
Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF
$74.05+0.18 (+0.24%)
- 0.28%
- $436M
- +18.0%
- 0.48%
- 0M sh
- $73.87
- low $60.24high $81.95
The ETF.net QMOM Grade
Score 73 out of 100
- 4 of 22
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 100Rank 4 of 22Mission
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.D38 out of 100Rank 15 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 4 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 4 of 21Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A88 out of 100Rank 4 of 22
Our read on QMOM
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.
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.funds.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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 66
- 22%
- MPC
Sectors
- Health Care25.3%
- Technology22.4%
- Energy20.3%
- Industrials14.0%
- Materials8.0%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Communication3.9%
- Consumer Discretionary2.0%
Geography
- United States92.18%
- Switzerland2.01%
- Ireland1.97%
- Luxembourg1.93%
- United Kingdom1.93%
QMOM 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 | QMOM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.1% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | +18.0% |
| 3 years | +21.3% |
| 5 years | +9.4% |
| 10 years | +12.6% |
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 | QMOM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.1% | |
| 2025 | +2.3% | |
| 2024 | +30.4% | |
| 2023 | +9.5% | |
| 2022 | −7.0% | |
| 2021 | −4.1% | |
| 2020 | +62.0% |
QMOM in the news
QMOM Dividends
- 0.48%
- $0.35
- $0.35 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
QMOM Risk
- 20.2%
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.
- 0.78
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.
- −26.8%
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.
- 1.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QMOM Cost
- The middle half of US Active Momentum funds
- Median 0.63%
3 of the 21 US Active Momentum funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Momentum
- ASEIMSEI QiM U.S. Large Cap Momentum Active ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +24.7%
- AVFMOVanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.13%1 year return +20.7%
- AFMTMMarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +40.6%
- BDWASInvesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +15.7%
- BFVCFirst Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +21.2%

