Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF
$65.31+0.27 (+0.42%)
- 0.17%
- $292M
- +16.5%
- 1.42%
- 0M sh
- $64.85
- low $56.17high $68.50
The ETF.net DEUS Grade
A
Score 71 out of 100
- 20 of 99
Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.A76 out of 100Rank 23 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 40 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A73 out of 100Rank 14 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 63 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A82 out of 100Rank 11 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C50 out of 100Rank 58 of 99
Our read on DEUS
AFour factors (value, momentum, quality, low volatility) blended into a single Russell 1000 portfolio of roughly 900 stocks, for 0.17% a year. One ticket instead of four separate factor sleeves.
The fund uses a passive indexing approach to seek returns that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index.
Why people hold it
- 0.17% a year undercuts the typical multifactor fund, and comes in under blend-style peers like FNDX at 0.25%.
- One wrapper carries four tilts at once: value, momentum, quality and low volatility, tracked through the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index.
- Roughly 900 US names, so no single stock carries the thesis. Pays quarterly.
- Live since 2015, and it sits in the upper half of a crowded multifactor peer group.
Worth knowing
- Trades lightly next to the category's giants. Limit orders and a glance at the spread matter more here than with a mega-fund.
- Blending four factors dilutes each one. A single-factor fund gives a more concentrated dose of whichever tilt you actually want.
- Looking different from a plain cap-weighted Russell 1000 is the design, so the portfolio can diverge from the headline index in either direction.
DEUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 862
- 7%
- ALL
Sectors
- Industrials16.3%
- Health Care14.1%
- Financials13.8%
- Technology11.9%
- Consumer Discretionary10.2%
- Consumer Staples7.5%
- Utilities6.7%
- Energy6.2%
- Real Estate5.1%
- Materials5.0%
- Communication3.0%
Geography
- United States95.55%
- Ireland1.49%
- Bermuda1.33%
- United Kingdom0.55%
- Switzerland0.51%
- Luxembourg0.24%
- Netherlands0.13%
- Puerto Rico0.07%
- 0.13%
DEUS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DEUS$11,653
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 | DEUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.7% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +16.5% |
| 3 years | +16.6% |
| 5 years | +9.5% |
| 10 years | +11.4% |
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 | DEUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.7% | |
| 2025 | +10.4% | |
| 2024 | +14.3% | |
| 2023 | +14.8% | |
| 2022 | −11.2% | |
| 2021 | +26.3% | |
| 2020 | +8.9% |
DEUS in the news
DEUS Dividends
- 1.42%
- $0.93
- $0.25 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DEUS Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 0.85
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.
- −20.9%
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.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DEUS Cost
0.17%
DEUS0.17%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
22 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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- AOMFLInvesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +22.3%
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