Cambria Global EW ETF
$55.71+0.04 (+0.07%)
- 0.30%
- $142M
- +14.3%
- 0M sh
- $55.62
- low $49.20high $58.87
The ETF.net GEW Grade
A
Score 69 out of 100
- 10 of 44
Score 69 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 100Rank 6 of 44Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A91 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 9 of 42Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D26 out of 100Rank 36 of 44Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 3 of 44Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 21 of 44
Our read on GEW
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 450
- 18%
- SPLV
Geography
- United States63.96%
- Japan6.38%
- United Kingdom4.97%
- Canada4.72%
- China4.24%
- Germany3.02%
- Switzerland2.59%
- France2.44%
- 7.68%
Developed 85% · Emerging 15%
GEW Performance
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GEW$11,435
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 | GEW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.7% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 1 year | +14.3% |
| 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 | GEW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | +3.8% |
GEW in the news
GEW Dividends
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
GEW Risk
- 10.6%
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.
- 0.67
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.
- −8.1%
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.
- 0.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GEW Cost
0.30%
GEW0.30%
- The middle half of Global Active Equity funds
- Median 0.69%
5 of the 44 Global Active Equity funds charge less.
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