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BLES

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Inspire Global Hope ETF

Factor & Screened Index · Inspire · Inception 2017-02-27 · SEC filings

$48.27−0.51 (−1.04%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 20 prints from 48.77 to 48.27. Range 48.20 to 48.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$48.20$48.40$48.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$162M
1Y return
+17.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.79%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$48.46
52W range
low $41.22high $50.46

The ETF.net BLES Grade

C

48/ 100

Rank 5 of 10 in Emerging Markets Factor Index

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for BLES. Scores out of 100: Cost 33, Risk 65, Mission 68, Tradability 41, Holdings 88, Durability 36. Strongest: Holdings (88). Weakest: Cost (33). Leans toward Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 48 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    DScore 33
    Category rank7/10 · mid-pack
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 68
    Category rank2/3 · mid-pack
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 65
    Category rank2/10 · top 20%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 41
    Category rank6/10 · mid-pack
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 88
    Category rank1/10 · top 10%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 36
    Category rank9/10 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on BLES

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Global core in one ticker, with a target mix of 50% US, 40% developed international and 10% emerging markets, equal weighted and rebalanced quarterly.prnewswire.cominspireetf.com
  2. 02The faith screen is the whole point: holdings need an Inspire Impact Score of zero or better, so whole industries are excluded by rule, not by a manager's mood.inspireetf.com
  3. 03Equal weighting tilts the portfolio smaller and flatter than a cap-weighted global index, and the quarterly reset trims what has run up.inspireetf.com
  4. 04Inspire says it gives at least half of its net corporate profits from management fees to ministry projects through its Give50 program.inspireetf.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01Costs more than the median fund in its peer group, the price of a niche screen and a worldwide portfolio.
  2. 02Trades lightly next to category heavyweights like EEMV and EELV, so the bid-ask spread is worth a look before placing an order.
  3. 03Emerging markets are only about a tenth of the target mix, so it sits among EM specialists without being a dedicated EM play.prnewswire.com

BLES Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:36 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
Top-10 weight
4%
Largest holding
BBH SWEEP VEHICLE0.9%

Sectors

  • Industrials19.1%
  • Technology14.8%
  • Financials13.5%
  • Materials10.7%
  • Energy7.7%
  • Health Care7.7%
  • Utilities7.5%
  • Real Estate6.7%
  • Consumer Discr.6.5%
  • Cons. Staples4.8%
  • Communication1.0%

Geography

  • United States47.73%
  • Canada4.12%
  • Switzerland4.12%
  • Japan3.91%
  • Australia3.65%
  • Germany3.26%
  • United Kingdom2.83%
  • France2.32%
  • Other countries (28)28.05%

Developed 79% · Emerging 21% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 29.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001BBH SWEEP VEHICLE0.89%1,448,762$1M51
002Receivables/Payables0.41%665,537$666K41
003CSL.AXCSL LTD0.38%4,962$627K120
004VLOVALERO ENERGY0.37%1,481$611K395
005MANHMANHATTAN ASSOC0.37%2,858$603K182
006VEEVVEEVA SYSTEMS-A0.36%2,238$590K314
007EPAMEPAM SYSTEMS INC0.35%4,929$577K140
008CLN.SWCLARIANT AG-REG0.35%44,553$570K57
009PEVERPURE INC-A0.35%5,455$567K257
010ZSZSCALER INC0.35%2,868$566K219
011SMCISUPER MICRO COMP0.35%14,015$566K265
012EQNR.OLEQUINOR ASA0.34%12,584$556K125
013APPFAPPFOLIO INC - A0.34%2,521$554K143
014IQVIQVIA HOLDINGS I0.34%2,040$550K290
015APAAPA CORP0.33%11,969$544K283

Showing 1–15 of 423 holdings

BLES Performance

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

BLES$11,710
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. BLES $11,710. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,328$10,802$12,276Sep 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 BLES. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBLES
Year to date+14.1%
1 month−3.0%
3 months+2.5%
1 year+17.1%
3 years+17.2%per year
5 years+8.3%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 BLES
YearReturn barBLES
2026 YTD+14.1%
2025+19.2%
2024+5.6%
2023+16.5%
2022−16.2%
2021+24.4%
2020+12.3%

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BLES 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.
1.79%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.87Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.40 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.15; Sep 18, 2017 $0.13; Dec 15, 2017 $0.29; Mar 28, 2018 $0.07; Jun 27, 2018 $0.19; Sep 26, 2018 $0.11; Dec 14, 2018 $0.22; Mar 28, 2019 $0.11; Jun 27, 2019 $0.24; Sep 26, 2019 $0.18; Dec 13, 2019 $0.13; Mar 27, 2020 $0.13; Jun 26, 2020 $0.16; Sep 25, 2020 $0.12; Dec 14, 2020 $0.05; Dec 30, 2020 $0.07; Mar 26, 2021 $0.14; Jun 25, 2021 $0.22; Sep 24, 2021 $0.19; Dec 14, 2021 $2.96; Mar 25, 2022 $0.08; Jun 24, 2022 $0.27; Sep 23, 2022 $0.11; Dec 14, 2022 $0.05; Mar 27, 2023 $0.11; Jun 23, 2023 $0.27; Sep 22, 2023 $0.15; Dec 14, 2023 $0.12; Mar 27, 2024 $0.15; Jun 25, 2024 $0.31; Sep 25, 2024 $0.17; Dec 16, 2024 $0.08; Mar 27, 2025 $0.09; Jun 26, 2025 $0.38; Sep 26, 2025 $0.16; Dec 17, 2025 $0.22; Mar 27, 2026 $0.09; Jun 26, 2026 $0.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 26, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.40
Mar 27, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.09
Dec 17, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.22
Sep 26, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.16
Jun 26, 2025Jul 1, 2025$0.38
Mar 27, 2025Apr 1, 2025$0.09
Dec 16, 2024Dec 23, 2024$0.08
Sep 25, 2024Oct 2, 2024$0.17
Jun 25, 2024Jul 2, 2024$0.31
Mar 27, 2024Apr 2, 2024$0.15
Dec 14, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.12
Sep 22, 2023Oct 2, 2023$0.15

BLES Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.6%
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.
0.92
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.
−26.6%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.87
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.

BLES Cost

Expense ratio0.60%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Factor Index funds
  • Median 0.45%

6 of the 10 Emerging Markets Factor Index funds charge less.

BLES costs $60.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Factor Index fund costs $45.50.