
Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth ETF
$36.11−0.05 (−0.14%)
- 0.51%
- $692M
- +13.9%
- 0.04%
- 0.1M sh
- $36.36
- low $28.69high $36.73
The ETF.net FLCG Grade
Score 56 out of 100
- 30 of 90
Score 56 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.B58 out of 100Rank 38 of 90Mission
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.C52 out of 100Rank 33 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 33 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C54 out of 100Rank 48 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 29 of 90
Our read on FLCG
BA quant shop's crack at large-cap growth: Federated Hermes' MDT team screens big US companies for higher forecasted growth, and charges less than the typical active US equity fund to do it.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.51% a year, below the 0.65% median for active US equity funds. Modest toll for a stock-picking mandate.
- The mandate is specific, not vague: large-cap US common stocks chosen for higher forecasted growth, with long-term capital appreciation as the stated goal.
- Has drawn real assets and trades with decent regularity, which keeps it from feeling like a thinly used launch nobody found.
- Stands in the upper half of a crowded active US equity field on our review, with no structural red flags in the wrapper.
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2024, so there's only a short window of live risk data. Judging the model on this fund alone means working with thin history.
- Cheap for active, not cheap outright: top-rated peers like DFAU (0.12%) and FELC (0.18%) undercut it.
- No published index sits behind it, so what you own reflects the MDT team's model rather than a rulebook you can read in advance.
FLCG Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 56%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology59.7%
- Communication15.8%
- Consumer Discretionary7.8%
- Industrials7.1%
- Health Care5.2%
- Financials2.4%
- Consumer Staples1.1%
- Materials0.8%
- Energy0.2%
Geography
- United States97.38%
- Bermuda0.99%
- Canada0.54%
- Ireland0.48%
- Cayman Islands0.28%
- Australia0.12%
- Sweden0.11%
- United Kingdom0.10%
FLCG 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 | FLCG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.3% |
| 1 month | +3.6% |
| 3 months | +4.5% |
| 1 year | +13.9% |
| 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 | FLCG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.3% | |
| 2025 | +16.9% | |
| 2024 | +12.9% |
FLCG in the news
FLCG Dividends
- 0.04%
- $0.02
- $0.02 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
FLCG Risk
- 15.5%
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.
- 0.86
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.
- −23.0%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FLCG Cost
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
37 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Growth
- BACGRAmerican Century ETF Trust - American Century Large Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +13.1%
- BFBCGFidelity Blue Chip Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.57%1 year return +21.3%
- BFMAGFidelity Magellan ETFExpense ratio 0.57%1 year return +5.8%
- BTCHPT. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.57%1 year return +8.7%
- BTGRWT. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +9.6%




