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TCW Durable Growth ETF

GRWNasdaqTCWD

$30.95+0.25 (+0.82%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 30.70 to 30.95. Range 30.53 to 32.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.31.5032.0032.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$57M
1Y total return
−3.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
31
Avg volume · 30D
5.16K sh
52W range
low $26.63high $35.26
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The ETF.net GRW Grade

D

Score 30 out of 100

Rank
15 of 17
Six-pillar profile for GRW. Scores out of 100: Cost 25, Risk 13, Mission 66, Tradability 27, Holdings 56, Durability 73. Strongest: Durability (73). Weakest: Risk (13). Leans toward Durability.

Score 30 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.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 17
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 6
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F13 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 16
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 17
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 17
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 17

Our read on GRW

ETF.net Research

In short

DThe name is the strategy: roughly 30 businesses TCW believes can keep compounding, picked actively and measured against the S&P 500. A stock-picker's book priced like one, not an index sleeve.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through active management.

Why people hold it

  • Roughly 30 names, actively chosen. Concentration is the point here: each holding is big enough to matter, which is the opposite of a closet index fund.
  • Leans toward wide-moat, cash-generating businesses rather than whatever is running hottest, and sets itself against the S&P 500 so the comparison is an honest one.tcw.com
  • The portfolio itself is the strongest part of the package; the fee and the thin trading are where the trade-offs sit.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.75% a year it sits in the pricier half of its active large-cap peer group. JUSA charges 0.12% and FELG 0.18% for actively steered large-cap exposure.
  • Thinly traded. Spreads can widen and bigger orders can push the price, so how you enter matters more than it would in a mega-cap index fund.
  • Concentration cuts both ways: with roughly 30 holdings, one stumble shows up fast. Distributions land once or twice a year, so this is not an income line item.

GRW Performance

Launched Jan 29, 2016

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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GRW$9,672
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GRW $9,672. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 GRW. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGRW
Year to date−1.3%
1 month−0.5%
3 months−3.6%
1 year−3.3%
3 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data

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 GRW
YearReturn barGRW
2026 YTD−1.3%
2025−5.1%
2024+13.1%

History from May 6, 2024

GRW in the news

GRW 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 Oct 30, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2025

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2024 to 2025. Jun 24, 2024 $0.01; Dec 23, 2024 $3.72; Sep 22, 2025 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20242025
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 22, 2025Sep 24, 2025$0.08
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$3.72
Jun 24, 2024Jun 26, 2024$0.01

GRW Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.3%
Annualised · 29 months to Oct 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.
−0.13
vs 3-month T-bills · 29 months to Oct 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.
−23.8%
29 months · trough Mar 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.
0.98
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

GRW Cost

Overpaying vs NPFE, cheapest in US Active Quality

$6,392

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GRW 0.75%

    $14,482

  • NPFE 0.40% Cheapest

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GRW 0.75%
  • NPFE 0.40%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530GRW $14,482NPFE $8,090

Year by year

YearGRWNPFEOverpaying
10$1,336$723$613
20$5,078$2,793$2,285
30$14,482$8,090$6,392

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