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- Akre Focus ETF (NYSE Arca: AKRE) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation through a concentrated portfolio of select U.S. companies exhibiting sustainable competitive advantages, shareholder-aligned management, and robust reinvestment opportunities for free cash flow, as identified via Akre Capital Management's proprietary "three-legged stool" investment framework. The ETF invests primarily in common stocks of domestic companies of any market capitalization, with potential allocations up to 35% in American Depositary Receipts, European Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts, foreign securities, and convertibles; it may also engage in securities lending up to 33% of assets and sells positions when valuations become excessive, investment theses invalidate, or superior opportunities emerge. Positions target "compounding machines" purchased at reasonable valuations to achieve above-average returns with below-average risk over extended periods. Managed by Akre Capital Management, LLC, headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia and founded by Chuck Akre in 1989, the firm oversees approximately $11.8 billion to $13.1 billion in assets across the Akre Focus ETF, private partnerships, and separately managed accounts as of late 2025. The ETF, with net assets of around $10.0 billion to $11.2 billion, primarily serves institutional and retail investors seeking concentrated equity exposure. It operates within the U.S. equity asset management segment, with no international operational footprint beyond permissible foreign security holdings. In a significant strategic shift, the Akre Focus ETF commenced trading on October 27, 2025, following the conversion of Akre Capital's long-standing Akre Focus mutual fund—originally launched on August 31, 2009—into this transparent, actively managed ETF structure, marking one of the largest single mutual fund-to-ETF conversions in industry history with approximately $11.2 billion in assets at inception. Prior to this change, the product existed solely as a mutual fund under the same investment strategy and leadership, including Portfolio Manager John Neff. No recent partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, or new product launches beyond the ETF conversion have been reported.