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TRUF

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

VanEck Financials TruSector ETF

Active Equity · VanEck · Inception 2026-04-01

$28.78+0.11 (+0.39%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT

History starts Apr 2, 2026.History starts Apr 2, 2026.History starts Apr 2, 2026.
Intraday session: up, 6 prints from 28.67 to 28.78. Range 28.55 to 28.78. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$28.60$28.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size
$1M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
78
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$29.25
52W range
low $25.58high $30.52

The ETF.net TRUF Grade

C

40/ 100

Rank 27 of 35 in US Active Sector⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for TRUF. Scores out of 100: Cost 99, Risk 96, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 31, Durability 17. Strongest: Cost (99). Weakest: Durability (17). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 40 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E. A structural cap ceilings this fund at 40, so B and A are out of reach.

Ceiling 40 · B and A out of reach

The pillars earned72This cap took−32Published score40 Grade C

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 99
    Category rank1/35 · top 3%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 96
    Category rank1/35 · top 3%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 41
    Category rank23/35 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 31
    Category rank31/35 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 17
    Category rank33/35 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on TRUF

ETF.net Research

CMost active funds exist to beat a benchmark. TRUF is active so it can hug one: it holds US financials at true market weight, sidestepping the diversification caps that force many sector funds to shrink their largest names.

Stated mandate

The Fund is an actively managed ETF seeking long-term capital appreciation through securities of financials-related companies or instruments providing exposure to such companies.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A 0.10% expense ratio, against a 0.65% median for actively managed US equity funds in its peer group.
  2. 02The hybrid build (individual stocks plus targeted ETFs) keeps a sector's biggest contributors at uncapped weight while staying inside fund diversification rules.businesswire.comvaneck.com
  3. 03Roughly 80 names, measured against the MarketVector Top US Financials Companies Index. The mandate is the sector itself, not a stock picker's shortlist.

Worth knowing

  1. 01VanEck says financials has not suffered the weighting distortions that hit tech and consumer discretionary, so the problem this structure solves is smaller here.vaneck.com
  2. 02Launched in 2026 and still a small fund, so spreads can run wider than in the sector's household-name ETFs. Limit orders are the usual tool for that.
  3. 03Owning other ETFs brings acquired fund fees, one of the items VanEck's expense arrangement does not cover, so total cost sits above the headline fee.vaneck.com

TRUF Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:07 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
78
Top-10 weight
82%
Largest holding
XLF59.9%

Geography

  • United States98.66%
  • Switzerland0.65%
  • Ireland0.30%
  • Bermuda0.23%
  • United Kingdom0.16%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001XLFFinancial Select Sector SPDR Fund59.87%6,244$349K25
002JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co4.74%79$28K478
003BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc4.72%54$27K359
004VVisa Inc3.11%49$18K550
005MAMastercard Inc2.33%24$14K512
006BACBank Of America Corp1.94%194$11K440
007GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc/The1.47%9$9K399
008WFCWells Fargo & Co1.36%91$8K380
009MSMorgan Stanley1.22%35$7K423
010CCitigroup Inc1.16%51$7K407
011SCHWCharles Schwab Corp/The0.88%49$5K385
012AXPAmerican Express Co0.85%16$5K374
013BLKBlackrock Inc0.72%4$4K320
014CBChubb Ltd0.65%11$4K239
015PGRProgressive Corp/The0.63%17$4K384

Showing 1–15 of 80 holdings

TRUF Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

TRUF$10,255
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. TRUF $10,255. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,703$10,355$11,007Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 TRUF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTRUF
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−4.3%
3 months+2.5%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 TRUF
YearReturn barTRUF
2026 YTD+11.2%

History from Apr 2, 2026

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TRUF 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 Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.11 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2026 YTD. Jul 1, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.11

TRUF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
−1.04
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.

TRUF Cost

Expense ratio0.10%
  • The middle half of US Active Sector funds
  • Median 0.65%

No US Active Sector fund charges less.

TRUF costs $10.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Sector fund costs $65.00.