
Adaptive Core ETF
$27.59−0.78 (−2.75%)
- 1.84%
- $17M
- +22.3%
- 0.00%
- 3.07K sh
- low $21.46high $34.42
The ETF.net RULE Grade
Score 22 out of 100
- 119 of 126
Score 22 of 100 falls in the F 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.F2 out of 100Rank 123 of 126Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F21 out of 100Rank 48 of 49Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D26 out of 100Rank 103 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 103 of 126Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B63 out of 100Rank 54 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D34 out of 100Rank 109 of 126
Our read on RULE
In short
FRULE is the algorithm with an exit button: a price-trend model ranks a go-anywhere lineup and can shift the whole portfolio to cash when signals break. The ticker is the pitch; 1.84%, with no fee waiver, is the toll.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks long-term growth of capital while also pursuing income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
RULE 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 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.
| Period | RULE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +23.7% |
| 1 month | −7.3% |
| 3 months | −3.4% |
| 1 year | +22.3% |
| 3 years | +16.8% |
| 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 | RULE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +23.7% | |
| 2025 | +4.6% | |
| 2024 | +7.6% | |
| 2023 | +6.3% | |
| 2022 | −22.9% | |
| 2021 | +1.0% |
RULE in the news
RULE Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
Distribution history
$10,000 in RULE 3 years ago paid $220 in dividends.
RULE Risk
- 21.2%
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.
- 0.63
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.
- −30.5%
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.
- 1.54
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.
RULE Cost
Overpaying vs TACU, cheapest in US Active Equity
$30,883
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
RULE 1.84%
$30,883
TACU 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | RULE | TACU | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $3,133 | $0 | $3,133 |
| 20 | $11,343 | $0 | $11,343 |
| 30 | $30,883 | $0 | $30,883 |
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