- What does AFOS invest in?
- Actively managed, high-conviction ETF investing across market caps (small to large), focused on companies positioned to benefit from secular trends and demonstrating value, with the aim of growing purchasing power over time.
- What is the expense ratio of AFOS?
- ARS Focused Opportunity Strategy ETF (AFOS) charges an expense ratio of 0.45%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is AFOS?
- ARS Focused Opportunity Strategy ETF (AFOS) manages $294.0M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
- Is AFOS actively managed or an index fund?
- AFOS is actively managed — the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (AFOS's is 0.45%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was AFOS launched?
- ARS Focused Opportunity Strategy ETF (AFOS) launched in December 2014 and is managed by ARS.
- How has AFOS performed?
- AFOS's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.
