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OTG Latin America ETF Overview

OTG Latin America ETF (OTGL) is an actively managed International Equity Focused Region exchange-traded fund (ETF). OTG Asset Management, Ltd launched the ETF in 2019.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in the equity securities of companies located in Latin America. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in Latin American equity securities. These equity securities include the securities of Latin American companies and investment companies that primarily invest in the securities of issuers in, or seek to track the performance of indices based on, Latin American markets. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in countries other than Latin American countries.

About OTG Latin America ETF (OTGL)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 7.43 years: Mauricio Alvarez (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI EM Latin America NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. OTG Latin America ETF has 59 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 34.6% 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.

OTG Latin America ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity ETF group. OTG Latin America ETF has 92.2% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 6.5% There is 92.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.1% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.1% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). OTG Latin America ETF has 1.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $29 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Focused Region 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.

OTGL 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 OTG Latin America ETF expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Focused Region category. OTG Latin America ETF has an expense ratio of 0.95%, which is 84% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a F. 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. OTG Latin America ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 46%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 26% for the Focused Region category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, OTG Latin America ETF returned 3.6%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Focused Region category had an average return of 1.8%. 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.

OTG Latin America ETF has a trailing yield of 2.73%, which is below the 5.57% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly.

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.

OTG Latin America ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 9.4%, 1.2 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 25.7% over the past year (grade of C), 9.2% over the past three years (grade of D) and 9.5% per year over the past five years (grade of C).

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