ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF
$34.27−0.10 (−0.31%)
- 0.31%
- $63M
- +5.0%
- 0.00%
- 0M sh
- $34.55
- low $29.10high $34.55
The ETF.net SXQG Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 11 of 90
Score 69 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.A96 out of 100Rank 5 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B64 out of 100Rank 18 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 29 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 72 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 14 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C46 out of 100Rank 55 of 90
Our read on SXQG
BAn advisor's in-house quant model in ETF form. SXQG actively picks US stocks that score high on quality, profitability, growth and momentum, and measures itself against the Russell 1000 Growth instead of tracking it.
The Fund seeks capital appreciation through active investment primarily in equity securities, mainly common stocks. Its quantitative selection process emphasizes companies with comparatively high quality and growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
- The screen is spelled out: quality, profitability, growth and momentum, applied quantitatively to US stocks. You know what the model is hunting for.
- The Russell 1000 Growth is the yardstick, not the leash. The mandate is active, so the portfolio can look different from the index it gets compared to.
- Trading since 2021, so there is a multi-year live record to judge rather than a backtest.
- Clean, single-market mandate: US equities, mainly common stocks, no sleeves of bonds or overseas names to untangle.
Worth knowing
- At 0.70% a year it runs above the typical active US equity ETF, and far above cohort cost leaders like DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%).
- Thinly traded, which generally means wider bid-ask spreads and more care on order entry than a household-name large-cap fund.
- Distributions come once or twice a year. This is a capital appreciation mandate, not a steady income stream.
SXQG Holdings
- Stocks
- 84
- 43%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology48.9%
- Financials10.3%
- Health Care9.6%
- Communication7.9%
- Consumer Staples7.7%
- Consumer Discretionary6.8%
- Industrials6.6%
- Energy2.1%
- Materials0.2%
Geography
- United States96.81%
- Ireland1.31%
- Sweden0.99%
- Cayman Islands0.50%
- Denmark0.22%
- Puerto Rico0.16%
SXQG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
SXQG$10,498
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 | SXQG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.4% |
| 1 month | +5.4% |
| 3 months | +6.6% |
| 1 year | +5.0% |
| 3 years | +12.7% |
| 5 years | +6.7% |
| 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 | SXQG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.4% | |
| 2025 | +4.4% | |
| 2024 | +18.8% | |
| 2023 | +28.3% | |
| 2022 | −23.9% | |
| 2021 | +12.6% |
SXQG in the news
SXQG Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
Distribution history
SXQG Risk
- 13.1%
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.
- 0.63
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.
- −34.0%
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.
- 0.93
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SXQG Cost
0.31%
SXQG0.31%
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
4 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
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- BFFLGFidelity Fundamental Large Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +19.3%
- BAGRWAllspring LT Large Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +14.1%
- BJGROJPMorgan Active Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +6.6%
- BLGROLevel Four Large Cap Growth Active ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +21.9%