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- abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF (AFSC) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in high-quality U.S. small-cap equities exhibiting strong fundamentals; the portfolio typically holds 35-50 securities across sectors including financial services, technology, consumer cyclical, healthcare, and industrials, with top holdings such as American Healthcare REIT, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, REV Group, ANI Pharmaceuticals, and Materion Corporation. The ETF emphasizes resilient, higher-quality businesses capable of navigating volatile markets and economic cycles, targeting small-cap companies with structural tailwinds like infrastructure investment, technological innovation, and supply chain reshoring. It operates primarily in U.S. markets, with minor exposure to non-U.S. stocks, and trades on the NASDAQ exchange. Launched on February 18, 2025, through the conversion and acquisition of assets from the predecessor abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, AFSC adopted the prior fund's performance history dating back further, with inception roots traceable to June 29, 2004. The ETF is managed by abrdn Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a U.S. registered investment adviser since 1995 and part of the global abrdn asset management group; portfolio managers include Christopher Colarik, Head of U.S. Smaller Companies, Scott Eun, Senior Investment Director, and Awais Khan, Head of ETF Portfolio Management and Capital Markets. The fund maintains a net expense ratio of 0.65%, with assets under management around $24 million and approximately 40 holdings as of late 2025. Recent developments include the February 2025 launch alongside the abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF (AGEM) as part of abrdn's expansion of its active ETF suite, which surpassed $18 billion in U.S. ETF assets under management by October 2025 amid additional mutual fund conversions. In Q3 2025, the fund initiated new positions in StoneX Group, Ducommun, Viavi Solutions, Knowles Corporation, e.l.f. Beauty, and ATS Corporation while exiting holdings like Graphic Packaging, Integral Ad Science, Northern Oil and Gas, One Gas, and Knife River Corporation to refine its high-conviction focus. These portfolio adjustments reflect ongoing strategic optimization amid U.S. small-cap market dynamics, including tariff extensions, Federal Reserve rate cuts, and sector-specific opportunities.