Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF
$42.23+0.02 (+0.04%)
- 0.35%
- $165M
- +18.6%
- 0.91%
- 0M sh
- $42.21
- low $33.57high $42.43
The ETF.net CRTC Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 5 of 22
Score 61 of 100 falls in the B 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.B60 out of 100Rank 7 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A78 out of 100Rank 3 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 13 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 7 of 22Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 5 of 22
Our read on CRTC
BLess a tech fund than a national-security screen. CRTC holds developed-market large and mid caps tied to the 14 critical technology areas the Pentagon defined, then filters them by how entangled each company is with adversarial nations.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive Whitney U.S. Critical Technologies Index.
Why people hold it
- Two screens, not one: association with a DoD-defined critical technology area, then a geostrategic risk rating on each company's exposure to adversarial versus Five Eyes countries.etf.dws.combusinesswire.com
- The 14 areas run from biotechnology and quantum science to microelectronics and advanced materials, so the roughly 220 holdings reach well past software and chips.etf.dws.com
- Costs 0.35% a year against a 0.57% median for the US thematic funds we grade. Pays quarterly.
- The portfolio closely matches the mandate in its prospectus, and it sits in the top quartile of its thematic peer group on our review.
Worth knowing
- Not the cheapest shelf in the aisle: peers LRND (0.14%) and TECB (0.30%) undercut it, though they screen for different things.
- A smaller, thinly traded fund. The prospectus flags bid-ask spread costs, which tend to bite more in lightly traded names.etf.dws.com
- The security screen rests on J.H. Whitney's proprietary model and the index rebalances in May and November, so the roster can shift meaningfully at each reset.etf.dws.com
CRTC Holdings
- Stocks
- 208
- 41%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology40.8%
- Communication14.6%
- Health Care13.5%
- Industrials10.8%
- Energy7.4%
- Consumer Discretionary5.2%
- Utilities4.6%
- Materials3.0%
- Financials0.2%
- Consumer Staples0.0%
Geography
- United States89.35%
- United Kingdom3.01%
- Canada2.62%
- Australia2.31%
- Spain0.67%
- Ireland0.62%
- New Zealand0.35%
- Israel0.32%
- 0.74%
CRTC Performance
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CRTC$11,865
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 | CRTC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.7% |
| 1 month | +4.0% |
| 3 months | +7.5% |
| 1 year | +18.6% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | CRTC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.7% | |
| 2025 | +18.7% | |
| 2024 | +18.0% | |
| 2023 | +7.2% |
CRTC in the news
CRTC Dividends
- 0.91%
- $0.38
- $0.14 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CRTC Risk
- 11.9%
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.
- 1.22
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.
- −19.1%
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.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CRTC Cost
0.35%
CRTC0.35%
- The middle half of US Thematic funds
- Median 0.35%
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