LBO
WHITEWOLF Publicly Listed Private Equity ETF
EA Series Trust
ETF
Expense ratio1
6.71%
Net assets2
$8.56M
Holdings2
42
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
-6.44%

Investment objective & strategy

As of May 21, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. WHITEWOLF Publicly Listed Private Equity ETF (the Fund or LBO) seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. publicly listed private equity companies. The Fund defines listed private equity companies as Leverage Finance Providers (as defined below) and Buyout Firms, Sponsors, and Asset Managers (as defined below) (collectively, Listed Private Equity Companies) that are listed and traded on a U.S. national securities exchange. Leverage Finance Providers include Business Development Companies (BDCs), finance companies, and direct lenders. Buyout Firms, Sponsors, and Asset Managers include companies whose principal business is to invest in or lend capital to privately held … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. publicly listed private equity companies. The Fund defines listed private equity companies as Leverage Finance Providers (as defined below) and Buyout Firms, Sponsors, and Asset Managers (as defined below) (collectively, Listed Private Equity Companies) that are listed and traded on a U.S. national securities exchange. Leverage Finance Providers include Business Development Companies (BDCs), finance companies, and direct lenders. Buyout Firms, Sponsors, and Asset Managers include companies whose principal business is to invest in or lend capital to privately held companies. The strategies these Listed Private Equity Companies use when investing in, lending capital to, or providing services to privately held companies may be characterized generally as follows: buyouts or leveraged buyouts, venture capital, special situations, growth investments and private infrastructure. The Sub-Adviser excludes banks, real estate-focused companies and/or real estate investment trusts from the Funds investment universe. When selecting investments, White Wolf Capital Advisors, LLC, the sub-adviser to the Fund (White Wolf or the Sub-Adviser), expects to evaluate a companys credit performance and risk level, potential changes in the companys earnings and dividend levels, the impact of changes in interest rates on the company, and differences among various companies in leverage and balance sheet structures. The Sub-Adviser may also consider a companys valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, and capital policies when selecting investments for the Fund. This strategy seeks to provide investors with the opportunity to gain exposure to a diversified basket of liquid assets with meaningful current income generation and long-term capital appreciation. Generally, the Sub-Adviser intends to allocate the Funds assets among investments in Listed Private Equity Companies as follows: 40% to 60% of the Funds net assets invested in Leverage Finance Providers; and the remaining 40% to 60% of the Funds net assets invested in Buyout Firms, Sponsors, and Asset Managers. The foregoing portfolio allocation policy may be changed based on the Sub-Advisers view of the markets. It is anticipated that the Fund will hold 25 to 40 Listed Private Equity Companies within the portfolio. The Funds investments in Listed Private Equity Companies may be classified as small-, mid- or large- capitalization investments. The Sub-Advisers security selection process applies a number of both qualitative and quantitative criteria to help identify the best investment opportunities from the Funds investment universe. With respect to qualitative selection criteria, the securities that fit the description above represent the entire universe of securities taken into consideration. The quantitative factors employed by the Sub-Adviser when selecting investments for the Fund focus on the following factors: liquidity, income, volatility, and value. When considering an investments liquidity, the Sub-Adviser analyzes, among other things, an investments market capitalization and the impact that has on its liquidity. Generally, companies with larger capitalization tend to have greater liquidity. The Fund may invest in small-, mid- and large capitalization companies as long as they satisfy the Sub-Advisers liquidity standards. Next, the Sub-Adviser analyzes a companys volatility (i.e., the extent to which a companys stock price moves up or down in relation to the overall market) seeking those companies that tend to be less volatile than the overall market. The Sub-Adviser then considers a companys dividend yield, seeking those investments that provide the Fund with attractive current income. Lastly, the Sub-Adviser will analyze a companys price/earnings ratio, looking for those investment opportunities that provide upside potential (i.e., those that have a low price-to-earnings ratio). The Sub-Advisers value-oriented approach is designed to identify investments that provide current income, low volatility, and the potential for capital appreciation. The Fund concentrates ( i.e. , invests more than 25% of its total assets) in securities of companies in the financial services industry or group of related industries. The Fund considers a U.S. company to be one (i) domiciled or with a principal place of business or primary securities trading market in the United States, or (ii) that derives more than 50% of its total revenues or profits from the United States and whose stock is listed on an exchange that trades contemporaneously with the Shares.

Top holdings

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
COMMSTCK ARCC US $894.73K 10.45%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC $796.52K 9.30%
KKR & CO INC $667.98K 7.80%
COMMON STOCK BXSL $641.28K 7.49%
HERCULES CAPITAL INC HTGC $636.27K 7.43%
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC INC COMMON STOCK GBDC $477.14K 5.57%
BLACKROCK INC $408.12K 4.77%
BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC A $393.68K 4.60%
CARLYLE GROUP INC (THE) $376.23K 4.39%
COMPASS DIVERSIF $333.61K 3.90%
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Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 30, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026
Opened
2
Exited
0
Increased
26
Decreased
14
Unchanged
0

How 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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Advisers

As of January 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Empowered Funds, LLC d/b/a EA Advisers Adviser
White Wolf Capital Advisors, LLC Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of May 21, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. 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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