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GFGF

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

Guru Favorite Stocks ETF

Active Equity · GuruFocus · Inception 2021-12-15 · SEC filings

$36.30−0.18 (−0.49%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

History starts Dec 16, 2021.
Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 36.48 to 36.30. Range 36.21 to 36.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$36.20$36.40$36.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.66%
Fund size
$33M
1Y return
+7.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.21%
Holdings
30
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$3.72
52W range
low $30.65high $37.01

The ETF.net GFGF Grade

C

42/ 100

Rank 74 of 127 in US Active Equity⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for GFGF. Scores out of 100: Cost 54, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 18, Holdings 37, Durability 49. Strongest: Cost (54). Weakest: Tradability (18). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 42 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    CScore 54
    Category rank58/127 · top 46%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 46
    Category rank81/126 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 18
    Category rank110/127 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 37
    Category rank97/124 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 49
    Category rank73/127 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on GFGF

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Genuinely 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.
  2. 02The screen is written down, not vibes: quality companies at attractive valuations, chosen quantitatively from what long-horizon investors already own.
  3. 03Fee 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.
  4. 04Plain plumbing: a standard 1940 Act ETF holding US stocks. No leverage, no options overlay, no derivatives layer to decode.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Small 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.
  2. 020.65% 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.
  3. 03Concentration cuts both ways: with about 30 names, one blow-up shows up in your statement instead of vanishing into the index.

GFGF Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 10:14 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
30
Top-10 weight
51%
Largest holding
MSFT8.8%

Sectors

  • Technology35.4%
  • Financials32.0%
  • Health Care14.1%
  • Communication10.1%
  • Consumer Discr.6.2%
  • Industrials2.2%

Geography

  • United States88.74%
  • Taiwan4.73%
  • Netherlands4.18%
  • Canada2.35%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001MSFTMicrosoft Corp8.78%5,793$3M792
002—First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20316.97%2,267,290$2M625
003GOOGLAlphabet Inc5.04%4,680$2M704
004TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.58%3,439$1M268
005AAPLApple Inc4.48%4,352$1M707
006NVDANVIDIA Corp4.48%6,578$1M828
007MSCIMSCI Inc4.30%2,528$1M308
008ASMLASML Holding NV4.18%808$1M199
009VVisa Inc4.08%3,610$1M550
010LLYEli Lilly & Co3.99%1,128$1M569
011BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc3.93%2,509$1M359
012UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc3.90%3,363$1M474
013ANTMELEVANCE HEALTH INC3.87%3,065$1M201
014AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.41%4,370$1M720
015MAMastercard Inc3.29%1,890$1M512

Showing 1–15 of 31 holdings

GFGF Performance

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

GFGF$10,758
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. GFGF $10,758. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,863$10,420$11,976Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 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 GFGF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGFGF
Year to date+2.9%
1 month−0.4%
3 months+4.3%
1 year+7.6%
3 years+18.6%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 GFGF
YearReturn barGFGF
2026 YTD+2.9%
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 Sep 22, 2026.
0.21%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.08Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.08 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 5 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. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
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.
14.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.85
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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%
57 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.

GFGF Cost

Expense ratio0.66%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

57 of the 124 US Active Equity funds charge less.

GFGF costs $66.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.