
Motley Fool Momentum Factor ETF
$20.54−0.61 (−2.89%)
- 0.50%
- $12M
- 8.05K sh
- low $18.06high $25.73
The ETF.net MFMO Grade
Score 54 out of 100
- 8 of 22
Score 54 of 100 falls in the C 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.A71 out of 100Rank 7 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D35 out of 100Rank 16 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 12 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 10 of 21Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F23 out of 100Rank 21 of 22
Our read on MFMO
In short
CMomentum run through The Motley Fool's own index instead of one rented from MSCI or S&P. A house-built Momentum Factor Score picks the names, and the fee lands under the typical fund in this corner, above the giants.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total-return performance of the Motley Fool Momentum Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
MFMO 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 30, 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 | MFMO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.5% |
| 1 month | −8.2% |
| 3 months | −5.9% |
| 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 | MFMO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.5% | |
| 2025 | −1.9% |
MFMO in the news
MFMO Dividends
Listed Dec 2025. No distributions yet.
MFMO Risk
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.
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.
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.
- 1.44
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.
MFMO Cost
Overpaying vs JMOM, cheapest in US Active Momentum
$7,459
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
MFMO 0.50%
$9,979
JMOM 0.12% Cheapest
$2,520
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | MFMO | JMOM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $900 | $220 | $680 |
| 20 | $3,460 | $859 | $2,601 |
| 30 | $9,979 | $2,520 | $7,459 |
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- BSMOMSymmetry Panoramic Sector Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return +15.1%
- CGTNDGoaltender ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return
- CSAMMStrategas Macro Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +10.8%
- CTACKFairlead Tactical Sector ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +8.7%
- CRANKDEFIANCE KSM TIPRANKS ANALYST ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return

