KNOAXS Knowledge Leaders ETF
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
By AXS · Launched 2015
Annual Cost
0.75%
#4,069 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$44M
#3,877 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+23.6%
Track Record
11 years
#1,305 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,212+22.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 31.8% of funddiversified
Micron Technology Inc.
8.6%
TE Connectivity PLC
3.8%
Trane Technologies PLC
3.1%
Garmin Ltd
2.9%
Labcorp Holdings Inc
2.6%
Suncor Energy Inc.
2.6%
Stryker Corporation
2.3%
CNH Industrial N.V.
2.0%
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
1.9%
KYOCERA Corp.
1.9%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%
By sector
Industrials
31.2%
Technology
27.4%
Healthcare
16.5%
Consumer Cyclical
8.7%
Consumer Defensive
5.2%
Basic Materials
5.0%
Communication
3.1%
Financial Services
2.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
18.1%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-34.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.84Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.25Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in equities of highly innovative companies, or "knowledge leaders," with market capitalizations over $500 million. At least 40% of assets are in companies located outside the U.S., focusing on those with strong research and development capabilities.
- Inception date
- July 7, 2015
- Fund family
- AXS
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Data updated on 2026-09-18