Akre Focus ETF
$55.74+0.45 (+0.81%)
- 0.98%
- $4.6B
- 0.5M sh
- $54.80
- low $51.01high $68.18
The ETF.net AKRE Grade
D
Score 27 out of 100
- 79 of 90
Score 27 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F7 out of 100Rank 84 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F8 out of 100Rank 81 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A74 out of 100Rank 10 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F15 out of 100Rank 89 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A88 out of 100Rank 4 of 90
Our read on AKRE
DThe ETF successor to Akre Capital's 2009 focus fund: a deliberately concentrated, non-diversified book of businesses meant to be held for years. Multi-billion-dollar scale, and a mutual-fund-era fee of 0.98%.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- The strategy has a paper trail. This is the ETF successor to a mutual fund that began operating in 2009, so the approach long predates the wrapper.akrecapital.com
- Non-diversified on purpose: a focused portfolio, so each holding actually moves the needle instead of being diluted across hundreds of names.akrecapital.com
- One job, stated plainly in the filings: long-term capital appreciation, mostly US names with room for international ones.sec.gov
- Among the easier active funds in its peer group to get in and out of, with a multi-billion-dollar asset base behind it.
Worth knowing
- 0.98% is a mutual-fund-era price tag, well above what most active large-cap growth ETFs charge. Rivals like JUSA and FELG cover similar ground for a fraction of it.sec.gov
- Concentration cuts both ways. In a non-diversified book, a single-name stumble lands harder than it would in a broad index.akrecapital.com
- Built for capital appreciation, not income. There is no regular distribution schedule to plan around here.
AKRE Holdings
- Stocks
- 20
- 78%
- MA
Geography
- United States76.42%
- Canada20.99%
- France2.58%
AKRE Performance
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AKRE$8,440
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AKRE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −15.6% |
| 1 month | −3.0% |
| 3 months | +0.3% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AKRE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −15.6% | |
| 2025 | −3.2% |
AKRE in the news
AKRE Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
AKRE Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.88
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AKRE Cost
0.98%
AKRE0.98%
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
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