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What grade does VALQ get?
Morningstar rates funds on what they returned. We grade them on where their money sits today: how much of the book overlaps with the converged buys of the top specialist stock pickers.
Fundprints Fund Grade · as of 2026-10-01
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF
#301 of 500 graded active funds · value · large segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
VALQ sits mid pack for specialist backing among graded funds.
Bottom 20%
Bottom 40%
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Top 40%
Top 20%
The middle rungs sat between the extremes, and the pattern was monotonic: every step up in specialist backing came with better subsequent results. Not damning, not compelling. The fee decides whether it is worth it.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
You pay 0.29% a year for a D.
3 funds in the same segment carry an A. Members see the names and what they charge. See the alternatives →
The grade scores this fund's specialist share, the slice that overlaps what the top 1% of proven funds are building. We ignore index ballast and names outside our edge on purpose: that slice is small, and it's what decides the outcome.
VALQ vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
30.4%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
23.9%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
88%
how far it strays from the index
The best grades have beaten the worst by about +5% a year since we began grading. The gap held in 9 out of 10 months. Measured on filings as they were published, no hindsight.
Inside the book: top names by stage · as of 2026-10-20
We email you the day it crosses 50% crowded, and where you stand every month.
Graded monthly from point-in-time filings. A description of where the money sits, not a recommendation. Evidence, not advice.
The read · what to do with it
VALQ earns a D grade, ranking 301 of 500, with only 30.4% specialist share and nearly a quarter of the portfolio in late-stage trades. IBM is the most interesting early position at 2.4%, but PEP and CLX are both Fading, meaning specialists are already heading for the exits.
→ Watch PEP and CLX closely, as specialist selling in Fading positions often signals further price pressure ahead.
→ Compare VALQ against the 3 higher graded peers in this segment, since the 0.29% fee buys a D grade here.
Support leaving these positions
Same family, higher grade
Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.