Investment objective & strategy
As of Oct. 27, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Madison Covered Call ETF (the Fund ) seeks to provide consistent total return and secondarily, to produce a high level of income and gains.
Strategy. The Fund will seek to achieve its objectives by (1) investing in common stocks of equity securities that pay dividends and (2) writing (i.e., selling) covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio of securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies, including other investment companies. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of large- and mid-capitalization issuers that, in the view of the Funds investment advisor, Madison Asset Management LLC (Madison or the Advisor), sell at a reasonable price in relation to their long-term earnings growth rates, exhibit a high degree … The Fund will seek to achieve its objectives by (1) investing in common stocks of equity securities that pay dividends and (2) writing (i.e., selling) covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio of securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies, including other investment companies. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of large- and mid-capitalization issuers that, in the view of the Funds investment advisor, Madison Asset Management LLC (Madison or the Advisor), sell at a reasonable price in relation to their long-term earnings growth rates, exhibit a high degree of financial strength and are well-positioned competitively. Tidal Investments LLC (Tidal or the Subadvisor) provides advisory services to the Fund by, among other things, trading portfolio securities and performing related services, providing tax optimization services and assists in basket creation, reporting and monitoring, portfolio compliance monitoring and reporting. The Fund will invest in growth stocks, value stocks or stocks that exhibit both style designations. The Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets in common stocks of large capitalization issuers that meet the Advisors investment criteria, which the Advisor generally considers to be stocks with a market capitalization similar to those companies in the S&P 500 Index . The Fund may invest the remainder of its common stock investments in companies that meet the Advisors selection criteria but whose market capitalization is considered to be mid-cap, which the Advisor generally considers to be stocks with a market capitalization similar to those companies in the Russell Midcap Index. The Fund will generally maintain a sector neutral approach relative to the S&P 500 Indexs Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector weightings. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in foreign securities, including American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and emerging market securities. The Fund will generally hold 30-60 individual equity and investment company securities. This reflects Madisons belief that the Fund should be invested in Madisons top investment ideas, and that focusing on Madisons highest conviction investment ideas is the best way to achieve the Funds investment objective. In addition to investing in common stock that pay a regular dividend, the Fund will simultaneously write covered call options on a substantial portion of the common stocks in its portfolio. In general, an option contract is an agreement between a buyer and a seller that gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to purchase or sell the underlying asset at a specified price (the strike price) within a specified time period (the expiration date). A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and obligates the seller (i.e., the Fund) to sell, the underlying security at the exercise price before the expiration date. In exchange for writing a call option on an underlying portfolio security, the Fund receives income, in the form of a premium, from the option buyer. The Funds covered call options help to partially offset the effect of a price decline of the portfolio securities of the Fund through means of the premiums received by the Fund. At the same time, because the Fund must be prepared to deliver the underlying security in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, the Fund gives up some ability to participate in the underlying security price increases. The Fund employs a covered call option strategy meaning the option written by the Fund is a call option on a portfolio security that the Fund invests in. The extent of option writing activity will depend upon market conditions and the Advisors ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing call options on the Funds stock holdings. In addition to its covered call option strategy, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in an option strategy that includes the writing of put options on certain of the common stocks in the Funds portfolio. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer (i.e., the Fund) of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security during the option period at the strike price. To seek to offset some of the risk of a larger potential decline in the event the overall stock market has a sizable short-term or intermediate-term decline, the Fund may, to a limited extent (not more than 2% of its total assets) purchase put options or put option debit spreads (where another put option at a lower strike price is sold to offset the cost of the first put option) on broad-based securities indices (such as the S&P 500 Index, S&P MidCap 400 Index or other indices deemed suitable) or certain ETFs that trade like common stocks but represent such market indices. To seek to offset some of the risk of a larger potential decline in an individual holding due to a binary short-term company specific event, the Fund may, to a limited extent (not more than 2% of its total assets) purchase put options on individual equity holdings. The Funds investment strategy reflects Madisons general Participate and Protect investment philosophy. Madisons expectation is that investors in the Fund will participate near fully in market appreciation during bull markets and experience something less than full participation during bear markets compared with investors in portfolios holding more speculative and volatile securities. Therefore, the Funds investment philosophy is intended to represent a conservative investment strategy. There is no assurance that Madisons expectations regarding this investment strategy will be realized.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO | — | $1.38M | 4.02% |
| DANAHER CORP | — | $1.37M | 3.97% |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY | — | $1.29M | 3.76% |
| TRANSOCEAN LTD | — | $1.26M | 3.67% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | — | $1.22M | 3.56% |
| US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 | — | $1.22M | 3.55% |
| MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY | — | $1.20M | 3.49% |
| T-MOBILE US INC | — | $1.13M | 3.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | — | $1.12M | 3.27% |
| PEPSICO INC | — | $1.12M | 3.25% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund | 60% | — |
| Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund · MENAX, MENYX, MENRX, MENCX, MENIX | 52% | 0.58% |
| HARTFORD STOCK HLS FUND · HSTAX, HIBSX | 26% | 0.51% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Tidal Investments LLC | Sub-adviser |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of October 27, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 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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