Rainwater Equity ETF
$24.97+0.11 (+0.45%)
- 0.95%
- $16M
- −0.1%
- 0.00%
- 0M sh
- $24.85
- low $21.25high $27.00
The ETF.net RW Grade
Score 15 out of 100
- 8 of 9
Score 15 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.F7 out of 100Rank 9 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C46 out of 100Rank 2 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F15 out of 100Rank 8 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F12 out of 100Rank 9 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 7 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D37 out of 100Rank 8 of 9
Our read on RW
FRainwater's swing at global growth: an active, conviction-sized book of companies whose management teams push cash flow higher, measured against the S&P 500. New, small, and priced like a boutique at 1.25%.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It is actively managed and invests in companies the sub-adviser considers well positioned for durable growth, with management teams focused on increasing cash flow over the long term.
Why people hold it
- One clear filter: companies the sub-adviser sees positioned for durable growth, run by managers focused on rising cash flow. Global, go-anywhere, no index to hug.
- The stated yardstick is the S&P 500, not a niche global blend. That makes it unusually easy to judge whether the stock picking is doing work.
- Conviction is the design, not a side effect: a growth-tilted active portfolio built to look different from a broad global index rather than track one.
Worth knowing
- The 1.25% expense ratio sits above much of the active global growth shelf, including CGGO at 0.47% and TMFG at 0.85%. Stock picking has to clear that bar.
- Small fund, thin tape. Spreads can widen and size can move the price, so limit orders are the sane default.
- Launched in 2025, so the record is short. Distributions come once or twice a year at most: this is a capital appreciation mandate, not an income one.
RW Holdings
- Stocks
- 34
- 52%
- First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031
Sectors
- Industrials36.7%
- Technology27.9%
- Financials13.7%
- Health Care6.8%
- Consumer Staples5.1%
- Communication3.8%
- Materials3.2%
- Consumer Discretionary2.9%
Geography
- United States82.99%
- United Kingdom7.29%
- Sweden3.57%
- Canada3.27%
- Israel2.88%
RW 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 | RW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 0.0% |
| 1 month | +0.8% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | −0.1% |
| 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 | RW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 0.0% | |
| 2025 | −0.1% |
RW in the news
No ETF.net Research article names RW yet.
RW Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
Distribution history
RW Risk
- 12.5%
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.
- −0.65
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.
- −17.0%
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.
- 0.90
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RW Cost
- The middle half of Global Active Growth funds
- Median 0.78%
Every other Global Active Growth fund charges less.
Other funds in Global Active Growth
- BCGGOCapital Group Global Growth Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +17.7%
- CWLTGWealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.77%1 year return +16.7%
- CBGGGBaillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return —
- CTAOZThornburg American Opportunities FundExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return —
- DTMFGMotley Fool Global Opportunities ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +4.6%