One Global ETF
$32.11−0.12 (−0.38%)
- 0.12%
- $97M
- +11.4%
- 0.61%
- 0M sh
- $32.32
- low $27.87high $34.07
The ETF.net FFND Grade
Score 72 out of 100
- 1 of 9
Score 72 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.A94 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Mission
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.C51 out of 100Rank 4 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 4 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 2 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 5 of 9
Our read on FFND
AAn active global stock picker that isn't locked into being long-only: the prospectus allows short positions to hedge or to pursue returns in declining markets. The trade-off is a 1.61% fee, roughly double its peer group's median.
The Fund seeks capital appreciation through active investing. Its strategy may include short positions in equity securities for hedging or to pursue returns in declining markets.
Why people hold it
- Go-anywhere mandate: capital appreciation through active investing, with short positions permitted for hedging or to pursue returns when markets fall.
- Roughly 90 positions. Concentrated enough that the manager's picks actually move the fund, rather than getting diluted into something index-shaped.
- The portfolio itself is the sturdiest part of the package, and the fund lands in the upper half of its global growth conviction peer group.
- Trading since 2021, so there is a multi-year live record to judge, not a backtest.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the headline trade-off: 1.61% a year against a 0.85% peer median, and more than triple CGGO's 0.47%. Stock picking has to earn that gap annually.
- Small fund, thin trading. Spreads deserve a look and limit orders matter more here than on a mega-cap index ETF.
- Income isn't the design. Distributions land once or twice a year at most; the stated goal is capital appreciation.
FFND Holdings
- Stocks
- 89
- 30%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology32.7%
- Industrials14.6%
- Health Care12.6%
- Financials12.1%
- Consumer Discretionary10.8%
- Communication7.1%
- Consumer Staples3.4%
- Energy2.3%
- Utilities1.7%
- Materials1.4%
- Real Estate1.2%
Geography
- United States73.44%
- United Kingdom8.73%
- Japan2.74%
- China2.63%
- Netherlands1.87%
- France1.65%
- Taiwan (Province of China)1.48%
- Brazil1.45%
- 6.01%
Developed 68% · Emerging 32%
FFND 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 | FFND |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.2% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | +11.4% |
| 3 years | +20.3% |
| 5 years | +5.4% |
| 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 | FFND |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.2% | |
| 2025 | +19.4% | |
| 2024 | +24.1% | |
| 2023 | +40.0% | |
| 2022 | −39.8% | |
| 2021 | −4.8% |
FFND in the news
No ETF.net Research article names FFND yet.
FFND Dividends
- 0.61%
- $0.20
- $0.20 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
FFND Risk
- 15.7%
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.
- 0.94
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.
- −47.8%
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.
- 1.10
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FFND Cost
- The middle half of Global Active Growth funds
- Median 0.78%
No Global Active Growth fund charges less.
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- BCGGOCapital Group Global Growth Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +17.7%
- CWLTGWealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.77%1 year return +16.7%
- CBGGGBaillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return —
- CTAOZThornburg American Opportunities FundExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return —
- DTMFGMotley Fool Global Opportunities ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +4.6%