PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF
$65.50−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.30%
- $299M
- +21.9%
- 1.42%
- 0M sh
- $65.56
- low $54.14high $67.74
The ETF.net MFUS Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 32 of 99
Score 65 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.C49 out of 100Rank 50 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 13 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A84 out of 100Rank 6 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D27 out of 100Rank 86 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 29 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 52 of 99
Our read on MFUS
BOne ticker, four factors. MFUS tracks a RAFI index that blends value, momentum, quality and low volatility across roughly 800 US stocks, so no single style has to carry the load.
The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index.
Why people hold it
- Value, momentum, quality and low volatility ride in the same wrapper, so you are not stuck holding one style through its cold spell.
- At 0.30% a year, the fee sits just under the typical US multi-factor fund, unusual for a rules-based strategy with this much machinery under the hood.
- It has hugged its RAFI index tightly, with very little drift between fund and benchmark. One of the cleaner tracking records among US multi-factor peers.
- Roughly 800 holdings spread the bet wide across US equities, and the fund pays out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the category's household names, so spreads can widen. That matters most on large or hurried orders.
- Plain-vanilla rivals cost a fraction: VONV at 0.06% and FNDX at 0.25%. The multi-factor engineering has to earn that gap.
- Mid-sized rather than a category giant, and a shifting factor mix can behave quite differently from a straight index over any given stretch.
MFUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 921
- 16%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology22.4%
- Health Care17.2%
- Financials11.6%
- Industrials10.2%
- Consumer Staples10.1%
- Energy8.7%
- Consumer Discretionary8.4%
- Communication4.9%
- Materials3.2%
- Real Estate2.2%
- Utilities1.1%
Geography
- United States97.34%
- Ireland0.78%
- Singapore0.53%
- United Kingdom0.42%
- Bermuda0.37%
- Switzerland0.26%
- Netherlands0.21%
- Monaco0.05%
- 0.02%
MFUS Performance
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MFUS$12,187
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 | MFUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.2% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +21.9% |
| 3 years | +21.8% |
| 5 years | +12.8% |
| 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 | MFUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.2% | |
| 2025 | +16.0% | |
| 2024 | +20.2% | |
| 2023 | +12.2% | |
| 2022 | −5.8% | |
| 2021 | +24.1% | |
| 2020 | +10.7% |
MFUS in the news
MFUS Dividends
- 1.42%
- $0.93
- $0.24 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
MFUS Risk
- 12.0%
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.
- 1.30
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.
- −18.2%
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.
- 0.82
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MFUS Cost
0.30%
MFUS0.30%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
49 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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