
Tema Oncology ETF
$39.26−1.32 (−3.25%)
- 0.99%
- $205M
- +37.4%
- 0.05%
- 0M sh
- $40.77
- low $29.28high $47.00
The ETF.net CANC Grade
Score 30 out of 100
- 17 of 17
Score 30 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.F0 out of 100Rank 17 of 17Mission
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.B55 out of 100Rank 9 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 11 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 5 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C41 out of 100Rank 12 of 17
Our read on CANC
DMost health care ETFs hand you the whole hospital: insurers, devices, dental supply. CANC goes straight at cancer, holding companies that draw at least half their revenue from oncology. A narrow, single-disease portfolio, launched in 2023.
The Fund seeks long-term growth. Its principal strategy invests at least 80% of net assets in publicly listed companies deriving at least 50% of revenue from oncology.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is strict, not thematic window dressing: at least 80% of net assets in listed companies earning 50%+ of revenue from oncology.
- About 60 names, so each position carries real weight instead of cancer exposure getting diluted inside a 400-stock sector basket.
- A rare pure-play: the top-scoring funds in its health care cohort (VHT, FHLC, XLV) are broad sector baskets, not disease-specific portfolios.
Worth knowing
- Specialization costs: 0.99% a year, while broad health care index funds like VHT and XLV charge single-digit basis points.
- Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so the spread you pay entering and exiting can matter as much as the expense ratio.
- One disease, roughly 60 stocks. This is a slice of health care, not the sector, and it pays out at most a couple of times a year.
CANC Holdings
- Stocks
- 58
- 41%
- RVMD
Sectors
- Health Care100.0%
Geography
- United States80.13%
- Switzerland10.01%
- Denmark3.76%
- United Kingdom3.00%
- China1.88%
- Singapore0.71%
- Germany0.51%
CANC 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 | CANC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.9% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | −2.6% |
| 1 year | +37.4% |
| 3 years | +22.9% |
| 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 | CANC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.9% | |
| 2025 | +42.9% | |
| 2024 | −5.4% | |
| 2023 | +8.5% |
CANC in the news
CANC Dividends
- 0.05%
- $0.02
- $0.02 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
CANC Risk
- 19.2%
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.
- 0.96
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.
- −28.0%
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.
- 0.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CANC Cost
- The middle half of Biotech & Genomics funds
- Median 0.47%
Every other Biotech & Genomics fund charges less.
Other funds in Biotech & Genomics
- CGNOMGlobal X - Genomics & Biotechnology ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +64.9%
- CWDNAWisdomTree BioRevolution FundExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +41.9%
- DHELXFranklin Genomic Advancements ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +31.8%
- DARKGARK Genomic Revolution ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +63.0%
- DBBCVirtus Biotech Clinical Trials ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +51.2%




