About this ETF
Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets in exchange-traded common stocks of small-capitalization companies. In addition, it may invest up to 25% of its total assets, collectively, in foreign common stocks and dollar-denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers that are either listed on a U.S. stock exchange or represented by exchange-traded American depositary receipts that are issued by a U.S. financial institution. Up to 15% of the fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of emerging market issuers.
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 | +2.29% | +3.99% | -6.48% | -6.48% | +4.72% | +10.39% | — | — | +1.48% |
| Total return | +2.29% | +3.99% | -6.48% | -6.48% | +5.01% | +10.67% | — | — | +1.71% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Jul 01, 2025. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.86% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $86.00 |
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 Jul 06, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 86 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP | WTFC | 2.47% | 1.63K | $213.2K |
| 2 | EVERCORE INC | EVR | 2.17% | 645 | $187.9K |
| 3 | PRIMO BRANDS CORP | PRMB | 2.10% | 5.60K | $181.4K |
| 4 | PIPER SANDLER COS | PIPR | 2.00% | 545 | $172.8K |
| 5 | SOUTHSTATE CORP | SSB | 1.84% | 1.51K | $159.0K |
| 6 | BANNER CORP | BANR | 1.79% | 2.19K | $154.8K |
| 7 | MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC | MMSI | 1.79% | 1.42K | $154.6K |
| 8 | HEALTHEQUITY INC | HQY | 1.75% | 1.37K | $151.2K |
| 9 | SUMMIT MATERIALS INC | SUM | 1.68% | 2.77K | $144.9K |
| 10 | APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNO | AIT | 1.67% | 556 | $144.6K |
| 11 | NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INC | NOG | 1.64% | 3.95K | $142.0K |
| 12 | MAGNITE INC | MGNI | 1.62% | 8.12K | $139.7K |
| 13 | WORKIVA INC | WK | 1.61% | 1.42K | $139.0K |
| 14 | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY | KTOS | 1.61% | 4.16K | $139.0K |
| 15 | FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC | FCFS | 1.61% | 1.27K | $138.8K |
| 16 | ENPRO INC | NPO | 1.59% | 741 | $137.6K |
| 17 | ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLO | ATMU | 1.57% | 3.24K | $135.5K |
| 18 | ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC | ESE | 1.54% | 1.00K | $133.3K |
| 19 | WNS HOLDINGS LTD | WNS | 1.53% | 2.15K | $131.9K |
| 20 | PATRICK INDUSTRIES INC | PATK | 1.52% | 1.35K | $131.4K |
| 21 | FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYST | FIBK | 1.46% | 3.83K | $126.3K |
| 22 | BOYD GAMING CORP | BYD | 1.45% | 1.64K | $125.7K |
| 23 | GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS IN | GDYN | 1.44% | 5.50K | $124.2K |
| 24 | SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC | SPXC | 1.43% | 831 | $123.4K |
| 25 | FLUOR CORP. | FLR | 1.41% | 2.52K | $121.7K |
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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) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 18, 2024 | Last payment | $0.0833 (Dec 19, 2024) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | $0.0833 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | $0.0304 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | $0.0300 |
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 | — / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | — / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | — / — | Sortino 1Y | — |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.10 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | — |
| Downside deviation 1Y | — | 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 | 386 | Average volume | 782 |
| AUM | $7.3M | Premium/Discount | -1.20% |
| 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 →
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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