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AIMS · Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF

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$27.51
+1.7% · 1 day, price
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AIMS returned +9.3% since it first traded on Feb 10, 2026.

What drove AIMS’s returns?What can AIMS’s first months tell me?What does AIMS cost to hold and to trade?
Equity fundExpense ratio 0.75%Fund assets $91m net assets, latest filing (Jun 30, 2026)First traded Feb 10, 2026Benchmark Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracksSEC filings ↗

AIMS returned +9.3% from Feb 10, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, charges 0.75% a year and holds $91m in net assets on Jun 30, 2026.

Promise check: Not measuredIt names no index it tracks.

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AIMS risk and return scorecard

vs its own holdings

Not measured: its benchmark is its own holdings, which has no weekly price series.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

What you earned

AIMS 0.0%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
AIMS0.0%
AIMS −5.3%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
AIMS−5.3%
AIMS +1.7%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
AIMS+1.7%
AIMS +9.3%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
AIMS+9.3%
askIQ: what drove AIMS’s returns? ↗

What can be shown yet

First traded Feb 10, 2026
+9.3%
Total return, since launch, Feb 10, 2026
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0.75%
Expense ratio
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283
Holdings
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−6.8%
Below its high
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AIMS has traded for 267 days. Numbers that need a year of prices are not shown yet.
Shown now
Price$27.51
First tradedFeb 10, 2026
Net assets$91m
AIMS, Jun 30, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026−8.74%
Not yet
One-year returnfrom Feb 10, 2027
Three-year returnfrom Feb 10, 2029
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Price since launch, Feb 10, 2026

$27.51+1.7%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Price only. No distribution was paid over these days, so total return is the same. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIMS returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 20260.0%−1.0%
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−5.3%−0.1%
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026+1.7%+5.0%
Since launch Feb 10 – Nov 4, 2026+9.3%+11.7%

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Feb 2026: no year to date, 1 year and 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

AIMS key stats

High since Feb 10, 2026, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$29.51 on Jun 30, 2026
Low since Feb 10, 2026, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$23.09 on Mar 20, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$27.51, 69% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings283
Top ten weight12.8%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Nov 4, 2026
Trading · AIMSas of Nov 4, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Nov 4, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

AIMS for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
AIMS interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

AIMS is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
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AIMS top ten by weight, 12.8% of the fund, of its 283 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

PDF Solutions Inc PDFS 2.31%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc LGND 1.86%
Covenant Logistics Group Inc CVLG 1.32%
Triumph Financial Inc TFIN 1.23%
Preformed Line Products Co PLPC 1.15%
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp MCB 1.01%
Digi International Inc DGII 1.00%
UFP Technologies Inc UFPT 0.99%
Kodiak Gas Services Inc KGS 0.95%
Coastal Financial Corp CCB 0.93%
Fund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗See all 283 holdings →Check overlap with another fund →

Source: Holdings filing (SEC Form N-PORT). Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

About AIMS

Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · U.S. small-cap blend
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.75%
Price$27.51
First tradedFeb 10, 2026
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)$91mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracksReport
AIMS, Jun 30, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026−8.74%
Its book of Jun 30, 2026, the same days (ETFIQ, measured on 95% of the book by weight)−10.03%
Against its own holdings (ETFIQ)+1.29 pts
Below its high (ETFIQ)−6.8%
Holdings283
Top ten weight12.8%
Cash, not in the top ten1.8%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jun 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
IQ Investment Committee on AIMS

12 seats on AIMS, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Supports, 2 Mixed, 7 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostMixed
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityChallenges
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianChallenges
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationSupports
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
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Questions people ask about AIMS

What does AIMS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year.
What does AIMS hold?
283 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 12.8% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is AIMS below its high?
6.8% below its high of Jun 30, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 4, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, AIMS and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026
Fee, 0.75%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $91mSEC filing, whole fund · Jun 30, 2026
HoldingsHoldings filing (SEC Form N-PORT) · Jun 30, 2026 ↗
IssuerAcuitas website ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Acuitas’s own site ↗

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