Investment objective & strategy
As of Sept. 26, 2023 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks long-term total return.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is a fund of funds. As an actively managed fund, the Fund does not seek to replicate the performance of an index. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in foreign and domestic growth-oriented equity securities of any market capitalization, domestic investment grade fixed income securities (bonds) of any maturity or duration, domestic real estate investment trusts (REITs), and commodities (gold) securities through unaffiliated ETFs. The advisor uses proprietary quantitative models with discretionary implementation to allocate the Funds assets. The advisor uses both internal and external market research sources to inform, guide, and make investment decisions. The adviser uses its proprietary investment model to rank 5 major … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is a fund of funds. As an actively managed fund, the Fund does not seek to replicate the performance of an index. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in foreign and domestic growth-oriented equity securities of any market capitalization, domestic investment grade fixed income securities (bonds) of any maturity or duration, domestic real estate investment trusts (REITs), and commodities (gold) securities through unaffiliated ETFs. The advisor uses proprietary quantitative models with discretionary implementation to allocate the Funds assets. The advisor uses both internal and external market research sources to inform, guide, and make investment decisions. The adviser uses its proprietary investment model to rank 5 major asset classes (U.S. stocks, foreign stocks of developed countries, real estate, gold, and U.S. aggregate bonds) based on the strongest price momentum, which measures the rate of the rise or fall in stock prices. The three highest-ranked asset classes are allocated to the portfolio with equal weightings, while the two lowest ranked asset classes are left out of the portfolio. In addition, if an asset class is not displaying positive momentum, it is not included in the portfolio even it is one of the three highest ranked asset classes. To represent the aforementioned asset classes, the adviser generally invests in one low-cost, index-tracking ETF for each represented asset class. These ETFs must, in the advisers opinion, have a competitive expense ratio (lowest quartile of peers), illustrate the ability to closely track its index, and maintain an appropriate amount of daily trading volume (the 50-day Average Dollar Volume of the underlying ETFs is at least 20 times greater than the 50-day Average Dollar Volume traded within the Fund) to help avoid liquidity issues. This process is repeated monthly. The weighting for any individual asset class depends on the prevailing market conditions, with a maximum weight of 33.33% for any one asset class. When 2 or less asset classes meet the models price momentum criteria, the Fund may invest heavily in U.S. Treasuries and U.S. short-term bonds until more asset classes become favorable for investing.
Top holdings
As of Aug. 31, 2023 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust ISHARES 0-3 MONTH TREASURY BOND ETF | SGOV | $6.36M | 30.28% |
| Vanguard Ultra Short Bond ETF | VUSB | $6.35M | 30.23% |
| iShares Trust CORE US AGGREGATE BD ETF | AGG | $4.61M | 21.96% |
| STATE STREET SPDR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MONTH T-BILL ETF MUTUAL FUND | BIL | $3.39M | 16.14% |
Portfolio moves
May 31, 2023 → Aug 31, 2023How 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. |
|---|---|---|
| FormulaFolios Tactical Income ETF · FFTI | 37% | 0.89% |
| Cabana Target Drawdown 5 ETF | 31% | 0.83% |
| Cabana Target Drawdown 13 ETF | 31% | 0.82% |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of September 26, 2023, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of August 31, 2023, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2022, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2022 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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