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GQG US Equity ETF

GQGUNYSE ArcaB

$26.57−0.09 (−0.34%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B62/ 100

Rank 41 of 127 in US Active Equity

B62/100Rank 41 of 127inUS Active Equity
Intraday session: down, 65 prints from 26.66 to 26.57. Range 26.42 to 26.62. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.4526.5026.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$586M
1Y total return
+7.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
35
Avg volume · 30D
0.3M sh
NAV per share
$26.65
52W range
low $23.73high $27.51
Launched

The ETF.net GQGU Grade

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
US Active Equity⁠
Rank
41 of 127
Six-pillar profile for GQGU. Scores out of 100: Cost 69, Risk 50, Mission 40, Tradability 69, Holdings 45, Durability 79. Strongest: Durability (79). Weakest: Mission (40). Leans toward Durability.

Score 62 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.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 127

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 44 of 48

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 67 of 126

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 127

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 87 of 124

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 127

Our read on GQGU

ETF.net Research

BNot an index fund. GQGU is GQG Partners' US stock portfolio, chosen through the firm's own growth-and-quality screen, delivered in a plain ETF wrapper at 0.49% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income while preserving prospects for capital appreciation. It aims to capture most of the Nasdaq 100 Index’s returns with lower volatility and additional income.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Active stock picking at close to index-fund pricing: 0.49% a year for a hand-selected US equity portfolio.
  2. 02The mandate is narrow and legible: US-listed equities only, filtered by GQG's proprietary growth and quality screen.
  3. 03Ordinary plumbing. A standard 1940 Act open-end ETF, the same wrapper behind mainstream index funds.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Conviction portfolios walk their own path. Holdings and results can look very different from the broad US market, in either direction.
  2. 02It listed in July 2025, so there is only a short record to judge the ETF on.
  3. 03Moderately traded rather than a volume heavyweight, and distributions come once or twice a year, so this is a growth vehicle more than an income one.

GQGU Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
35
Top-10 weight
59%
Largest holding
NVDA9.4%

Geography

  • United States97.29%
  • Netherlands2.71%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp9.43%244,014$55M847
002MSFTMicrosoft Corp8.64%93,504$51M815
003AAPLApple Inc7.70%132,341$45M715
004GOOGAlphabet Inc-Cl C7.34%123,213$43M478
005AMZNAmazon.com Inc6.84%154,446$40M736
006DELLDell Technologies -C4.73%48,018$28M443
007MUMicron Technology Inc4.16%24,650$24M679
008LRCXLam Research Corp3.39%64,249$20M606
009PMPhilip Morris International3.34%97,024$20M415
010METAMeta Platforms Inc3.34%26,309$20M704
011PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc-A3.03%84,978$18M525
012STTState Street Corp3.03%101,471$18M362
013LLYEli Lilly & Co2.56%12,692$15M583
014SPCXSpace Exploration Techn-Cl A2.46%88,066$14M287
015PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc2.33%33,829$14M501

Showing 1–15 of 35 holdings

GQGU Performance

Launched Jul 31, 2019

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

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GQGU$10,703
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. GQGU $10,703. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,307$10,785$12,263Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for GQGU. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGQGU
Year to date+8.6%
1 month+2.0%
3 months+2.6%
1 year+7.0%
3 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
5 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 GQGU
YearReturn barGQGU
2026 YTD+8.6%
2025−1.1%

History from Jul 14, 2025

GQGU in the news

Filtered to GQGU · US Active Equity

GQGU Dividends

Last payment
$0.25 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.25

GQGU Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.0%
Annualised · 14 months to Sep 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.
0.27
vs 3-month T-bills · 14 months to Sep 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.
−8.4%
14 months · trough Jun 2026
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.
−0.15
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.

GQGU Cost

Expense ratio0.49%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

35 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.

GQGU costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.

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