
Matrix Advisors Value ETF
$140.180.00 (0.00%)
- 0.75%
- $94M
- +23.8%
- 0M sh
- $140.27
- low $114.13high $142.84
The ETF.net MAVF Grade
Score 24 out of 100
- 58 of 66
Score 24 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. The letter stays D for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F18 out of 100Rank 52 of 66Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B62 out of 100Rank 22 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D26 out of 100Rank 53 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F18 out of 100Rank 63 of 66Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 59 of 66Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 28 of 66
Our read on MAVF
DA 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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 28
- 55%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology32.0%
- Financials22.5%
- Communication16.0%
- Consumer Discretionary9.7%
- Health Care9.0%
- Consumer Staples6.4%
- Industrials4.4%
Geography
- United States92.68%
- Ireland7.32%
MAVF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | MAVF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.3% |
| 1 month | +0.7% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +23.8% |
| 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 | MAVF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.3% | |
| 2025 | +19.5% |
MAVF in the news
MAVF Dividends
- $0.52 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
MAVF Risk
- 14.7%
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.
- 1.11
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.
- −16.4%
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.
- 1.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MAVF Cost
- The middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
51 of the 66 US Active Value funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Value
- DMVPAMiller Value Partners Appreciation ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +7.0%
- FLCFTouchstone US Large Cap Focused ETFExpense ratio 1.18%1 year return +16.2%
- FVNSENatixis Vaughan Nelson Select ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +14.0%
- FZIGThe Acquirers FundExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +10.7%
- FLOPPGabelli Love Our Planet & People ETFExpense ratio 0.90%1 year return +13.7%




