Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF
$46.630.00 (0.00%)
- 1.05%
- $149M
- +42.0%
- 7.00%
- 0M sh
- $46.70
- low $34.65high $49.14
The ETF.net WLDR Grade
C
Score 42 out of 100
- 30 of 43
Score 42 of 100 falls in the C 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.F0 out of 100Rank 43 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A73 out of 100Rank 22 of 31Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A70 out of 100Rank 9 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 26 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C49 out of 100Rank 26 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 24 of 43
Our read on WLDR
CAn index fund with a stock-picker's brain: WLDR tracks a FTSE StarMine index that ranks global large caps on earnings quality, analyst revisions, momentum and valuation, then holds the winners sector-neutral.
The Fund seeks to track the FTSE StarMine Affinity World Leaders Index through passive replication. The Index is a global equity strategy covering U.S. and international companies.
Why people hold it
- The screen runs on StarMine analyst data: rising earnings and revenue estimates, price targets and recommendations, layered with quality, momentum and valuation ranks.simplify.us
- A sector-neutral overlay holds sector weights near the parent FTSE developed-market index, so differences come from stock selection, not a big tech or bank tilt.sec.govsimplify.us
- One ticker, roughly 150 to 250 large caps across the US and up to 20 developed markets, reconstituted twice a year. Trading since 2018, distributions quarterly.simplify.us
Worth knowing
- At 1.05% a year, the fee is the loudest number here. Plain global index trackers like VT charge 0.06%, so the quant screen carries a high bar.
- Volume is light. Spreads can widen, so limit orders matter more here than with a mega-cap index fund.
- Developed markets only (Greece and South Korea are cut from the starting universe), so no emerging-market exposure.simplify.us
WLDR Holdings
- Stocks
- 116
- 39%
- DELL
Sectors
- Technology37.1%
- Financials13.4%
- Communication8.8%
- Health Care8.4%
- Industrials7.8%
- Consumer Staples6.9%
- Consumer Discretionary6.5%
- Energy4.6%
- Materials2.8%
- Utilities2.1%
- Real Estate1.5%
Geography
- United States72.42%
- Japan9.34%
- United Kingdom5.68%
- Spain2.98%
- Italy2.58%
- Canada2.25%
- Netherlands1.58%
- Bermuda0.88%
- 2.28%
Developed 97% · Emerging 3%
WLDR Performance
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WLDR$14,204
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 | WLDR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +32.1% |
| 1 month | −4.0% |
| 3 months | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +42.0% |
| 3 years | +32.6% |
| 5 years | +19.1% |
| 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 | WLDR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +32.1% | |
| 2025 | +31.4% | |
| 2024 | +22.8% | |
| 2023 | +18.9% | |
| 2022 | −10.4% | |
| 2021 | +26.7% | |
| 2020 | −1.9% |
WLDR in the news
WLDR Dividends
- 7.00%
- $3.26
- $0.09 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
WLDR Risk
- 15.5%
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.
- 1.62
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.
- −23.8%
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.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
WLDR Cost
1.05%
WLDR1.05%
- The middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
- Median 0.29%
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