Investment objective & strategy
As of Oct. 16, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Defined Duration 20 ETF (the Fund) seeks long term growth of capital.
Strategy. The Funds Investment Strategy The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of other large, broad-based or factor- or style-based (e.g., based on value, growth, or momentum) equity ETFs that the Sub-Adviser (Orcam Financial Group, LLC d/b/a Discipline Funds) believes can improve the Funds relative stock returns when compared to a traditional diversified market cap-weighted index fund. The Fund will provide a globally diversified portfolio, which will be systematically reallocated depending on the Sub-Advisers assessment of the risks and potential returns in the then-current market environment. The Fund will seek long-term growth of capital. The Methodology The Sub-Adviser uses a systematic, data-driven algorithm designed to calculate the current … The Funds Investment Strategy The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of other large, broad-based or factor- or style-based (e.g., based on value, growth, or momentum) equity ETFs that the Sub-Adviser (Orcam Financial Group, LLC d/b/a Discipline Funds) believes can improve the Funds relative stock returns when compared to a traditional diversified market cap-weighted index fund. The Fund will provide a globally diversified portfolio, which will be systematically reallocated depending on the Sub-Advisers assessment of the risks and potential returns in the then-current market environment. The Fund will seek long-term growth of capital. The Methodology The Sub-Adviser uses a systematic, data-driven algorithm designed to calculate the current risk level of global equity markets based on market valuations and macroeconomic data, including measurements like interest rate levels, gross domestic product (GDP), and consumer price index changes. The Sub-Adviser also quantifies the time horizon over which an instrument can be expected to generate reasonable rates of returns, similar to fixed income duration calculations (Defined Duration). The duration of a stock measures the sensitivity of an equitys price to changes in overall market conditions. It represents the estimated point in time, adjusted for inflation, at which the broad market is expected to recover its value and break even over a specified time horizon. The algorithm estimates an expected potential maximum drawdown and expected return to quantify the Defined Duration of stocks. The algorithm is updated monthly. Depending on the algorithms output, the Funds portfolio will be reallocated accordingly. Equity Allocation The Funds typical Defined Duration target is 20 years. The Sub-Adviser uses the algorithm to determine the Funds allocation between broad-based equity ETFs and factor- or style-based equity ETFs. The factor- or style-based ETFs may be considered to be aggressive when they invest in assets that generally have higher returns and higher volatility, including ETFs that invest in growth stocks, momentum stocks, small capitalization stocks, and emerging markets stocks. In contrast, the Fund may invest in ETFs that invest in value-oriented, large-capitalization, and developed markets equities that have a less aggressive profile. Depending on the then-current risk level of the equity markets, the allocations among the types of ETFs may shift without limitation. The Sub-Advisers algorithm has determined that the global stock market typically has an average Defined Duration of 10 to 20 years, and consequently, the Fund is expected to maintain a relatively aggressive allocation to achieve an overall Defined Duration at the long end (20 years) of this range. For example, if the current Defined Duration of the global stock market is determined to be 15, then the Fund might hold an equal weight allocation in 15- and 25-year duration equity instruments to help it maintain its average Defined Duration of 20 years. This would equate to an overweight allocation in longer relative duration instruments when compared to the global stock market. U.S.-Foreign Equity Sleeve Allocation The Funds equity allocation is contingent on the Defined Duration of the underlying equity markets to achieve its Defined Duration target of 20 years. For example, if the Defined Duration of foreign stocks is quantified to be 17 years and the domestic U.S. stock markets Defined Duration is quantified to be 25, then the Fund would maintain an average weighting of approximately 66% foreign stocks and 34% domestic U.S. stocks to achieve its target of 20 years Defined Duration. The allocation is designed to maintain broad diversification and will therefore hold a core allocation of market cap weighted global ETFs as well as tilts to different styles or regions based on their Defined Durations. These tilts are designed to improve diversification and help maintain the Funds ability to achieve its 20 year average Defined Duration. The Sub-Adviser evaluates equity ETFs that are publicly traded in U.S. markets. The Fund may hold broad-based, factor-based or style-based U.S., international, global, or emerging markets ETFs. International and global ETFs may have exposure to any foreign markets, whether developed or emerging.
Top holdings
As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | SPDW | $4.41M | 30.70% |
| iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | USMV | $1.99M | 13.86% |
| VANGUARD US TOTAL STOCK MARKET SHARES INDEX ETF | VTI | $1.95M | 13.59% |
| VANGUARD FTSE EM | — | $1.27M | 8.83% |
| iShares MSCI International Value Factor ETF | IVLU | $1.19M | 8.29% |
| VANGUARD SM-C ET | VB | $1.18M | 8.18% |
| VANGUARD-FTSE AW | VSS | $1.17M | 8.17% |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund ETF | VTV | $1.16M | 8.09% |
| FRST AM-GV OB-X | TMPXX | $42.88K | 0.30% |
Portfolio moves
Jan 30, 2026 → Apr 30, 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. |
|---|---|---|
| JNL/Vanguard Growth ETF Allocation Fund | 40% | 0.26% |
| PFG Global Equity Index Fund | 31% | 1.99% |
| Defined Duration 10 ETF · DDX | 31% | 0.25% |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of October 16, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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