Investment objective & strategy
As of Oct. 24, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Victory U.S. Small Cap Free Cash Flow Index (the Index).
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities in the Index and at least 80% of its assets in equity securities with small market capitalizations (Small Cap). A company is considered to be Small Cap if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than the greater of $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, an index that is widely used as a proxy for the Small Cap market. As of September 30, 2025, 120% of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index was $30.0 billion. The size of the largest company in … Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities in the Index and at least 80% of its assets in equity securities with small market capitalizations (Small Cap). A company is considered to be Small Cap if its market capitalization (at the time of purchase) is less than the greater of $3 billion or 120% of the market capitalization of the largest company included in the Russell 2000 Index, an index that is widely used as a proxy for the Small Cap market. As of September 30, 2025, 120% of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index was $30.0 billion. The size of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index changes with market conditions and the composition of the index. VettaFi LLC (the Index Provider) constructs the Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology that selects 200 companies from the VettaFi US Equity Mid/Small-Cap 2500 Index (the Parent Index). As of September 30, 2025, the Index had a market capitalization range from $0.2 billion to $19.0 billion. The actual range of market capitalization will vary over time according to changes in market capitalization of the securities in the Parent Index. The Index Provider is not affiliated with the Fund or the Adviser. The Index is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of U.S. issuers within the Parent Index that have high free cash flow yields (i.e., free cash flow divided by enterprise value). The initial Index universe is derived from the component companies of the Parent Index, excluding financial companies and real estate investment trusts. The Index Provider screens the initial universe of companies based on their projected free cash flows and earnings. Companies with negative projected free cash flows or earnings are removed from the Index universe. The remaining companies are ranked by their free cash flow yields. A growth score is then derived from each companys growth metrics (e.g., sales trends and earnings trends) for the 300 companies with the highest free cash flow yields. The 200 companies with the highest growth scores are selected by the Index Provider for inclusion in the Index. Free Cash Flow Yields = Money the company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenses Enterprise Value: Total value of a company taking into consideration both the current share price (market capitalization) and the cost to pay off debt (net debt, or debt minus cash) The Adviser believes that free cash flow is a useful measure for investors as it shows the cash a company has available after operating expenses and capital expenditures, indicating the companys financial health and efficiency. A positive free cash flow indicates a companys ability to generate sufficient revenue to maintain operations and potentially return value to shareholders. The Index employs a rules-based methodology that assigns scores to certain attributes related to free cash flows. Securities that achieve a higher score, or weighting, comprise a proportionately higher amount of the Index. The rules-based methodology assigns weightings by measuring a combination of total free cash flow and free cash flow yield (that is, the yield that the company earns on its free cash flow). Individual companies are capped at 4% of the Index. The rules-based methodology also limits the amount of companies in any one sector. That is, companies in any one sector will not exceed 45% of the Index. In addition, the allocation of companies in any single sector (or weighting) will not exceed 20% of the weighting of that sector in the Parent Index. The Index rebalances quarterly and is reconstituted quarterly. The Fund generally seeks to track the returns of the Index before fees and expenses by employing a replication strategy that seeks to hold all the stocks in the Index. The Fund also may invest up to 20% of its assets in instruments other than the securities in the Index, such as derivatives, including index futures, which the Fund may use for cash management to provide for liquidity to pay redemptions and fees (attempting to remain fully invested while maintaining liquidity). The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold more than 25% of its assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index is concentrated. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund is not concentrated in any industry or group of industries. The degree to which certain sectors, industries, or asset classes are represented in the Index may change over time.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYMBOTIC INC | — | $7.17M | 1.45% |
| LYFT INC-A | — | $7.14M | 1.45% |
| SM ENERGY CO | — | $7.01M | 1.42% |
| SCORPIO TANKERS INC SHS | STNG US | $6.79M | 1.38% |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTI | — | $6.61M | 1.34% |
| TUTOR PERINI CORP | — | $5.91M | 1.20% |
| OSCAR HEALTH INC - CLASS A | — | $5.72M | 1.16% |
| TEEKAY TANKERS LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01 | TNK US | $5.51M | 1.12% |
| VIPER ENERGY INC A | — | $5.29M | 1.07% |
| MAPLEBEAR INC | — | $5.22M | 1.06% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Bushido Capital US SMID Cap Equity ETF · RNIN | 50% | 0.68% |
| Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF · CALF | 32% | 0.59% |
| Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF · SQLV | 23% | 0.60% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Victory Capital Management Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of October 24, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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