Investment objective & strategy
As of July 24, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The MKAM ETF (the Fund) seeks to capture the majority of equity market returns, while exposing investors to less volatility and downside risk than other equity investments.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in U.S. equity securities that generally mimic the performance of the S&P 500 Index while attempting to reduce volatility and mitigate drawdowns. The Funds exposure to U.S. equity securities can range from 0% to 100% but the Funds bias will be to participate in the stock market. When the Fund is not invested in U.S. equity securities it will typically invest in cash or cash equivalents, including United States Treasury Securities, money-market instruments, and money-market mutual funds (Fixed-Income Investments) which, at times, could represent 100% of the Funds portfolio. The Fund expects to obtain its desired exposure to these asset classes through … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in U.S. equity securities that generally mimic the performance of the S&P 500 Index while attempting to reduce volatility and mitigate drawdowns. The Funds exposure to U.S. equity securities can range from 0% to 100% but the Funds bias will be to participate in the stock market. When the Fund is not invested in U.S. equity securities it will typically invest in cash or cash equivalents, including United States Treasury Securities, money-market instruments, and money-market mutual funds (Fixed-Income Investments) which, at times, could represent 100% of the Funds portfolio. The Fund expects to obtain its desired exposure to these asset classes through direct investments or by investing in other ETFs or money-market funds that provide such exposure. The Funds Sub-Adviser (MKAM ETF LLC) attempts to achieve the Funds investment objective by following an asset allocation strategy that enables the Sub-Adviser to periodically shift the assets of the Fund between U.S. equity securities and Fixed-Income Investments. The Funds allocation to these types of assets is determined by the Sub-Advisers proprietary stock market model (the Model), which focuses on two inputs: trends and valuation. The Model is designed to identify a primary trend, or price direction, of stock and/or general market prices and assess the valuation of such securities and/or the market. Where the Models results suggest a rising markets trend and valuations are not considered excessive, the Funds portfolio will maintain a higher allocation to U.S. equities. Whereas, when the Model results suggest a falling markets trend and/or valuations are considered high, the Funds portfolio will be positioned to maintain a higher allocation to Fixed-Income Investments. At times the Model may identify a mixed market (i.e., some trends are positive, or the valuations are not exceedingly high) which will result in the Fund being partially invested in equity securities and partially invested in Fixed-Income Investments. The Funds asset allocations are dynamic and will change over time. All investments in the portfolio are continually monitored, with the Funds portfolio being rebalanced when the Models allocation changes. It is expected that the Funds portfolio will be rebalanced monthly, but this may occur more or less frequently based on the Models asset allocation signals. On a daily basis, the Sub-Advisers Model determines trends and assesses valuation in the asset classes in which the Fund invests. The Model measures technical factors related to daily index price movements such as moving averages, relative strength and correlations to determine price trends in U.S. equities. Valuation will be assessed based on fundamental analysis. Fundamental analysis generally involves the review of a businesss financial statements, operational and management activities, competitive landscape, and markets. The Model produces specific buy and sell signals on the asset classes in which the Fund invests. The Fund may buy index put options or sell index futures contracts, which can protect the Fund from a significant market drawdown. The value of an index put option generally increases as stock prices (and the value of the index) decrease and decreases as those stocks (and the index) increase in price. When the Fund sells an index futures contract it will be attempting to hedge against possible declines in the Funds equity portfolio. There is no assurance that the Funds use of these instruments will enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means it can invest in fewer securities at any one time than a diversified fund and can invest more of its assets in securities of a single issuer than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in one or more ETFs.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust ISHARES 0-3 MONTH TREASURY BOND ETF | SGOV | $6.63M | 53.81% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | — | $3.98M | 32.30% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $1.27M | 10.31% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $368.74K | 2.99% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $50.48K | 0.41% |
| FRST AM-GV OB-X | TMPXX | $9.10K | 0.07% |
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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Brookstone Opportunities ETF | 40% | 1.06% |
| Swan Defined Risk Fund · SDRAX, SDRCX, SDRIX | 32% | 1.25% |
| Swan Defined Risk Growth Fund · SDAAX, SDACX, SDAIX | 32% | 1.43% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Empowered Funds, LLC d/b/a EA Advisers | Adviser |
| MKAM ETF LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of July 24, 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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