Strive Natural Resources and Security ETF
$45.84+0.18 (+0.39%)
- 0.49%
- $76M
- +16.6%
- 0.92%
- 0M sh
- $45.43
- low $37.72high $49.66
The ETF.net FTWO Grade
Score 36 out of 100
- 10 of 14
Score 36 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.D35 out of 100Rank 9 of 14Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 10 of 14Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D37 out of 100Rank 10 of 14Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 11 of 14Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 12 of 14
Our read on FTWO
DAn upstream-only take on natural resources: roughly 50 companies that drill, mine and grow the raw material, rather than the pipelines and processors further down the chain. A young fund priced above the category norm.
The fund invests primarily in upstream natural-resource companies involved in exploring, extracting, or developing resources. It normally commits at least 80% of net assets to companies engaged in extracting energy, minerals, and agricultural products.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is specific: normally at least 80% of net assets in companies extracting energy, minerals and agricultural products. Upstream, where commodity moves land first.
- Roughly 50 holdings, so individual names carry real weight instead of being diluted across a sprawling basket.
- Three resource legs in one wrapper: energy, minerals and agriculture, all at the extraction stage.
- Distributions are paid on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- At 0.49% a year, it costs more than the category median and more than established rivals such as NANR (0.35%), IGE (0.37%) and GNR (0.40%).
- It trades thinly next to the category's heavyweights, which makes wider bid-ask spreads more likely.
- Launched in 2023 and still modest in size, it has a shorter record and a smaller asset base than the long-running funds it competes against.
FTWO Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 54%
- CEG
Sectors
- Industrials33.5%
- Materials27.2%
- Energy26.7%
- Utilities11.5%
- Consumer Staples1.1%
Geography
- United States75.72%
- Canada23.53%
- United Kingdom0.75%
FTWO Performance
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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 | FTWO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.8% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | +6.1% |
| 1 year | +16.6% |
| 3 years | +25.4% |
| 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 | FTWO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.8% | |
| 2025 | +43.1% | |
| 2024 | +15.0% | |
| 2023 | +1.5% |
FTWO in the news
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FTWO Dividends
- 0.92%
- $0.42
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTWO Risk
- 17.2%
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.
- 1.08
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.
- −18.2%
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.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTWO Cost
- The middle half of Natural Resources funds
- Median 0.46%
8 of the 14 Natural Resources funds charge less.
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