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ASCI

GradeFNASDAQ Global Select

abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF

Broad Stock Market · Aberdeen Investments · Inception 1996-09-30 · SEC filings

$36.56−0.76 (−2.03%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:06 PM EDT

History starts Oct 20, 2025.History starts Oct 20, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 8 prints from 37.32 to 36.56. Range 36.56 to 36.91. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$36.70$36.80$36.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.05%
Fund size
$78M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$36.87
52W range
low $32.10high $38.19

The ETF.net ASCI Grade

F

15/ 100

Rank 16 of 16 in International Small-Cap⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ASCI. Scores out of 100: Cost 0, Risk 23, Mission not scored, Tradability 23, Holdings 23, Durability 42. Strongest: Durability (42). Weakest: Cost (0). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 15 of 100 sits in the F 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 0
    Category rank16/16 · 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.
    FScore 23
    Category rank15/16 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 23
    Category rank13/16 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 23
    Category rank16/16 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 42
    Category rank13/16 · bottom quartile

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

Our read on ASCI

ETF.net Research

FAn old-school stock picker in ETF clothing: active managers hunting small companies outside the US, with a strategy lineage running back to 1996. You pay up for human judgment, and there's no index to hide behind.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and invests primarily in equity securities of small non-U.S. companies.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Actively managed, not index-tracking. A team picks small non-US companies rather than buying whatever a benchmark hands them.
  2. 02Pure mandate: small non-US companies are the whole job, not a thin sleeve inside a big developed-markets fund.
  3. 03The strategy dates to 1996, run by a long-established manager, so it carries a record through multiple market cycles.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Fees run 1.05% a year, above what most international equity ETFs charge. Index-based rival AVDS costs 0.30%.
  2. 02Lightly traded next to the category's giants, so spreads can be wider at the moment you transact.
  3. 03No index to measure it against: results ride on the managers' picks, plus currency swings layered on small-cap volatility.

ASCI Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 5:01 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
34%
Largest holding
DPLM.L4.7%

Geography

  • Japan20.20%
  • United Kingdom12.38%
  • Australia7.74%
  • India7.32%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)6.72%
  • Korea (the Republic of)5.70%
  • Spain3.78%
  • France3.77%
  • Other countries (15)32.39%

Developed 65% · Emerging 35% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001DPLM.LDIPLOMA PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.054.72%36,976$4M97
0026544.TJAPAN ELEVATOR SERVICE HOLDI COMMON STOCK3.71%290,200$3M52
0037936.TASICS CORP COMMON STOCK3.70%107,900$3M130
004ALQ.AXALS LTD COMMON STOCK3.33%170,375$3M62
005HILS.LHILL + SMITH PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.253.19%62,913$2M51
0069962.TMISUMI GROUP INC COMMON STOCK3.13%105,100$2M71
007FAGR.BRFAGRON COMMON STOCK3.04%91,608$2M54
0083023.TWSINBON ELECTRONICS CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.03.03%234,000$2M40
009WELCORP.BOWELSPUN CORP LTD COMMON STOCK INR5.03.00%89,593$2M35
010VNT.AXVENTIA SERVICES GROUP PTY LT COMMON STOCK2.93%533,147$2M54
011RA.MXREGIONAL SAB DE CV COMMON STOCK2.81%265,508$2M42
012021240.KSCOWAY CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW500.02.81%27,673$2M56
013GTT.PAGAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGA SA COMMON STOCK EUR.012.78%8,183$2M64
0146532.TBAYCURRENT INC COMMON STOCK2.74%41,800$2M63
015443060.KSHD HYUNDAI MARINE SOLUTION C COMMON STOCK KRW500.02.70%11,823$2M35

Showing 1–15 of 55 holdings

ASCI Performance

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

ASCI$10,820
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ASCI $10,820. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,119$10,381$11,642Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – 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 ASCI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodASCI
Year to date+8.2%
1 month+1.6%
3 months+0.6%
1 yearHistory unavailable—
3 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
5 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
10 yearsHistory unavailable—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 ASCI
YearReturn barASCI
2026 YTD+8.2%
2025+1.1%

History from Oct 20, 2025

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ASCI 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.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.28 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2025 $0.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.28

ASCI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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No data available
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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No data available
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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No data available
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.
1.06
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.

ASCI Cost

Expense ratio1.05%
  • The middle half of International Small-Cap funds
  • Median 0.44%

Every other International Small-Cap fund charges less.

ASCI costs $105.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Small-Cap fund costs $44.00.