Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF
$52.40+0.51 (+0.98%)
- 0.27%
- $905M
- +18.1%
- 2.65%
- 57.2K sh
- low $44.40high $52.79
The ETF.net AUSF Grade
C
Score 52 out of 100
- 56 of 99
Score 52 of 100 falls in the C 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.B55 out of 100Rank 40 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D36 out of 100Rank 83 of 87Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A75 out of 100Rank 16 of 99Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 50 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B65 out of 100Rank 33 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C50 out of 100Rank 56 of 99
Our read on AUSF
In short
CMost multifactor ETFs bolt value, momentum and low volatility together at fixed weights. AUSF's index shifts the mix instead, tilting toward whichever of the three its rules favor, across roughly 190 US stocks.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to provide investment results generally corresponding, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Factor Index. Its strategy dynamically allocates among U.S. equity value, momentum, and low-volatility factor exposures.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
AUSF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
AUSF$11,811
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | AUSF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.1% |
| 1 month | +6.5% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 1 year | +18.1% |
| 3 years | +21.6% |
| 5 years | +14.0% |
| 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 | AUSF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.1% | |
| 2025 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | +16.1% | |
| 2023 | +22.2% | |
| 2022 | −0.2% | |
| 2021 | +27.5% | |
| 2020 | +1.3% |
AUSF in the news
AUSF Dividends
- 2.65%
- $1.38
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
AUSF Risk
- 13.0%
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.
- 1.24
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.
- −14.2%
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.
- 0.66
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
AUSF Cost
Overpaying vs VYM, tied cheapest in US Multifactor
$4,708
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
AUSF 0.27%
$5,557
VYM 0.04% Tied cheapest
$849
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | AUSF | VYM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $491 | $73 | $418 |
| 20 | $1,907 | $288 | $1,619 |
| 30 | $5,557 | $849 | $4,708 |
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