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GABF vs TRUF

Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF

GABFFNYSE Arca

VanEck Financials TruSector ETF

TRUFCNasdaq

Overlap

23.3%by weight

Expense ratio

TRUF −1.14pt a year

GABF1.24%TRUF0.10%

Avg volume · 30D

GABF 7.1×the volume

GABF2.67KTRUF374

GABF vs TRUF Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026

−2.6%GABF+1.4%TRUF

Jul 31, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026. GABF −2.6%. TRUF +1.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−7.5%−5%5%Jul 2026Sep 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
GABF 1.24%
TRUF 0.10%, better
Fund size
GABF $51M
TRUF $1M
1Y total return
GABF −3.1%
TRUF No data
Yield (12M)
GABF 2.05%
TRUF No data
Holdings
GABF 43
TRUF 79
Avg volume (30D)
GABF 2.67K sh, better
TRUF 374 sh
NAV per share
GABF $43.99
TRUF $29.47
52W range

ETF.net Grade

GABF: Cost 0, Risk 33, Mission 72, Tradability 27, Holdings 69, Durability 52. TRUF: Cost 99, Risk 92, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 32, Durability 17.
Pillar letters and Scores for GABF, TRUF, with each pillar’s weight
PillarGABFTRUF
Cost30% weightF0A99Higher
Mission25% weightA72Not scored
Risk15% weightD33A92Higher
Tradability15% weightD27C41Higher
Holdings10% weightB69HigherD32
Durability5% weightC52HigherF17

Rank among US Active Sector funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. GABF and TRUF are both graded against the same 35 US Active Sector funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Sector⁠

Category · 35 funds
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TRUF ranks 24th and GABF 34th of 35 funds in the US Active Sector Category.

  1. Rank 24CREAIIntelligent Real Estate ETFScore 40
  2. Rank 24CTRUFVanEck Financials TruSector ETFScore 40
  3. Rank 24CTRUHVanEck Healthcare TruSector ETFScore 40
  4. Rank 32DMEDXHorizon Kinetics Medical ETFScore 29
  5. Rank 34FGABFGabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETFScore 24
  6. Rank 34FHVACAdvisorShares HVAC and Industrials ETFScore 24

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GABFFGabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF

TRUFCVanEck Financials TruSector ETF

In short

GABF Mario Gabelli's deal-hunting playbook, pointed at one sector: GABF runs an actively managed, concentrated book of financial-services stocks picked on what a strategic buyer would pay and what might unlock that value.

TRUF Most active funds exist to beat a benchmark. TRUF is active so it can hug one: it holds US financials at true market weight, sidestepping the diversification caps that force many sector funds to shrink their largest names.

Stated mandate

GABF The Fund seeks concentrated exposure to companies principally engaged in financial-services industries, investing at least 80% of net assets in those companies' securities under normal conditions.

TRUF The Fund is an actively managed ETF seeking long-term capital appreciation through securities of financials-related companies or instruments providing exposure to such companies.

Why people hold it

  • GABF Private Market Value with a Catalyst: holdings are sized against what a strategic buyer would pay for the whole company, with an eye on the trigger (buyout, management change) that could surface it.gabelli.com
  • Active and fully transparent: holdings are disclosed daily, so the concentrated, non-diversified portfolio is visible rather than inferred from quarterly reports.gabelli.comgabelli.com 2
  • A narrow, clearly drawn mandate: at least 80% of net assets in financial-services companies under normal conditions, run with a value discipline instead of as an index clone.
  • TRUF A 0.10% expense ratio, against a 0.65% median for actively managed US equity funds in its peer group.
  • The hybrid build (individual stocks plus targeted ETFs) keeps a sector's biggest contributors at uncapped weight while staying inside fund diversification rules.businesswire.comvaneck.com
  • Roughly 80 names, measured against the MarketVector Top US Financials Companies Index. The mandate is the sector itself, not a stock picker's shortlist.

Worth knowing

  • GABF Costs 1.24% net of a waiver through April 30, 2027 (1.64% gross), above the category median; index-style rivals such as TRUT (0.14%) and AVRE (0.17%) sit far below.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads and more price impact on larger orders than the category's household names.
  • Non-diversified and tied to one sector, so a single issuer or a financials-wide swing moves it hard; cash goes out once or twice a year, not monthly.gabelli.com
  • TRUF VanEck says financials has not suffered the weighting distortions that hit tech and consumer discretionary, so the problem this structure solves is smaller here.vaneck.com
  • Launched in 2026 and still a small fund, so spreads can run wider than in the sector's household-name ETFs. Limit orders are the usual tool for that.
  • Owning other ETFs brings acquired fund fees, one of the items VanEck's expense arrangement does not cover, so total cost sits above the headline fee.vaneck.com

Full GABF profile⁠

Full TRUF profile⁠

GABF vs TRUF Holdings

How GABF and TRUF differ

Overlap by weight

23.3%

Shared holdings make up 68.6% of GABF and 26.2% of TRUF.

Level by level

  • Holdings23 in both23.3%
  • Countryby domicile99.0%
  • Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for TRUF.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in GABF and TRUF, widest gap first
CountryMore in GABFMore in TRUF
United StatesGABF +1.0 points
SwitzerlandTRUF +1.0 points

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • GABF47.7%
  • TRUF82.1%

Securities held

  • GABF43
  • TRUF77

Asset class

GABF
Equity
TRUF
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in GABF20
  • In both23
  • Only in TRUF54

Only in GABF

20 securities, 33.2% of GABF by weight

  • Cohen & Steers Inc4.90%
  • Affiliated Managers Group4.26%
  • Neostellar Capital Corp3.97%

Only in TRUF

54 securities, 73.7% of TRUF by weight

  • Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund59.87%
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The1.37%
  • Citigroup Inc1.03%

Weight gaps

All 23 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in GABF and TRUF, widest gap first
HoldingMore in GABFMore in TRUF
Interactive Brokers Gro-Cl AIBKRGABF +4.71 points
Moody's CorpMCOGABF +4.18 points
Kkr & Co IncKKRGABF +4.16 points
S&P Global IncSPGIGABF +3.97 points
Blackstone IncBXGABF +3.74 points
Capital One Financial CorpCOFGABF +3.48 points
American Express CoAXPGABF +3.34 points
Apollo Global Management IncAPOGABF +3.16 points

All GABF holdings⁠All 78 TRUF holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

GABF vs TRUF Cost

Overpaying GABF vs TRUF

$20,357

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GABF 1.24%

    $22,463

  • TRUF 0.10%

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GABF 1.24%
  • TRUF 0.10%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530GABF $22,463TRUF $2,106

Year by year

YearGABFTRUFOverpaying
10$2,164$183$1,981
20$8,047$717$7,330
30$22,463$2,106$20,357

Expense ratio

  • 1.24%GABF
  • 0.10%TRUF, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Sector funds
  • Median 0.61%

TRUF cheapest of 35 funds

GABF 35th cheapest of 35 funds

GABF vs TRUF Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
GABF 2.05%
TRUF No data
Payout (12M)
GABF $0.91
TRUF No data
Last payment
GABF $0.91
TRUF $0.10
Ex-dividend
GABF Dec 29, 2025
TRUF Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
GABF Jan 9, 2026
TRUF Oct 6, 2026
Frequency
GABF Annual
TRUF Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

GABFAnnual · 4 paymentsAll GABF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2022 $0.33; Dec 27, 2023 $1.62; Dec 27, 2024 $1.91; Dec 29, 2025 $0.91. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$220232026YTD
TRUFQuarterly · 2 paymentsAll TRUF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Jul 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$220232026YTD

GABF vs TRUF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
GABF 17.2%TRUF No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
GABF 0.87TRUF No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
GABF −20.9%since May 2022TRUF No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
GABF 0.88TRUF −1.04

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