SEA bid-ask spread and liquidity

U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF
ThemesU.S. Global$18m net assets0.60% fee
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IQ Liquidity Score

1 of 6 measured · Mar 17, 2026
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Not scored
0 · Hard to trade100 · Trades like a giant

The IQ Liquidity Score: a fixed 0 to 100 scale of trading conditions, the same anchors for every fund; 100 is the easiest to trade. It measures how cheaply and reliably the fund trades, not whether to own it. Method →

Cost to trade
Not measured · the issuer's 30-day median spread is not read for this fund
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Capacity
Not measured · 41.4% of its long weight could be measured; the largest part not measured is foreign
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Price fidelity
Not measured · no closing premium is held for this fund
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Primary market
4 active dealers of 4; largest 58% of creations and redemptions, N-CEN to Dec 31, 2025
65.0
Bad-day behaviour
Not measured · no daily closing premium is held for this fund
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Depth
Not measured · needs trade and quote data (Phase 2)
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Capacity

What the holdings can absorb a day

Not measured: 41.4% of its long weight could be measured; the largest part not measured is foreign.

Dealers

Authorized participants · N-CEN, the year to Dec 31, 2025
Active dealers
4
of 4 authorized
Largest
58%
of creations and redemptions
One dealer
No
4 active

4 of 4 authorized participants created or redeemed SEA shares in the year to Dec 31, 2025. From the fund’s Form N-CEN, filed Mar 17, 2026.

The active authorized participants, largest first, by share of the dollars created and redeemed: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (57.6%), Jane Street Capital, LLC (18.5%), UBS Securities LLC (12.3%), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (11.6%).

How to trade SEA

To buy or to sell, up to $100,000
When
ETF spreads are usually widest in the first minutes after the open and the last before the close.
Phase 2 · drawn now, filled when trade data arrives
Spread through the dayComing with trade data

Median spread by half hour, 30 days.

Buyers against sellersComing with trade data

Share of volume at the ask against at the bid.

Retail flow, estimatedComing with trade data

Sub-penny prints as a share of volume.

Large tradesComing with trade data

Prints above $500k, count and share.

Closing auctionComing with trade data

Share of the day’s volume at the close.

Questions people ask

Who is the AP for SEA?

SEA’s latest Form N-CEN, for the period ending Dec 31, 2025, lists 4 authorized participants (APs), and 4 created or redeemed shares. The largest were J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (57.6%), Jane Street Capital, LLC (18.5%), UBS Securities LLC (12.3%) of the dollars its APs created and redeemed.

Who is the LMM for SEA?

SEA’s lead market maker (LMM) on NYSE Arca is Citadel Securities LLC. Lead market maker per NYSE Arca, as of Oct 23, 2026.
Sources and dates
DealersForm N-CEN · the year to Dec 31, 2025
Where to next
ETF trading costs and liquidity→Cost-to-trade checker→Why low volume does not mean illiquidguide →Limit orders vs market orders for ETFsguide →How the IQ Liquidity Score is builtmethod →SEA fund page→
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ETFIQ, SEA trading: cost, capacity, premium and dealers, data as of Mar 17, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/sea/trading/

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