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BBLU

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

EA Bridgeway Blue Chip ETF

Broad Stock Market · Bridgeway · Inception 1997-07-31

$17.35−0.08 (−0.46%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

History starts Oct 17, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 17.43 to 17.35. Range 17.32 to 17.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$17.40$17.4510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$472M
1Y return
+17.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.10%
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$17.50
52W range
low $14.34high $17.58

The ETF.net BBLU Grade

B

63/ 100

Rank 3 of 6 in US Mega-Cap⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BBLU. Scores out of 100: Cost 60, Risk 67, Mission 85, Tradability 30, Holdings 71, Durability 48. Strongest: Mission (85). Weakest: Tradability (30). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 63 of 100 sits in the B 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.
    BScore 60
    Category rank3/6 · top 50%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 85
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 67
    Category rank2/6 · top 33%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 30
    Category rank5/6 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 71
    Category rank2/6 · top 33%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 48
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on BBLU

ETF.net Research

BActive stock picking at index-fund prices: Bridgeway's blue chip mandate in an ETF wrapper for 0.15% a year, a fraction of what the typical active US equity fund charges.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total return, primarily through capital appreciation and secondarily through income.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.15% a year against a 0.65% median for active US equity funds. Most stock pickers in this group charge roughly four times as much.
  2. 02Priced level with the cheapest active large-cap peers (AVLC, also 0.15%) and well under factor-rotation rivals like DYNF at 0.26%.
  3. 03One stated job, plainly written: long-term total return, mostly capital appreciation with income second, in US stocks, inside a standard 1940 Act fund.
  4. 04Stands among the stronger active US equity funds in its peer group, with the fee doing much of the heavy lifting.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Moderately traded rather than a tape-topper, so spreads can run wider than on the giant core index funds.
  2. 02Cheap, not the floor. Broad core peers such as DFAU come in at 0.12%.
  3. 03Cash goes out annually or semiannually, not monthly, and income ranks second to appreciation in the mandate.

BBLU Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 8:42 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
35%
Largest holding
NVDA4.0%

Sectors

  • Technology29.1%
  • Financials16.3%
  • Communication14.1%
  • Health Care13.9%
  • Cons. Staples9.4%
  • Consumer Discr.8.9%
  • Energy5.8%
  • Industrials2.4%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp4.00%83,895$19M828
002JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.3.82%50,918$18M478
003AAPLApple Inc3.74%51,886$17M707
004AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.69%30,663$17M618
005PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc3.58%93,958$17M503
006AVGOBroadcom Inc3.58%46,706$17M732
007MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.15%29,697$15M792
008UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc3.11%38,389$14M474
009CVXChevron Corp2.96%65,915$14M468
010CSCOCisco Systems Inc2.96%125,968$14M567
011JNJJohnson & Johnson2.86%49,376$13M521
012XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.83%80,719$13M501
013METAMeta Platforms Inc2.81%19,657$13M683
014LLYEli Lilly & Co2.72%10,974$13M569
015MRKMerck & Co Inc2.71%85,886$13M506

Showing 1–15 of 39 holdings

BBLU Performance

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

BBLU$11,721
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BBLU $11,721. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,350$10,666$11,982Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 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 BBLU. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBBLU
Year to date+14.2%
1 month+0.4%
3 months+6.4%
1 year+17.2%
3 years+23.5%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 BBLU
YearReturn barBBLU
2026 YTD+14.2%
2025+18.4%
2024+27.5%
2023+31.1%
2022+5.7%

History from Oct 17, 2022

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BBLU 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.
1.10%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.19Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2022 $2.58; Dec 20, 2023 $0.17; Dec 19, 2024 $0.18; Dec 16, 2025 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.19
Dec 19, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.18
Dec 20, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.17
Dec 29, 2022Jan 6, 2023$2.58

BBLU Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.
1.37
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.
−17.2%
47 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.89
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.

BBLU Cost

Expense ratio0.15%
  • The middle half of US Mega-Cap funds
  • Median 0.17%

2 of the 6 US Mega-Cap funds charge less.

BBLU costs $15.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Mega-Cap fund costs $17.50.