
Motley Fool Innovative Growth ETF
$21.96−0.09 (−0.43%)
- 0.50%
- $12M
- 0M sh
- $22.31
- low $17.41high $22.33
The ETF.net MFIG Grade
Score 59 out of 100
- 25 of 90
Score 59 of 100 falls in the B 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.B65 out of 100Rank 28 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A81 out of 100Rank 4 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 25 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 59 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A78 out of 100Rank 15 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 72 of 90
Our read on MFIG
BThe Motley Fool's stock-picking philosophy, coded into a rules-based index. MFIG is a young US growth fund that follows an innovation screen instead of a manager's hunches, and charges 0.50% for the house view.
The Fund seeks pre-expense total returns that generally correspond to the total return performance of the Motley Fool Innovative Growth Index. It uses a passive indexing approach to track that index.
Why people hold it
- Rules first: a published index selects holdings with an Innovative Growth Factor Score, so the Fool's growth style shows up as a repeatable screen, not discretion.
- Plain plumbing: an all-US stock mandate in a standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper, so 1099s rather than K-1s and daily creation and redemption.
- The portfolio build is the sturdiest part of the package, holding up better against US growth peers than the price tag does.
Worth knowing
- You pay up for the house view at 0.50%. Broad US growth funds like VUG and SCHG run at a few basis points, a gap that shows up every year.
- Young and small: it launched in December 2025, and light trading in a small fund can mean wider spreads than the mega-ETFs.
- Not an income story. The mandate is total return from innovative growth names, and distributions have not been part of the picture.
MFIG Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 47%
- XOM
Geography
- United States100.00%
MFIG 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 | MFIG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.3% |
| 1 month | +4.6% |
| 3 months | +4.5% |
| 1 year | — |
| 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 | MFIG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.3% | |
| 2025 | −0.2% |
MFIG in the news
MFIG Dividends
Listed Dec 2025. No distributions yet.
MFIG Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MFIG Cost
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
29 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Growth
- BBKCGBNY Mellon Concentrated Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +15.8%
- BLRGGNomura Focused Large Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +5.1%
- BNUGONuveen Growth OpportunitiesExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +15.4%
- BMFSGMFS Active Exchange Traded Funds Trust - MFS Active Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +12.6%
- BACGRAmerican Century ETF Trust - American Century Large Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +13.1%




