Investment objective & strategy
As of Jan. 28, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Funds Investment Strategy The Fund is actively managed by Alpha Architect, LLC, the Funds investment sub-adviser (Alpha Architect or the Sub-Adviser). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-listed companies that meet the Sub-Advisers definition of momentum (Momentum Companies). The Fund defines Momentum Companies as companies that, within the universe of the largest 1,500 U.S.-listed stocks by market capitalization, are among the 500 with the highest cumulative total returns over the past 12 months, excluding the most recent month. The Sub-Adviser employs a multi-step, quantitative, rules-based methodology to identify a portfolio of approximately 50 to 200 equity securities with the highest relative momentum, as described … The Funds Investment Strategy The Fund is actively managed by Alpha Architect, LLC, the Funds investment sub-adviser (Alpha Architect or the Sub-Adviser). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S.-listed companies that meet the Sub-Advisers definition of momentum (Momentum Companies). The Fund defines Momentum Companies as companies that, within the universe of the largest 1,500 U.S.-listed stocks by market capitalization, are among the 500 with the highest cumulative total returns over the past 12 months, excluding the most recent month. The Sub-Adviser employs a multi-step, quantitative, rules-based methodology to identify a portfolio of approximately 50 to 200 equity securities with the highest relative momentum, as described below. The Sub-Adviser analyzes an initial universe of liquid stocks that principally trade on a U.S. exchange. Typically, the minimum market capitalization for the smallest-capitalization stocks in the initial universe is above $1 billion. The Sub-Adviser eliminates from the initial universe illiquid securities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and stocks of companies with less than twelve months of available financial data. The resulting universe is composed primarily of highly liquid, small-, mid- and large-cap stocks. The Sub-Adviser then employs proprietary screens to eliminate companies with issues that may negatively impact their momentum. For example, the Sub-Adviser will generally eliminate companies that measure poorly on any of the following variables: (1) past six-month momentum (lower is bad), (2) past nine-month momentum (lower is bad), and (3) beta (higher is bad). Next, the Sub-Adviser screens the remaining universe of companies to identify the companies with the highest cumulative return for the past 12 months, excluding the most recent month. Last, the Sub-Adviser employs an ensemble of momentum quality screens to identify which of the remaining companies has experienced the most consistent positive returns, as opposed to short-lived success during the 12-month period measured above. The Sub-Adviser then selects the top 50 to 200 momentum stocks. The Fund may have significant exposure to one or more of the following sectors: Information Technology, Financials, and Industrials. The Sub-Adviser will reallocate the Funds portfolio on a periodic basis, generally each month.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICOR CORPORATION | — | $8.22M | 2.19% |
| COEUR MINING INC | — | $8.09M | 2.15% |
| ENERGY FUELS INC | — | $7.84M | 2.08% |
| ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | — | $7.79M | 2.07% |
| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC | — | $7.71M | 2.05% |
| Southern Copper Corporation COM USD0.01 | SCCO US | $7.70M | 2.05% |
| HECLA MINING CO | — | $7.69M | 2.05% |
| Flex Ltd | FLEX | $7.67M | 2.04% |
| CURTISS WRIGHT CORPORATION | — | $7.66M | 2.04% |
| JABIL INC | — | $7.65M | 2.03% |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF · PDP | 30% | 0.62% |
| S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Fund · RYBHX, RYMGX, RYCKX | 24% | 1.53% |
| S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Fund | 24% | 1.64% |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of January 28, 2026, 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. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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