Global X - Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF
$49.44+0.05 (+0.10%)
- 0.27%
- $862M
- +13.0%
- 2.79%
- 0.1M sh
- $49.13
- low $44.40high $52.79
The ETF.net AUSF Grade
B
Score 54 out of 100
- 50 of 99
Score 54 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. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B57 out of 100Rank 38 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C44 out of 100Rank 81 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 18 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 49 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 32 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 54 of 99
Our read on AUSF
BMost 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.
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
- At 0.27%, it undercuts the median fee in its multifactor peer group. Not index-fund cheap, but light for a strategy that reshuffles its factor mix.
- One ticker, three factors. Value, momentum and low volatility are allocated by published index rules, not a manager's discretion.assets.globalxetfs.com
- The low-volatility sleeve shows up in the numbers: its risk profile screens among the steadier in a crowded multifactor field. Trading since 2018.
- Roughly 190 US stocks and quarterly distributions, so the payout rhythm is predictable even as the factor blend moves.
Worth knowing
- Rotation cuts both ways. The rules read past behavior, so when factor leadership flips quickly the portfolio can be leaning into the market that just ended.
- Plainer neighbors cost far less: VONV at 0.06%, VYM at 0.04%. The extra fee here buys the rotation machinery, not broader coverage.
- Mid-size and moderately traded rather than a liquidity giant, so spreads deserve a look on larger orders.
AUSF Holdings
- Stocks
- 191
- 17%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology17.7%
- Financials17.1%
- Industrials12.5%
- Health Care11.7%
- Consumer Staples8.5%
- Communication8.1%
- Consumer Discretionary7.7%
- Real Estate4.6%
- Energy4.4%
- Utilities4.3%
- Materials3.5%
Geography
- United States95.39%
- Ireland1.91%
- United Kingdom1.60%
- Bermuda1.00%
- Switzerland0.10%
AUSF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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AUSF$11,302
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 | AUSF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.6% |
| 1 month | −3.6% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +13.0% |
| 3 years | +19.1% |
| 5 years | +13.3% |
| 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 | +8.6% | |
| 2025 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | +16.1% | |
| 2023 | +22.2% | |
| 2022 | −0.2% | |
| 2021 | +27.5% | |
| 2020 | +1.3% |
AUSF in the news
AUSF Dividends
- 2.79%
- $1.38
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AUSF Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 1.07
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.
AUSF Cost
0.27%
AUSF0.27%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
37 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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