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$76.34−0.65 (−0.84%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C46/ 100

Rank 19 of 30 in US Factor Index

C46/100Rank 19 of 30inUS Factor Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 76.99 to 76.34. Range 76.33 to 77.88. Use the arrow keys to read each point.76.7577.2577.5077.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$2.03B
1Y total return
+6.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.13%
Holdings
102
Avg volume · 30D
72.6K sh
52W range
low $63.76high $82.17
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net TMFC Grade

C

Score 46 out of 100

Category
US Factor Index⁠
Rank
19 of 30
Six-pillar profile for TMFC. Scores out of 100: Cost 19, Risk 43, Mission 81, Tradability 63, Holdings 22, Durability 45. Strongest: Mission (81). Weakest: Cost (19). Leans toward Mission.

Score 46 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.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 23

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 30

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 30

Our read on TMFC

ETF.net Research

In short

CThe Motley Fool's stock-picking brand, boiled down to one ticker: roughly 100 large US companies held through the firm's own index, rules-based instead of alert-by-alert. The name costs extra.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the total return performance of the Motley Fool 100 Index.

Why people hold it

  • Rules-based, not vibes-based. It follows the Motley Fool 100 Index and has stayed close to that benchmark rather than drifting into discretionary picks.
  • One fund replaces a stack of newsletter alerts: roughly 100 US companies inside a standard 1940 Act ETF, running since its 2018 launch.
  • It has real scale for a boutique issuer, with over a billion dollars in assets and steady enough volume that entering and exiting is usually uneventful.

Worth knowing

  • 0.50% a year is the brand tax: roughly double the median for US factor funds, and far above cheap peers like MGV (0.05%) or SIZE (0.15%).
  • All-US, all-equity, roughly 100 names. That is a shorter list than a total-market fund, so single-stock moves carry more weight.
  • Cash comes back once or twice a year, not monthly, so it is built around growth in the shares rather than a regular payout rhythm.

TMFC Holdings

Holdings pillarF22 out of 100Rank 30 of 30 in US Factor Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
102
Top-10 weight
56%
Largest holding
AAPL9.6%

Sectors

  • Technology48.4%
  • Communication13.7%
  • Financials11.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary10.8%
  • Health Care4.9%
  • Energy4.1%
  • Industrials2.8%
  • Consumer Staples2.0%
  • Real Estate1.0%
  • Materials0.5%
  • Utilities0.3%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AAPLApple Inc9.59%565,373$195M723
2NVDANVIDIA Corp9.55%948,306$194M848
3MSFTMicrosoft Corp7.48%291,172$152M819
4GOOGAlphabet Inc6.57%479,779$133M480
5AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.99%422,111$101M738
6METAMeta Platforms Inc4.08%135,023$83M708
7BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc4.03%151,159$82M374
8MUMicron Technology Inc3.43%78,896$69.8M686
9TSLATesla Inc2.92%148,596$59.4M528
10AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.87%115,598$58.4M638
11VVisa Inc2.65%130,163$53.8M559
12XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.65%287,187$53.8M525
13AVGOBroadcom Inc2.55%159,112$51.9M753
14MAMastercard Inc1.95%62,015$39.6M531
15CVXChevron Corp1.60%137,961$32.5M496

Showing 1–15 of 102 holdings

TMFC Performance

Launched Jan 29, 2018

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.
TMFC$10,616
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. TMFC $10,616. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for TMFC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTMFC
Year to date+7.3%
1 month−3.9%
3 months−0.5%
1 year+6.2%
3 yearsper year+25.9%
5 yearsper year+12.5%
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 TMFC
YearReturn barTMFC
2026 YTD+7.3%
2025+19.6%
2024+35.2%
2023+47.0%
2022−30.9%
2021+25.3%
2020+42.0%

TMFC in the news

TMFC 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 Oct 30, 2026.
0.13%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.10Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2018 $0.11; Dec 18, 2019 $0.13; Dec 16, 2020 $0.15; Dec 15, 2021 $0.10; Dec 14, 2022 $0.08; Aug 28, 2023 $0.05; Dec 13, 2023 $0.06; Dec 17, 2024 $0.24; Dec 18, 2025 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.10
Dec 17, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.24
Dec 13, 2023Dec 15, 2023$0.06
Aug 28, 2023Aug 30, 2023$0.05
Dec 14, 2022Dec 16, 2022$0.08
Dec 15, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.10
Dec 16, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.15
Dec 18, 2019Dec 20, 2019$0.13
Dec 28, 2018Jan 2, 2019$0.11

$10,000 in TMFC 5 years ago paid $146 in dividends.

TMFC Risk

Risk pillarC43 out of 100Rank 18 of 30 in US Factor Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.
1.33
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.
−33.1%
Trough Dec 2022
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.
1.14
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.

TMFC Cost

Compare TMFC and MGV

Overpaying vs MGV, cheapest in US Factor Index

$8,919

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

  • TMFC 0.50%

    $9,979

  • MGV 0.05% Cheapest

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TMFC 0.50%
  • MGV 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530TMFC $9,979MGV $1,060

Year by year

YearTMFCMGVOverpaying
10$900$92$808
20$3,460$360$3,100
30$9,979$1,060$8,919

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