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RW vs WLTG

Rainwater Equity ETF

RWFNYSE Arca

WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF

WLTGBNYSE

Overlap

Expense ratio

WLTG −0.21pt a year

RW0.95%WLTG0.74%

Avg volume · 30D

WLTG 6.4×the volume

RW1.47KWLTG9.39K

RW vs WLTG Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+0.2%RW+10.2%WLTG

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. RW +0.2%. WLTG +10.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%−5%5%15%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
RW 0.95%
WLTG 0.74%, better
Fund size
RW $17M
WLTG $76M
1Y total return
RW +0.2%
WLTG +10.2%, better
Yield (12M)
RW 0.00%
WLTG 4.10%, better
Holdings
RW 33
WLTG 41
Avg volume (30D)
RW 1.47K sh
WLTG 9.39K sh, better
NAV per share
RW $25.24
WLTG $37.71
52W range

ETF.net Grade

RW: Cost 16, Risk 19, Mission 48, Tradability 33, Holdings 25, Durability 36. WLTG: Cost 57, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 61, Holdings 46, Durability 51.
Pillar letters and Scores for RW, WLTG, with each pillar’s weight
PillarRWWLTG
Cost30% weightF16B57Higher
Mission25% weightC48Not scored
Risk15% weightF19B63Higher
Tradability15% weightD33B61Higher
Holdings10% weightD25C46Higher
Durability5% weightD36C51Higher

Rank among Global Active Growth funds

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

Same Category. RW and WLTG are both graded against the same 8 Global Active Growth funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Global Active Growth⁠

Category · 8 funds
See all 8 ›

WLTG ranks 2nd and RW 7th of 8 funds in the Global Active Growth Category.

  1. Rank 1ACGGOCapital Group Global Growth Equity ETFScore 71
  2. Rank 2BWLTGWealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETFScore 57
  3. Rank 3CTAOZThornburg American Opportunities FundScore 53
  4. Rank 6CFFNDOne Global ETFScore 40
  5. Rank 7FRWRainwater Equity ETFScore 22
  6. GAIQNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RWFRainwater Equity ETF

WLTGBWealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF

In short

RW A 2025 launch from a TCW spinout: Rainwater runs a concentrated, non-diversified global book of durable-growth businesses, measured against the S&P 500, at 0.95% with no fee waiver.

WLTG A growth fund with an escape hatch. Three quarters is a concentrated book of 25 to 35 large-cap names; the rest follows a trend model that can rotate into gold, Treasuries, cash or an inverse ETF when the signal turns negative.

Stated mandate

RW The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It is actively managed and invests in companies the sub-adviser considers well positioned for durable growth, with management teams focused on increasing cash flow over the long term.

WLTG The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and has a secondary objective of providing dividend income.

Why people hold it

  • RW Real conviction, not closet indexing: a global, all-cap portfolio built from concentrated individual positions, with at least 80% of assets in equities.etfarchitect.com
  • Pedigree you can check: the portfolio manager founded Rainwater Equity after founding and running TCW's New America unit.yahoo.com
  • Plain-English mandate: durable growers run by management teams focused on long-term cash flow, with the S&P 500 as the stated yardstick.
  • WLTG The tactical quarter is a risk dial: when the trend model reads a down market, that sleeve can move into gold, Treasuries, cash or an inverse ETF hedging the long equity exposure.sec.gov
  • Concentration with intent. The core sleeve normally holds 25 to 35 individual large-cap positions, so the manager's picks move the fund instead of being diluted into an index.sec.gov
  • 0.74% a year, with no fee waiver doing the lifting, lands near the typical fee for its category. That sits above BGGG's 0.70% and CGGO's 0.47%, both also unwaived.
  • Live since December 2021 on the same quantitative-plus-trend process it launched with, it stands in the upper half of a small global growth peer group.

Worth knowing

  • RW At 0.95% with no waiver, it prices above the category median and above peers like CGGO at 0.47% and BGGG at 0.70%.
  • Non-diversified by design, so a handful of names or one hot sector can move it far more than a broad global index fund.etfarchitect.com
  • Young (June 2025) and small, and it trades thinly, so spreads can run wider than in the category's established names.
  • WLTG It trades lightly and is small by ETF standards, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than what you see in a big index fund.
  • There is no index to check it against. Results ride on the adviser's calls and a third-party trend signal, and trend models can whipsaw in choppy, directionless markets.sec.gov
  • Dividend income is only a secondary objective and distributions are declared on a yearly schedule, so this is not built as a steady income stream.

Full RW profile⁠

Full WLTG profile⁠

RW vs WLTG 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.

RW vs WLTG Cost

Overpaying RW vs WLTG

$3,562

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

  • RW 0.95%

    $17,869

  • WLTG 0.74%

    $14,307

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • RW 0.95%
  • WLTG 0.74%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530RW $17,869WLTG $14,307

Year by year

YearRWWLTGOverpaying
10$1,678$1,319$359
20$6,322$5,015$1,307
30$17,869$14,307$3,562

Expense ratio

  • 0.95%RW
  • 0.74%WLTG, cheaper
  • Middle half of Global Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.79%

WLTG 3rd cheapest of 8 funds

RW 7th cheapest of 8 funds

RW vs WLTG Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
RW 0.00%
WLTG 4.10%, better
Payout (12M)
RW None
WLTG $1.54
Last payment
RW No data
WLTG $1.54
Ex-dividend
RW No data
WLTG Dec 24, 2025
Paid on
RW No data
WLTG Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
RW No data
WLTG Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2021 to 2026, same scale for both

RW1 paymentAll RW payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Sep 29, 2025 $0.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD
WLTGAnnual · 5 paymentsAll WLTG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2021 $0.0063; Dec 27, 2022 $0.09; Dec 26, 2023 $0.16; Dec 24, 2024 $0.16; Dec 24, 2025 $1.54. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD

RW vs WLTG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
RW 12.5%since Jul 2025WLTG 12.1%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
RW −0.42since Jul 2025WLTG 1.47
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
RW −17.0%since Jun 2025WLTG −25.1%since Dec 2021
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
RW 0.90WLTG 0.90Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

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