Defiance Space and Connective Tech ETF
$84.96−0.41 (−0.48%)
- 0.30%
- $899M
- +38.0%
- 0.43%
- 0M sh
- $87.33
- low $75.71high $106.72
The ETF.net UFOX Grade
A
Score 84 out of 100
- 1 of 15
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 100Rank 1 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.B68 out of 100Rank 4 of 14Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A70 out of 100Rank 5 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A83 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 2 of 15
Our read on UFOX
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 63
- 35%
- SPCX
Sectors
- Technology75.0%
- Industrials12.7%
- Communication8.2%
- Real Estate4.2%
Geography
- United States89.17%
- Canada2.40%
- Israel1.92%
- Cayman Islands1.55%
- Finland1.37%
- United Kingdom1.34%
- Sweden1.23%
- China1.03%
UFOX Performance
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$13,798
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 | UFOX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +34.2% |
| 1 month | +2.2% |
| 3 months | −4.0% |
| 1 year | +38.0% |
| 3 years | +40.5% |
| 5 years | +20.2% |
| 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 | UFOX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +34.2% | |
| 2025 | +34.8% | |
| 2024 | +34.1% | |
| 2023 | +21.9% | |
| 2022 | −27.3% | |
| 2021 | +25.7% | |
| 2020 | +29.8% |
UFOX in the news
UFOX Dividends
- 0.43%
- $0.37
- $0.06 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
UFOX Risk
- 27.3%
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.
- 1.23
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.
- −33.9%
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.
- 1.58
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
UFOX Cost
0.30%
UFOX0.30%
- The middle half of Space funds
- Median 0.75%
No Space fund charges less.
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