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AQLG

GradeDNASDAQ Global Market

HCM Large Cap Growth ETF

Broad Stock Market · Highland Capital · Inception 2026-06-08

$26.35−0.08 (−0.31%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 10:13 AM EDT

History starts Jun 8, 2026.History starts Jun 8, 2026.History starts Jun 8, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 5 prints from 26.43 to 26.35. Range 26.35 to 26.37. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$26.36$26.36$26.36$26.3710 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$78M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$26.54
52W range
low $24.79high $26.98

The ETF.net AQLG Grade

D

35/ 100

Rank 25 of 29 in US Large-Cap⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for AQLG. Scores out of 100: Cost 14, Risk 99, Mission not scored, Tradability 4, Holdings 60, Durability 15. Strongest: Risk (99). Weakest: Tradability (4). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 35 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 14
    Category rank25/29 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 99
    Category rank1/28 · top 4%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 4
    Category rank28/29 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 60
    Category rank14/28 · top 50%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 15
    Category rank29/29 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on AQLG

ETF.net Research

DA young, actively run large-cap growth fund that can hold stocks or other ETFs, with an objective written around appreciation rather than tracking an index. You are paying 0.65% a year for a manager's judgment in the aisle where index plumbing costs pennies.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing its net assets in equity securities or ETFs of large-capitalization companies.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Simple mandate: long-term capital appreciation from large-cap companies, owned either as individual stocks or as ETFs. No leverage or options machinery in the objective.
  2. 02That stock-or-ETF flexibility lets the manager shift large-cap exposure in blocks instead of working through dozens of single names.
  3. 03The objective is framed as capital appreciation, not index replication, so what you own reflects the manager's growth calls rather than a benchmark's recipe.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The fee is 0.65% a year against a 0.20% median for its large-cap peer group, and index options like SCHX (0.03%) or BKLC (0.00%) charge a rounding error.
  2. 02It is a small, thinly traded fund, so the gap between buy and sell prices can be wide and shows up in the price you actually get.
  3. 03Launched in 2026, it has no full market cycle behind it, and the mandate points at growth in share price rather than income.

AQLG Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:25 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
36%
Largest holding
AAPL5.5%

Geography

  • United States97.55%
  • Ireland0.82%
  • Bermuda0.65%
  • Singapore0.49%
  • Canada0.42%
  • Australia0.07%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 9.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLApple Inc5.46%12,580$4M707
002GOOGLAlphabet Inc4.80%10,596$4M704
003IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF3.66%3,697$3M54
004KMIKinder Morgan Inc3.32%79,991$3M342
005CCitigroup Inc3.32%19,337$3M407
006AVGOBroadcom Inc3.08%6,676$2M732
007FHNFirst Horizon Corp3.07%99,406$2M151
008BACBank of America Corp2.99%39,814$2M440
009MSFTMicrosoft Corp2.95%4,599$2M792
010NVDANVIDIA Corp2.93%10,282$2M828
011ABBVAbbVie Inc2.73%7,986$2M511
012AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.69%8,199$2M720
013CRWDCrowdstrike Holdings Inc2.69%8,691$2M454
014MUMicron Technology Inc2.55%1,988$2M655
015PAAPlains All American Pipeline LP2.43%73,164$2M22

Showing 1–15 of 130 holdings

AQLG Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

AQLG$10,485
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. AQLG $10,485. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,720$10,248$10,775Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for AQLG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAQLG
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+0.3%
3 months+4.9%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AQLG
YearReturn barAQLG
2026 YTD+5.7%

Since listing, Jun 8, 2026

AQLG in the news

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AQLG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

AQLG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.58
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

AQLG Cost

Expense ratio0.65%
  • The middle half of US Large-Cap funds
  • Median 0.20%

23 of the 28 US Large-Cap funds charge less.

AQLG costs $65.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Large-Cap fund costs $20.00.