Natural Gas ETFs
27 ETFs · AUM: $17.40B
Natural gas ETFs provide exposure to the price of natural gas through futures contracts, allowing investors and traders to speculate on one of the most volatile commodities in the energy market. Natural gas prices are driven by weather patterns, storage levels, production trends, and LNG export demand, creating frequent trading opportunities for those who understand the market dynamics.
The main natural gas ETFs include UNG (United States Natural Gas Fund), the largest and most liquid natural gas ETF that tracks Henry Hub natural gas futures, BOIL (ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas), a 2x leveraged fund for aggressive traders seeking amplified returns, and KOLD (ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas), which provides 2x inverse exposure for those betting on falling natural gas prices.
Natural gas ETFs are primarily short-term trading vehicles rather than long-term investments. Like oil ETFs, they suffer from significant contango drag when rolling futures contracts, which erodes value over time. The leveraged products BOIL and KOLD compound daily and can deviate substantially from their target multiples over periods longer than one day. These funds are best used by experienced traders for tactical positions around weather events, storage reports, and seasonal patterns. Long-term energy investors should consider natural gas equity producers instead.
27 ETFs found
| Symbol▼ | Fund Name▼ | AUM▼ | Price▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| VDE | Vanguard Energy ETF | $10.10B | $162.64 |
| EMLP | First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund | $3.95B | $43.78 |
| USO | United States Oil Fund LP | $961.1M | $119.84 |
| FCG | First Trust Natural Gas ETF | $648.2M | $29.66 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | $590.7M | $12.63 |
| BOIL | ProShares - Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas | $441.8M | $19.07 |
| KOLD | ProShares - UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas | $236.1M | $19.06 |
| DGAZ | VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN Linked to the S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index ER | $100.3M | — |
| PXE | Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF | $92.0M | $36.22 |
| DBE | Invesco DB Energy Fund | $61.6M | $28.50 |
| UGA | United States Gasoline Fund LP | $45.7M | $96.45 |
| LNGX | Global X - U.S. Natural Gas ETF | $35.5M | $44.24 |
| GASL | Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bull 3X Shares | $34.9M | — |
| GAZ | iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN | $30.9M | — |
| GASX | Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3X Shares | $17.3M | — |
| PSCU | Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF | $14.0M | $58.85 |
| PBOG | Portfolio Building Block Integrated Oil and Gas and Exploration and Production Index ETF | $11.7M | $33.05 |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP | $10.8M | $7.38 |
| USNG | Amplify Samsung U.S. Natural Gas Infrastructure ETF | $5.6M | $32.80 |
| LNGZ | Range Global Lng Ecosystem ETF | $5.3M | — |
| MLPG | UBS ETRACS Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index ETN | $2.2M | — |
| USE | USCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fund | $2.2M | $30.27 |
| LNGG | Linn Energy, Inc. | $733K | — |
| GAZB | iPath Bloomberg Natural Gas SubTR ETN B | — | — |
| UGAZ | VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN Linked to the S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index ER | — | — |
| UGAZF | VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN Linked to the S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index ER | — | — |
| DCNG | iPath Seasonal Natural Gas ETN | — | — |