USCF Sustainable Battery Metals Strategy Fund
$20.370.00 (0.00%)
- 0.79%
- $2M
- +16.9%
- 0.95%
- 0M sh
- $20.01
- low $17.42high $25.47
The ETF.net ZSB Grade
D
Score 27 out of 100
- 12 of 13
Score 27 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 27
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 27
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F2 out of 100Rank 13 of 13Mission
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.A74 out of 100Rank 2 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D32 out of 100Rank 10 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F23 out of 100Rank 12 of 13
Our read on ZSB
DMost battery-metal funds buy mining stocks. ZSB goes at the metals themselves through futures and swaps, then buys carbon offsets sized to the emissions behind those positions. A commodity trade with an emissions ledger attached.
The fund intends to invest primarily in metals-related derivatives and may use carbon-credit futures to offset the aggregate emissions associated with those metals derivatives.
Why people hold it
- Exposure to the metals, not the miners: futures and swaps on cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel and other electrification metals, so the ride follows metal prices rather than mining company margins, strikes and share issuance.nasdaq.com
- The green part is built into the mandate, not the marketing: the fund may buy carbon-credit futures to offset the estimated emissions tied to its metals positions. Almost nothing else in critical materials does this.prnewswire.com
- Actively managed and compact, roughly 30 positions, with the eligible metals list free to change as battery chemistry moves. No index committee waiting a year to notice.prnewswire.comnasdaq.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.79% a year it is priced above most of its peer group, where broad metals and mining options like PICK (0.39%) and REMX (0.53%) charge less for stock-based exposure.
- Small asset base and light trading volume. Spreads can widen and sizeable orders can push the price, so execution matters more here than in the cohort's giants.
- Futures-based commodity exposure has its own weather: contract rolls can add or subtract return, some battery metal contracts are thinly traded, and the fund only launched in 2023, so the track record is short.prnewswire.com
ZSB Holdings
- Stocks
- 13
- 95%
- Bny Cash Reserve
Sectors
- Materials90.9%
- Industrials8.3%
- Technology0.8%
ZSB Performance
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ZSB$11,691
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 | ZSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.4% |
| 1 month | −6.0% |
| 3 months | −7.1% |
| 1 year | +16.9% |
| 3 years | +5.5% |
| 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 | ZSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.4% | |
| 2025 | +64.3% | |
| 2024 | −19.7% | |
| 2023 | −31.4% |
ZSB in the news
ZSB Dividends
- 0.95%
- $0.19
- $0.19 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ZSB Risk
- 22.0%
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.
- 0.14
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.
- −49.3%
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.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ZSB Cost
0.79%
ZSB0.79%
- The middle half of Critical Materials funds
- Median 0.65%
Every other Critical Materials fund charges less.
Other funds in Critical Materials
- CFMTLFirst Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- CLITGlobal X - Lithium & Battery Tech ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +27.7%
- CREXCSprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- DLITPSprott Lithium Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return −6.5%
- DNIKLSprott Nickel Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −13.9%