Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 27, 2024 · prospectusObjective. The fund seeks total return.
Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers will invest at least 80% of the funds net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in convertible securities. Convertible securities have characteristics similar to both bonds and common stocks and typically consist of debt securities and preferred stocks that may be converted into or exchanged for a prescribed amount of common stock or other equity security, of the same or a different issuer, within a particular time period, at a specified price. The portfolio managers select securities using a quantitative and fundamental investment process. They first screen the investment universe for liquidity and then select individual securities utilizing a quantitative and fundamental investment process informed by fundamental and technical measures such as … Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers will invest at least 80% of the funds net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in convertible securities. Convertible securities have characteristics similar to both bonds and common stocks and typically consist of debt securities and preferred stocks that may be converted into or exchanged for a prescribed amount of common stock or other equity security, of the same or a different issuer, within a particular time period, at a specified price. The portfolio managers select securities using a quantitative and fundamental investment process. They first screen the investment universe for liquidity and then select individual securities utilizing a quantitative and fundamental investment process informed by fundamental and technical measures such as sales or earnings growth, profitability, leverage, balance sheet strength, price momentum relative to peers, and valuation and yield relative to other convertible securities. Portfolio holdings are weighted to achieve the optimal balance between risk and return by considering each portfolio securitys fundamental scores, benchmark weight, and equity sensitivity. The fund may invest in high-yield securities (also referred to as junk bonds). The fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its principal investment strategies. This may cause higher transaction costs and may affect performance. It may also result in the realization and distribution of capital gains. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. When deciding whether to buy or sell a security, and how and when to implement a trade, the portfolio managers consider, among other things, various fund requirements and standards, along with economic conditions, alternative investments, interest rates and various credit metrics. They may also consider the expected implementation costs and tax consequences of the trade in an attempt to gain trading efficiencies, avoid unnecessary risk, minimize tax impact, and/or enhance fund returns.
Top holdings
As of Aug. 31, 2025 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II | GVMXX | $24.19M | 99.73% |
Portfolio moves
May 31, 2025 → Aug 31, 2025How 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. |
|---|---|---|
| American Century Quality Preferred ETF · QPFF | 100% | 0.32% |
| SPDR Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF · CERY | 79% | 0.28% |
| SPDR Bridgewater All Weather ETF · ALLW | 34% | 0.85% |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 27, 2024, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of August 31, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2024, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2024 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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