
Polen 5Perspectives Large Growth ETF
$25.51−0.11 (−0.45%)
- 0.50%
- $2M
- 0M sh
- $25.98
- low $22.17high $26.40
The ETF.net PCLC Grade
Score 40 out of 100
- 64 of 90
Score 40 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.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 52
- This cap took
- −12
- Published Score
- 40
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.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 45 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 75 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 35 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D25 out of 100Rank 80 of 90
Our read on PCLC
CPolen put its 5Perspectives framework, a 25-year-old blend of fundamental, thematic and technical analysis, into an ETF. Active large-cap growth hunting innovators at an earnings inflection, for 0.50% a year.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of large-cap issuers exhibiting growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
- The whole pitch is the process: fundamental, thematic and technical evidence weighed across five lenses, with that combined weight of evidence setting buys, sells and position sizes.polencapital.com
- At 0.50% a year it sits below the middle of its active large-growth peer group, though enhanced-index rivals like JUSA (0.12%) and FELG (0.18%) undercut it by a wide margin.
- The mandate is concrete: at least 80% of net assets in large-cap growth equities, with the team leaning on secular themes like AI, electrification, genomics and aerospace.polencapital.cominvestmentnews.com
- Drew Cupps has run this framework for decades, at his own firm and two others before the team joined Polen in 2025, and he manages the fund himself.polencapital.compolencapital.com
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded so far, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads and less predictable fills than the household-name large-cap ETFs in this aisle.
- Launched in 2026. The framework's long record was built in separate accounts at prior firms, not in this ticker, so there is little fund-level history to lean on.polencapital.com
- Income is incidental here: distributions are annual and come from net investment income, and the fund discloses that part of a payout can be return of capital.
PCLC Holdings
- Stocks
- 36
- 54%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States86.01%
- Taiwan (Province of China)4.42%
- Netherlands4.42%
- Canada3.13%
- Australia1.43%
- Luxembourg0.59%
PCLC 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 | PCLC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +3.1% |
| 3 months | +2.6% |
| 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 | PCLC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.2% |
PCLC in the news
PCLC Dividends
Listed May 2026. No distributions yet.
PCLC 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.
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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.
- 2.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PCLC Cost
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
29 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
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