About this ETF
This Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) employs a systematic approach designed to generate long-term capital appreciation. It achieves this by creating a concentrated portfolio of 50 companies from the S&P 500 index. The selection process prioritizes firms that are leaders in Research & Development (R&D) spending, with an additional critical screen for the quality of their Free Cash Flow (FCF).
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 | +8.10% | +5.47% | +23.87% | — | — | — | — | — | +19.93% |
| Total return | +8.11% | +5.55% | +24.03% | — | — | — | — | — | +20.09% |
* 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 | 0.49% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $49.00 |
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. 51 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datadog Inc | DDOG | 5.71% | 431 | $100.2K |
| 2 | Workday Inc | WDAY | 4.49% | 400 | $78.9K |
| 3 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | CRWD | 3.84% | 354 | $67.4K |
| 4 | Incyte Corp | INCY | 3.79% | 523 | $66.5K |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks Inc | PANW | 3.74% | 188 | $65.7K |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 3.61% | 135 | $63.4K |
| 7 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | VRTX | 3.32% | 108 | $58.3K |
| 8 | Cadence Design Systems Inc | CDNS | 3.11% | 174 | $54.6K |
| 9 | Coinbase Global Inc | COIN | 2.81% | 286 | $49.3K |
| 10 | Synopsys Inc | SNPS | 2.72% | 120 | $47.8K |
| 11 | Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.55% | 36 | $44.8K |
| 12 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | REGN | 2.49% | 53 | $43.8K |
| 13 | ServiceNow Inc | NOW | 2.47% | 334 | $43.3K |
| 14 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 2.34% | 276 | $41.1K |
| 15 | NetApp Inc | NTAP | 2.17% | 198 | $38.2K |
| 16 | QUALCOMM Inc | QCOM | 2.11% | 231 | $37.1K |
| 17 | Airbnb Inc | ABNB | 2.10% | 199 | $36.8K |
| 18 | Biogen Inc | BIIB | 2.01% | 165 | $35.4K |
| 19 | Autodesk Inc | ADSK | 1.97% | 138 | $34.6K |
| 20 | Meta Platforms Inc | META | 1.93% | 62 | $33.8K |
| 21 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | BMY | 1.78% | 477 | $31.2K |
| 22 | F5 Inc | FFIV | 1.76% | 82 | $31.0K |
| 23 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 1.75% | 177 | $30.8K |
| 24 | GoDaddy Inc | GDDY | 1.73% | 309 | $30.3K |
| 25 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | 1.69% | 69 | $29.8K |
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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) | 0.10% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.0308 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 04, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0228 (Jun 08, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 08, 2026 | $0.0228 |
| Mar 05, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | Mar 09, 2026 | $0.0080 |
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
Liquidity
| Volume today | 34 | Average volume | 509 |
| AUM | $1.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.28% |
| 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 | -$27.1K | -1.51% | $1.8M → $1.8M |
| 1 Week | -$22.1K | -1.24% | $1.8M → $1.8M |
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.
Latest News for QFRD
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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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