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Sapient Quality Select ETF

SQSNasdaqC

$27.10+0.24 (+0.88%)

At close: Nov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C44/ 100

Rank 3 of 5 in Global Active Quality / Moat

C44/100Rank 3 of 5inGlobal Active Quality / Moat
Intraday session: up, 72 prints from 26.86 to 27.10. Range 27.03 to 27.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.9027.0027.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.80%
Fund size
$1.35B
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
35
Avg volume · 30D
11.3K sh
52W range
low $23.53high $29.05
Launched

The ETF.net SQS Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 44 out of 100

Category
Global Active Quality / Moat⁠
Rank
3 of 5
Six-pillar profile for SQS. Scores out of 100: Cost 29, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 58, Holdings 35, Durability 68. Strongest: Durability (68). Weakest: Cost (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 44 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.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 5

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 5

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

Our read on SQS

ETF.net Research

In short

CA boutique manager's concentrated take on global quality and growth, in an ETF wrapper. Actively picked, non-diversified, no index to hide behind, and it showed up with multi-billion-dollar size for a 2026 debut.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total return. It is actively managed and invests in companies that the sub-adviser believes have quality and growth characteristics across sectors and geographies.

Why people hold it

  • Genuinely active: the sub-adviser buys companies it judges to have quality and growth traits across sectors and geographies, US and overseas, rather than tracking a global index.sec.gov
  • Non-diversified by design, so high-conviction names can carry real weight instead of being diluted across thousands of tickers.etfarchitect.com
  • Rare for a 2026 launch: it is already a multi-billion-dollar fund, and it sits in the upper half of its global active-equity peer group.

Worth knowing

  • 0.80% a year, above the 0.69% median for its peer group and many times what index-built global rivals like GSWO (0.15%) or AVGE (0.25%) charge.
  • Trades lightly for its size, so bid/ask spreads can run wider than on household-name global funds.
  • Live since March 2026, so the track record is short, and a concentrated book means single names move the ride more.etfarchitect.com

SQS Performance

Launched Mar 13, 2026

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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SQS$9,715
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,093
Jul 31, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026. SQS $9,715. SPY $10,093. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,750$10,000$10,250$10,500Jul 2026Sep 2026Nov 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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.

Trailing total return for SQS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSQS
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month−4.9%
3 months−2.8%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SQS
YearReturn barSQS
2026 YTD+6.1%

History from Mar 16, 2026

SQS in the news

SQS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

Listed Mar 2026. No distributions yet.

SQS Risk

Risk pillarB59 out of 100Rank 2 of 5 in Global Active Quality / Moat
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.12
vs its asset-class index
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.

SQS Cost

Compare SQS and MOTG

Overpaying vs MOTG, cheapest in Global Active Quality / Moat

$4,995

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SQS 0.80%

    $15,346

  • MOTG 0.52% Cheapest

    $10,351

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SQS 0.80%
  • MOTG 0.52%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530SQS $15,346MOTG $10,351

Year by year

YearSQSMOTGOverpaying
10$1,422$935$487
20$5,393$3,593$1,800
30$15,346$10,351$4,995

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