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Schwab and Vanguard charge the same 0.03%. Their small-cap funds are 3.7 percentage points apart
JPMorgan Fundamental Data Science Small Core ETF
$71.73−0.14 (−0.19%)
- 0.40%
- $9M
- +27.9%
- 1.11%
- 0M sh
- $71.85
- low $56.10high $78.04
The ETF.net SCDS Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 11 of 41
Score 61 of 100 falls in the B 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.A76 out of 100Rank 10 of 41Mission
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.A71 out of 100Rank 5 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F17 out of 100Rank 38 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 15 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 20 of 41
Our read on SCDS
BJPMorgan pairs human fundamental analysts with a data science engine to pick small caps, then spreads the calls across roughly 300 names. Active stock picking priced closer to a screened index fund.
The fund invests primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies and uses a fundamental data science-enabled investment approach.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.40% a year, below the typical active US small-cap fund, so the stock picking starts from a lower hurdle.
- Roughly 300 holdings, so no single small-cap stumble sets the tone for the whole portfolio.
- Core mandate: the data science process hunts across the whole small-cap field instead of being boxed into value or growth.am.jpmorgan.com
- Lands in the upper half of the active US small-cap funds we review, with quarterly distributions.
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2024. The process hasn't been tested through a full market cycle yet.
- Small asset base and thin trading. Spreads can widen, so limit orders matter more here than with the household-name funds.
- Cheaper small-cap options sit in the same peer group, including JPMorgan's own rules-based JPSE at 0.29% and Avantis' AVSC at 0.25%.
SCDS Holdings
- Stocks
- 278
- 13%
- JPMorgan Prime Money
Sectors
- Health Care18.5%
- Financials18.0%
- Technology17.1%
- Industrials13.2%
- Consumer Discretionary10.5%
- Real Estate6.0%
- Energy5.4%
- Materials3.1%
- Utilities2.9%
- Consumer Staples2.7%
- Communication2.6%
Geography
- United States95.12%
- Bermuda1.38%
- Cayman Islands0.79%
- Ireland0.70%
- Canada0.67%
- United Kingdom0.42%
- Switzerland0.35%
- Israel0.30%
- 0.26%
SCDS Performance
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SCDS$12,786
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 | SCDS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +20.5% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | −4.7% |
| 1 year | +27.9% |
| 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 | SCDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +20.5% | |
| 2025 | +11.3% | |
| 2024 | +9.7% |
SCDS in the news
SCDS Dividends
- 1.11%
- $0.80
- $0.30 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SCDS Risk
- 18.0%
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.
- 0.62
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.
- −26.7%
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.
- 1.23
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SCDS Cost
0.40%
SCDS0.40%
- The middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.55%
9 of the 39 US Active Small-Cap funds charge less.
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