
Founders 100 ETF
$24.54+0.28 (+1.15%)
- 0.75%
- $6M
- 2.85K sh
- low $19.85high $28.10
The ETF.net FFF Grade
Score 31 out of 100
- 108 of 126
Score 31 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.D36 out of 100Rank 76 of 126Mission
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.F8 out of 100Rank 123 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 71 of 126Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 81 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F8 out of 100Rank 124 of 126
Our read on FFF
In short
DFFF buys one idea: companies still run by the people who built them. It fishes in a pool of the 200 largest US founder-led firms, holds 100 of them, and keeps room to add founder-led IPOs between rebalances.
Stated mandate
The Fund is intended for investors with a generally five-year-or-longer horizon seeking capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FFF 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 Nov 2, 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 | FFF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.9% |
| 1 month | −11.3% |
| 3 months | +1.5% |
| 1 year | |
| 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 | FFF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.9% | |
| 2025 | −1.9% |
FFF in the news
FFF Dividends
Listed Dec 2025. No distributions yet.
FFF Risk
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.
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.
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.
- 1.29
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
FFF Cost
Overpaying vs TACU, cheapest in US Active Equity
$14,482
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FFF 0.75%
$14,482
TACU 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FFF | TACU | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,336 | $0 | $1,336 |
| 20 | $5,078 | $0 | $5,078 |
| 30 | $14,482 | $0 | $14,482 |
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