 15
Six-pillar profile for UFOX. Scores out of 100: Cost 100, Risk 62, Mission not scored, Tradability 76, Holdings 83, Durability 84. Strongest: Cost (100). Weakest: Risk (62). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 84 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 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.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 14
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 15
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 14
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 15

Our read on UFOX

ETF.net Research

In short

AA space theme without the space-theme price tag. UFOX tracks a rules-based index of roughly 60 satellite and connectivity companies for 0.30%, a little over half what the typical global thematic fund charges.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the BlueStar® Space and Connective Technologies Index. It uses passive indexing and generally invests in the index constituents.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.30% a year, against a 0.56% median for its global thematic peers. Niche themes usually cost more, not less.
  • Fully rules-based. It tracks the BlueStar Space and Connective Technologies Index, so what lands in the portfolio follows a published methodology, not a manager's hunch.defianceetfs.com
  • About 60 holdings across a global and US mandate, so the theme is spread over satellite and connectivity businesses rather than three or four pure plays.
  • Listed since 2019, mid-sized, moderately traded and paying quarterly. On the whole, one of the stronger profiles in its global thematic group.

Worth knowing

  • One theme, roughly 60 stocks. Space and connectivity names tend to move together, so the ride is bumpier than a broad market fund.
  • Wide tent. "Space and connective technologies" stretches from satellites to connectivity infrastructure, so check the holdings list to see what you actually own.defianceetfs.com
  • Cheap for a theme fund, not cheap outright. Broader global peers such as KLMT (0.10%) and IQSZ (0.19%) sit well below it on fees.

UFOX Performance

Launched Mar 4, 2019

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

Not enough history yet.
UFOX$11,063
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. UFOX $11,063. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 UFOX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodUFOX
Year to date+17.4%
1 month−15.2%
3 months−6.0%
1 year+10.6%
3 yearsper year+36.1%
5 yearsper year+15.2%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 UFOX
YearReturn barUFOX
2026 YTD+17.4%
2025+34.8%
2024+34.1%
2023+21.9%
2022−27.3%
2021+25.7%
2020+29.8%

UFOX in the news

UFOX 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 Nov 2, 2026.
0.50%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.37Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.06 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 30 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Jun 24, 2019 $0.06; Sep 17, 2019 $0.07; Dec 26, 2019 $0.06; Mar 24, 2020 $0.05; Jun 23, 2020 $0.10; Sep 22, 2020 $0.08; Dec 29, 2020 $0.10; Mar 24, 2021 $0.06; Jun 23, 2021 $0.12; Sep 22, 2021 $0.09; Dec 29, 2021 $0.23; Mar 23, 2022 $0.09; Jun 22, 2022 $0.16; Sep 21, 2022 $0.10; Dec 28, 2022 $0.13; Mar 22, 2023 $0.09; Jun 21, 2023 $0.17; Sep 20, 2023 $0.13; Dec 27, 2023 $0.12; Mar 20, 2024 $0.08; Jun 26, 2024 $0.11; Sep 25, 2024 $0.09; Dec 27, 2024 $0.09; Mar 26, 2025 $0.08; Jun 25, 2025 $0.10; Sep 24, 2025 $0.07; Dec 29, 2025 $0.10; Mar 25, 2026 $0.10; Jun 24, 2026 $0.11; Sep 23, 2026 $0.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.06
Jun 24, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.11
Mar 25, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.10
Dec 29, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.10
Sep 24, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.07
Jun 25, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.10
Mar 26, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.08
Dec 27, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.09
Sep 25, 2024Sep 26, 2024$0.09
Jun 26, 2024Jun 27, 2024$0.11
Mar 20, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.08
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.12

See all 30 payments⁠

$10,000 in UFOX 5 years ago paid $551 in dividends.⁠

UFOX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
27.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.17
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−33.9%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.58
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

UFOX Cost

Cheapest in Space

$6,149

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • UFOX 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • UFOX 0.30%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530UFOX $6,149

Year by year

YearUFOX
10$545
20$2,113
30$6,149

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