
Thrivent International Small Cap ETF
$23.13+0.15 (+0.65%)
- 0.55%
- $115M
- 39.1K sh
- low $22.75high $25.42
The ETF.net TISC Grade
Score 38 out of 100
- 13 of 16
Score 38 of 100 falls in the D 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.D33 out of 100Rank 11 of 16Mission
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.B58 out of 100Rank 6 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 12 of 16Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 14 of 16Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D29 out of 100Rank 14 of 16
Our read on TISC
In short
DMost international small-cap ETFs just track an index. TISC goes the other way: Thrivent's own managers pick developed-market small caps outside the US, spread across roughly 600 names in growth, value and core styles.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
TISC Holdings
- Stocks
- 608
- 10%
- Msci Eafe DEC26 Ifus 20261218
Geography
- Japan37.65%
- United Kingdom13.17%
- Australia10.67%
- France4.76%
- Sweden3.74%
- Israel3.47%
- Italy3.46%
- Germany3.19%
- 19.90%
Developed 96% · Emerging 4%
TISC 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 30, 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 | TISC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −1.0% |
| 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 | TISC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.2% |
TISC in the news
TISC Dividends
Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.
TISC Risk
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.
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.
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.
- 0.90
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.
TISC Cost
Overpaying vs VSS, tied cheapest in International Small-Cap
$9,634
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
TISC 0.55%
$10,904
VSS 0.06% Tied cheapest
$1,270
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | TISC | VSS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $988 | $110 | $878 |
| 20 | $3,790 | $432 | $3,358 |
| 30 | $10,904 | $1,270 | $9,634 |
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- CHSCZiShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.83%1 year return +14.9%
- DAZTDAztlan Global Stock Selection Dm SMID ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +13.3%
- FASCIabrdn International Small Cap Active ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +2.8%
- FFDTSFirst Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +23.7%



