Fundamentals First ETF
$12.69−0.11 (−0.90%)
- Expense ratio
- 1.10%
- Fund size
- $9M
- 1Y return
- +13.3%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 1.29%
- Holdings
- 99
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $12.77
- 52W range
The ETF.net KNOW Grade
Score 33 of 100 sits in the D 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.FScore 9Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.Not scoredRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.AScore 71Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.FScore 20Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.AScore 74Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.DScore 33Category rank
Our read on KNOW
DA 2011-vintage global all-rounder: roughly 100 income-and-growth positions in one ticker, steered by a boutique manager instead of assembled from index sleeves. Small, hands-on, and priced like the specialist it is.
The Fund seeks income and capital growth.
Why people hold it
- Live since 2011, a long run in a category where much of the shelf launched far more recently. It has traded through several full market cycles.
- One ticket, one global mix: roughly 100 positions pointed at both income and capital growth, rather than a stock fund plus a bond fund plus a rebalancing reminder.
- Distributions land on a quarterly schedule, so any income arrives at a set cadence instead of in one year-end lump.
Worth knowing
- The fee is 1.09% a year, well above the typical allocation ETF. Index-built rivals such as AOA and IRTR assemble their sleeves for a small fraction of that.
- Small asset base, light trading. Spreads can be wide, sizeable orders can push the price, and small funds carry more closure risk than the category giants.
- No index to hug. The stated mandate is simply income and capital growth across global markets, so what you own rides on manager judgment rather than a published rulebook.
KNOW Holdings
- Other
- 99
- 31%
- JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund 01/01/2054
Sectors
- Industrials23.1%
- Energy20.3%
- Technology17.2%
- Financials10.2%
- Materials6.4%
- Health Care5.4%
- Consumer Discr.4.5%
- Utilities3.9%
- Communication3.4%
- Cons. Staples3.0%
- Real Estate2.6%
Geography
- United States72.62%
- Canada6.24%
- France5.97%
- Switzerland4.80%
- Taiwan (Province of China)2.78%
- United Kingdom2.29%
- Mexico1.81%
- Norway1.45%
- 2.04%
Developed 78% · Emerging 22%
KNOW Performance
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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.
| Period | KNOW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.3% |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −1.4% |
| 1 year | +13.3% |
| 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 | KNOW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.3% | |
| 2025 | +8.2% | |
| 2024 | +7.3% |
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KNOW Dividends
- 1.29%
- $0.16
- $0.06 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $0.03 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | $0.07 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | $0.03 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | $0.03 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | $0.05 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.02 |
KNOW Risk
- 10.8%
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.
- 0.70
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.
- −16.0%
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.
- 0.56
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KNOW Cost
- The middle half of Global Active Equity funds
- Median 0.69%
39 of the 44 Global Active Equity funds charge less.