Touchstone Sands Capital US Select Growth ETF
$29.59−0.05 (−0.15%)
- 0.96%
- $80M
- +1.6%
- 0M sh
- $29.64
- low $23.55high $31.06
The ETF.net TSEL Grade
D
Score 25 out of 100
- 80 of 90
Score 25 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.F8 out of 100Rank 82 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B59 out of 100Rank 21 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F9 out of 100Rank 80 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 39 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C52 out of 100Rank 52 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D34 out of 100Rank 74 of 90
Our read on TSEL
DSands Capital's high-conviction growth playbook in an ETF wrapper: a concentrated book of big US growth companies, run by a boutique stock-picker and priced like one.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with above-average potential for revenue or earnings growth, emphasizing large- and mid-capitalization growth companies.
Why people hold it
- Clear mandate: US-listed companies above $5 billion in market cap at purchase, chosen for above-average revenue or earnings growth. You know what is in the box.westernsouthern.com
- Concentrated by design. A high-conviction lineup means the manager's best ideas actually move the needle instead of being diluted across hundreds of names.westernsouthern.com
- Growth-first, plainly stated: the objective is long-term capital appreciation, so the return story is share price, not income.
Worth knowing
- Cost sits at the top end of the peer group: 1.02% a year against a 0.54% cohort median, with peers like JUSA (0.12%) and FELG (0.18%) far cheaper.
- Concentration cuts both ways: a tight, growth-heavy book can swing harder than a broad market index in either direction.westernsouthern.com
- Young and thinly traded: launched in 2025, so the record is short and bid-ask spreads can run wider than in mega-cap funds.
TSEL Holdings
- Stocks
- 28
- 56%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States87.49%
- Singapore4.52%
- Sweden4.06%
- Canada3.94%
TSEL Performance
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TSEL$10,161
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 | TSEL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.5% |
| 1 month | +2.8% |
| 3 months | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +1.6% |
| 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 | TSEL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.5% | |
| 2025 | +11.2% |
TSEL in the news
TSEL Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
TSEL Risk
- 22.5%
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.
- 0.23
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.
- −28.9%
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.
- 1.47
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TSEL Cost
0.96%
TSEL0.96%
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
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