VictoryShares WestEnd Global Equity ETF
$34.64+0.01 (+0.03%)
- 2.01%
- $78M
- +18.5%
- 1.13%
- 0M sh
- $34.72
- low $29.27high $35.58
The ETF.net GLOW Grade
D
Score 37 out of 100
- 32 of 44
Score 37 of 100 falls in the D 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.F0 out of 100Rank 44 of 44Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A75 out of 100Rank 4 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.A76 out of 100Rank 5 of 44Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 34 of 44Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 25 of 44
Our read on GLOW
DAn actively managed, one-ticket global stock fund from Victory Capital's WestEnd team: US and overseas, developed and emerging, in a single line item. The trade-off is the price tag, 2.01% a year, near the top of the global-equity aisle.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- One holding covers the world map. The prospectus mandate spans issuers outside the US across developed and emerging regions, with long-term capital appreciation as the stated goal.
- The portfolio has stayed close to the global, all-equity mandate its prospectus describes, so the label matches what you actually own.
- Human stock-picking rather than an index, run by Victory Capital's WestEnd team since the June 2024 launch, with cash paid out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- The fee is the headline: 2.01% a year, against 0.15% at GSWO and 0.25% at AVGE. That gap comes out of the fund's return every year, in every market.
- Thinly traded on a modest asset base, so spreads can widen at the open and close. Limit orders matter more here than with the giants of the category.
- Launched in 2024, so the risk record is short and covers only one stretch of market weather. Not much history to judge the process by yet.
GLOW Holdings
- Stocks
- 15
- 88%
- XLK
Sectors
- Technology27.8%
- Financials20.3%
- Health Care16.0%
- Industrials8.4%
- Communication8.0%
- Consumer Discretionary6.3%
- Materials4.7%
- Utilities3.9%
- Consumer Staples2.0%
- Energy1.7%
- Real Estate0.9%
Geography
- United States100.00%
GLOW Performance
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GLOW$11,853
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 | GLOW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.9% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +18.5% |
| 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 | GLOW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.9% | |
| 2025 | +21.3% | |
| 2024 | +4.4% |
GLOW in the news
GLOW Dividends
- 1.13%
- $0.39
- $0.0074 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
GLOW Risk
- 10.8%
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.
- 1.11
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.
- −15.6%
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.
GLOW Cost
2.01%
GLOW2.01%
- The middle half of Global Active Equity funds
- Median 0.69%
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