ACTS vs BDVL

ACTSCFIS Tactical Equity ETF

BDVLAiShares Disciplined Volatility Equity Active ETF

In short

ACTS A Christian-values stock screen with a risk dial bolted on: ACTS runs an actively managed global equity book and shifts exposure as the adviser reads macro events, market breadth and volatility.

BDVL A global low-volatility fund with an active engine: a quant model picks roughly 500 stocks on low vol, quality and value, scored against MSCI's ACWI Minimum Volatility Index. Fee: 0.39% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028.

Stated mandate

ACTS The Fund seeks long-term capital growth in rising markets while seeking to protect capital during market drawdowns. It is an actively managed ETF investing at least 80% of net assets in equity securities, including domestic and international issuers and emerging-market companies.

BDVL The Fund seeks risk-adjusted total return through active management of equity exposure, with a focus on managing volatility relative to the broad equity market.

Why people hold it

• ACTS Two jobs, one ticker: biblical exclusion screening plus a tactical dial that adjusts exposure based on the adviser's read of macro events, market breadth and volatility.businesswire.comsec.gov
• Global by design, not by accident: US and international companies including emerging markets, with foreign names generally held through ADRs and GDRs.sec.gov
• Stock selection starts with a quantitative screen spanning value, quality, growth, momentum and low volatility rather than a manager's hunch.
• The 0.69% expense ratio sits right at the median for actively managed global equity funds, so the faith screen and the tactical work carry no premium within that group.

• BDVL Costs 0.39% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028, below the median fee among global active equity peers and under sibling fund BFLX at 0.40%.
• Roughly 500 holdings worldwide, so no single stock runs the show. Its holdings build and risk profile rank among the strongest in its peer group.
• Built to hold core equity exposure while leaning toward stocks that have shown smaller price swings than the broad market.ishares.com
• Trading since 2017, a long life for an active equity ETF, and it has gathered billions from investors along the way.

Worth knowing

• ACTS That 0.69% is median for active peers but far above index-style global options such as GSWO (0.15%) and AVGE (0.25%). The tactical layer has to justify the gap.
• Launched in March 2026, so the defensive playbook has not yet run through a full market cycle.
• Trading has been thin since launch, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the big global index funds.

• BDVL A model, not an index, picks the names. Active discretion cuts both ways against the MSCI minimum-volatility benchmark it is measured by.
• The low-vol tilt means lighter exposure to the market's most volatile high-flyers, which shapes how it behaves when those names run.
• Cheaper active options sit in the same category: AVTM at 0.22% and AVGE at 0.23% deliver broad global equity without the volatility focus.

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