Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Frontier Asset Absolute Return ETF (the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Fund utilizes an absolute return approach that is designed to provide exposure to a wide range of equity securities, fixed income securities, commodities and currencies of domestic and foreign issuers, with no prescribed asset allocation targets under normal circumstances. As such, exposures across asset classes may vary widely, and the Funds assets may exhibit an equity, fixed income, commodity or currency bias at any given time. The Fund operates in a manner that is commonly referred to as a fund of funds and obtains investment exposure to the asset classes described below primarily by investing in other ETFs. The Fund generally expects to … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Fund utilizes an absolute return approach that is designed to provide exposure to a wide range of equity securities, fixed income securities, commodities and currencies of domestic and foreign issuers, with no prescribed asset allocation targets under normal circumstances. As such, exposures across asset classes may vary widely, and the Funds assets may exhibit an equity, fixed income, commodity or currency bias at any given time. The Fund operates in a manner that is commonly referred to as a fund of funds and obtains investment exposure to the asset classes described below primarily by investing in other ETFs. The Fund generally expects to hold approximately six to twenty underlying ETFs. The Funds equity investments may include common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into other equity securities, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fund may invest in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies of various market capitalizations, including in emerging and developed markets. The Funds fixed income securities may include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies or instrumentalities, municipal securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities (including collateralized loan obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations), inflation-linked securities (e.g., Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS)), convertible securities, and bank loans. The Funds fixed income holdings are diversified across a wide range of short- to long-term income-producing securities issued by U.S. and international developed and emerging markets issuers. With respect to credit quality, the Fund may invest in both investment-grade and high-yield (also known as junk bonds) fixed income instruments. Fixed income securities are considered investment grade if they are rated in one of the four highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization (NRSRO), such as S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Moodys Investor Services, Inc. (Moodys), or determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase. The Funds commodity exposure may include various commodities, including metals, energy, oil or agricultural products. The Fund will gain exposure to these commodities principally through investments in futures contracts and swaps. The Funds currency exposure may include various non-U.S. currencies and the Fund will gain exposure to these currencies primarily through foreign currency futures contracts and swaps. The Adviser makes investment decisions by seeking to identity and assemble a portfolio of ETFs that will achieve its desired asset allocation mix while also optimizing for positive risk-adjusted returns (i.e., alpha) relative to the general equity, fixed income, commodities and currency markets. To accomplish this, the Advisers investment team determines the Funds asset allocation mix and conducts ongoing research into the ever-growing universe of ETFs and their investment managers, populating a list of ETFs from which the Funds portfolio is constructed. The asset allocation mix for the Fund is determined through the use of a mean variance optimization process, which seeks to identify a combination of asset classes that is expected to maximize return for a given level of risk, by focusing primarily on expected returns, standard deviations (i.e., volatility as a measure of risk) and correlations of the different asset classes. The Advisers analysis and due diligence process for selecting prospective ETFs includes the following: ? Quantitative Analysis: The Adviser conducts single and multi-factor benchmark analysis to develop a return and risk profile for each ETF, selecting funds based on the apparent ability to generate absolute and relative returns, with an emphasis on funds that the Adviser believes demonstrate (i) strong risk-adjusted performance with some degree of consistency and (ii) relatively stable performance during turbulent markets. Single factor benchmarks represent one asset class, whereas multi- factor benchmarks include indices that track multiple asset classes. ? Qualitative Analysis: The Adviser conducts an evaluation of each ETFs underlying investment manager, seeking to understand the firms leadership structure, philosophy and investment decision making process. Weight is given to the depth and quality of the strategy underlying the managers investment thesis along with organizational factors including the managers compensation structure, board makeup, conflicts of interest and whether the portfolio managers of the ETF in question invest alongside clients. ? Manager Edge: The Adviser believes that ETF managers with a clear thesis for generating positive risk-adjusted returns are more likely to outperform overtime. Accordingly, the Adviser seeks to understand the inefficiencies each manager believes exist in the market, the likelihood that such inefficiencies will persist and whether the manager has a reasonable edge in exploiting them. Examples of market inefficiencies may include behavioral biases such as anchoring bias (relying too heavily on an initial piece of information when making decisions), confirmation bias (seeking out or giving more weight to information that supports original estimates) and overconfidence (displaying a hesitance to acknowledge potential errors in an initial analysis). In practice, these biases can lead to delayed or gradual revisions of earnings forecasts, even when significant changes in a companys fundamentals or external environment may warrant more immediate adjustments. The Adviser believes that a manager who understands these dynamics and puts in place processes to combat these biases may be in a better position to adjust their portfolio to incorporate new information, compared to managers who under-react to new information due to these biases. In conducting the qualitative and manager edge analysis described above, the Adviser relies on, among other publicly available sources of information, due diligence materials provided by managers as well as interviews conducted with such managers to discuss investment philosophy, processes, personnel and performance. Following this process, the Adviser will select ETFs on the basis of their ability to provide low-cost asset class exposure, as compared to other actively managed ETFs, and/or the ability to add value on either an absolute or risk-adjusted basis, while also taking into account the following factors to form its views on which ETFs to select for the Funds portfolio: market conditions, valuation metrics, risk profiles, and expected growth potential. The Adviser will sell ETFs for a variety of reasons, including the need to alter asset allocation exposures, to add ETFs that the Adviser believes are better positioned to add value as compared to existing holdings, and to remove ETFs that no longer meet the investment criteria for the Fund. The Adviser has engaged Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC to serve as trading sub-adviser (Sub-Adviser) for the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions or in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the portfolio, pre- and post-trade compliance, and monitoring of Fund trading activity, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND ETF VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND ETF | BSV US | $2.77M | 23.17% |
| AMERICAN BEACON AHL TREND MUTUAL FUND | — | $2.58M | 21.58% |
| Harbor Commodity All Weather Strategy ETF | HGER | $1.71M | 14.25% |
| WISDOMTREE FLOATING RATE TRE MUTUAL FUND | USFR | $1.08M | 9.04% |
| IMGP DBI MANAGED FUTURES STR MUTUAL FUND | DBMF | $799.34K | 6.68% |
| ISHARES HIGH YIELD SYSTEMATI MUTUAL FUND | HYDB | $571.33K | 4.77% |
| JPM ULTRA-SHT IN | JPST | $537.76K | 4.49% |
| ISHARES US SMALLCAP EQUITY F MUTUAL FUND | SMLF | $530.60K | 4.43% |
| JANUS HENDERSON AAA CLO ETF MUTUAL FUND | JAAA | $431.40K | 3.60% |
| AVANTIS INTL S/C VALUE ETF MUTUAL FUND | — | $334.81K | 2.80% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Bluemonte Short Term Bond ETF · BLST | 23% | 0.23% |
| LVIP Vanguard Bond Allocation Fund | 20% | 0.36% |
| Mindful Conservative ETF · MFUL | 14% | 1.48% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC | Sub-adviser |
| Frontier Asset Management, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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