
Horizon International Managed Risk ETF
$30.73+0.04 (+0.13%)
- 0.82%
- $778M
- 0.1M sh
- $30.73
- low $25.04high $32.97
The ETF.net SFTX Grade
Score 40 out of 100
- 41 of 57
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C 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.F23 out of 100Rank 44 of 57Mission
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.C48 out of 100Rank 37 of 57Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 19 of 57Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 26 of 57
Our read on SFTX
CAn international stock fund with a brake pedal. Horizon's Risk Assist strategy watches volatility and can pull the portfolio into Treasuries or cash equivalents, up to entirely, instead of riding a selloff all the way down.
Seeks total return from developed- and emerging-market equity securities while systematically adjusting exposure to limit downside risk. Its Risk Assist framework can reallocate part of the portfolio to U.S. Treasury securities or cash equivalents during market volatility.
Why people hold it
- The de-risking is built into the mandate, not left to you. Risk Assist monitors volatility and falling global equity values and can shift assets to Treasuries or cash equivalents.horizonmutualfunds.com
- Wide net abroad: roughly 200 holdings spanning developed and emerging markets, reached directly or through ADRs and other ETFs.horizonmutualfunds.com
- It did not launch as a shell. The 2025 debut came with real size and moderate daily volume, so it trades like an established ticker rather than a thin one.
Worth knowing
- Downside management costs money: 0.82% a year, above the typical actively managed international fund. Pacer's PTIN runs a rules-based trend overlay for 0.02%.
- The brake works both ways. The prospectus notes the fund can sit primarily or entirely in cash equivalents, and that Risk Assist carries no guarantee against losses.horizonmutualfunds.com
- Young ETF, thin evidence. It launched in December 2025, so there is little live history showing how the strategy behaves across a full market cycle.
SFTX Holdings
- Stocks
- 291
- 22%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
Sectors
- Technology23.8%
- Financials19.4%
- Industrials12.5%
- Energy11.2%
- Materials10.1%
- Health Care7.4%
- Consumer Discretionary6.3%
- Communication4.0%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Utilities0.8%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- United States42.79%
- Ireland28.82%
- Israel11.79%
- Peru8.30%
- United Kingdom8.30%
SFTX 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 | SFTX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.8% |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| 3 months | +0.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 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 | SFTX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.8% | |
| 2025 | +1.7% |
SFTX in the news
SFTX Dividends
- $0.06 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
SFTX Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 1.09
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SFTX Cost
- The middle half of International Active Equity funds
- Median 0.59%
41 of the 55 International Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Equity
- CQLTIGMO International Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +5.1%
- CPGRIPutnam International Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return —
- DEXUSNomura Focused International Core ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +9.2%
- DEDGI3EDGE Dynamic International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.97%1 year return +16.1%
- DTDITouchstone Dynamic International ETFExpense ratio 1.04%1 year return +28.7%




