FRWD - Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF
FRWD is a concentrated fund that invests in companies driven by technological innovation and transformation. Such companies typically gain a competitive advantage from innovation, benefit materially from technological developments, or use technology as a catalyst to scale and enhance their business models. The fund generally holds 20 to 40 stocks with strong earnings growth potential.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $266.1M
- Beta
- 2.11
- 52-Week Range
- 21.568-34.75
- IPO Date
- Jan 13, 2026
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
FRWD Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for FRWD is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The FRWD overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
FRWD fund facts: expense ratio 0.65%, assets under management $284.8M, NAV $33.49 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, launched Nov 30, 2018, issued by Nomura. See the FRWD holdings.
Frequently asked FRWD overview questions
- What is FRWD?
- FRWD is the ticker symbol for Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. FRWD is a concentrated fund that invests in companies driven by technological innovation and transformation. Such companies typically gain a competitive advantage from innovation, benefit materially from technological developments, or use technology as a catalyst to scale and enhance their business models. Listed on NASDAQ. FRWD is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are FRWD's key statistics?
- Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF (FRWD) carries a market capitalization of $266.1M, 52-week range of 21.568-34.75. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does FRWD belong to?
- Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare FRWD's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the FRWD data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for FRWD, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.