
Adaptive Core ETF
$30.95−0.10 (−0.34%)
- 2.24%
- $18M
- +39.2%
- 0.00%
- 0M sh
- $31.28
- low $21.46high $34.42
The ETF.net RULE Grade
Score 27 out of 100
- 113 of 127
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 122 of 127Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F24 out of 100Rank 47 of 48Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F24 out of 100Rank 110 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 57 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 52 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 107 of 127
Our read on RULE
DMost S&P 500 income funds sell calls on a schedule and mail out a check. RULE flips the order: long-term capital growth first, income second, with the S&P 500 Total Return Index as its yardstick. The trade-off shows up in the fee.
The fund seeks long-term growth of capital while also pursuing income.
Why people hold it
- Growth-first mandate: the stated goal is long-term growth of capital while also pursuing income, not a payout engine that trades away upside for a monthly check.
- Measured against the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so the bar includes reinvested dividends, not a price-only line that flatters the comparison.
- A US equity fund with a live record back to its 2021 launch, spanning the 2022 drawdown and the recovery after it, rather than one tape only.
Worth knowing
- The 1.22% expense ratio sits well above the typical S&P 500 income ETF. Peers such as IVVW and GPIX run their versions for a fraction of that.
- Small and thinly traded. Spreads can widen and fills get lumpy, so limit orders do real work here.
- Income is a secondary aim, not a set schedule. Cohort funds built to distribute on a monthly cadence, like JEPI, approach the job differently.
RULE Holdings
- Other
- 36
- 38%
- MU
Sectors
- Technology58.0%
- Health Care9.4%
- Industrials6.2%
- Energy5.8%
- Materials5.4%
- Financials5.1%
- Communication4.4%
- Real Estate2.8%
- Consumer Discretionary2.3%
- Consumer Staples0.4%
- Utilities0.0%
Geography
- United States89.83%
- Singapore5.43%
- Australia2.45%
- Canada2.29%
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 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 | RULE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +35.5% |
| 1 month | +2.9% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | +39.2% |
| 3 years | +18.5% |
| 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 | +35.5% | |
| 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
RULE Risk
- 20.7%
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.
- 0.70
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.
RULE Cost
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
117 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
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- DHCMTDirexion HCM Tactical Enhanced US ETFExpense ratio 1.18%1 year return +21.1%
- DBSRBeacon Unified Catalyst ETFExpense ratio 1.48%1 year return +9.1%
- FAVRYAvory Foundational ETFExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return —



