ETF Foundry
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value factor · long-only model fund

Foundry Financial Services Enterprise Multiple Factor ETF

ETF Foundry Research (hypothetical) · rebalanced monthly

FENFHYPOTHETICAL MODEL
Since ’99
+293%
Expense Ratio
0.45%
placeholder
Holdings
101
cap-weighted
Inception
Apr 2020
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Full Sharpe
0.42
Ann. Return (LS)
6.0%
Ann. Volatility
14.5%
Max Drawdown
-55.2%
Test Sharpe ’19–26
0.44
Test FF5 α (ann.)
9.5%
vs Fama-French 5
Test FF5 α t-stat
2.15
significant (|t| ≥ 2)
Monthly turnover
10%
of the long leg, per rebalance
Cumulative return (LS)
293%
over 331 months
This fund holds the long leg only
Long leg Sharpe
0.74
what this fund holds
Long leg ann. return
14.5%
buyable, long-only
Long-short Sharpe
0.42
requires shorting
Bottom bucket ann. return
8.4%
the basket shorted

Every other metric on this page is the long-shortstrategy, which needs a short book. This fund is the long leg alone, so these are the figures for what it actually holds. The bottom-bucket number is that basket’s own return — not short P&L.

Hypothetical growth of $1 — long-short backtest

Gross of the placeholder expense ratio and trading costs · not investor results

331 months

Holdings

Every constituent of the long leg — sort, search or filter by sector

101 of 101 · 100.0% of book
TickerCompanySectorMarket capWeight
1BNY
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPFinancial Services$107.85B
21.56%
2ALL
ALLSTATE CORPFinancial Services$64.33B
12.86%
3STT
STATE STREET CORPFinancial Services$50.51B
10.10%
4ACGL
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTDFinancial Services$35.41B
7.08%
5NTRS
NORTHERN TRUST CORPFinancial Services$34.17B
6.83%
6SYF
SYNCHRONY FINANCIALFinancial Services$24.81B
4.96%
7FNF
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INCFinancial Services$13.97B
2.79%
8RNR
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTDFinancial Services$13.77B
2.75%
9UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$11.09B
2.22%
10BPOP
POPULAR INCFinancial Services$11.08B
2.22%
11SSB
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPFinancial Services$10.08B
2.01%
12WAL
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATIONFinancial Services$8.99B
1.80%
13AXS
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTDFinancial Services$8.46B
1.69%
14LNC
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPFinancial Services$8.08B
1.61%
15MCY
MERCURY GENERAL CORPFinancial Services$5.88B
1.18%
16WTM
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTDFinancial Services$5.48B
1.09%
17SLM
SLM CORPFinancial Services$4.78B
0.96%
18TCBI
TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$4.59B
0.92%
19FG
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INCFinancial Services$4.25B
0.85%
20WSFS
WSFS FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$4.16B
0.83%
21BFH
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$4.01B
0.80%
22BANF
BANCFIRST CORPFinancial Services$3.90B
0.78%
23FHB
FIRST HAWAIIAN INCFinancial Services$3.56B
0.71%
24HG
HAMILTON INSURANCE GROUP LTDFinancial Services$3.47B
0.69%
25SPNT
SIRIUSPOINT LTDFinancial Services$2.93B
0.59%
26WU
WESTERN UNION COFinancial Services$2.77B
0.55%
27CUBI
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INCFinancial Services$2.65B
0.53%
28SLDE
SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$2.35B
0.47%
29HCI
HCI GROUP INCFinancial Services$2.27B
0.45%
30HAPN
HAPPEN INCFinancial Services$2.22B
0.44%
31LOB
LIVE OAK BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$1.97B
0.39%
32DCOM
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$1.78B
0.36%
33UFCS
UNITED FIRE GROUP INCFinancial Services$1.31B
0.26%
34MCB
METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORPFinancial Services$1.22B
0.24%
35CCB
COASTAL FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$1.20B
0.24%
36NBN
NORTHEAST BANCORPFinancial Services$1.20B
0.24%
37UVE
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$1.09B
0.22%
38FSBC
FIVE STAR BANCORPFinancial Services$1.04B
0.21%
39CPF
CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$1.02B
0.20%
40CCNE
CNB FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$1.02B
0.20%
41BFST
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$1.01B
0.20%
42TRST
TRUSTCO BANK CORP N YFinancial Services$960M
0.19%
43ROOT
ROOT INCFinancial Services$944M
0.19%
44SPFI
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INCFinancial Services$880M
0.18%
45CCBG
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INCFinancial Services$861M
0.17%
46FCBC
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INCFinancial Services$848M
0.17%
47HRTG
HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$821M
0.16%
48SHBI
SHORE BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$776M
0.16%
49HIPO
HIPPO HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$764M
0.15%
50GDOT
GREEN DOT CORPFinancial Services$760M
0.15%
51CARE
CARTER BANKSHARES INCFinancial Services$741M
0.15%
52AROW
ARROW FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$687M
0.14%
53BCAL
CALIFORNIA BANCORPFinancial Services$683M
0.14%
54TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$674M
0.13%
55GAIN
GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services$659M
0.13%
56NRIM
NORTHRIM BANCORP INCFinancial Services$619M
0.12%
57CBNK
CAPITAL BANCORP INCFinancial Services$584M
0.12%
58GLRE
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE LTDFinancial Services$566M
0.11%
59HBCP
HOME BANCORP INCFinancial Services$544M
0.11%
60OBT
ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INCFinancial Services$504M
0.10%
61ACIC
AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPFinancial Services$497M
0.10%
62BSVN
BANK7 CORPFinancial Services$485M
0.10%
63BWFG
BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INCFinancial Services$479M
0.10%
64PCB
PCB BANCORPFinancial Services$424M
0.08%
65MVBF
MVB FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$377M
0.08%
66BCML
BAYCOM CORPFinancial Services$371M
0.07%
67NECB
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INCFinancial Services$366M
0.07%
68AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INCFinancial Services$366M
0.07%
69TSBK
TIMBERLAND BANCORP INCFinancial Services$343M
0.07%
70MYFW
FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL INCFinancial Services$323M
0.06%
71FVCB
FVCBANKCORP INCFinancial Services$321M
0.06%
72SSSS
SURO CAPITAL CORPFinancial Services$317M
0.06%
73FDBC
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INCFinancial Services$305M
0.06%
74FNRN
FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORPFinancial Services$300M
0.06%
75FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORPFinancial Services$292M
0.06%
76KINS
KINGSTONE COMPANIES INCFinancial Services$291M
0.06%
77OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORPFinancial Services$282M
0.06%
78CBNA
CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INCFinancial Services$275M
0.05%
79FXNC
FIRST NATIONAL CORPFinancial Services$267M
0.05%
80NSLR
NEOSTELLAR CAPITAL CORPFinancial Services$266M
0.05%
81BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INCFinancial Services$263M
0.05%
82SNFCA
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$255M
0.05%
83RILY
BRC GROUP HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$254M
0.05%
84MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORPFinancial Services$237M
0.05%
85EFSI
EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INCFinancial Services$229M
0.05%
86CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INCFinancial Services$224M
0.04%
87OPBK
OP BANCORPFinancial Services$223M
0.04%
88PMTS
CPI CARD GROUP INCFinancial Services$216M
0.04%
89CFBK
CF BANKSHARES INCFinancial Services$215M
0.04%
90FCAP
FIRST CAPITAL INCFinancial Services$205M
0.04%
91RBKB
RHINEBECK BANCORP INCFinancial Services$190M
0.04%
92FINW
FINWISE BANCORPFinancial Services$189M
0.04%
93MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$172M
0.03%
94SBFG
SB FINANCIAL GROUP INCFinancial Services$170M
0.03%
95BOTJ
BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INCFinancial Services$121M
0.02%
96SFBC
SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP INCFinancial Services$120M
0.02%
97AUBN
AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION INCFinancial Services$93M
0.02%
98FUSB
FIRST US BANCSHARES INCFinancial Services$92M
0.02%
99HNNA
HENNESSY ADVISORS INCFinancial Services$79M
0.02%
100OPHC
OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS INCFinancial Services$74M
0.01%
101HFBL
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP INC OF LOUISIANAFinancial Services$70M
0.01%

Full long-leg book as of July 2026 · cap-weighted · total market cap $500.23B. Hypothetical model holdings — not a registered fund’s portfolio.

Sector Breakdown

1 sectors
Financial Services
100.0%

Portfolio Style

Size × value map of the long-leg book

101 classified
Value
Blend
Growth
Large
Mid
Small
23%9
20%5
41%4
6%16
3%9
3%7
2%33
1%17
<1%1

Share of long-leg capital by market cap × book-to-market, using terciles of the 554-name universe at July 2026. Rows: Large ≥ $4.3B, Small < $753M. Columns: Value ≥ 0.61, Growth < 0.39 B/M. The dot marks the capital-weighted centroid of the book — 91% toward Large, 56% toward Growth. Hypothetical holdings — descriptive, not realized P&L.

Tilt over time
Size tilt91% → Large
SmallLarge
Value ↔ growth tilt56% → Growth
ValueGrowth

Capital-weighted centroid of the long leg, December 1998July 2026; the right-hand end is the same value as the box’s dot. 101 names now. Hypothetical holdings — descriptive, not P&L.

Constraint checks

How this book measures against the concentration and liquidity rules — as implemented here

How this book was built

These are UNCONSTRAINED factor sleeves: the construction pipeline sorts on a signal and cap-weights the top bucket, applying no issuer cap, no industry cap and no liquidity screen beyond the universe filter. A failing test therefore reports a constraint that was never applied during construction — it is not a defect in the strategy and not an error in the data. The same signal can be solved subject to these constraints.

Passed
5
Failed
1
Not tested
1
Independent checks
7

7 independent checks plus 1 arithmetically implied by another check (RIC / IRC 851(b)(3)(A) 50% bucket), which is reported separately so the tally cannot overstate scrutiny.

1 of 7 checks could not be tested. Those are neither passes nor failures — they are gaps in what the data can answer, and they are excluded from the passed count above rather than folded into it.

  • With respect to 75% of total assets, no more than 5% may be invested in the securities of any one issuer.

    Required
    >= 75.0%
    Actual
    66.6%
    Margin
    -8.4%
Reported separately — arithmetically implied

Engineering approximation of the cited rules for a DRAFT / HYPOTHETICAL model portfolio that is not a registered fund. This reports whether the portfolio passes the stated test AS IMPLEMENTED HERE; it is not a compliance opinion and is not a statement that any fund is compliant. Real filings need securities counsel.

No verdict sits within 1.0pp of its limit.

Data version — panel=20260719T025334 rows=2239262 asof=202607 issuers=20260719T014536 rates=20260804T224700

Measured on the 2026-07 formation date across 101 holdings (cap-weighted). A different formation date can produce different verdicts.

Derivatives risk (Rule 18f-4)

Whether this long-only book is subject to the VaR tests at all

This assessment describes the long-only book this fund holds — the top bucket only.

Governing rule
Rule 18f-4(c)(4) limited derivatives user exception

This fund QUALIFIES for the limited-derivatives-user exception, so it is excepted from the VaR tests; the ratio below is informational, not the operative limit.

Limited derivatives user exceptionby construction

Rule 18f-4(c)(4): a fund whose derivatives exposure (gross notional, including the value of assets sold short) is <= 10% of net assets is excepted from the VaR tests and the full derivatives risk management program.

Qualifies
Required
<= 10% of net assets
Exposure
0% of net assets
Margin
+10pp

No confidence interval: this follows from portfolio construction, not from an estimate.

Rule 18f-4(c)(2)(i): fund VaR at 99% over 20 trading days must not exceed 200% of the designated reference portfolio's VaR on the same basis.

Informational — does not govern

This fund is excepted from the VaR tests, so the ratio below is context rather than the operative limit. It is shown because it is still a description of the book’s risk, not because it decides anything.

Measured
1.4 (95% CI 1.1-1.6)
x reference VaR
Limit
2.00x
<= 2.00x reference VaR
Fund VaR
13.4%
99% / 20d
Reference
9.6%
FF5 market (mkt)

historical method · 331 monthly observations · about 3.3 in the 99% tail · paired percentile bootstrap over months

Same test, three estimators
historical
1.40x
within
parametric
1.21x
within
cornish fisher
1.16x
within

The estimators agree, which is mild evidence the number isn’t an artefact of one method.

Engineering approximation of SEC Rule 18f-4 for research display. Not a compliance opinion and not a determination that any fund is compliant. Hypothetical model portfolio, not a registered fund.

The research long-short construction behind this factor does not qualify for this exception — a dollar-neutral book counts its full short notional, which is 100% of net assets against a 10% threshold. This product sidesteps that by holding the long leg alone, which is also why the long-leg Sharpe is reported separately throughout the site.

See the long-short verdict on the factor page →

Since publication

Did the edge survive the paper coming out?

published 2011
Before publication (pre-2011)
0.58
Sharpe · 8.8% p.a.
January 1999December 2011 · 156 mo
Since publication
0.26
Sharpe · 3.6% p.a.
January 2012July 2026 · 175 mo
Change in Sharpe−0.33Sharpe weakened since publication59% of the prior annual return given up

Split at January of the year after the factor was published. The post-publication stretch IS genuinely out-of-sample relative to the original study -- the predictor was public by then -- so it speaks to whether the effect survived being known. Nothing is fitted here, so this is performance SINCE PUBLICATION, not validation of a model. Note the 'pre' side is our data before publication (our panel starts ~1999), NOT the study's original in-sample period, which usually ran decades earlier; a decay figure compares before-vs-after within our sample and is not a comparison against the published result.

Consistency across eras

Is this record broadly durable, or one regime?

26 windows
Positive windows
77%
20 of 26 3-year windows made money
Worst window
-1.08
Sharpe, January 2018 – December 2020
January 1999July 2026
Median Sharpe
0.54
Dispersion
0.62
Best window
1.49

3-year rolling windows, stepping 1 year (26 windows). Dispersion is the spread of window Sharpes — higher means the record depends more on which era you look at.

Rules-based factors fit no parameters, so these windows are not out-of-sample tests and do not validate a fitted model. They show whether the factor's record is consistent across eras or driven by one regime.

Returns

Long leg is what this fund holds — long-short is shown for reference

since January 1999
Trailing
PeriodLong legLong-short
1 yearcum.35.8%31.5%
3 yearsp.a.37.3%15.9%
5 yearsp.a.25.6%14.9%
10 yearsp.a.20.5%2.6%
Since inceptionp.a.13.3%5.1%
Calendar years
YearLong legLong-short
20267 mo22.1%19.9%
202535.6%18.3%
202438.2%8.7%
202318.8%-5.0%
20220.6%17.0%
202147.1%27.7%
2020-0.6%-24.3%
201929.2%-6.5%
2018-18.7%-23.6%
201724.0%-1.8%
201624.9%19.4%
20151.9%10.4%
201416.6%7.6%
201347.0%3.2%
201225.8%-14.0%
2011-21.4%16.4%
201018.5%15.7%
200920.9%-12.6%
2008-24.3%57.0%
20075.7%39.7%
200617.8%-10.1%
200514.7%5.6%
200415.3%11.7%
200334.6%-3.9%
2002-10.4%7.9%
20016.6%25.9%
200037.3%6.2%
1999-12.3%-29.1%

Long leg = the top bucket this fund holds; long-short additionally shorts the bottom bucket and is not achievable in a long-only vehicle. Trailing figures run through July 2026: 1 year is a plain cumulative 12-month return (cum.), 3 years and longer are annualised (p.a.). Years marked with a month count are partial. These match the fact sheet’s tables by construction. Hypothetical backtest, gross of the placeholder expense ratio and trading costs — not investor results.

Fund Facts

Ticker (pseudo)FENF
IssuerETF Foundry Research (hypothetical)
SeriesHypothetical Model Portfolio Series (not a registered trust)
Expense ratio0.45% (placeholder)
Inception2020-04-07 (placeholder)
Listing exchangeNot listed (hypothetical)
CUSIPNot applicable (hypothetical model portfolio)
RebalanceMonthly
Holdings as ofJuly 2026
Total mkt cap (long leg)$500.23B

Methodology

The Foundry Financial Services Enterprise Multiple Factor ETF tracks a rules-based model that ranks Financial Services common stocks each month by a Enterprise Multiple signal and holds the top quintile with the lowest values. Signals are computed from point-in-time Sharadar fundamentals and total-return prices. The portfolio reconstitutes monthly and is cap-weighted within the long leg.

This is a hypothetical model portfolio for research display only — not a registered fund, not an offer, and not investment advice.

Documents (draft — hypothetical)

Auto-generated from the model’s metrics and current holdings. Every document is labeled DRAFT / hypothetical.

Summary Prospectus

Objective, fees, strategy, and key risks.

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Prospectus

Full strategy, model methodology, and risks.

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Statement of Additional Information

Policies, construction, and governance.

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Fact Sheet

One-page snapshot with top holdings.

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Daily Holdings

Full current constituent list.

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DRAFT — HYPOTHETICAL MODEL PORTFOLIO — NOT A REGISTERED FUND, NOT AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES, NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.