Investment objective & strategy
As of Sept. 26, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Adaptive Alpha Opportunities ETF (the Fund) seeks capital appreciation.
Strategy. As an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Fund will not seek to replicate the performance of an index. The Funds portfolio manager seeks to achieve the Funds investment objective of capital appreciation by investing in exchange-traded funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and not affiliated with the Fund (Portfolio Funds) that invest in equity securities of any market capitalization of issuers from a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging market countries. In addition to its indirect investments, the Fund may also invest directly in equity securities and fixed income securities, as well as put and call options, and cash and cash equivalents as part of its risk … As an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Fund will not seek to replicate the performance of an index. The Funds portfolio manager seeks to achieve the Funds investment objective of capital appreciation by investing in exchange-traded funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and not affiliated with the Fund (Portfolio Funds) that invest in equity securities of any market capitalization of issuers from a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging market countries. In addition to its indirect investments, the Fund may also invest directly in equity securities and fixed income securities, as well as put and call options, and cash and cash equivalents as part of its risk management strategy. The Fund is considered diversified under the 1940 Act. The strategy is a global-go-anywhere solution not constrained by asset class style boxes. The bottom-up strategy utilizes a quantitative approach and a proprietary methodology to attempt to identify certain sectors, subsectors, and individual securities that the data indicates should have a greater ability to improve the risk adjusted returns for the Fund over the course of a full market cycle. The strategy considers up and down capturing statistics to help identify the winners from losers. "Up-down capture" is a pair of statistics that shows how an investment portfolio or security performs compared to a market benchmark during both rising ("up") and falling ("down") markets. Up market capture tells you how much of the market's positive return your portfolio or security "captured" during periods when the market was going up, and down capture tells you how much of the market's negative return your portfolio or security captured during periods when the market was falling. The quantitative approach and proprietary methodology are based on the analysis of thousands of securities where the turning points in key macro drivers of growth, liquidity and risk appetite are identified. Macro drivers are broad factors, variables or events that have a significant impact on the overall economy of a country or region and are part of the top-down process . These drivers (such as interest rates, inflation, unemployment rate, GDP, etc.) can influence economic growth, inflation, employment, and other key economic indicators. The daily price movements of these securities are evaluated in respect to predetermined benchmarks, and then the potential of the expected performance of the investment is measured through a proprietary statistical and formulaic scoring system which models the appetite to buy, resilience to sell, the breadth and strength of the market, and rate of change and strength of trend, into a representative score (based on historical price action, time, market conditions and other potential factors) that assists the portfolio manager in identifying opportunity and provides further analysis of the potential investment and performance of the security. Once these sectors, subsectors, and individual securities have been identified, the Fund increases its allocation to these preferred holdings through a variety of methods including owning the underlying securities themselves, owning an ETF that is representative of the sector or subsector, or through the use of options that can either provide greater exposure to an asset or sector or, at other times, provide protection as part of a broader risk management strategy. The fixed income securities in which the Fund will invest will be investment grade and may be of any duration or maturity. The Fund will employ a risk management strategy intended to manage the volatility of the Funds returns and manage the overall risk of investing in the Fund. The risk management strategy monitors technical metrics on equity indices that may identify periods where there is potential for higher equity market risk. These technical metrics use mathematically based tools to identify positive or negative trends in equity indices, so, when the technical metrics identify a negative trend, there may be a potential for higher equity market risk. When periods of declining equity markets are more likely, the risk management strategy will reduce equity exposure. When employing this risk management strategy, the Fund may allocate a significant percentage of its assets to cash and cash equivalents. When employing the risk management strategy, in addition to cash and cash equivalents, the Fund may utilize a hedge overlay for downside protection, which will include put and call options and ETFs that have exposure to changes in volatility or offer inverse performance to equity markets (inverse ETFs). The hedge overlay will be used when the Advisor believes there is the potential for higher risk of loss in equity markets. The Portfolio Funds will not be limited in their investments by market capitalization or sector criteria, and may invest in foreign securities, including foreign securities in emerging markets. The Portfolio Funds in which the Fund invests will have investment objectives similar to the Funds or will otherwise hold permitted investments under the Funds investment policies. Although the Fund principally invests in Portfolio Funds with no sales-related expenses or very low sales related expenses, the Fund is not precluded from investing in Portfolio Funds with sales-related expenses, redemption fees, and/or service fees. The portfolio manager will sell a Portfolio Fund when a more attractive investment opportunity is identified, or the Funds portfolio needs to be rebalanced due to increases or decreases in the Funds net assets. As a result of its strategy, the Fund may have a relatively high level of portfolio turnover compared to other mutual funds, which may affect the Funds performance due to higher transactions costs and higher taxes. Portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making investment decisions.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| V/E SEMICONDUCT | SMH | $23.26M | 6.81% |
| State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF USD Class | XLV | $15.30M | 4.48% |
| KLA CORP | — | $15.16M | 4.44% |
| VISTRA CORP | — | $14.33M | 4.19% |
| Russell 2000 ETF | IWM | $13.51M | 3.95% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | — | $13.42M | 3.93% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | — | $11.61M | 3.40% |
| State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | XLC | $11.58M | 3.39% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $11.34M | 3.32% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | — | $10.39M | 3.04% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
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|---|---|---|
| Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF · GRNY | 20% | 0.75% |
| Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF · GRNI | 20% | 0.99% |
| Motley Fool Momentum Factor ETF · MFMO | 19% | 0.50% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Cavalier Investments, LLC d/b/a Adaptive Investments | Adviser |
| Bluestone Capital Management, LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of September 26, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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