
Beacon Tactical Risk ETF
$25.590.00 (0.00%) past 5 days
- 1.61%
- $30M
- +10.5%
- 9.22%
- 0M sh
- $25.64
- low $24.56high $28.64
The ETF.net BTR Grade
Score 27 out of 100
- 114 of 127
Score 27 of 100 falls in the D 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.F7 out of 100Rank 118 of 127Mission
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.B66 out of 100Rank 23 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 107 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 out of 100Rank 110 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D34 out of 100Rank 109 of 127
Our read on BTR
DA tactical wrapper: BTR actively buys U.S. sector ETFs and shifts among them on Beacon's own quantitative and technical signals. You're paying a manager to work the risk dial, at a price well above the usual active-equity ETF.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- One ticker, one decision-maker: it holds U.S. sector ETFs and rotates among them on Beacon's quantitative and technical signals instead of locking you into fixed sector weights.
- Momentum is the advertised engine, so the process follows sector strength as it shows up rather than leaning on a top-down forecast.
- Risk is where it shows best: measured volatility and drawdown behavior grade out stronger than its cost or trading profile do.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the headline trade-off: 1.54% a year, against 0.12% at DFAU and 0.15% at AVLC among the strongest-rated names in its peer group.
- Small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than a mainstream index fund's and the fill you get depends more on how the order is placed.
- Launched in 2023, so the signal process has a short public record and hasn't been through many full market cycles.
BTR Holdings
- Other
- 2
- 100%
- Us Dollars
Sectors
- Technology12.4%
- Energy11.6%
- Health Care9.8%
- Consumer Discretionary9.2%
- Industrials8.9%
- Communication8.3%
- Materials8.3%
- Real Estate8.1%
- Financials7.9%
- Utilities7.8%
- Consumer Staples7.7%
Geography
- United States100.00%
BTR 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 Sep 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 | BTR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.1% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +10.5% |
| 3 years | +6.4% |
| 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 | BTR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.1% | |
| 2025 | −2.2% | |
| 2024 | +14.5% | |
| 2023 | −6.7% |
BTR in the news
BTR Dividends
- 9.22%
- $2.36
- $2.03 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
BTR Risk
- 11.4%
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.
- 0.20
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.
- −16.7%
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.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

