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GEW

GradeANASDAQ Global Select

Cambria Global EW ETF

Active Equity · Cambria Funds · Inception 2025-09-25 · SEC filings

$55.82−0.44 (−0.77%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT

History starts Sep 25, 2025.History starts Sep 25, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 8 prints from 56.26 to 55.82. Range 55.71 to 55.93. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$55.70$55.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$143M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
450
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$56.11
52W range
low $49.20high $58.87

The ETF.net GEW Grade

A

71/ 100

Rank 9 of 44 in Global Active Equity⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for GEW. Scores out of 100: Cost 87, Risk 77, Mission 92, Tradability 31, Holdings 86, Durability 61. Strongest: Mission (92). Weakest: Tradability (31). No single pillar leads.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 71 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 87
    Category rank6/44 · top 14%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 92
    Category rank2/9 · top 22%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 77
    Category rank3/42 · top 7%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 31
    Category rank35/44 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 86
    Category rank4/43 · top 9%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 61
    Category rank21/44 · top 48%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on GEW

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Equal 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
  2. 02At 0.30% a year, it undercuts the typical active global equity fund, where the median fee sits closer to 0.69%.
  3. 03It 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
  4. 04The 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

  1. 01Cheaper ways to own the world exist: GSWO runs 0.15% and DFAW 0.24%, both under GEW's 0.30%.
  2. 02A 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
  3. 03Equal 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

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:38 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
450
Top-10 weight
18%
Largest holding
SPLV5.7%

Geography

  • United States63.32%
  • Japan6.38%
  • United Kingdom5.04%
  • Canada4.86%
  • China4.27%
  • Germany3.12%
  • France2.62%
  • Switzerland2.61%
  • Other countries (13)7.78%

Developed 85% · Emerging 15% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 31.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SPLVInvesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF5.66%110,941$8M3
002XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.77%15,384$3M501
003WMTWalmart Inc1.73%23,009$2M462
004PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc1.57%6,133$2M486
005—First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20311.49%2,109,312$2M27
006BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc1.30%3,618$2M359
007JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1.09%4,413$2M478
008SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust1.05%1,957$1M38
009VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF1.05%3,954$1M15
010XLGInvesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco S&P 500r Top 50 ETF1.02%22,900$1M4
011AAPLApple Inc0.99%4,190$1M707
012IEFAiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.91%13,115$1M10
013NVDANVIDIA Corp0.88%5,612$1M828
014MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.87%2,506$1M792
015CEGConstellation Energy Corp0.84%4,706$1M353

Showing 1–15 of 451 holdings

GEW Performance

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

GEW$11,046
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. GEW $11,046. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,119$10,381$11,642Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+10.5%
1 month−1.3%
3 months+2.7%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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+10.5%
2025+3.8%

Since listing, Sep 25, 2025

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GEW Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.16 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. 3 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.22; Mar 30, 2026 $0.31; Jun 29, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.16
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.31
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.22

GEW Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Sep 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Sep 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Sep 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
0.69
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.

GEW Cost

Expense ratio0.30%
  • The middle half of Global Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.69%

5 of the 44 Global Active Equity funds charge less.

GEW costs $30.00 a year on $10,000. The median Global Active Equity fund costs $69.00.