(UNG) United States Natural Gas - NYSE

ETF Category: Commodities Focused | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 448m USD | Total Return: -35.1% in 12m

Natural Gas, Futures Contracts, Commodity Derivatives
Total Rating 23
Safety 37
Buy Signal -0.60
Commodities Focused
Category Rotation: -9.9
TER: 1.06%
AUM: 448M
Avg Turnover: 77.1M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility50.5%
VaR 5th Pctl8.86%
VaR vs Median-2.53%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.48
Rel. Str. IBD13.4
Rel. Str. Peer Group1.8
Character TTM
Beta0.090
Beta Downside0.451
Hurst Exponent0.540
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD68.16%
CAGR/Max DD-0.40
CAGR/Mean DD-0.59

Warnings

Choppy

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Description: UNG United States Natural Gas

United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) is an exchange-traded security designed to track the daily price movements of natural gas. The fund achieves this exposure by investing primarily in front-month natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).

The fund utilizes a roll strategy, transitioning its holdings from the expiring near-month contract to the next available month to avoid physical delivery of the commodity. Because natural gas markets often experience contango-where future prices are higher than current spot prices-long-term holders may face roll yield losses that cause the fund to underperform the spot price of natural gas over time.

Natural gas remains a highly volatile commodity driven by seasonal weather patterns, storage levels, and industrial demand. Investors can evaluate historical performance and expense ratios on ValueRay to better understand these risks. As a commodity-based ETF structured as a limited partnership, the fund issues a Schedule K-1 for tax reporting rather than a standard Form 1099.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Natural gas futures prices fluctuate based on domestic inventory levels
  • Winter heating and summer cooling demand drive seasonal price volatility
  • LNG export capacity expansions increase global market price correlation
  • Contango in futures markets causes roll yield erosion for shareholders
What is the price of UNG shares?

As of June 20, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 11.74 with a total of 6,806,800 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.20%, over one month by +1.73%, over three months by -7.34% and over the past year by -35.07%.

Is UNG a buy, sell or hold?

United States Natural Gas has no consensus analysts rating.