
GMO Dynamic Allocation ETF
$27.52+0.01 (+0.05%)
- 0.50%
- $49M
- 0M sh
- $27.50
- low $24.79high $28.25
The ETF.net GMOD Grade
Score 72 out of 100
- 2 of 46
Score 72 of 100 falls in the A 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.A78 out of 100Rank 11 of 46Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A74 out of 100Rank 10 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 7 of 46Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 7 of 46Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 12 of 43Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C48 out of 100Rank 33 of 46
Our read on GMOD
AGMO's 7-year asset class forecasts, finally wrapped in an ETF. It tilts toward what the firm's valuation models call cheap and away from what they call expensive, shifting between stocks, bonds and alternatives inside one ticker.
The Fund seeks positive total return. It allocates among asset classes using GMO's multi-year return forecasts and relative-risk assessments.
Why people hold it
- 0.50% all-in, about half the typical fee in its tactical-allocation peer group, and a contractual waiver offsets the fees of the GMO funds it holds so costs are not stacked.sec.gov
- GMO's first multi-asset strategy in an ETF, run by the asset allocation team behind the firm's long-running 7-year asset class forecasts.gmo.com
- The equity dial can swing between 40% and 80% of assets under normal conditions, so the fund handles the reallocating rather than you selling positions to do it.gmo.com
- Sits in the upper tier of a crowded tactical multi-asset group on cost and process clarity.
Worth knowing
- New in 2025 and lightly traded so far, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the big allocation ETFs.
- It owns other GMO funds, and the single 0.50% rate leans on a contractual waiver with an expiration date rather than a permanent cap.sec.gov
- Cheaper tactical allocators exist (ENDW at 0.22%, ONOF at 0.39%), though each runs a different process.
GMOD Holdings
- Other
- 19
- 78%
- IEF
Geography
- United States100.00%
GMOD 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 | GMOD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.9% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | +0.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 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 | GMOD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.9% | |
| 2025 | +3.9% |
GMOD in the news
GMOD Dividends
- $0.14 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
GMOD Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GMOD Cost
- The middle half of Tactical Allocation funds
- Median 0.91%
10 of the 46 Tactical Allocation funds charge less.
Other funds in Tactical Allocation
- AENDWCambria Endowment Style ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return +19.3%
- ATDSCETC Cabana Target Drawdown 10 ETFExpense ratio 0.17%1 year return +18.7%
- ACLSMETC Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETFExpense ratio 0.13%1 year return +24.5%
- BPTBDPacer Trendpilot US Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return −0.1%
- BTDSBETC Cabana Target Beta ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return +6.9%

