Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth ETF
$29.04−0.06 (−0.21%)
- 0.61%
- $528M
- +12.2%
- 0M sh
- $29.12
- low $21.90high $29.34
The ETF.net BASG Grade
C
Score 46 out of 100
- 47 of 90
Score 46 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.D35 out of 100Rank 58 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B68 out of 100Rank 16 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D35 out of 100Rank 67 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 26 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 26 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 43 of 90
Our read on BASG
CActive ESG stock-picking, not an index screen: a concentrated book of US growth companies vetted against Brown Advisory's own sustainability criteria, launched in 2025.
Seeks long-term capital appreciation accompanied by income.
Why people hold it
- The sustainability mandate is in the rulebook, not the marketing: at least 80% of net assets in domestic companies meeting the fund's stated sustainable investment criteria.aaii.com
- Concentrated by design. A compact, top-heavy holdings list means individual stock calls actually register instead of washing out across hundreds of positions.aaii.com
- What sits in the portfolio lines up closely with what the mandate describes, and the sustainability process is laid out in the fund's own filings rather than asserted.
Worth knowing
- You pay for the human research: 0.61% a year, above the middle of its active large-growth peer group and several times what quant-enhanced rivals like JUSA (0.12%) charge.
- Concentration cuts both ways. With a short holdings list, a stumble in one name lands harder here than it would inside a broad growth index.aaii.com
- Young and thinly traded since its 2025 launch, so spreads can run wider than in the household-name funds of this category, and there is little track record to study.
BASG Holdings
- Stocks
- 34
- 49%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States89.22%
- Taiwan (Province of China)4.73%
- Sweden3.25%
- Canada2.80%
BASG Performance
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BASG$11,215
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 | BASG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.5% |
| 1 month | +4.4% |
| 3 months | +7.0% |
| 1 year | +12.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | BASG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.5% | |
| 2025 | +2.1% |
BASG in the news
BASG Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
BASG Risk
- 14.9%
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.
- 0.22
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.
- −19.3%
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.
- 1.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BASG Cost
0.61%
BASG0.61%
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
57 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
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