
Scharf Global Opportunity ETF
$44.86+0.03 (+0.06%)
- 0.59%
- $166M
- +13.9%
- 0M sh
- $44.78
- low $38.31high $46.37
The ETF.net GKAT Grade
Score 63 out of 100
- 4 of 15
Score 63 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.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A86 out of 100Rank 3 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 6 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 10 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 13 of 14Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 7 of 15
Our read on GKAT
BA boutique stock picker's global book in ETF form. Scharf buys companies it believes offer more long-term upside than downside risk, and the mandate keeps at least 40% of assets outside the US. Launched 2025, priced at 0.59% a year.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in U.S. and non-U.S. equities that the Adviser believes offer substantially more long-term appreciation potential than downside risk. It normally invests at least 40% of assets in non-U.S. securities.
Why people hold it
- At 0.59% a year, it charges less than the median active global equity fund, so the stock picking starts from a lower fee hurdle.
- The global mandate is written down, not aspirational: normally at least 40% of assets in non-US securities, so it can't quietly drift into a US-only portfolio.
- Doesn't pick a style lane. The adviser screens on both growth and value traits, judging each name on appreciation potential against downside risk.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded, so spreads tend to be wider than in a mega-fund and getting in or out is less frictionless.
- It launched in 2025, so there's no long live ETF record to judge how the strategy behaves across a full market cycle.
- Active pricing sets a higher bar: broad index-built global rivals such as GSWO and AVGE charge a fraction of this fund's fee.
GKAT Holdings
- Stocks
- 34
- 49%
- MSFT
Geography
- United States68.22%
- United Kingdom9.49%
- Canada8.73%
- Korea (the Republic of)6.14%
- Uruguay3.76%
- Germany2.13%
- Ireland1.53%
Developed 69% · Emerging 31%
GKAT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | GKAT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.2% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +13.9% |
| 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 | GKAT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.2% | |
| 2025 | +6.0% |
GKAT in the news
GKAT Dividends
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
GKAT Risk
- 14.4%
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.
- 0.64
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.
- −10.4%
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.
- 0.84
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GKAT Cost
- The middle half of Global Active Value funds
- Median 0.85%
2 of the 15 Global Active Value funds charge less.
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