Launch Roundup
First Trust listed six income ETFs at 0.85%, and the new fund flagged its own conflict
ProShares - Nanotechnology ETF
$75.16−1.67 (−2.17%)
- 0.58%
- $13M
- +58.1%
- 0.09%
- 0M sh
- $76.78
- low $46.75high $97.12
The ETF.net TINY Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 8 of 21
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.B58 out of 100Rank 8 of 21Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C54 out of 100Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D34 out of 100Rank 17 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 12 of 21Holdings
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.B62 out of 100Rank 10 of 21
Our read on TINY
CNanotechnology is a theme most fund shelves skip entirely. TINY is ProShares' answer: roughly 30 global companies working at the nanoscale, bundled through one Solactive index into a single ticker.
TINY invests in companies whose business operations are in nanotechnology, providing exposure to the emerging nanotechnology theme through a global portfolio.
Why people hold it
- Pure-play access to a theme most shelves skip. It tracks the Solactive Nanotechnology Index, built from companies whose business operations sit in nanotechnology.proshares.com
- About 30 global holdings, so the theme actually drives the fund instead of sitting as a rounding error inside a broad tech portfolio.
- 0.58% a year puts it in line with the typical global thematic ETF, even though the mandate is far narrower than most.
- ProShares has run it since 2021, it pays quarterly, and it stands in the upper half of its global thematic peer group.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded, which usually means wider bid-ask spreads and more price impact than a mainstream index fund.
- About 30 stocks in one emerging theme is a concentrated ride, and it can swing harder than a diversified technology fund.
- Broader thematic funds charge less (KLMT at 0.10%, IQSZ at 0.19%), though neither aims at nanotechnology.
TINY Holdings
- Stocks
- 31
- 53%
- Screen Holdings Co Ltd
Sectors
- Technology71.9%
- Health Care10.7%
- Materials8.2%
- Consumer Discretionary5.1%
- Industrials4.2%
Geography
- United States91.06%
- Netherlands8.94%
TINY Performance
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TINY$15,807
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 | TINY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +44.3% |
| 1 month | +3.0% |
| 3 months | −11.0% |
| 1 year | +58.1% |
| 3 years | +28.8% |
| 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 | TINY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +44.3% | |
| 2025 | +20.0% | |
| 2024 | +6.6% | |
| 2023 | +48.0% | |
| 2022 | −34.1% | |
| 2021 | +8.7% |
TINY in the news
TINY Dividends
- 0.09%
- $0.07
- $0.0083 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
TINY Risk
- 33.3%
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.
- 0.86
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.
- −43.8%
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.
- 1.89
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TINY Cost
0.58%
TINY0.58%
- The middle half of Global Thematic funds
- Median 0.58%
7 of the 21 Global Thematic funds charge less.
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