Franklin Exponential Data ETF
$28.61−0.11 (−0.40%)
- 0.50%
- $4M
- +5.4%
- 0.00%
- 0M sh
- $28.73
- low $20.15high $29.17
The ETF.net XDAT Grade
C
Score 40 out of 100
- 7 of 14
Score 40 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.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 59
- This cap took
- −19
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 14Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 6 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D39 out of 100Rank 8 of 14Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C40 out of 100Rank 8 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 9 of 14
Our read on XDAT
CFranklin's take on the data theme: an active, go-anywhere book of roughly 50 companies that build, move, store, secure and mine large data sets. Live since January 2021, before the AI-ETF land rush, and it charges less than its peers.
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies associated with the growth and use of large datasets. Its theme covers data-related hardware, software, cloud computing, analytics, processing, transmission, storage, encryption, and security.
Why people hold it
- 0.50% a year, under the 0.65% median for its AI and data infrastructure peer group, and below AIVC, TCAI, AIPO and DAT.
- Actively managed rather than index-tracking: the manager can go any sector, any size, US or overseas including emerging markets, as the theme moves.sec.govfranklintempleton.com
- The mandate covers the whole data pipeline, from hardware, cloud and analytics to transmission, storage, encryption and security, not just chips.
- Launched January 2021, well ahead of the AI-theme fund wave, so it has a multi-year live record instead of a backtest.franklintempleton.com
Worth knowing
- Small fund, thinly traded. Franklin's own literature notes that low volume and wide bid/ask spreads come with size like this, so the spread is part of your cost.franklintempleton.com
- Non-diversified and concentrated in roughly 50 names, so one stock or one corner of the theme can move it more than a broad tech index.sec.gov
- Built for capital appreciation, not income: it has not been paying a regular distribution.
XDAT Holdings
- Stocks
- 61
- 59%
- NET
Sectors
- Technology70.5%
- Communication24.4%
- Real Estate2.4%
- Financials2.2%
- Consumer Discretionary0.3%
- Industrials0.2%
Geography
- United States95.49%
- Netherlands1.69%
- Canada1.43%
- Japan0.74%
- Germany0.25%
- Israel0.25%
- Cayman Islands0.15%
XDAT Performance
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XDAT$10,539
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 | XDAT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.3% |
| 1 month | +9.8% |
| 3 months | +13.0% |
| 1 year | +5.4% |
| 3 years | +15.9% |
| 5 years | +0.6% |
| 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 | XDAT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.3% | |
| 2025 | +1.9% | |
| 2024 | +16.5% | |
| 2023 | +45.7% | |
| 2022 | −45.7% | |
| 2021 | +10.9% |
XDAT in the news
XDAT Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
Distribution history
XDAT Risk
- 23.6%
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.
- 0.56
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.
- −54.9%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XDAT Cost
0.50%
XDAT0.50%
- The middle half of AI Data Infrastructure funds
- Median 0.65%
1 of the 12 AI Data Infrastructure funds charge less.
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