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VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF ()
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VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF Overview
VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF (POW) is an actively managed Sector Equity Industrials exchange-traded fund (ETF). VistaShares Advisors LLC launched the ETF in 2025.
The investment seeks long term capital appreciation.
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of global Electrification companies. The Sub-Adviser seeks to invest the fund’s assets to achieve returns similar to those of the BITA VistaShares Electrification Supercycle Index. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in Electrification companies.
About VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF (POW)
There are 5 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.01 years: Qiao Duan (2025), Christopher Mullen (2025), Jon McNeill (2025), Robert F. Whitelaw (2025) and Adam Patti (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.
VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF has 57 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 40.7% 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.
VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF has 39.8% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 59.5% There is 39.8% 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). VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF has 0.8% of the portfolio in cash.
Assets Under Management
The fund has $60 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Industrials 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.
POW 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 VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Industrials category. VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which is 49% 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. VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 2%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.4 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 46% for the Industrials category.
Recently, in the month of October 2026, VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF returned -12.9%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Industrials category had an average return of -2.3%. 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.
VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF has a trailing yield of 0.17%, which is below the 1.03% category average.
The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains 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.
VistaShares Electrification Sprcycle ETF Grades
Year to date, the ETF has returned 15.3%, 9.5 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 12.1% over the past year (grade of B).
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POW Trailing NAV Total Returns Data as of 10/31/26
| Last Month |
Last Quarter |
Ann'l. 1Yr |
Ann'l. 3Yr |
Ann'l. 5Yr |
Ann'l. 10Yr |
|
| POW Return (NAV) | -12.9% | -12.7% | 12.1% | na | na | na |
| POW Return (Price) | -13.0% | -12.6% | 11.4% | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Return | 0.145% | -0.122% | 0.732% | na | na | na |
| Industrials Avg | -2.3% | -6.3% | 4.9% | 22.0% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| POW Grade (NAV) | F | F | B | na | na | na |
| +/- Category (NAV) | -10.6% | -6.5% | 7.2% | na | na | na |
| POW Tax-Cost Ratio | na | na | 0.0% | na | na | na |
POW Annual NAV Total ReturnsData as of 10/31/26
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| POW Return (NAV) | 15.3% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| POW Return (Price) | 14.9% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Ret | -0.023% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Industrials Avg | 5.8% | 27.6% | 14.8% | 21.4% | -12.8% | 20.7% | 15.4% | 30.3% | -13.4% | 22.8% | 22.1% |
| POW Grade (NAV) | A | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| +/- Category | 9.5% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Risk Measures | |
| Beta: | na |
| R-Squared: | na |
| Standard Deviation: | na |
| Category Risk Index: | na |
| Category Risk Rating: | |
| Total Risk Index: | na |
| Total Risk Rating: | |
| Portfolio Characteristics | |
| Yield: | 0.2% |
| Total Assets: | $ 61 Mil |
| Share Class Assets: | $ 61 Mil |
| Turnover: | 2.3% |
| Expense Ratio: | 0.75% |
| Index Fund: | No |
| Index Tracked: | N/A |
| Index Weighting: | 100% |
| Leveraged: | No |
| Socially Responsible Fund: | No |
| Capital Gains Distribution Frequency: | Annually |
| Income Distribution Frequency: | Annually |
Management Team
| Number of Managers: 5 | |||
| Longest Tenure: 1.0 years | |||
| Average Tenure: 1.0 years | |||
| Managers (Year): Duan Qiao (2025), Mullen Christopher (2025), McNeill Jon (2025), Whitelaw Robert F. (2025), Patti Adam (2025) | |||
Portfolio Composition (as of 10/30/26)
| # of Holdings: | 57 |
| % in Top 10 Holdings: | 40.7% |
| Fund is Non-Diversified: | No |
| % in Foreign Issues: | 39.8% |
Portfolio Allocation |
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| Domestic Stock: | 59.5% |
| Foreign Stock: | 39.8% |
| Preferred Stock: | 0.0% |
| Domestic Bond: | 0.0% |
| Foreign Bond: | 0.0% |
| Convertible Bond: | 0.0% |
| Other: | -0.0% |
| Cash: | 0.8% |
Purchase Information
| Legal Structure: | Open Ended Investment Company |
| Fund Family: | VistaShares Advisors LLC |
| Phone Number: | 844-875-2288 |
| Website: | |
| Inception Date: | October 27, 2025 |
Expenses and Fees
| Expense Ratio (%): | 0.75% (Rating: Above Avg) |
| Category Average Expense Ratio (%): | 0.50% |
