
PlanRock Alternative Growth ETF
$42.370.00 (0.00%)
- 1.43%
- $14M
- +20.6%
- 0.46%
- 0M sh
- $42.24
- low $35.19high $42.64
The ETF.net PRAE Grade
Score 27 out of 100
- 53 of 57
Score 27 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.F4 out of 100Rank 55 of 57Mission
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.C50 out of 100Rank 36 of 57Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 32 of 57Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D25 out of 100Rank 49 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C40 out of 100Rank 39 of 57
Our read on PRAE
DA hedge-fund playbook in an ETF wrapper: PRAE rotates across global equity segments that are trending, then adds a managed futures sleeve and a volatility hedge, aiming for low correlation to broad stocks.
Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities.
Why people hold it
- Two engines, one ticker: a tactical sleeve tilting toward equity markets, sectors and factors that are working, plus managed futures that can go long or short.planrockfunds.com
- Carries a volatility hedge sleeve using volatility index futures, a downside tool most plain equity funds simply do not have.planrockfunds.com
- Futures reach across equity, commodity, currency and bond markets, so the alternative side is not just a stock fund in disguise.planrockfunds.com
Worth knowing
- Costly: a 1.43% expense ratio against a 0.65% median for active US equity ETFs, and the underlying ETFs it holds add their own fees on top.planrockfunds.com
- Core active peers like DFAC and FELC charge under 0.20%, so this strategy has a high fee bar to clear.
- Small fund, light trading. Spreads can be wide, and low correlation cuts both ways: it can lag when broad equities run.planrockfunds.com
PRAE Holdings
- Stocks
- 21
- 76%
- IWD
Sectors
- Technology33.2%
- Financials13.4%
- Energy8.9%
- Consumer Discretionary8.9%
- Industrials8.7%
- Health Care8.4%
- Communication6.5%
- Consumer Staples4.7%
- Materials3.8%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.8%
Geography
- United States100.00%
PRAE 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 | PRAE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.6% |
| 1 month | +1.9% |
| 3 months | +6.3% |
| 1 year | +20.6% |
| 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 | PRAE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.6% | |
| 2025 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | +8.6% | |
| 2023 | +0.6% |
PRAE in the news
PRAE Dividends
- 0.46%
- $0.20
- $0.07 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
PRAE Risk
- 13.5%
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.
- 0.65
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.
- −17.7%
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.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PRAE Cost
- The middle half of International Active Equity funds
- Median 0.59%
52 of the 55 International Active Equity funds charge less.
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- DQUIZZacks Quality International ETFExpense ratio 1.68%1 year return +13.9%
- DTLCITouchstone International Equity ETFExpense ratio 1.01%1 year return +2.7%
- DAADRAdvisorShares Dorsey WrightExpense ratio 1.17%1 year return +0.4%
- FBCILBancreek International Large Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.90%1 year return +0.7%
- FDUKXOcean Park International ETFExpense ratio 11.33%1 year return +16.1%




