AOT Growth and Innovation ETF
$66.96−0.09 (−0.14%)
- 0.75%
- $111M
- +23.2%
- 0M sh
- $67.05
- low $45.21high $69.97
The ETF.net AOTG Grade
D
Score 28 out of 100
- 78 of 90
Score 28 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.F24 out of 100Rank 66 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.D28 out of 100Rank 72 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D30 out of 100Rank 78 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 83 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 49 of 90
Our read on AOTG
DMost growth funds buy "tech." AOTG buys an economic trait: businesses that can sell the next unit for almost nothing. A concentrated, actively run book built on low marginal cost, growth and quality screens.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through active investment in U.S.-listed equities with high growth potential, emphasizing companies whose low marginal-cost business models can support expanding profits and growth.
Why people hold it
- The filter is an economics test, not a sector label: companies that can deliver more goods or services without materially raising their costs.sec.gov
- Genuinely active, not a closet index. A boutique specialist recommends the names and the adviser places the trades, inside a plain 1940 Act ETF wrapper.sec.gov
- A focused book rather than a sprawling index, so the manager's best ideas actually move the needle.
Worth knowing
- Fees run 0.75% a year against a 0.54% peer median, and several top-ranked rivals in the group (JUSA at 0.12%, FELG at 0.18%) cost a fraction of that.
- Small and thinly traded next to the giants of its category, so spreads can be wider. Limit orders matter more here than on a megafund.
- A capital-appreciation mandate with no payouts in the last year, and concentration cuts both ways: a few names drive the outcome.
AOTG Holdings
- Stocks
- 44
- 66%
- AMD
Sectors
- Technology71.9%
- Communication11.7%
- Financials8.8%
- Consumer Discretionary6.8%
- Industrials0.4%
- Health Care0.4%
Geography
- United States84.38%
- Taiwan5.12%
- South Korea3.08%
- Brazil2.97%
- Canada2.15%
- Singapore1.21%
- Uruguay0.97%
- Sweden0.12%
AOTG Performance
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AOTG$12,320
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 | AOTG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.8% |
| 1 month | +2.2% |
| 3 months | +3.2% |
| 1 year | +23.2% |
| 3 years | +31.1% |
| 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 | AOTG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.8% | |
| 2025 | +25.3% | |
| 2024 | +32.2% | |
| 2023 | +54.6% | |
| 2022 | −11.5% |
AOTG in the news
AOTG Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
AOTG Risk
- 23.8%
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.
- 1.11
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.
- −31.6%
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.
- 1.45
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AOTG Cost
0.75%
AOTG0.75%
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
65 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
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