Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF

Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF (TMFG) is an actively managed fund. Its managers pick a focused portfolio of US and foreign stocks for business quality and long-term growth, and it held 41 stocks as of August 31, 2026. In normal conditions it keeps at least 40% of its assets outside the US, and the managers expect smaller companies and emerging markets to matter. Its 0.85% expense ratio is well above the 0.56% average of similar funds.

• Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, TMFG returned +0.4%, 5th of 7 among similar funds.
• Its worst full calendar year was 2022 (-28.2%); its best was 2023 (+28.3%).
• The deepest fall in its price history was 33.7% (Dec 30, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022), recovered by Mar 21, 2024.

As of Aug 31, 2026, the fund held 41 securities; the ten largest made up 46.32% of assets, and 9.59% sat in cash and money-market holdings.

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• Over the three months to Aug 31, 2026, investors withdrew a net $8.5M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
• Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: -0.40%, +1.94%, +0.43%.

TMFG does not track an index. Its adviser, Motley Fool Asset Management, picks stocks using a "quality growth" style, meaning it looks for strong businesses that can keep growing and that trade at sensible prices. It judges each company on four things: management, culture and incentives; the economics of the business; competitive advantage; and trajectory, which means what the company might look like in ten or more years. It favors strong market positions, manageable debt and steady free cash flow.

The rules are set in the prospectus. The fund must hold stocks from at least three countries and keep at least 40% of its assets outside the US, or 30% if conditions are poor. It holds 30 to 50 positions, and its 10 largest may not exceed 60% of assets. It won't put more than 5% into one company at the time of purchase, but a winner can grow past 5% and stay. To own foreign stocks it may use depositary receipts, which are certificates that trade in place of a foreign company's shares. There is no fixed rebalancing schedule. The adviser reviews allocations regularly, stays fully invested and trades little: turnover was 15%.

As of August 31, 2026, the top 10 holdings made up 46.3% of assets. Alphabet (7.2%), Amazon (6.5%) and Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services (6.5%) were each above 5%. US stocks made up 53.9% of assets, and cash made up 9.6%.

• TMFG charges 0.85% a year, versus an average of 0.56% for the similar funds below (6th of 7, cheapest first).
• Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $87 in the first year and $1,049 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).

It is a concentrated, actively managed stock fund with a high fee, so it is better suited to a smaller slice of a portfolio than to the core.

TMFG can add foreign and smaller companies that a US index fund leaves out, but its record is short and bumpy. The ETF's price history doesn't go back to the 2008 crisis or the 2020 COVID crash. In the 2022 bear market it fell 31.2%. Its deepest drop was 33.7%, from December 30, 2021, to October 14, 2022, and it took about 17 months to recover, on March 21, 2024. Its worst calendar year was 2022, when it lost 28.2%. Anyone who had to sell shares during that stretch would have locked in big losses. Income is small: the yield was 0.26% as of October 27, 2026, paid once a year. In the SEC's standard example ($10,000 invested, 5% yearly return), costs add up to $1,049 over 10 years. Past results don't predict future returns, and a plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.

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