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NEWZNasdaqD

$29.34+0.14 (+0.49%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D36/ 100

Rank 90 of 126 in US Active Equity

D36/100Rank 90 of 126inUS Active Equity
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 29.19 to 29.34. Range 29.34 to 29.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.29.4029.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$21M
1Y total return
+2.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
31
Avg volume · 30D
2.2K sh
52W range
low $26.02high $30.89
Launched

The ETF.net NEWZ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 36 out of 100

Category
US Active Equity⁠
Rank
90 of 126
Six-pillar profile for NEWZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 36, Risk 33, Mission not scored, Tradability 28, Holdings 64, Durability 23. Strongest: Holdings (64). Weakest: Durability (23). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 36 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.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 76 of 126

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 100 of 126

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 106 of 126

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 51 of 124

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 120 of 126

Our read on NEWZ

ETF.net Research

In short

DNEWZ hands stock picking to a news reader. StockSnips' proprietary model scores how positive the press coverage is on US-listed companies, then holds roughly 30 large, mid and small caps sitting at the top of that ranking.

Stated mandate

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective; the cited passage does not specify a more substantive objective.

Why people hold it

  • Different engine: a proprietary model ranks US-listed stocks by how positive their news coverage is, and the top names become the portfolio. Few equity ETFs run on press tone.etfarchitect.com
  • Fishes the whole pond. The universe starts at every US-listed stock, with at least 80% of assets in large, mid and small cap companies, ADRs included.etfarchitect.com
  • Roughly 30 positions, so each pick carries real weight rather than being diluted across hundreds of index names. It is an active fund that actually looks active.etfarchitect.com

Worth knowing

  • The fee is 0.75% a year, above the typical active US equity ETF and several times the low-cost core actives in the group such as DFAC (0.17%) and AVLC (0.15%).
  • A small, lightly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads tend to run wider than the big core names and sizeable orders can move the price.
  • Launched in 2024, so there is only a short stretch of live data on how the sentiment model behaves through different markets.

NEWZ Performance

Launched Apr 11, 2024

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
NEWZ$10,228
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. NEWZ $10,228. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for NEWZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNEWZ
Year to date+7.4%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+0.1%
1 year+2.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for NEWZ
YearReturn barNEWZ
2026 YTD+7.4%
2025−4.1%
2024+15.2%

History from Apr 12, 2024

NEWZ in the news

NEWZ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2025

One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2024 to 2025. Jun 27, 2024 $0.04; Sep 27, 2024 $0.0073; Dec 30, 2024 $0.0066; Apr 14, 2025 $0.04; Jun 27, 2025 $0.02; Sep 29, 2025 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20242025
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.01
Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.02
Apr 14, 2025Apr 15, 2025$0.04
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.0066
Sep 27, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.0073
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.04

NEWZ Risk

Risk pillarD33 out of 100Rank 100 of 126 in US Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.0%
Annualised · 30 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.28
vs 3-month T-bills · 30 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−19.4%
30 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.70
vs its asset-class index
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.

NEWZ Cost

Compare NEWZ and TACU

Overpaying vs TACU, cheapest in US Active Equity

$14,482

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • NEWZ 0.75%

    $14,482

  • TACU 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NEWZ 0.75%
  • TACU 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530NEWZ $14,482TACU $0

Year by year

YearNEWZTACUOverpaying
10$1,336$0$1,336
20$5,078$0$5,078
30$14,482$0$14,482

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