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Guru Favorite Stocks ETF ()
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(as of Aug 20)
Best Performing in Large Blend Over the Last Year
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Guru Favorite Stocks ETF Overview
Guru Favorite Stocks ETF (GFGF) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend exchange-traded fund (ETF). GuruFocusETF launched the ETF in 2021.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund’s investment strategy is to seek to grow the capital by investing in high quality companies that are favored by prominent long-term investors (“Gurus”) and at reasonable prices. The fund’s investment sub-adviser, GuruFocus Investments, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) tracks the equity portfolio holdings of approximately twenty Gurus. To be considered a Guru, the investor must have a long-term, publicly available, track record of at least ten years. In addition, the Guru must follow an investment strategy of investing in companies that the Guru considers to be high-quality.
About Guru Favorite Stocks ETF (GFGF)
There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.25 years: Richard Shaner (2021), Cechan Tian (2021) and Joshua Russell (2023). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.
The ETF has 1 primary benchmark: Solactive GBS United States 1000 NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Guru Favorite Stocks ETF has 31 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 50.0% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.
Guru Favorite Stocks ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity ETF group. Guru Favorite Stocks ETF has 10.4% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 82.4% There is 10.4% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Guru Favorite Stocks ETF has 7.2% of the portfolio in cash.
Assets Under Management
The fund has $37 million in total assets, which is below the $13 billion average for the Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.
GFGF Performance and Fees
The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Guru Favorite Stocks ETF expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Large Blend category. Guru Favorite Stocks ETF has an expense ratio of 0.66%, which is 59% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.
High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Guru Favorite Stocks ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 39%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 158% for the Large Blend category.
Recently, in the month of July 2026, Guru Favorite Stocks ETF returned 1.5%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Large Blend category had an average return of -0.8%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.
Guru Favorite Stocks ETF has a trailing yield of 0.21%, which is below the 1.16% category average.
The fund normally distributes its income annually.
It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.
Guru Favorite Stocks ETF Grades
Year to date, the ETF has returned 1.6%, 7.9 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 9.6% over the past year (grade of F) and 15.7% over the past three years (grade of D).
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GFGF Trailing NAV Total Returns Data as of 7/31/26
| Last Month |
Last Quarter |
Ann'l. 1Yr |
Ann'l. 3Yr |
Ann'l. 5Yr |
Ann'l. 10Yr |
|
| GFGF Return (NAV) | 1.5% | 3.3% | 9.6% | 15.7% | na | na |
| GFGF Return (Price) | 3.6% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 15.8% | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Return | -2.110% | -1.276% | -0.130% | -0.124% | na | na |
| Large Blend Avg | -0.8% | 3.7% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 11.2% | 13.6% |
| GFGF Grade (NAV) | A | F | F | D | na | na |
| +/- Category (NAV) | 2.3% | -0.4% | -7.9% | -1.7% | na | na |
| GFGF Tax-Cost Ratio | na | na | 0.1% | 0.1% | na | na |
GFGF Annual NAV Total ReturnsData as of 7/31/26
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| GFGF Return (NAV) | 1.6% | 12.9% | 26.2% | 24.5% | -20.5% | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFGF Return (Price) | 1.0% | 13.7% | 26.1% | 24.0% | -20.3% | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Ret | -0.342% | 0.066% | -0.003% | -0.020% | -0.009% | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Large Blend Avg | 9.5% | 15.3% | 21.9% | 22.9% | -17.1% | 26.9% | 18.3% | 29.6% | -5.1% | 21.5% | 11.4% |
| GFGF Grade (NAV) | F | D | A | C | F | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| +/- Category | -7.9% | -2.5% | 4.3% | 1.6% | -3.4% | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Risk Measures | |
| Beta: | 1.05 |
| R-Squared: | 89% |
| Standard Deviation: | 14.5% |
| Category Risk Index: | 1.07 |
| Category Risk Rating: | High |
| Total Risk Index: | 1.18 |
| Total Risk Rating: | Average |
| Portfolio Characteristics | |
| Yield: | 0.2% |
| Total Assets: | $ 37 Mil |
| Share Class Assets: | $ 37 Mil |
| Turnover: | 39.0% |
| Expense Ratio: | 0.66% |
| Index Fund: | No |
| Index Tracked: | Solactive GBS United States 1000 NR USD |
| Index Weighting: | 100% |
| Leveraged: | No |
| Socially Responsible Fund: | No |
| Capital Gains Distribution Frequency: | |
| Income Distribution Frequency: | Annually |
Management Team
| Number of Managers: 3 | |||
| Longest Tenure: 4.6 years | |||
| Average Tenure: 4.3 years | |||
| Managers (Year): Shaner Richard (2021), Tian Cechan (2021), Russell Joshua (2023) | |||
Portfolio Composition (as of 7/31/26)
| # of Holdings: | 31 |
| % in Top 10 Holdings: | 50.0% |
| Fund is Non-Diversified: | No |
| % in Foreign Issues: | 10.4% |
Portfolio Allocation |
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| Domestic Stock: | 82.4% |
| Foreign Stock: | 10.4% |
| Preferred Stock: | 0.0% |
| Domestic Bond: | 0.0% |
| Foreign Bond: | 0.0% |
| Convertible Bond: | 0.0% |
| Other: | -0.0% |
| Cash: | 7.2% |
Purchase Information
| Legal Structure: | Open Ended Investment Company |
| Fund Family: | GuruFocusETF |
| Phone Number: | 215-330-4476 |
| Website: | www.valueshares.com |
| Inception Date: | December 15, 2021 |
Expenses and Fees
| Expense Ratio (%): | 0.66% (Rating: Above Avg) |
| Category Average Expense Ratio (%): | 0.41% |
