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JETS vs SEA

U.S. Global Jets ETF

JETSCNYSE Arca

U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF

SEACNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

JETS0.60%SEA0.60%

Avg volume · 30D

JETS 177.3×the volume

JETS3.37MSEA19K

3Y return · a year

SEA +2.1pt

JETS+22.6%SEA+24.7%

JETS vs SEA Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+14.8%JETS+52.4%SEA

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. JETS +14.8%. SEA +52.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%30%40%60%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
JETS 0.60%
SEA 0.60%
Fund size
JETS $847M
SEA $19M
1Y total return
JETS +14.8%
SEA +52.4%, better
Yield (12M)
JETS 0.83%
SEA 4.56%, better
Holdings
JETS 55
SEA 31
Avg volume (30D)
JETS 3.37M sh, better
SEA 19K sh
NAV per share
JETS $26.92
SEA $21.58
52W range

ETF.net Grade

JETS: Cost 31, Risk 20, Mission 48, Tradability 72, Holdings 38, Durability 75. SEA: Cost 31, Risk 71, Mission not scored, Tradability 25, Holdings 67, Durability 46.
Pillar letters and Scores for JETS, SEA, with each pillar’s weight
PillarJETSSEA
Cost30% weightD31D31
Mission25% weightC48Not scored
Risk15% weightF20A71Higher
Tradability15% weightA72HigherD25
Holdings10% weightD38B67Higher
Durability5% weightA75HigherC46

Rank among Transportation funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. JETS and SEA are both graded against the same 8 Transportation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Transportation⁠

Category · 8 funds
See all 8 ›

SEA ranks 4th and JETS 5th of 8 funds in the Transportation Category.

  1. Rank 1BXTNState Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETFScore 65
  2. Rank 2BIYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETFScore 56
  3. Rank 3CFTXRFirst Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETFScore 48
  4. Rank 4CSEAU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETFScore 43
  5. Rank 5CDOCKCorgi Portfolios Rail & Freight EtfScore 40
  6. Rank 5CHULLCorgi Shipping & Global Logistics ETFScore 40
  7. Rank 5CJETSU.S. Global Jets ETFScore 40
  8. Rank 8DBOATSonicShares Global Shipping ETFScore 33

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

JETSCU.S. Global Jets ETF

SEACU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF

In short

JETS Airlines, straight up. Where its transport-fund peers spread across rails and truckers, JETS buys the carriers, the plane makers and the airports, weighting the four largest U.S. airlines heaviest. Live since 2015.

SEA One ticker for the whole freight chain: container ships, port operators, and air couriers. Fixed-tier weights keep the giant parcel names from swallowing the portfolio, with a 70/30 tilt toward sea over sky.

Stated mandate

JETS The Fund seeks to track the performance of the U.S. Global Jets Index before fees and expenses.

SEA The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the U.S. Global SEA Index.

Why people hold it

  • JETS A tiered index rather than pure market cap: the four largest U.S. carriers get the fattest slices, then smaller airlines, manufacturers and airports step down from there.usglobaletfs.com
  • Global by design. The index screens airline companies listed on exchanges worldwide, so non-U.S. carriers and airport operators sit alongside the big domestic names.usglobaletfs.com
  • Reconstituted and rebalanced every March, June, September and December, so weights snap back to the rulebook instead of riding whichever airline just ran.usglobaletfs.comsec.gov
  • Actively traded for a niche sector fund, which makes it one of the easier ways to step in and out of this corner of the market.
  • SEA Owns freight end to end: marine shipping, port and harbor operators, and air freight and courier names, global and including emerging markets.usglobaletfs.com
  • Weights are assigned in fixed tiers (5%, 4% and 2% slots for sea names, 3% for air) rather than by market cap, so one mega-cap courier cannot dominate the book.usglobaletfs.com
  • Reconstitutes and rebalances quarterly, so the roughly 30-stock lineup refreshes with the freight cycle instead of drifting for years.usglobaletfs.com
  • Trading since 2022 and an unusual pairing of ocean and air cargo in a single US-listed fund; it sits in the upper half of its global thematic peer group.usglobaletfs.com

Worth knowing

  • JETS The 0.60% fee matches the category median but runs well above broad-transport options like XTN (0.35%) and IYT (0.38%), which own railroads and truckers too.
  • One industry, roughly 40 stocks, top tier deliberately oversized. Moves can be sharp and can look nothing like the broad market.usglobaletfs.com
  • Cash comes back once or twice a year, not quarterly or monthly.
  • SEA At 0.60% a year, it runs a touch above the 0.56% median for global thematic funds.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so spreads can be wider than in large sector ETFs.
  • The index was built by U.S. Global Indices, a subsidiary of the adviser, with Indxx as calculation agent, and about 30 cyclical freight names make for a concentrated ride.usglobaletfs.com

Full JETS profile⁠

Full SEA profile⁠

JETS vs SEA Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

JETS vs SEA Cost

Same expense ratio

$11,817

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

  • JETS 0.60%

    $11,817

  • SEA 0.60%

    $11,817

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JETS 0.60%
  • SEA 0.60%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530JETS $11,817SEA $11,817

Year by year

YearJETSSEA
10$1,076$1,076
20$4,116$4,116
30$11,817$11,817

Expense ratio

  • 0.60%JETS
  • 0.60%SEA
  • Middle half of Transportation funds
  • Median 0.48%

JETS 5th cheapest of 8 funds

SEA 5th cheapest of 8 funds

JETS vs SEA Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
JETS 0.83%
SEA 4.56%, better
Payout (12M)
JETS $0.23
SEA $0.96
Last payment
JETS $0.23
SEA $0.96
Ex-dividend
JETS Dec 24, 2025
SEA Dec 24, 2025
Paid on
JETS Dec 26, 2025
SEA Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
JETS Irregular
SEA Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

JETSIrregular · 6 paymentsAll JETS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $0.51; Dec 28, 2018 $0.17; Dec 23, 2019 $0.39; Dec 29, 2020 $0.0092; Dec 23, 2021 $0.14; Dec 24, 2025 $0.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD
SEAAnnual · 4 paymentsAll SEA payments⁠
One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2022 $2.59; Dec 22, 2023 $1.48; Dec 24, 2024 $2.40; Dec 24, 2025 $0.96. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD

JETS vs SEA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
JETS 26.8%SEA 18.9%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
JETS 0.71SEA 1.13, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
JETS −40.1%SEA −39.5%since Jan 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
JETS 1.38SEA 0.52

JETS and SEA in the news

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