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Matrix Advisors Value ETF

MAVFNYSE ArcaF

$137.99+1.74 (+1.28%)

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

F22/ 100

Rank 61 of 66 in US Active Value

F22/100Rank 61 of 66inUS Active Value
Intraday session: up, 55 prints from 136.25 to 137.99. Range 136.25 to 138.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.136.50137.00137.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$91M
1Y total return
+17.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
27
Avg volume · 30D
760 sh
52W range
low $114.13high $142.84
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The ETF.net MAVF Grade

F

Score 22 out of 100

Category
US Active Value⁠
Rank
61 of 66
Six-pillar profile for MAVF. Scores out of 100: Cost 15, Risk 22, Mission 62, Tradability 20, Holdings 29, Durability 59. Strongest: Mission (62). Weakest: Cost (15). Leans toward Mission and Durability.

Score 22 of 100 falls in the F 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.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 55 of 66

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 27

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 57 of 65

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 61 of 66

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 60 of 66

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 66

Our read on MAVF

ETF.net Research

In short

FA 1996-vintage value strategy wearing an ETF ticker. Matrix picks US stocks by its own definition of cheap, aiming at appreciation and income both. Old-school active work in an aisle now ruled by rules-based screens.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income.

Why people hold it

  • Actual stock picking. The portfolio is built on Matrix's own definition of value, not an off-the-shelf index screen, and the fund says so in its prospectus.
  • The strategy dates to 1996, meaning it has run through the dot-com bust, 2008 and everything since. Track records that long are scarce in the value-ETF aisle.
  • Two jobs, stated plainly: capital appreciation and current income. Shareholders get distributions on a set annual or semiannual rhythm.
  • Simple plumbing. A standard 1940 Act US equity fund with no leverage or exotic wrapper mechanics to decode before you own it.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.75% expense ratio sits above the typical US value fund's 0.55%, and well above index-built peers like AVLV (0.15%) and WTV (0.12%). Active judgment is the thing you're paying for.
  • Small and thinly traded. Spreads can run wider than at the aisle's giants, and sizable orders can push the price around.
  • In a crowded field of 50-plus US value funds, our review lands it near the back, mostly on cost and trading friction rather than how it follows its mandate.

MAVF Performance

Launched Sep 16, 1983

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
MAVF$11,725
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. MAVF $11,725. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 MAVF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMAVF
Year to date+13.5%
1 month−0.3%
3 months+0.1%
1 year+17.3%
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 MAVF
YearReturn barMAVF
2026 YTD+13.5%
2025+19.5%

History from Feb 24, 2025

MAVF in the news

MAVF Dividends

Last payment
$0.52 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 23, 2025 $0.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.52

$10,000 in MAVF 1 year ago paid $43.68 in dividends.

MAVF Risk

Risk pillarF22 out of 100Rank 57 of 65 in US Active Value
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.4%
Annualised · 20 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.
1.01
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 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.
−16.4%
20 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
1.05
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.

MAVF Cost

Compare MAVF and WTV

Overpaying vs WTV, cheapest in US Active Value

$11,962

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

  • MAVF 0.75%

    $14,482

  • WTV 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • MAVF 0.75%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530MAVF $14,482WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearMAVFWTVOverpaying
10$1,336$220$1,116
20$5,078$859$4,219
30$14,482$2,520$11,962

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