Genuine Investors ETF (GCIG) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investors with attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns through a concentrated portfolio of 20-30 high-quality US-listed stocks selected via proprietary fundamental analysis focused on business quality, competitive advantages, and attractive valuations; the fund is benchmark-, style-, and factor-agnostic, investing across all market capitalizations and economic sectors while remaining non-diversified and fully invested in equities. GCIG offers exposure to a fundamentals-driven equity strategy emphasizing enduring cash flows from companies in structurally attractive industries led by strong management teams. Launched on December 1, 2021, and traded on NYSE Arca, the ETF is part of the Valued Advisers Trust and sponsored by GCI Investors, an independent asset manager based in Houston, Texas, which applies a business-owner approach to capital allocation rather than stock trading.
In recent developments, GCI Investors, the fund's adviser, has merged with Brasada Capital Management, redirecting operations and investor resources to brasadacapital.com as of the latest updates. The merger represents a significant strategic reorganization to enhance the firm's investment platform and client-focused mission of rational capital allocation in high-quality businesses. No additional major funding rounds, acquisitions, or new product launches specific to GCIG have been reported in the past 1-2 years, with the fund maintaining its core active equity strategy amid ongoing market volatility.
The ETF targets long-term investors seeking core equity exposure unconstrained by traditional growth/value labels or market fads, with a gross expense ratio of 1.65% (net 1.00% after waivers through February 29, 2024). GCI Investors operates primarily in the United States, serving institutional and high-net-worth clients through its "Genuine Investing" philosophy, stewarding capital with integrated environmental, social, and governance considerations embedded in fundamental analysis rather than checkbox metrics. Portfolio management is led by Guy Davis, CFA, a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience, who oversees the fund's high-conviction holdings.