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Is DEEP a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF (DEEP) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DEEP 2.5 out of 10 — highest on Value (6.1), lowest on Growth (0.2). It trades at 10.3 times earnings, against its own median of 10.1. Its ten largest holdings are 11% of the fund.

What stands out in DEEP's data

Small and micro-sized US companies screened as deeply undervalued and financially sound, equally weighted.

Its recent returns have lagged behind the typical small-cap fund.

3-year return of 11% versus the category median of 17%.

Gives a portfolio small-cap value exposure with equal weighting across about a hundred holdings.

Why did DEEP move this week? It rose 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Afya and Apogee Enterprises drove it

DEEP rose 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Afya (+20.7%), Apogee Enterprises (+14.0%) and Shutterstock (+14.2%); Winnebago Industries (−11.1%) pushed the other way.

How is DEEP rated? ETF Copilot scores Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF (DEEP) 2.5 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF (DEEP) 2.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 2.5 / 10
  • Growth: 0.2 / 10
  • Value: 6.1 / 10
  • Risk: 3.4 / 10
  • Quality: 1.2 / 10
  • Return: 2.6 / 10

Is DEEP expensive right now? It trades at 10.3 times earnings, against its own median of 10.1

As of October 9, 2026, DEEP is more expensive than 60% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 69 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DEEP?

What's inside DEEP: Size (Large 0%, Mid 0%, Small 100%); Geography (International 14%, US 86%); Tech 7.0%; Semiconductors 1.0%.

What are DEEP's top holdings? The ten largest are 11% of the fund

Kohls, American Eagle OUT, Wabash National, IDT, Power Solutions International, Apogee Enterprises, Carters, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Buckle and Ibex are DEEP's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 90% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of DEEP's weight sits in its 48 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 100 equally weighted holdings.

What is DEEP's expense ratio? 0.80% a year

As of October 9, 2026, DEEP charges 0.80% a year, yields 2.12% and holds $27M in assets across 102 positions.

Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF (DEEP) — cost, income and size
MeasureDEEP
Expense ratio0.80%
Dividend yield2.12%
Assets under management$27M
Holdings102

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF (DEEP) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/deep

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