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IMOM

GradeBNASDAQ

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF

Active Equity · Alpha Architect · Inception 2015-12-22 · SEC filings

$40.76−0.45 (−1.09%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 41.20 to 40.76. Range 40.59 to 41.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$40.60$40.70$40.90$41.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.38%
Fund size
$156M
1Y return
+17.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.34%
Holdings
53
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$40.79
52W range
low $35.33high $46.17

The ETF.net IMOM Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 23 of 57 in International Active Equity⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for IMOM. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 21, Mission not scored, Tradability 42, Holdings 63, Durability 73. Strongest: Cost (81). Weakest: Risk (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 81
    Category rank11/57 · top 19%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 21
    Category rank54/57 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 42
    Category rank36/57 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 63
    Category rank21/53 · top 40%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 73
    Category rank13/57 · top 23%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on IMOM

ETF.net Research

BNot 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

  1. 01Concentration is the point: about 50 international names picked purely on momentum, not a broad index with a momentum tilt bolted on top.
  2. 02At 0.38% a year, it undercuts the typical active international fund in its group, where the median fee runs 0.60%.
  3. 03Live since December 2015 on the same momentum rules, through several full international market cycles.
  4. 04Stands in the upper half of its active international peer group, a solid showing for a strategy this specialized.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Shares trade thinly, so on a single trade the bid-ask spread can cost more than a full year of the expense ratio.
  2. 02Roughly 50 stocks means results can diverge widely from broad international indexes in either direction, and momentum can turn quickly.
  3. 03Cheaper, 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

As of Sep 16, 2026, 6:06 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
53
Top-10 weight
22%
Largest holding
FRO2.3%

Sectors

  • Industrials23.5%
  • Financials19.4%
  • Technology14.4%
  • Materials11.7%
  • Consumer Discr.7.8%
  • Utilities7.7%
  • Energy4.6%
  • Health Care4.4%
  • Communication2.2%
  • Cons. Staples2.1%
  • Real Estate2.1%

Geography

  • Japan35.19%
  • Israel16.44%
  • Germany13.77%
  • Spain6.27%
  • Australia5.32%
  • Sweden4.23%
  • Norway4.20%
  • Switzerland3.92%
  • Other countries (5)10.66%

Developed 81% · Emerging 19% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001FROFrontline PLC2.33%69,028$4M20
002REP.MCRepsol SA2.21%99,601$3M140
003HAUTO.OLHoegh Autoliners ASA2.20%171,398$3M64
004TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd2.19%85,416$3M37
005NESTE.HENESTE OYJ2.15%85,136$3M103
006ESLT.TAElbit Systems Ltd2.13%4,474$3M85
0078601.TDaiwa Securities Group Inc2.12%273,100$3M124
008ABN.ASABN AMRO Bank NV2.10%65,071$3M109
009—Swedbank AB2.10%80,245$3M4
010TIGOMillicom International Cellular SA2.07%32,946$3M139
011IDR.MCIndra Sistemas SA2.06%44,349$3M93
0128591.TORIX Corp2.06%80,073$3M115
0137186.TYokohama Financial Group Inc2.06%258,100$3M90
0146971.TKyocera Corp2.05%137,700$3M111
0158331.TChiba Bank Ltd/The2.05%178,500$3M87

Showing 1–15 of 53 holdings

IMOM Performance

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

IMOM$11,749
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. IMOM $11,749. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,241$11,343$13,444Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+8.1%
1 month−0.8%
3 months−7.8%
1 year+17.5%
3 years+22.5%per year
5 years+5.5%per year
10 years+7.0%per 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 IMOM
YearReturn barIMOM
2026 YTD+8.1%
2025+47.2%
2024+5.2%
2023+9.2%
2022−21.9%
2021−0.7%
2020+28.4%

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.34%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

IMOM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.90
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−39.0%
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.

IMOM Cost

Expense ratio0.38%
  • The middle half of International Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.58%

10 of the 55 International Active Equity funds charge less.

IMOM costs $38.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Active Equity fund costs $58.00.