
Rockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETF
$27.67−0.04 (−0.16%)
- 0.75%
- $746M
- +9.3%
- 0M sh
- $27.78
- low $24.17high $29.63
The ETF.net RSMC Grade
Score 37 out of 100
- 34 of 48
Score 37 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.D26 out of 100Rank 33 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A80 out of 100Rank 6 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D31 out of 100Rank 34 of 44Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 14 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D37 out of 100Rank 39 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B63 out of 100Rank 16 of 48
Our read on RSMC
DRockefeller's 30-plus years of small cap stock picking, packaged as an ETF. Launched in 2024, RSMC hunts smaller US companies with durable business models, and it arrived as one of the larger actively managed SMID funds on day one.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S. small- and mid-capitalization equity securities.
Why people hold it
- Real pedigree behind the picks: two named veteran portfolio managers running a quality-focused SMID approach built on Rockefeller's 30-plus year small cap history.rockco.com
- Does what the label says. The book stays inside its stated lane of US small- and mid-cap stocks, with no drift into large caps or overseas names.
- A pure growth mandate, not an income one. The stated objective is long-term capital appreciation, and the fund has not been paying a regular distribution.
Worth knowing
- The 0.75% expense ratio sits above the typical active US equity fund, and well above index-style rivals like DFAC (0.17%) and AVLC (0.15%).
- Thinly traded despite its size, so bid-ask spreads can widen out more than they do on the category's household names.
- Short history: it opened in October 2024, so there is not yet a long record to judge, and small and mid caps swing harder than large caps.
RSMC Holdings
- Stocks
- 47
- 30%
- HASI
Geography
- United States100.00%
RSMC 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 | RSMC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.7% |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | +9.3% |
| 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 | RSMC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | −1.0% | |
| 2024 | +0.7% |
RSMC in the news
RSMC Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
RSMC Risk
- 15.6%
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.
- 0.17
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.
- −22.3%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RSMC Cost
- The middle half of US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds
- Median 0.59%
31 of the 47 US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds charge less.
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- DGRNJFundstrat Granny Shots US Small- & Mid-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —
- DNBSMNeuberger Berman Small-Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +13.1%
- DMSSMMorgan Stanley Pathway Funds - Small-Mid Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return +18.8%
- DEPMBHarbor Mid Cap Core ETF (EPMB)Expense ratio 0.88%1 year return +22.8%
- DOASCOneAscent Enhanced Small and Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 1.38%1 year return +25.9%



