
Bridges Capital Tactical ETF
$37.98−0.02 (−0.06%)
- 0.78%
- $43M
- +11.6%
- 0.50%
- 0M sh
- $38.00
- low $33.54high $38.44
The ETF.net BDGS Grade
Score 60 out of 100
- 16 of 46
Score 60 of 100 falls in the B 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.B61 out of 100Rank 18 of 46Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 46Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 27 of 46Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 21 of 43Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 30 of 46
Our read on BDGS
BA tactical fund that treats cash as a real position, not a leftover. Bridges mixes US index ETFs with large-cap stocks and dials exposure up or down as macro data, market breadth and volatility shift.
The Fund is an actively managed, diversified ETF investing in a mix of U.S. equity index ETFs, large-capitalization stocks, and cash or cash equivalents. Its allocation and rebalancing respond to macroeconomic conditions, market breadth, and volatility.
Why people hold it
- Costs less than the typical tactical fund: 0.78% a year against a cohort median of 0.95%.
- Cash and cash equivalents are a named part of the mandate, so the manager can step back from equities without leaving the fund.
- Simple ingredients: US index ETFs and large-cap stocks. No foreign sleeves, no derivatives overlay to decode.
- Holds its own in a crowded tactical-allocation field, landing in the stronger half on cost and risk profile.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded. Spreads can be wider than at big-name funds, which matters most on large or hurried orders.
- Fully discretionary. There is no index to check the manager against, and the fund only launched in 2023.
- Cheap for tactical, not cheap outright. Peers like ENDW (0.22%) and ONOF (0.39%) run at a fraction of the fee.
BDGS Holdings
- Stocks
- 18
- 91%
- United States Treasury Bill 01/19/2027
Sectors
- Technology44.5%
- Communication13.5%
- Consumer Discretionary10.4%
- Financials8.5%
- Health Care7.3%
- Industrials5.9%
- Consumer Staples3.2%
- Energy2.7%
- Utilities1.4%
- Real Estate1.4%
- Materials1.2%
Geography
- United States100.00%
BDGS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | BDGS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.6% |
| 1 month | +1.9% |
| 3 months | +3.4% |
| 1 year | +11.6% |
| 3 years | +15.2% |
| 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 | BDGS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.6% | |
| 2025 | +10.6% | |
| 2024 | +19.1% | |
| 2023 | +8.3% |
BDGS in the news
BDGS Dividends
- 0.50%
- $0.19
- $0.19 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
BDGS Risk
- 7.6%
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.
- 1.36
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.
- −9.1%
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.
- 0.59
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BDGS Cost
- The middle half of Tactical Allocation funds
- Median 0.91%
18 of the 46 Tactical Allocation funds charge less.
Other funds in Tactical Allocation
- BDALIFirst Trust Dorsey Wright DALI Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +1.6%
- BPBLPGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +13.1%
- BMATRHarbor Multi-Asset Explorer ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +11.2%
- BHIDEAlpha Architect High Inflation And Deflation ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +9.8%
- BDDXXEA Series Trust - Defined Duration 20 ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return —

