About this ETF
This exchange-traded fund primarily targets smaller companies located outside the United States. Its investment approach systematically evaluates and weights securities based on key fundamental criteria, including their underlying valuation, profitability, and overall investment quality. While designed to deliver many advantages of passive indexing—such as broad diversification, lower portfolio turnover, and transparent holdings—the fund also aims to generate additional value. It achieves this by utilizing current market price information to inform its investment decisions. The ETF benefits from a streamlined portfolio management and trading process, meticulously engineered to enhance returns for investors while actively seeking to mitigate avoidable risks and control expenses. It is purpose-built to integrate seamlessly as a component within an investor's broader strategic asset allocation framework.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +7.29% | +1.99% | +3.29% | +16.12% | +23.47% | +19.35% | — | — | +16.68% |
| Total return | +7.29% | +3.13% | +4.50% | +17.48% | +26.50% | +22.36% | — | — | +19.54% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.30% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $30.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 3000 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPM METALS INC COMMON STOCK | DPM.TO | 0.32% | 22.09K | $1.1M |
| 2 | ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK ILS.01 | ENLT.TA | 0.29% | 12.10K | $968.7K |
| 3 | HUDBAY MINERALS INC COMMON STOCK | HBM.TO | 0.28% | 33.40K | $940.2K |
| 4 | IAMGOLD CORP COMMON STOCK | IMG.TO | 0.28% | 45.28K | $928.4K |
| 5 | ELDORADO GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK | ELD.TO | 0.25% | 20.07K | $857.1K |
| 6 | TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD COMMON STOCK | 6976.T | 0.25% | 14.30K | $850.0K |
| 7 | NKT A/S COMMON STOCK DKK20.0 | NKT.CO | 0.25% | 5.86K | $849.6K |
| 8 | HISCOX LTD COMMON STOCK GBP.065 | HSX.L | 0.25% | 34.74K | $846.6K |
| 9 | FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK | FTT.TO | 0.24% | 12.00K | $800.6K |
| 10 | BALFOUR BEATTY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.5 | BBY.L | 0.24% | 67.33K | $793.1K |
| 11 | OCEANAGOLD CORP COMMON STOCK | OGC.TO | 0.23% | 25.66K | $788.5K |
| 12 | EQUINOX GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK | EQX.TO | 0.23% | 60.92K | $785.2K |
| 13 | UMICORE COMMON STOCK | UMI.BR | 0.23% | 29.86K | $784.1K |
| 14 | BEAZLEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.05 | BEZ.L | 0.23% | 44.34K | $782.2K |
| 15 | SUMCO CORP COMMON STOCK | 3436.T | 0.23% | 36.50K | $780.8K |
| 16 | VAULT MINERALS LTD COMMON STOCK | VAU.AX | 0.23% | 167.41K | $778.2K |
| 17 | LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 | BGEO.L | 0.23% | 4.44K | $770.6K |
| 18 | CAPSTONE COPPER CORP COMMON STOCK | CS.TO | 0.23% | 68.50K | $764.7K |
| 19 | PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK | PRU.AX | 0.23% | 172.97K | $761.2K |
| 20 | DCC ENERGY PLC COMMON STOCK EUR.25 | DCC.L | 0.22% | 8.65K | $750.2K |
| 21 | HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.1 | HWDN.L | 0.22% | 68.98K | $746.0K |
| 22 | AZIMUT HOLDING SPA COMMON STOCK | AZM.MI | 0.22% | 16.83K | $744.1K |
| 23 | GENESIS MINERALS LTD COMMON STOCK | GMD.AX | 0.22% | 129.07K | $741.1K |
| 24 | RINGKJOEBING LANDBOBANK A/S COMMON STOCK DKK1.0 | RILBA.CO | 0.22% | 2.69K | $730.2K |
| 25 | SOUTH BOW CORP COMMON STOCK NPV | SOBO.TO | 0.21% | 18.68K | $718.0K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 2.16% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.7512 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 09, 2026 | Last payment | $0.8452 (Jun 11, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +12.55% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 09, 2026 | Jun 09, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | $0.8452 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | $0.0319 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | $0.8741 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | $0.7813 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | $0.7746 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 | Jun 26, 2024 | $0.8178 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | $0.3750 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 15.97% / 15.54% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.53 / 1.31 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -12.43% / -13.51% | Sortino 1Y | 2.29 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.73 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.767 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 10.70% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 11.51K | Average volume | 24.46K |
| AUM | $355.8M | Premium/Discount | -0.11% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$912.7K | -0.27% | $340.6M → $339.7M |
| 1 Week | -$4.3M | -1.27% | $338.7M → $339.7M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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