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Cambria Global EW ETF

GEWNasdaqCambria FundsA

$55.45+0.37 (+0.68%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A68/ 100

Rank 10 of 44 in Global Active Equity

A68/100Rank 10 of 44inGlobal Active Equity
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Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$141M
1Y total return
+9.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
451
Avg volume · 30D
246 sh
52W range
low $49.20high $58.87
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GEW Grade

A

Score 68 out of 100

Category
Global Active Equity⁠
Rank
10 of 44
Six-pillar profile for GEW. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 64, Mission 91, Tradability 25, Holdings 86, Durability 61. Strongest: Mission (91). Weakest: Tradability (25). No single pillar leads.

Score 68 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. The letter stays A for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 44

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 9

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 42

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 44

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 44

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 44

Our read on GEW

ETF.net Research

In short

AGlobal equities without the megacap pile-up. GEW gives roughly 500 of the world's largest companies the same size slot, so no handful of US tech names runs the portfolio. It was born in 2025 out of a Section 351 in-kind exchange.

Stated mandate

The Fund aims to achieve capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Equal weight by design: roughly 500 global large caps, each in the same slot. Cap-weighted global funds hand the biggest decisions to whichever megacaps grew biggest.cambriafunds.com
  • At 0.30% a year, it undercuts the typical active global equity fund, where the median fee sits closer to 0.69%.
  • It opened in September 2025 through a Section 351 exchange, a route that lets holders of concentrated, low-basis stock move into the fund in kind without triggering immediate capital gains.businesswire.com
  • The portfolio does what the label says (broad, global, equal-weighted, rebalanced at least annually), and it sits in the top quartile of active global equity funds we grade.cambriafunds.com

Worth knowing

  • Cheaper ways to own the world exist: GSWO runs 0.15% and DFAW 0.24%, both under GEW's 0.30%.
  • A 2025 launch that trades lightly next to the giant global index funds, so spreads can be wider and the operating record is short.cambriafunds.com
  • Equal weighting trims winners and leans on the smaller names in the group, which means higher turnover and results that diverge from cap-weighted global benchmarks.businesswire.comcambriafunds.com

GEW Performance

Launched Sep 25, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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GEW$10,973
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GEW $10,973. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for GEW. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGEW
Year to date+8.5%
1 month+0.3%
3 months−0.8%
1 year+9.7%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for GEW
YearReturn barGEW
2026 YTD+8.5%
2025+3.8%

Since listing, Sep 25, 2025

GEW in the news

GEW Dividends

Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.22; Mar 30, 2026 $0.31; Jun 29, 2026 $0.16; Sep 28, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.18
Jun 29, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.16
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.31
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.22

$10,000 in GEW 1 year ago paid $171 in dividends.

GEW Risk

Risk pillarB64 out of 100Rank 11 of 42 in Global Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.2%
Annualised · 13 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.64
vs 3-month T-bills · 13 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−8.1%
13 months · trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.72
vs its asset-class index
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.

GEW Cost

Compare GEW and AVTM

Overpaying vs AVTM, cheapest in Global Active Equity

$1,591

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GEW 0.30%

    $6,149

  • AVTM 0.22% Cheapest

    $4,558

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GEW 0.30%
  • AVTM 0.22%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530GEW $6,149AVTM $4,558

Year by year

YearGEWAVTMOverpaying
10$545$401$144
20$2,113$1,561$552
30$6,149$4,558$1,591

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