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Inspire Global Hope ETF

BLESNYSE ArcaInspireC

$48.11+0.03 (+0.06%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 48.08 to 48.11. Range 48.11 to 48.57. Use the arrow keys to read each point.48.2048.3048.4048.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$167M
1Y total return
+14.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.86%
Holdings
416
Avg volume · 30D
10.5K sh
52W range
low $41.22high $50.46
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BLES Grade

C

Score 50 out of 100

Rank
5 of 10
Six-pillar profile for BLES. Scores out of 100: Cost 33, Risk 79, Mission 65, Tradability 38, Holdings 88, Durability 38. Strongest: Holdings (88). Weakest: Cost (33). Leans toward Holdings.

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 100
    Rank 7 of 10
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 3
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 10
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 10

Our read on BLES

ETF.net Research

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

  • Global 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
  • The 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
  • Equal weighting tilts the portfolio smaller and flatter than a cap-weighted global index, and the quarterly reset trims what has run up.inspireetf.com
  • Inspire 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

  • Costs more than the median fund in its peer group, the price of a niche screen and a worldwide portfolio.
  • Trades lightly next to category heavyweights like EEMV and EELV, so the bid-ask spread is worth a look before placing an order.
  • Emerging 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 Performance

Launched Feb 27, 2017

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

Not enough history yet.
BLES$11,487
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BLES $11,487. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for BLES. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBLES
Year to date+12.9%
1 month+1.8%
3 months−0.6%
1 year+14.9%
3 yearsper year+18.6%
5 yearsper year+7.3%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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+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

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 Oct 30, 2026.
1.86%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.89Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.18 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. 39 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; Sep 25, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 25, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.18
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

See all 39 payments⁠

$10,000 in BLES 5 years ago paid $1,558 in dividends.⁠

BLES Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.10
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
0.88
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.

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

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BLES 0.60%
  • EEMV 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530BLES $11,817EEMV $5,159

Year by year

YearBLESEEMVOverpaying
10$1,076$455$621
20$4,116$1,769$2,347
30$11,817$5,159$6,658

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