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Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF

QMOMNasdaqAlpha ArchitectA

$69.62−1.38 (−1.94%)

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

A73/ 100

Rank 4 of 22 in US Active Momentum

A73/100Rank 4 of 22inUS Active Momentum
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 71.00 to 69.62. Range 69.47 to 71.37. Use the arrow keys to read each point.70.0070.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.28%
Fund size
$418M
1Y total return
+6.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.50%
Holdings
66
Avg volume · 30D
20.3K sh
52W range
low $60.24high $81.95
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QMOM Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 73 out of 100

Category
US Active Momentum⁠
Rank
4 of 22
Six-pillar profile for QMOM. Scores out of 100: Cost 86, Risk 38, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 77, Durability 88. Strongest: Durability (88). Weakest: Risk (38). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 73 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 22

  • 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.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 21

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 22

Our read on QMOM

ETF.net Research

In short

AMomentum, undiluted. Where most factor funds spread the bet across hundreds of names, QMOM concentrates on roughly 50 of the strongest-trending U.S. stocks, with a quality screen layered on top.

Stated mandate

QMOM seeks long-term capital appreciation by maintaining consistent exposure to the strongest-momentum stocks in the U.S. market.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.28% a year, it costs well under the typical fee in its systematic momentum peer group.
  • About 50 holdings, not hundreds: a concentrated take on U.S. momentum, with a quality screen applied alongside the trend ranking.alphaarchitect.com
  • Live since 2015, so the strategy has a decade-plus public record, and it ranks in the upper half of its momentum cohort.

Worth knowing

  • Concentration cuts both ways. With about 50 names, results can swing well away from the broad market and from diversified momentum funds.
  • It trades thinly next to giants like MTUM and SPMO, so spreads can run wider, especially in fast markets.
  • Cheap for a quant-run fund, but broad index momentum peers such as JMOM (0.12%) and VFMO (0.13%) are cheaper still.

QMOM Performance

Launched Dec 1, 2015

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

QMOM$10,603
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. QMOM $10,603. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 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 QMOM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQMOM
Year to date+8.7%
1 month−1.5%
3 months−3.7%
1 year+6.0%
3 yearsper year+21.2%
5 yearsper year+7.2%
10 yearsper year+12.1%

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 QMOM
YearReturn barQMOM
2026 YTD+8.7%
2025+2.3%
2024+30.4%
2023+9.5%
2022−7.0%
2021−4.1%
2020+62.0%

QMOM in the news

QMOM 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.
0.50%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.35Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.35 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2017 $0.01; Jun 19, 2017 $0.03; Dec 27, 2018 $0.01; Mar 18, 2019 $0.002; Mar 16, 2020 $0.04; Dec 30, 2021 $0.06; Dec 29, 2022 $0.73; Dec 20, 2023 $0.44; Dec 24, 2024 $0.90; Dec 23, 2025 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.35
Dec 24, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.90
Dec 20, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.44
Dec 29, 2022Jan 6, 2023$0.73
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.06
Mar 16, 2020Mar 23, 2020$0.04
Mar 18, 2019Mar 25, 2019$0.002
Dec 27, 2018Jan 7, 2019$0.01
Jun 19, 2017Jun 26, 2017$0.03
Mar 20, 2017Mar 27, 2017$0.01
Dec 28, 2016Jan 4, 2017$0.04
Sep 19, 2016Sep 26, 2016$0.01

See all 15 payments⁠

$10,000 in QMOM 10 years ago paid $1,118 in dividends.⁠

QMOM Risk

Risk pillarD38 out of 100Rank 15 of 22 in US Active Momentum
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.0%
Annualised · 36 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.
0.84
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−26.8%
Trough Oct 2023
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.
1.32
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.

QMOM Cost

Compare QMOM and JMOM

Overpaying vs JMOM, cheapest in US Active Momentum

$3,235

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

  • QMOM 0.28%

    $5,755

  • JMOM 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QMOM 0.28%
  • JMOM 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530QMOM $5,755JMOM $2,520

Year by year

YearQMOMJMOMOverpaying
10$509$220$289
20$1,976$859$1,117
30$5,755$2,520$3,235

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