Investment objective & strategy
As of April 29, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Fund?s investment objective is to seek total return on investment, with dividend income an important component of that return.
Strategy. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in common stock of dividend paying companies included within the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (?ETFs?). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The Fund seeks to hedge the majority of its stock exposure by investing up to 20% of its assets in futures contracts on the Cboe Volatility Index (the ?VIX Index?) (?VIX Futures?) or other similar volatility-related futures and options contracts, and in cash and cash equivalents, including U.S. Treasury obligations, as a hedge against the common stock held in the Fund?s portfolio. … The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in common stock of dividend paying companies included within the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (?ETFs?). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The Fund seeks to hedge the majority of its stock exposure by investing up to 20% of its assets in futures contracts on the Cboe Volatility Index (the ?VIX Index?) (?VIX Futures?) or other similar volatility-related futures and options contracts, and in cash and cash equivalents, including U.S. Treasury obligations, as a hedge against the common stock held in the Fund?s portfolio. The Fund?s investment sub-advisor, Equity Armor Investments, LLC (?the ?Sub-Advisor?), uses a rules-based quantitative strategy to create a portfolio primarily composed of common stock of dividend paying companies (including real estate investment trusts (?REITs?)) that it believes offer the best return potential and low volatility under the current economic environment. Stocks are selected based on a proprietary model comprised of the following factors: (i) domestic factors such as unemployment rate, corporate cash flow, housing starts, auto sales, and new durable goods; (ii) monetary factors; (iii) interest rates; (iv) various index levels including gold index, energy prices, consumer price index; and (v) international factors such as euro exchange rates, FTSE 100, Tokyo stock exchange, and agricultural exports. The goal of the strategy is to select those companies with prices that (i) are primarily driven by the economy rather than company-specific information; (ii) are neutral or suitable in the current economy; (iii) do not exhibit excessive reaction to economic changes; and (iv) have decreased in value in lesser amounts historically than the S&P 500 Index during periods of declines in the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may gain exposure to these companies through investment in ETFs if such exposure can be gained more efficiently by investing in ETFs instead of a basket of stocks. The Fund?s sector allocation typically will not exceed approximately three times the sector?s weight in the S&P 500 Index, and the Fund?s allocation to any sector shall not exceed approximately 50% of the Fund?s assets at the time of investing. The Fund?s sector allocation is assessed and rebalanced as needed. The Fund?s sector allocation process does not focus on any particular sectors. The Fund invests in volatility futures contracts utilizing a proprietary strategy that seeks to correlate to Equity Armor Investments VOL365 Index (?EAVOL?), known as the ?the EAVOL Trading Strategy.? The EAVOL Trading Strategy is constructed pursuant to a rules-based volatility analysis that identifies investments that present the least potential for time decay (i.e., the decline in the value of a contract over the passage of time), while maintaining the highest correlation to near-term volatility futures price movement each day. The Fund primarily invests in VIX Futures or other similar volatility-related products and seeks to achieve high correlation to the return of the EAVOL Trading Strategy for this component of the Fund?s portfolio. Historically, volatility futures contracts tend to negatively correlate to equity price movement. Therefore, the EAVOL Trading Strategy may appreciate during times of downward equity prices or when implied volatility expectations of equities rise. Likewise, when equity prices appreciate or implied volatility expectations decline, the EAVOL Trading Strategy is likely to decline in value. Volatility analysis includes the study of price, momentum, future curves, as well as recurring price patterns. The components of the EAVOL Trading Strategy are adjusted daily. The Fund adjusts the weighting of the EAVOL Trading Strategy relative to its equity position daily as well. The Sub-Advisor may also choose to trade securities related to the VIX Index, such as S&P 500 Index futures, options on S&P 500 Index futures, options on the S&P 500 Index and the VIX Index, as well as options on other equity indexes in order to achieve the volatility overlay to the Fund?s equity exposure, if the Sub-Advisor determines that these securities provide greater access to volatility and, at such time, the total EAVOL Trading Strategy. The use of such S&P 500 Index futures and options thereon will typically be used in adverse market conditions where the VIX Index is above 30, which is roughly two times its historical average price. The Fund?s volatility hedging strategy aims to minimize possible losses that are common in stock indexes so that investors might be able to ride-out market swings in pursuit of their long-term investment objectives. However, the volatility overlay has an associated cost. Given the negative correlation between equity price movements and the EAVOL Trading Strategy described above, the strategy may result in a reduction in the Fund?s return. The Fund?s strategy has no annualized target for the level of volatility it seeks to achieve under normal circumstances. There may be times that the Sub-Advisor determines not to implement the Fund?s volatility hedging strategy. The Fund actively trades its portfolio investments, which may lead to higher transaction costs that may affect the Fund?s performance.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST AM-TR OB-X | TMPXX | $3.53M | 6.12% |
| USDpZARc Digi 17.50 DKO | 25 | $3.22M | 5.58% |
| BERKSHIRE HATH-B | — | $3.18M | 5.51% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | — | $2.89M | 5.01% |
| MCDONALDS CORP | — | $2.31M | 4.01% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | — | $2.31M | 4.00% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | — | $2.30M | 3.99% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | — | $2.03M | 3.52% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $1.85M | 3.21% |
| TAIWAN SEMIC MFG CO LTD SP ADR | — | $1.63M | 2.82% |
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.
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|---|---|---|
| Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · SCLZ | 47% | 0.79% |
| EA Bridgeway Blue Chip ETF · BBLU | 42% | 0.15% |
| Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF · USMC | 41% | 0.12% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Rational Advisors, Inc. | Adviser |
| Equity Armor Investments, LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of April 29, 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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