
Pathfinder Focused Opportunities ETF
$22.48−0.08 (−0.35%)
- 0.59%
- $90M
- 0M sh
- $22.66
- low $21.49high $26.34
The ETF.net PFOE Grade
Score 50 out of 100
- 22 of 44
Score 50 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.B60 out of 100Rank 18 of 44Mission
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.F11 out of 100Rank 40 of 42Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 7 of 44Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 27 of 44Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 26 of 44
Our read on PFOE
CConcentration is the whole idea: 15 to 30 US stocks the adviser judges high quality with long growth runways, at 0.59% a year. A late-2025 launch whose outcome rides on individual picks rather than index exposure.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It is actively managed and normally invests in 15–30 equity securities of companies the Adviser considers high quality with significant long-term growth potential.
Why people hold it
- Actually concentrated. The mandate is normally 15 to 30 US equities, so each holding carries real weight instead of being diluted into a quasi-index.
- At 0.59% a year it sits below the median fee for active US equity ETFs, which is not typical for a small, high-conviction shop.
- The advertised screen leans on growth, profitability and quality: compounders with long runways, not bargain-bin turnarounds.
- Trades moderately rather than thinly, which is worth something in a fund still building its asset base.
Worth knowing
- A 15 to 30 stock book cuts both ways. One holding's bad quarter lands on the whole portfolio with nothing to cushion it.
- Launched at the end of 2025 with no index behind it, so there is little history and no benchmark rulebook to check the manager against.
- Systematic rivals cost far less (DFAU at 0.12%, AVLC at 0.15%). The 0.59% here buys human stock selection, not plain market exposure.
PFOE Holdings
- Stocks
- 24
- 55%
- TSM
Geography
- United States63.50%
- Taiwan (Province of China)7.13%
- Netherlands6.54%
- Uruguay5.88%
- Sweden5.09%
- Brazil4.48%
- France3.93%
- Canada3.46%
Developed 52% · Emerging 48%
PFOE 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 | PFOE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −9.3% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | −2.5% |
| 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 | PFOE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −9.3% |
PFOE in the news
PFOE Dividends
- $0.01 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
PFOE 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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PFOE Cost
- The middle half of Global Active Equity funds
- Median 0.69%
17 of the 44 Global Active Equity funds charge less.
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