Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 17, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Motley Fool Momentum Factor ETF (the Momentum Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the total return performance of the Motley Fool Momentum Index (the Momentum Index for more on this, see the Principal Investment Strategies section).
Strategy. The Momentum Fund is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) and employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Momentum Index. Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC (the Adviser) serves as the investment adviser to the Momentum Fund. The Motley Fool Momentum Index The Momentum Index was established in 2025 by Motley Fool Investment Analytics, LLC (the Index Provider), and is a proprietary, rules-based index designed to track the performance of the highest scoring stocks of U.S. companies, measured by a stocks momentum, that have been recommended by the analysts and newsletters of The Motley Fool, LLC (TMF) and that also meet certain liquidity requirements. Both the Index Provider and … The Momentum Fund is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) and employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Momentum Index. Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC (the Adviser) serves as the investment adviser to the Momentum Fund. The Motley Fool Momentum Index The Momentum Index was established in 2025 by Motley Fool Investment Analytics, LLC (the Index Provider), and is a proprietary, rules-based index designed to track the performance of the highest scoring stocks of U.S. companies, measured by a stocks momentum, that have been recommended by the analysts and newsletters of The Motley Fool, LLC (TMF) and that also meet certain liquidity requirements. Both the Index Provider and TMF are affiliates of the Adviser. Momentum is a measure of a stocks relative strength based on its recent market performance and/or the performance of similar stocks. The Index Providers recommendation universe includes all companies domiciled in the United States that are either active recommendations of a newsletter published by TMF or are among the 150 highest rated U.S. companies in TMFs analyst opinion database, subject to universe continuity rules. TMFs recommendations are generally based on a companys long-term fundamental analysis. With respect to universe continuity, the Momentum Index is constructed utilizing a buffering methodology. The buffer is intended to reduce index turnover from movements in constituent weightings that could result in a company dropping out of the index only to be added back with the next rebalance. Specifically, stocks ranked in the top 105 positions based on TMFs analyst opinion database (70% of the 150-stock target) are automatically included in the candidate universe. Additionally, companies that were previously eligible based on their TMF analyst ratings will still be included as long as their rank is equal to or better than 195 (130% of the 150-stock target). Stocks are then added based on conviction score rank until the 150-stock target is reached. Companies that meet the requirements for universe inclusion must also meet the minimum requirements for liquidity and for calculating the Momentum Factor Score. Specifically, the liquidity requirements mandate that at least $1 million worth of a companys shares trade daily, on average, during the preceding three months. The Index Providers proprietary Momentum Factor Score is a composite score that incorporates price momentum, factor momentum, and other relative strength metrics in assessing a companys composite momentum. To be included, companies must have a positive numerical value for the relative strength component of the composite factor score. To determine final index membership, candidate stocks are first ranked based on their composite scores. The top 100 stocks are then selected based on index continuity rules. If fewer than 100 stocks remain after liquidity and core momentum screens are applied, then all eligible securities are included in the index. Each selected companys share of the Momentum Index (or weighting) is set to equal the companys share of all Momentum Index companies aggregate market value multiplied by their respective Momentum Factor Scores. A maximum position size limit of 4.8% is also enforced (tested at the time of rebalancing and subject to index continuity rules). The Momentum Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. The index methodology for the Momentum Index applies an enhanced calculation logic to reconstitutions and special month-end rebalances as needed to keep the Momentum Index constituent weights in conformity with tax code diversification requirements for registered investment companies. The Momentum Index will typically include 70-100 companies at any one time and may contain companies of any size capitalization. The Momentum Index is calculated and administered by VettaFi, LLC (the Index Calculation Agent), which is not affiliated with the Momentum Fund or the Adviser. The Index Provider also serves as the Adviser to the Momentum Fund. Additional information regarding the Momentum Index, including its value, is available on the websites of the Momentum Index at www.foolindices.com and the Index Calculation Agent, at www.vettafi.com. The Momentum Funds Investment Strategy Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Momentum Funds total assets (exclusive of any collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Momentum Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, if it has sufficient assets, the correlation between the Momentum Funds performance and that of the Momentum Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better. The Momentum Fund will generally use a replication strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in all of the component securities of the Momentum Index. However, the Momentum Fund may use a representative sampling strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Momentum Index whose risk, return and other characteristics closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Momentum Index as a whole, when the Adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Momentum Fund (e.g., when replicating the Momentum Index involves practical difficulties or substantial costs, a Momentum Index constituent becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal restrictions or limitations that apply to the Momentum Fund but not to the Momentum Index). The Momentum Fund generally may invest up to 20% of its total assets (exclusive of any collateral held from securities lending) in securities or other investments not included in the Momentum Index, but which the Adviser believes will help the Momentum Fund track the Momentum Index. For example, the Momentum Fund may invest in securities that are not components of the Momentum Index to reflect various corporate actions and other changes to the Momentum Index (such as reconstitutions, additions and deletions). The Momentum Fund is non-diversified for the purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), which means that the Momentum Fund may invest in fewer securities at any one time than a diversified fund. To the extent the Momentum Index concentrates (i.e., holds more than 25% of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry, the Momentum Fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent as the Momentum Index. The Momentum Fund may also seek to increase its income by lending securities. The Momentum Fund has elected to be, and intends to qualify each year for treatment as, a regulated investment company (RIC) under Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | — | $304.29K | 6.35% |
| WALMART INC | — | $261.91K | 5.47% |
| ALPHABET INC CL C | — | $232.64K | 4.86% |
| APPLE INC | — | $222.18K | 4.64% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $222.02K | 4.63% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | — | $216.52K | 4.52% |
| BROADCOM INC | — | $216.34K | 4.52% |
| ADV MICRO DEVICE | — | $212.62K | 4.44% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | — | $189.11K | 3.95% |
| TESLA INC | — | $185.15K | 3.87% |
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Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Motley Fool 100 Index ETF · TMFC | 43% | 0.50% |
| iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF · MTUM | 39% | 0.15% |
| Motley Fool Innovative Growth Factor ETF · MFIG | 38% | 0.50% |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 17, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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