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GFGFNasdaqC

$35.41−0.53 (−1.47%) past 5 days

At close: Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

5D price: down, 5 points from 35.94 to 35.41. Range 35.41 to 36.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.6035.8036.0036.20
Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.
Expense ratio
0.66%
Fund size
$32M
1Y total return
+4.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.65%
Holdings
31
Avg volume · 30D
2.34K sh
52W range
low $30.65high $37.17
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GFGF Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 43 out of 100

Rank
79 of 126
Six-pillar profile for GFGF. Scores out of 100: Cost 52, Risk 45, Mission not scored, Tradability 20, Holdings 45, Durability 47. Strongest: Cost (52). Weakest: Tradability (20). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 43 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 59 of 126
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 75 of 126
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 113 of 126
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 85 of 124
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 73 of 126

Our read on GFGF

ETF.net Research

In short

CGFGF takes the follow-the-gurus idea literally: roughly 30 US stocks already favored by leading long-term investors, run through a quant screen for quality and sane valuations. A stock-picker's list in ETF form.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests in approximately 25–35 U.S.-listed equity securities favored by leading long-term investors, using a quantitative process to select high-quality companies at attractive valuations.

Why people hold it

  • Genuinely concentrated. The mandate is 25 to 35 US-listed names, so every holding carries real weight instead of being diluted into a 500-stock blob.
  • The screen is written down, not vibes: quality companies at attractive valuations, chosen quantitatively from what long-horizon investors already own.
  • Fee sits at the middle of the active US equity pack at 0.65%, so you are paying the going rate for a manager's judgment rather than a premium.
  • Plain plumbing: a standard 1940 Act ETF holding US stocks. No leverage, no options overlay, no derivatives layer to decode.

Worth knowing

  • Small and thinly traded. Spreads can be wide and prices can drift from fair value, which makes limit orders and quiet mid-day trading matter more here.
  • 0.65% is several times what broad core rivals charge, with DFAU at 0.12% and AVLC at 0.15%. The guru screen has to earn that gap.
  • Concentration cuts both ways: with about 30 names, one blow-up shows up in your statement instead of vanishing into the index.

GFGF Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
31
Top-10 weight
56%
Largest holding
NVDA11.9%

Sectors

  • Technology45.0%
  • Financials11.8%
  • Consumer Discretionary10.0%
  • Health Care9.9%
  • Communication9.5%
  • Consumer Staples6.9%
  • Energy3.3%
  • Industrials3.0%
  • Materials0.6%

Geography

  • United States99.36%
  • United Kingdom0.64%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1NVDANVIDIA Corp11.86%17,735$3.76M849
2AAPLApple Inc11.58%10,549$3.67M724
3MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.02%3,058$1.59M820
4AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.98%6,315$1.58M738
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc4.73%4,628$1.5M708
6TSLATesla Inc4.07%3,437$1.29M528
7METAMeta Platforms Inc3.97%1,937$1.26M709
8AVGOBroadcom Inc3.47%3,390$1.1M755
9LLYEli Lilly & Co3.34%813$1.06M594
10MUMicron Technology Inc2.71%1,000$860K687
11WMTWalmart Inc2.59%6,801$820K470
12JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.2.49%2,333$790K488
13AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.24%1,389$710K639
14BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc2.11%1,228$670K375
15XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.02%3,586$640K525

Showing 1–15 of 30 holdings

GFGF Performance

Launched Dec 15, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
GFGF$10,448
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,435
Oct 23, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. GFGF $10,448. SPY $11,435. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 23, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 23, 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.

As of
Trailing total return for GFGF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGFGF
Year to date+0.3%
1 month−1.9%
3 months+2.2%
1 year+4.5%
3 yearsper year+18.5%
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 GFGF
YearReturn barGFGF
2026 YTD+0.3%
2025+13.1%
2024+26.1%
2023+24.0%
2022−20.3%
2021+2.1%

History from Dec 16, 2021

GFGF in the news

GFGF 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 Oct 23, 2026.
0.65%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.23Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.15 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

Through Oct 23, 2026

One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2021 $0.0038; Dec 29, 2022 $0.08; Dec 20, 2023 $0.02; Dec 30, 2024 $0.03; Dec 23, 2025 $0.08; Oct 20, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 20, 2026Oct 21, 2026$0.15
Dec 23, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.08
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.03
Dec 20, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.02
Dec 29, 2022Jan 6, 2023$0.08
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.0038

GFGF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.8%
Annualised · 36 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.
1.02
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−28.0%
58 months · trough Sep 2022
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.
1.04
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.

GFGF Cost

GFGF cost

$12,896

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

  • GFGF 0.66%

    $12,896

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GFGF 0.66%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530GFGF $12,896

Year by year

YearGFGF
10$1,180
20$4,504
30$12,896