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Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF

IMOMNasdaqAlpha ArchitectC

$36.77−0.19 (−0.51%)

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

C53/ 100

Rank 26 of 56 in International Active Equity

C53/100Rank 26 of 56inInternational Active Equity
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Expense ratio
0.38%
Fund size
$144M
1Y total return
+4.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.61%
Holdings
52
Avg volume · 30D
14.6K sh
52W range
low $36.20high $46.17
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IMOM Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 53 out of 100

Category
International Active Equity⁠
Rank
26 of 56
Six-pillar profile for IMOM. Scores out of 100: Cost 80, Risk 11, Mission not scored, Tradability 31, Holdings 62, Durability 73. Strongest: Cost (80). Weakest: Risk (11). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 53 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 56

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F11 out of 100
    Rank 55 of 56

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 43 of 56

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 52

  • 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 13 of 56

Our read on IMOM

ETF.net Research

In short

CNot a watered-down momentum tilt. IMOM holds roughly 50 international stocks with the strongest momentum and skips everything else, a rules-based quant playbook Alpha Architect has run since 2015 for 0.38% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks potential excess returns by maintaining consistent exposure to the strongest momentum stocks in international markets.

Why people hold it

  • Concentration is the point: about 50 international names picked purely on momentum, not a broad index with a momentum tilt bolted on top.
  • At 0.38% a year, it undercuts the typical active international fund in its group, where the median fee runs 0.60%.
  • Live since December 2015 on the same momentum rules, through several full international market cycles.
  • Stands in the upper half of its active international peer group, a solid showing for a strategy this specialized.

Worth knowing

  • Shares trade thinly, so on a single trade the bid-ask spread can cost more than a full year of the expense ratio.
  • Roughly 50 stocks means results can diverge widely from broad international indexes in either direction, and momentum can turn quickly.
  • Cheaper, broader peers exist in the group (AVDE at 0.23%, DFIC at 0.22%), but they own the market; IMOM buys one factor.

IMOM Holdings

Holdings pillarB62 out of 100Rank 20 of 52 in International Active Equity
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
52
Top-10 weight
23%
Largest holding
TRMD-A.CO2.4%

Sectors

  • Financials26.2%
  • Industrials19.8%
  • Technology16.0%
  • Energy10.0%
  • Materials10.0%
  • Utilities8.0%
  • Health Care2.0%
  • Real Estate2.0%
  • Consumer Staples2.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary2.0%
  • Communication1.9%

Geography

  • Israel24.00%
  • Japan20.22%
  • Australia14.62%
  • Germany10.10%
  • Switzerland6.52%
  • Denmark4.30%
  • Norway4.14%
  • Spain4.06%
  • Other countries (6)12.05%

Developed 74% · Emerging 26% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1TRMD-A.COTorm PLC2.45%82,909$3.53M7
2FROFrontline PLC2.42%61,256$3.49M26
3SIGN.SWSIG Group AG2.31%189,167$3.34M61
4TASE.TATel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd2.28%69,328$3.29M56
5TEVA.TATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd2.26%80,103$3.26M47
69147.TNippon Express Holdings Inc2.26%86,462$3.26M80
7WOW.AXWoolworths Group Ltd2.25%114,995$3.25M114
8OPCE.TAOPC Energy Ltd2.20%106,321$3.18M58
9REP.MCRepsol SA2.20%92,446$3.17M140
10HAUTO.OLHoegh Autoliners ASA2.17%160,595$3.13M63
11AMP.AXAMP Ltd2.15%1,733,407$3.1M57
12DORL.TADoral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd2.13%181,249$3.07M44
13ENLT.TAEnlight Renewable Energy Ltd2.10%45,120$3.03M88
14VWS.COVestas Wind Systems A/S2.09%106,842$3.02M148
15RWE.DERwe AG2.09%46,771$3.01M132

Showing 1–15 of 52 holdings

IMOM Performance

Launched Dec 22, 2015

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

IMOM$10,397
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. IMOM $10,397. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 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 IMOM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIMOM
Year to date−3.0%
1 month−8.4%
3 months−8.6%
1 year+4.0%
3 yearsper year+19.9%
5 yearsper year+4.5%
10 yearsper year+6.4%

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 IMOM
YearReturn barIMOM
2026 YTD−3.0%
2025+47.2%
2024+5.2%
2023+9.2%
2022−21.9%
2021−0.7%
2020+28.4%

IMOM in the news

IMOM 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.
2.61%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.96Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.96 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2017 $0.03; Jun 19, 2017 $0.15; Dec 27, 2017 $0.17; Jun 18, 2018 $0.10; Dec 27, 2018 $0.08; Jun 17, 2019 $0.16; Sep 16, 2019 $0.11; Dec 30, 2019 $0.05; Mar 16, 2020 $0.12; Jun 15, 2020 $0.08; Sep 13, 2021 $0.07; Dec 30, 2021 $0.36; Dec 29, 2022 $1.51; Dec 20, 2023 $0.78; Dec 24, 2024 $1.20; Dec 23, 2025 $0.96. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.96
Dec 24, 2024Dec 31, 2024$1.20
Dec 20, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.78
Dec 29, 2022Jan 6, 2023$1.51
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.36
Sep 13, 2021Sep 20, 2021$0.07
Jun 15, 2020Jun 22, 2020$0.08
Mar 16, 2020Mar 23, 2020$0.12
Dec 30, 2019Jan 6, 2020$0.05
Sep 16, 2019Sep 23, 2019$0.11
Jun 17, 2019Jun 24, 2019$0.16
Dec 27, 2018Jan 7, 2019$0.08

See all 20 payments⁠

$10,000 in IMOM 10 years ago paid $2,453 in dividends.⁠

IMOM Risk

Risk pillarF11 out of 100Rank 55 of 56 in International Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.8%
Annualised · 36 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.
0.83
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−35.4%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
1.20
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.

IMOM Cost

Compare IMOM and TACN

Overpaying vs TACN, cheapest in International Active Equity

$7,706

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

  • IMOM 0.38%

    $7,706

  • TACN 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IMOM 0.38%
  • TACN 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IMOM $7,706TACN $0

Year by year

YearIMOMTACNOverpaying
10$688$0$688
20$2,658$0$2,658
30$7,706$0$7,706

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