Strive Small-Cap ETF
$36.08−0.04 (−0.11%)
- 0.18%
- $79M
- +13.5%
- 1.21%
- 0M sh
- $36.29
- low $31.23high $39.57
The ETF.net STXK Grade
Score 49 out of 100
- 6 of 8
Score 49 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.D36 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A78 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D29 out of 100Rank 7 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 6 of 8
Our read on STXK
CStrive's swing at small caps: one ticker for roughly 600 smaller U.S. companies, tracking Bloomberg's US 2000 index for 0.18% a year, a hair under its peer group's median fee.
The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Bloomberg US 2000 Index, representing U.S. small- and mid-capitalization equities.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.18% a year, under the 0.20% median for its peer group and well below the 0.30% on Janus Henderson's small/mid growth fund, JSMD.
- Roughly 600 small- and mid-cap U.S. stocks in one line item, so the outcome rides on the smaller end of the market rather than a handful of names.
- Simple, legible job: track the Bloomberg US 2000 and stay in U.S. equities. On mandate fidelity it lands in the upper half of its peer group.
- Standard 1940 Act fund structure with quarterly distributions. No leverage, no derivatives wrapper, no options overlay to decode.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded, so bid/ask spreads can run wider than on the household-name small-cap funds.
- Small and mid caps move harder in both directions than large-cap benchmarks. Bumpier ride is the price of admission here.
- Launched in 2022 and still modest in size, so the track record is short next to the decades-old small-cap index funds.
STXK Holdings
- Stocks
- 603
- 4%
- TWST
Sectors
- Technology17.5%
- Financials15.7%
- Industrials15.3%
- Health Care12.7%
- Consumer Discretionary12.5%
- Energy6.7%
- Real Estate6.0%
- Materials4.5%
- Utilities3.5%
- Consumer Staples3.2%
- Communication2.5%
Geography
- United States95.78%
- Bermuda1.87%
- Switzerland0.69%
- United Kingdom0.34%
- Canada0.21%
- Puerto Rico0.18%
- Monaco0.18%
- Netherlands0.16%
- 0.59%
STXK 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 | STXK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.5% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −5.5% |
| 1 year | +13.5% |
| 3 years | +15.4% |
| 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 | STXK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.5% | |
| 2025 | +7.8% | |
| 2024 | +9.5% | |
| 2023 | +20.2% | |
| 2022 | −5.9% |
STXK in the news
STXK Dividends
- 1.21%
- $0.44
- $0.10 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
STXK Risk
- 18.3%
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.
- 0.57
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.
- −27.1%
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.
- 1.13
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
STXK Cost
- The middle half of US Stocks funds
- Median 0.10%
4 of the 7 US Stocks funds charge less.
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- BAAEQAlpha Architect US Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return —
- BAAUAEA Series Trust - Alpha Architect US Equity 3 ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return —
- DJSMDJanus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +13.3%
- DTEXNiShares Texas Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +28.7%