
FM Compounders Equity ETF
$28.660.00 (0.00%)
- 0.71%
- $69M
- +9.8%
- 2.83%
- 203 sh
- low $24.39high $29.41
The ETF.net FMCE Grade
Score 39 out of 100
- 11 of 17
Score 39 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.D38 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Mission
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.B68 out of 100Rank 4 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F4 out of 100Rank 17 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 12 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 5 of 17
Our read on FMCE
In short
DThe house stock strategy of First Manhattan, the New York firm Sandy Gottesman founded in 1964, in an ETF wrapper: 25 to 35 US companies picked for durable free cash flow. Concentrated by design, 0.71% with no fee waiver.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FMCE Holdings
- Stocks
- 31
- 57%
- Cash
Geography
- United States95.61%
- Netherlands3.28%
- Japan1.11%
FMCE 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 30, 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 | FMCE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 month | +0.8% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +9.8% |
| 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 | FMCE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.2% | |
| 2025 | +11.1% | |
| 2024 | −2.4% |
FMCE in the news
FMCE Dividends
- 2.83%
- $0.81
- $0.03 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
$10,000 in FMCE 1 year ago paid $302 in dividends.
FMCE Risk
- 11.3%
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.
- 0.35
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.
- −11.7%
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.
- 0.78
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.
FMCE Cost
Overpaying vs NPFE, cheapest in US Active Quality
$5,692
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FMCE 0.71%
$13,782
NPFE 0.40% Cheapest
$8,090
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FMCE | NPFE | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,267 | $723 | $544 |
| 20 | $4,824 | $2,793 | $2,031 |
| 30 | $13,782 | $8,090 | $5,692 |
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