Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory Flexible Equity ETF (BAFE)
OpenListed ETF; anyone can buy shares. The in-kind seed window closed at launch. Rev. Rul. 2026-20 (2026-09-28) treats a prearranged post-seed swap into a materially different portfolio as taxable. Notice 2026-62 says it does not address seeding with assets that fit the ETF's thesis.
- Assets
- $1.73B
- Fee a year
- 0.54%
- Minimum
- Not disclosed
- Tracking error
- Not disclosed
- Investors
- Not disclosed
- Open to
- Anyone
- Lock-up
- None (shares trade daily)
- Holdings
- Not disclosed
- Benchmark
- Not disclosed
- Custodians
- Brown Brothers Harriman
- Access
- Sign up directly, through an advisor
- Launched
- 2024
- Assets, in detail
- As of 2026-10. Net assets $1,731.3M on 2026-10-12 (351.tax). Launch in-kind seed $913.4M on 2024-11-15 (seed from N-CSR or filings). Seeding type: proprietary (clients of one RIA).
- Fee schedule
- 0.54% net, 0.57% gross (351.tax filings data).
- Other costs
- Trading spread and brokerage costs.
- Tracking error, method
- Not disclosed.
Assets over time
Sources
Checked 2026-10. Confidence: high.
Where to get it
The same product costs a different amount through each door. The all-in fee adds the access provider's own fee to the product fee. Placement fees, financing, and fund expenses are extra.
| Through | Their fee | All-in fee | Minimum | Onboarding and queue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct from Brown AdvisoryManager | 0% | 0.54% | Not disclosed | Exchange-traded daily; in-kind seeding only at launch | Open |
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