Toews Agility Shares Managed Risk ETF
$40.20+0.03 (+0.08%)
- 0.98%
- $327M
- +14.1%
- 0.34%
- 0M sh
- $40.18
- low $34.50high $41.71
The ETF.net MRSK Grade
Score 25 out of 100
- 51 of 52
Score 25 of 100 falls in the D 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.F10 out of 100Rank 46 of 52Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F10 out of 100Rank 35 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D36 out of 100Rank 38 of 52Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 19 of 52Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 out of 100Rank 41 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 18 of 52
Our read on MRSK
DMost options-income funds just sell calls on stocks. MRSK runs two engines: S&P 500 exposure plus options on one side, Treasuries and Treasury futures on the other, chasing income and growth while trying to limit the damage.
The Fund seeks income and long-term capital growth while limiting risk. It combines an equity-market strategy using S&P 500 exposure and options with a fixed-income strategy using U.S. Treasury securities and related futures.
Why people hold it
- Two sleeves, one ticker: an S&P 500 equity-and-options book paired with U.S. Treasuries and Treasury futures, aimed at income and long-term growth while limiting risk.
- Live since 2020, so there's a multi-year record across real market stress to examine, not a backtest.
- Actively run with the S&P 500 as its reference point, so the manager sets the stock, options and bond mix instead of following a fixed overlay rule.
Worth knowing
- At 0.98%, it costs more than the typical fund in its options-income group, and more than same-benchmark peers such as NBOS (0.59%) and SIXH (0.73%).
- Thinly traded next to the category's heavyweights, so spreads can be wider and larger orders need more care at the point of execution.
- Distributions land annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so the cash flow is lumpier than in most income-focused peers.
MRSK Holdings
- Other
- 6
- 102%
- IVV
Sectors
- Technology39.9%
- Financials11.4%
- Communication9.9%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
Geography
- United States100.00%
MRSK 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 | MRSK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 month | +2.2% |
| 3 months | +3.5% |
| 1 year | +14.1% |
| 3 years | +13.0% |
| 5 years | +8.4% |
| 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 | MRSK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.2% | |
| 2025 | +11.9% | |
| 2024 | +14.6% | |
| 2023 | +13.3% | |
| 2022 | −11.9% | |
| 2021 | +20.5% | |
| 2020 | +16.3% |
MRSK in the news
MRSK Dividends
- 0.34%
- $0.14
- $0.04 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
MRSK Risk
- 9.2%
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.
- 0.88
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.
- −14.7%
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.
- 0.66
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MRSK Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Option Income funds
- Median 0.60%
45 of the 51 S&P 500 Option Income funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Option Income
- DFGSIFT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +8.9%
- DSHDGSoundwatch Hedged Equity ETFExpense ratio 1.01%1 year return +9.2%
- DXSPINEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETFExpense ratio 0.98%1 year return —
- DHRSKToews Agility Shares Hedged Risk ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return —
- FYSPYGraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETFExpense ratio 5.88%1 year return +14.6%



