Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF
$30.61−0.01 (−0.05%)
- 0.85%
- $337M
- +4.6%
- 0.27%
- 0M sh
- $30.59
- low $27.40high $32.34
The ETF.net TMFG Grade
D
Score 36 out of 100
- 7 of 9
Score 36 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.F18 out of 100Rank 8 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B63 out of 100Rank 1 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C51 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D39 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 2 of 9
Our read on TMFG
DThe Motley Fool's own asset-management arm runs this one: a focused, actively managed portfolio of quality growth companies, with at least 40% of assets outside the US. It started as a 2014 mutual fund and swapped into an ETF wrapper in 2021.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed, focused portfolio of common stocks and depositary receipts, applying a quality-growth approach.
Why people hold it
- Global by rule, not by accident: the prospectus commits to at least 40% of assets outside the US (30% if conditions are unfavorable), spread across three or more countries.sec.gov
- One line on the fee sheet: 0.85% all in, with other expenses listed at 0.00%. That sits at the median for its focused global-growth peers and well under FFND's 1.61%.sec.gov
- Not a new fund in ETF clothing. It opened in 2014 as a mutual fund and converted to an ETF in 2021, so the strategy has been run through real market cycles.etfs.fooletfs.com
- The mandate is to stay fully invested and not time the market, so you get the managers' stock picks rather than a cash pile waiting for a dip.sec.gov
Worth knowing
- Active-manager pricing: 0.85% a year is many times a plain global index fund, and cohort peer CGGO charges 0.47%.
- Thinly traded next to big index ETFs, so spreads can be wider and size can move the price.
- A focused book with no market-cap limits, and the prospectus expects small and mid caps in the mix, so single names carry real weight.sec.gov
TMFG Holdings
- Stocks
- 43
- 48%
- GOOG
Sectors
- Industrials24.0%
- Financials16.3%
- Communication13.3%
- Technology12.1%
- Consumer Discretionary11.2%
- Health Care7.8%
- Real Estate7.8%
- Consumer Staples5.4%
- Materials2.2%
Geography
- United States55.74%
- Philippines6.72%
- Ireland5.44%
- Canada5.36%
- United Kingdom5.15%
- Taiwan5.15%
- Japan3.50%
- Cayman Islands2.81%
- 10.14%
Developed 53% · Emerging 47%
TMFG Performance
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TMFG$10,459
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 | TMFG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.7% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −1.9% |
| 1 year | +4.6% |
| 3 years | +11.8% |
| 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 | TMFG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.7% | |
| 2025 | +6.7% | |
| 2024 | +15.5% | |
| 2023 | +28.3% | |
| 2022 | −28.2% | |
| 2021 | +1.2% |
TMFG in the news
TMFG Dividends
- 0.27%
- $0.08
- $0.08 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
TMFG Risk
- 13.3%
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.
- 0.53
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.
- −33.7%
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.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TMFG Cost
0.85%
TMFG0.85%
- The middle half of Global Active Growth funds
- Median 0.78%
6 of the 8 Global Active Growth funds charge less.
Other funds in Global Active Growth
- BCGGOCapital Group Global Growth Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +17.7%
- CWLTGWealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.77%1 year return +16.7%
- CBGGGBaillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return —
- CTAOZThornburg American Opportunities FundExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return —
- FRWRainwater Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return −0.1%