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Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF Overview

Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF (TMFG) is an actively managed International Equity Global Large-Stock Growth exchange-traded fund (ETF). Motley Fool launched the ETF in 2014.

The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund is an actively-managed ETF, and pursues its investment objective by using a quality growth investing style. It invests in a focused portfolio of the common stocks of high-quality U.S. companies and the common stocks and depositary receipts of high-quality companies that are organized under the laws of other countries around the world. The fund will invest, under normal circumstances, in at least three different countries, and will invest at least 40% of its assets outside of the U.S., or, if the conditions are not favorable, will invest at least 30% of its assets outside the U.S.

About Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF (TMFG)

There are 5 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.22 years: William Mann (2025), Anthony Arsta (2014), Nathan Weisshaar (2014), Michael Olsen (2020) and Shelby McFaddin (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 1 primary benchmark: FTSE Global All Cap NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF has 46 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 47.6% 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.

Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity ETF group. Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF has 39.4% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 57.0% There is 39.4% 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). Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF has 3.6% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $353 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Global Large-Stock Growth 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.

TMFG 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 Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Global Large-Stock Growth category. Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF has an expense ratio of 0.85%, which is 37% 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. Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 15%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 69% for the Global Large-Stock Growth category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF returned 1.9%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Global Large-Stock Growth category had an average return of -2.7%. 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.

Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF has a trailing yield of 0.26%, which is below the 0.27% 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.

Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 3.8%, 0.4 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 5.2% over the past year (grade of C), 10.9% over the past three years (grade of D) and 2.9% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 11.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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