
Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF
$42.80−0.10 (−0.24%)
- 0.81%
- $93M
- +42.3%
- 3.17%
- 0M sh
- $42.22
- low $28.33high $47.49
The ETF.net FCUS Grade
Score 35 out of 100
- 96 of 127
Score 35 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.D32 out of 100Rank 86 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.F16 out of 100Rank 118 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 67 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C52 out of 100Rank 72 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C44 out of 100Rank 83 of 127
Our read on FCUS
DA concentrated bet on one manager's best US stock ideas, with a prospectus-backed escape hatch into Treasuries and cash when the manager wants cover. You pay stock-picker prices for conviction rather than index-hugging.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Runs focused: an active manager's chosen US names rather than a whole-market basket, so stock selection is the product, not the packaging.
- Built-in defense. The mandate allows Treasuries, cash and bond index ETFs for defensive positioning, a lever fully invested index funds don't pull.
- Trading since late 2022, so there is a real-money record in real markets behind it rather than a backtest.
Worth knowing
- Priced like a stock picker: 0.81% a year, against 0.12% for DFAU and 0.15% for AVLC, two of the top-ranked funds in the same peer group.
- Small and thinly traded, so spreads tend to be wider than in the category's heavyweights and larger orders can push the price around.
- Focus cuts both ways: fewer names means one stumble lands harder. On our review it sits in the lower half of its active US equity peer group.
FCUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 31
- 43%
- MRNA
Sectors
- Technology72.8%
- Energy14.8%
- Health Care10.3%
- Materials2.1%
Geography
- United States97.34%
- Singapore2.66%
FCUS 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 | FCUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +36.7% |
| 1 month | +11.3% |
| 3 months | +7.4% |
| 1 year | +42.3% |
| 3 years | +31.8% |
| 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 | FCUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +36.7% | |
| 2025 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | +30.7% | |
| 2023 | +21.1% |
FCUS in the news
FCUS Dividends
- 3.17%
- $1.36
- $1.36 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
FCUS Risk
- 32.3%
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.
- 0.87
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.
- −39.9%
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.
- 1.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FCUS Cost
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
83 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Equity
- DFMCXFM Focus Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +7.0%
- DLQAILG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +19.8%
- DMSMRMcElhenny Sheffield Managed Risk ETFExpense ratio 1.06%1 year return +6.8%
- DNELSCollaborative Investment Series Trust - Nelson Select ETFExpense ratio 1.81%1 year return —
- DPLGIPL Growth and Income ETFExpense ratio 1.25%1 year return —



