STF Tactical Growth ETF
$47.62−0.51 (−1.05%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Fund size
- $34M
- 1Y return
- +24.3%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 1.39%
- Holdings
- 101
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $47.94
- 52W range
The ETF.net TUG Grade
Score 64 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.BScore 69Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.AScore 92Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.DScore 37Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.DScore 34Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.AScore 81Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.CScore 43Category rank
Our read on TUG
BA trend-following read on the Nasdaq-100: STF's model watches moving averages and shifts the fund between big-tech equity, long-duration Treasuries and T-bills, so the risk-off decision is built into the machinery.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Why people hold it
- At 0.65% a year it undercuts the typical tactical allocation fund, where 0.95% sits in the middle of the pack.
- One clear job: the model reads trends in the Nasdaq-100 and dials between index equity, long-duration Treasuries and cash. No black-box asset soup.sec.gov
- Same engine as sibling TUGN, minus the overlay. TUGN layers on an options spread for income; TUG stays the straight growth version.sec.govsec.gov
Worth knowing
- Small asset base and light trading volume. Spreads can widen, so your entry price can matter more than the fee.
- Trend models trade. The prospectus flags active and frequent trading, which brings turnover, tax friction and whipsaw risk in choppy markets.sec.gov
- The defensive sleeve leans on long-duration Treasuries, which swing with interest rates rather than parking flat like cash.sec.gov
TUG Holdings
- Other
- 101
- 50%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology60.3%
- Communication12.3%
- Consumer Discr.11.2%
- Cons. Staples6.1%
- Health Care4.1%
- Industrials2.9%
- Utilities1.2%
- Materials1.0%
- Energy0.6%
- Financials0.3%
- Real Estate0.1%
Geography
- United States94.94%
- United Kingdom1.39%
- Netherlands1.28%
- Singapore0.81%
- Canada0.80%
- Uruguay0.47%
- Ireland0.16%
- Australia0.15%
TUG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | TUG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.3% |
| 1 month | +3.8% |
| 3 months | +1.7% |
| 1 year | +24.3% |
| 3 years | +24.5% |
| 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 | TUG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.3% | |
| 2025 | +20.4% | |
| 2024 | +19.4% | |
| 2023 | +37.7% | |
| 2022 | −12.6% |
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TUG Dividends
- 1.39%
- $0.67
- $0.00065 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $0.00065 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.67 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | $0.0036 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | $0.01 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | $0.01 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $1.60 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | $0.03 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.02 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | $0.02 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.04 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | $0.12 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $0.04 |
TUG Risk
- 17.0%
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.
- 0.94
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.
- −22.3%
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.
- 1.24
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TUG Cost
- The middle half of Tactical Allocation funds
- Median 0.91%
14 of the 46 Tactical Allocation funds charge less.