Filings Digest
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Sequoia Global Value ETF
The ETF.net SFGV Grade
A
Score 73 out of 100
- 3 of 15
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A 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.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 15Mission
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.A76 out of 100Rank 2 of 14Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 7 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C43 out of 100Rank 12 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 3 of 15
Our read on SFGV
In short
AA wealth manager's global value model in ETF clothing: SFGV hunts profitable companies with cheap cash flows and a habit of paying shareholders back, at 0.33% net of a waiver through March 31, 2027, below most global value rivals.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SFGV Holdings
- Stocks
- 517
- 46%
- VEA
Sectors
- Industrials15.1%
- Financials13.9%
- Technology12.4%
- Consumer Discretionary12.3%
- Health Care12.2%
- Energy8.8%
- Consumer Staples8.8%
- Materials6.8%
- Real Estate5.8%
- Communication2.9%
- Utilities0.9%
Geography
- United States63.69%
- Japan6.37%
- Taiwan3.21%
- United Kingdom2.92%
- Canada2.78%
- South Korea2.66%
- China2.23%
- Australia1.90%
- 14.24%
Developed 66% · Emerging 34%
SFGV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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SFGV$11,855
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 | SFGV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.3% |
| 1 month | +2.3% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +18.5% |
| 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 | SFGV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.3% | |
| 2025 | +18.8% | |
| 2024 | +10.7% |
SFGV in the news
SFGV Dividends
- 2.23%
- $0.80
- $0.14 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
$10,000 in SFGV 1 year ago paid $258 in dividends.
SFGV Risk
- 10.6%
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.
- 1.02
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.
- −14.5%
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.
- 0.59
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.
SFGV Cost
Overpaying vs AVGV, cheapest in Global Active Value
$1,379
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SFGV 0.33%
$6,737
AVGV 0.26% Cheapest
$5,358
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SFGV | AVGV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $598 | $473 | $125 |
| 20 | $2,318 | $1,838 | $480 |
| 30 | $6,737 | $5,358 | $1,379 |
You pay 0.33%Waived by Sequoia Financial Group 0.05%
Full fee 0.38% waiver 0.05% you pay 0.33%
Other funds in Global Active Value
- AAVGVAvantis All Equity Markets Value ETF 9Expense ratio 0.26%1 year return +24.2%
- AFEGEFirst Eagle Global Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +18.7%
- BFPAGFPA Global Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +17.1%
- BGKATScharf Global Opportunity ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +14.9%
- BCOPYTweedy, Browne Insider + Value ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +29.5%
