PFOE Alternatives & Similar ETFs

Pathfinder Focused Opportunities ETF (PFOE) belongs to the Large Cap Growth Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with PFOE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to PFOE

PFOE charges 0.59% annually. There are 149 ETFs in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.03%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ILCB	iShares Morningstar U.S. Equity ETF	0.03%	1.29B	Jun 2004	PFOE vs ILCB
VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	0.03%	393.80B	Jan 2004	PFOE vs VUG
ILCG	iShares Morningstar Growth ETF	0.04%	3.24B	Jun 2004	PFOE vs ILCG
PBUS	Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF	0.04%	11.43B	Sep 2017	PFOE vs PBUS
IUSG	iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF	0.04%	32.41B	Jul 2000	PFOE vs IUSG

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PFOE

Among 189 ETFs in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with risk / return rank data, the top risk-adjusted alternatives shown here go as high as 88.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
NACP	Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF	88	59.00M	Jul 2018	PFOE vs NACP
DARP	Grizzle Growth ETF	87	33.20M	Dec 2021	PFOE vs DARP
ROUS	Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF	87	692.72M	Feb 2015	PFOE vs ROUS
MFUS	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF	85	290.05M	Aug 2017	PFOE vs MFUS
HLAL	Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF	84	931.20M	Jul 2019	PFOE vs HLAL

Top Performing PFOE Alternatives (YTD)

PFOE is at -6.97% YTD. There are 202 ETFs in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 39.14%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SGRT	SMART Earnings Growth ETF	39.14%	50.41M	Aug 2025	PFOE vs SGRT
MEME	Roundhill Meme Stock ETF	33.87%	20.57M	Oct 2025	PFOE vs MEME
GARY	Mango Growth ETF	32.07%	239.95M	Dec 2025	PFOE vs GARY
VEGN	US Vegan Climate ETF	30.83%	186.14M	Sep 2019	PFOE vs VEGN
IQM	Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF	30.26%	108.03M	Feb 2020	PFOE vs IQM

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PFOE

PFOE has 18.75% 1-year volatility. There are 153 ETFs in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 7.96%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CCOR	Core Alternative ETF	7.96%	39.10M	May 2017	PFOE vs CCOR
QUS	SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF	9.15%	1.54B	Apr 2015	PFOE vs QUS
PFM	Invesco Dividend Achievers™ ETF	9.40%	785.89M	Sep 2005	PFOE vs PFM
DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	9.52%	42.05B	Jun 2014	PFOE vs DGRO
TDVG	T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF	9.71%	1.39B	Aug 2020	PFOE vs TDVG

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PFOE

Among 189 ETFs in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with 1-year drawdown data, the lowest-drawdown alternatives shown here go as shallow as -5.45%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RFDA	RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF	-5.45%	87.62M	Jun 2016	PFOE vs RFDA
ROUS	Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF	-5.97%	692.72M	Feb 2015	PFOE vs ROUS
MFUS	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF	-6.39%	290.05M	Aug 2017	PFOE vs MFUS
DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	-6.47%	42.05B	Jun 2014	PFOE vs DGRO
QUS	SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF	-6.85%	1.54B	Apr 2015	PFOE vs QUS

Other ETFs from Pathfinder

The 1 most viewed Pathfinder ETFs shown here include PFDE and span 1 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $66M.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PFDE	Pathfinder Disciplined U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	—	13.09%	65.99M	Dec 2025	PFOE vs PFDE

Often Compared With PFOE

Investors most often compare PFOE with VV, ITOT, FMTM. These 17 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VV	Vanguard Large-Cap ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	65	11.08%	74.70B	Jan 2004	PFOE vs VV
ITOT	iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	67	11.88%	95.15B	Jan 2004	PFOE vs ITOT
FMTM	MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF	Momentum, Large Cap Growth Equities	82	26.52%	170.29M	Mar 2025	PFOE vs FMTM
HYP	Golden Eagle Dynamic Hypergrowth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	—	23.86%	6.41M	Sep 2025	PFOE vs HYP
SPYG	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	S&P 500, Large Cap Growth Equities	51	12.75%	52.75B	Sep 2000	PFOE vs SPYG
QLC	FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	83	12.95%	999.37M	Sep 2015	PFOE vs QLC
BBUS	JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	10.93%	8.68B	Mar 2019	PFOE vs BBUS
DLN	WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	84	12.26%	6.21B	Jun 2006	PFOE vs DLN
AVUS	Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	82	15.52%	13.74B	Sep 2019	PFOE vs AVUS
GRW	TCW Durable Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	—	—	74.58M	May 2024	PFOE vs GRW
SCHG	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	34	6.46%	60.56B	Dec 2009	PFOE vs SCHG
FITZ	Fitz-Gerald Must Have Portfolio ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	—	—	22.49M	May 2026	PFOE vs FITZ
RPG	Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities, S&P 500	56	30.19%	2.19B	Mar 2006	PFOE vs RPG
LRNZ	TrueShares Technology, AI & Deep Learning ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	—	—	40.78M	Feb 2020	PFOE vs LRNZ
BIBL	Inspire 100 ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	84	25.56%	498.38M	Oct 2017	PFOE vs BIBL
QWLD	SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	58	8.25%	172.26M	Jun 2014	PFOE vs QWLD
SPIT	F/m Emerald Special Situations ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	—	29.78%	29.00M	Aug 2014	PFOE vs SPIT

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