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$34.53+0.52 (+1.51%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

F23/ 100

Rank 37 of 41 in US Active Small-Cap

F23/100Rank 37 of 41inUS Active Small-Cap
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 34.02 to 34.53. Range 34.01 to 35.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.2034.4034.8035.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$52M
1Y total return
−0.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
33
Avg volume · 30D
4.29K sh
52W range
low $30.93high $37.42
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The ETF.net TMFS Grade

F

Score 23 out of 100

Category
US Active Small-Cap⁠
Rank
37 of 41
Six-pillar profile for TMFS. Scores out of 100: Cost 8, Risk 23, Mission 74, Tradability 48, Holdings 20, Durability 52. Strongest: Mission (74). Weakest: Cost (8). Leans toward Mission.

Score 23 of 100 falls in the F 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.
    F8 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 41

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 10

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 39

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 41

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 41 of 41

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 41

Our read on TMFS

ETF.net Research

In short

FThe Motley Fool's stock-picking bench in an ETF wrapper: an actively managed basket of US small caps chosen for quality and growth, with no index to hide behind and a fee that reflects the human effort.

Stated mandate

The actively managed ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. It uses a quality-growth approach and generally invests at least 80% of net assets in small-cap companies.

Why people hold it

  • Genuinely active, not an index in disguise: managers pick US small caps on quality and growth, with at least 80% of net assets in small-cap companies per the prospectus.
  • Trading since 2018, so there is a real multi-year live record from a named research house instead of a back-test.
  • One legible job: US-listed equities only, small-cap quality-growth style, no overseas sleeve or mid-cap drift written into the mandate.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.85% expense ratio sits well above the median for active small-cap funds, and the highest-graded rivals in the group (AVUV, AVSC) charge a fraction of that.
  • Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so spreads can be wider and bigger orders can push the price around.
  • The mandate is capital appreciation, not income, and against its active small-cap peer group the fund lands in the bottom quartile on our review.

TMFS Holdings

Holdings pillarF20 out of 100Rank 41 of 41 in US Active Small-Cap
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
33
Top-10 weight
48%
Largest holding
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account 08/01/20316.2%

Sectors

  • Health Care25.5%
  • Industrials23.2%
  • Technology18.1%
  • Financials14.7%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.3%
  • Real Estate5.6%
  • Energy4.4%
  • Materials2.4%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataU.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account 08/01/20316.23%3,235,275$3.24M22
2QTWOQ2 Holdings Inc5.74%44,379$2.98M139
3HRIHerc Holdings Inc5.06%15,860$2.63M122
4WINGWingstop Inc4.89%16,939$2.54M114
5NOGNorthern Oil & Gas Inc4.88%89,376$2.53M115
6HQYHealthEquity Inc4.79%24,251$2.48M164
7GXOGXO Logistics Inc4.32%44,566$2.24M138
8UFPTUFP Technologies Inc4.18%7,629$2.17M106
9SNEXStoneX Group Inc3.86%37,949$2M157
10NCNOnCino Inc3.85%88,058$2M97
11TOSTToast Inc3.81%62,462$1.98M199
12GSHDGoosehead Insurance Inc3.68%40,145$1.91M87
13SITESiteOne Landscape Supply Inc3.46%16,201$1.8M102
14EVLVEvolv Technologies Holdings Inc3.36%372,419$1.75M49
15ATECAlphatec Holdings Inc3.15%232,190$1.63M69

Showing 1–15 of 33 holdings

TMFS Performance

Launched Oct 30, 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.
TMFS$9,947
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. TMFS $9,947. 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 TMFS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTMFS
Year to date−2.3%
1 month+4.2%
3 months−4.0%
1 year−0.5%
3 yearsper year+9.5%
5 yearsper year−2.6%
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 TMFS
YearReturn barTMFS
2026 YTD−2.3%
2025−1.6%
2024+15.4%
2023+25.4%
2022−33.1%
2021−2.4%
2020+58.5%

TMFS in the news

TMFS 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.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2023

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2019 to 2023. Dec 18, 2019 $0.34; Dec 16, 2020 $2.15; Dec 15, 2021 $0.87; Dec 14, 2022 $0.08; Dec 13, 2023 $0.00077. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 13, 2023Dec 15, 2023$0.00077
Dec 14, 2022Dec 16, 2022$0.08
Dec 15, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.87
Dec 16, 2020Dec 18, 2020$2.15
Dec 18, 2019Dec 20, 2019$0.34

$10,000 in TMFS 5 years ago paid $235 in dividends.

TMFS Risk

Risk pillarF23 out of 100Rank 33 of 39 in US Active Small-Cap
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.7%
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.
0.32
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.
−44.4%
Trough Jun 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.
1.02
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.

TMFS Cost

Compare TMFS and AVSC

Overpaying vs AVSC, cheapest in US Active Small-Cap

$11,040

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

  • TMFS 0.85%

    $16,199

  • AVSC 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TMFS 0.85%
  • AVSC 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530TMFS $16,199AVSC $5,159

Year by year

YearTMFSAVSCOverpaying
10$1,508$455$1,053
20$5,706$1,769$3,937
30$16,199$5,159$11,040

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