Brookstone Value Stock ETF

Brookstone Value Stock ETF (BAMV) is an actively managed fund. Its adviser picks about 98 U.S. stocks it sees as reasonably priced, high-quality value companies. As of May 31, 2026, the largest were Microsoft, Cisco, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Its 0.86% expense ratio is the highest of the eight value funds in our comparison, where the average is 0.25%. Its 94% turnover means the lineup changes often.

• Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, BAMV returned +12.6%, 8th of 8 among similar funds.
• Its worst full calendar year was 2025 (+7.7%); its best was 2024 (+12.0%).
• The deepest fall in its price history was 14.5% (Nov 29, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025), recovered by Jul 3, 2025.

As of May 31, 2026, the fund held 98 securities; the ten largest made up 38.39% of assets, and 3.73% sat in cash and money-market holdings.

By sector

• Over the three months to May 31, 2026, investors withdrew a net $1.6M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
• Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: -3.64%, +6.48%, +2.65%.

Brookstone Value Stock ETF is actively managed: rather than tracking an index, its adviser picks the stocks. Normally, at least 80% of net assets are in U.S. stocks, including ADRs (certificates representing shares of foreign companies). The prospectus compares results with the S&P 500 Value Index, but the fund does not copy it.

The adviser screens small, mid-size and large companies with a market value of at least $1 billion. It weighs company reputation, growth and valuation estimates, relevance to investors and third-party financial ratings. The aim is high-quality value stocks: shares priced low relative to earnings or assets. The prospectus gives no fixed weighting formula or rebalancing schedule; the adviser may sell holdings that no longer look reasonably priced or perform poorly. Turnover, the share of holdings replaced in a year, was 94%; trading costs come on top of the 0.86% yearly expense ratio.

Value stocks cluster in some sectors, so weights can be lopsided. As of May 31, 2026, the fund had 98 holdings, with financials (26.4%) and technology (18.3%) the largest sectors. Microsoft was 8.3%, ahead of Cisco (5.5%), Bank of America (4.6%) and JPMorgan Chase (4.4%). It used no derivatives or leverage. Shares trade on the Cboe BZX Exchange, sometimes above or below the value of the holdings.

• BAMV charges 0.86% a year, versus an average of 0.25% for the similar funds below (8th of 8, cheapest first).
• Of that, 0.65% is the management fee; the rest covers other fund expenses.
• Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $88 in the first year and $1,061 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).

This value-tilted stock fund had a one-year beta of 0.62, so it could sit alongside a broad U.S. stock core, but its short history and high cost make it a poor fit for the core itself.

BAMV launched on September 27, 2023, so it was not around for the 2008 crisis, the 2020 COVID crash or the 2022 bear market. Its deepest drop was 14.5%, from November 29, 2024 to April 8, 2025. It got back to its old high by July 3, 2025, about 2.8 months later. Its weakest calendar year, 2025, still returned 7.7%. Someone drawing cash during that dip would have taken a 14.5% loss, but a record this short says little about how the fund might hold up in a deep bear market.

Income is modest: the trailing yield was 1.25% as of October 27, 2026, paid quarterly. Cost stands out more. At 0.86% a year, the SEC's standard example puts costs at $1,061 over 10 years on $10,000. Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) charges 0.04%. Past results don't predict future ones, and a plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.

Matched by holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports.