
Inspire Global Hope ETF
$48.11+0.03 (+0.06%)
- 0.60%
- $167M
- +14.9%
- 1.86%
- 10.5K sh
- low $41.22high $50.46
The ETF.net BLES Grade
Score 50 out of 100
- 5 of 10
Score 50 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.D33 out of 100Rank 7 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B65 out of 100Rank 2 of 3Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A79 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D38 out of 100Rank 8 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 8 of 10
Our read on BLES
In short
COne of the two funds that launched Inspire's lineup in 2017: roughly 400 large caps from the US, developed markets and emerging markets, screened against biblical values and held in equal slices.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BLES 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 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 | BLES |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.9% |
| 1 month | +1.8% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +14.9% |
| 3 years | +18.6% |
| 5 years | +7.3% |
| 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 | BLES |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.9% | |
| 2025 | +19.2% | |
| 2024 | +5.6% | |
| 2023 | +16.5% | |
| 2022 | −16.2% | |
| 2021 | +24.4% | |
| 2020 | +12.3% |
BLES in the news
BLES Dividends
- 1.86%
- $0.89
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BLES Risk
- 12.3%
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.
- 1.10
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.
- −26.6%
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.
- 0.88
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.
BLES Cost
Overpaying vs EEMV, cheapest in Emerging Markets Factor Index
$6,658
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BLES 0.60%
$11,817
EEMV 0.25% Cheapest
$5,159
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BLES | EEMV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,076 | $455 | $621 |
| 20 | $4,116 | $1,769 | $2,347 |
| 30 | $11,817 | $5,159 | $6,658 |
Other funds in Emerging Markets Factor Index
- BFNDESchwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +14.4%
- BPXHInvesco RAFI Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +13.1%
- CEEMOInvesco S&P Emerging Markets Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +10.0%
- CDEHPDimensional Emerging Markets High Profitability ETFExpense ratio 0.41%1 year return +16.2%
- DECOWPacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +7.9%
