Investment objective & strategy
As of March 24, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Coastal Compass 100 ETF (the Fund) seeks total return.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests primarily in common stocks, but may at times seek to provide downside protection by investing up to 100% of the Funds assets into cash or cash equivalents, depending on market conditions. Coastal Equity Management, LLC, the Funds sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) uses a trend following approach that seeks to participate in upward trends in U.S. equity markets while providing downside protection. Trend following, sometimes referred to as absolute momentum, is an investing approach that compares the price of a security to its own price trend, with the expectation that upward trending securities will continue their upward move in the future. The Sub-Adviser first screens securities for inclusion in the investment universe. … The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests primarily in common stocks, but may at times seek to provide downside protection by investing up to 100% of the Funds assets into cash or cash equivalents, depending on market conditions. Coastal Equity Management, LLC, the Funds sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) uses a trend following approach that seeks to participate in upward trends in U.S. equity markets while providing downside protection. Trend following, sometimes referred to as absolute momentum, is an investing approach that compares the price of a security to its own price trend, with the expectation that upward trending securities will continue their upward move in the future. The Sub-Adviser first screens securities for inclusion in the investment universe. The investment universe is exclusively comprised of the 100 largest U.S. equity securities (by market capitalization) that are listed on a U.S. exchange. From the investment universe, the Sub-Adviser seeks to identify companies with a history of paying dividends or have the ability to increase dividends in the future and selects approximately 25 to 50 securities for inclusion in the Funds portfolio. The Sub-Adviser selects high quality companies that, in the Sub-Advisers view, have positive absolute momentum ( i.e. , a companys performance is positive, as measured by comparing its price to its historical performance), attractive dividend yields, strong balance sheets, and reasonable valuations. Of the approximately 25 to 50 securities selected for the Funds portfolio, the Sub-Adviser selects the 10 to 20 highest dividend-yielding securities (based on the companys most recent dividend payout) to comprise approximately 40% of the Funds portfolio, with each company approximately equally weighted. For the remainder of the Funds portfolio, the remaining companies are approximately equally weighted, and under normal market conditions generally maintains a small cash or cash equivalents position (5% or less). To avoid down trending markets, the Sub-Adviser uses a proprietary mathematical model that employs a series of stop levels, such that the Fund shifts up to 100% of the Funds assets into cash or cash equivalents ( e.g. , money market funds, U.S. Treasury securities, or other ETFs that invest in U.S. Treasury securities) and out of equities as the price of the overall U.S. equity market falls to the specified stop levels. The proprietary mathematical model considers current market prices and moving average prices to assess the current direction of the overall U.S. equity market. During extreme market periods, up to 100% of the Funds portfolio may consist of cash or cash equivalents. The Fund may remain in cash or cash equivalents for long periods of time. To follow the trend of an increasingly favorable market, the Fund will re-enter and buy securities at pre-determined intervals to gradually shift the Funds exposure to be invested in equities (i.e., up to approximately 95% to 100%). The Sub-Adviser may sell a security if there is a change in the companys dividend policy, the company demonstrates a weakened commitment to dividends, there is a material change in the companys business strategy, a slowing of the companys price momentum, or when the Fund is seeking to limit the Funds exposure to equity markets. The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 27, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | — | $428.68K | 5.84% |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | — | $412.15K | 5.62% |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS | — | $400.29K | 5.46% |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO | — | $396.86K | 5.41% |
| COMCAST CORP CL A | — | $389.97K | 5.32% |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B | — | $384.41K | 5.24% |
| SIMON PROPERTY | — | $383.24K | 5.22% |
| TARGET CORP | — | $379.03K | 5.17% |
| CVS HEALTH CORP | — | $339.26K | 4.62% |
| US BANCORP DEL | — | $331.35K | 4.52% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 28, 2025 → Feb 27, 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. |
|---|---|---|
| VOYA CORPORATE LEADERS(R) 100 FUND · VYCBX, VYCCX, VYCAX, VYCGX, VYCIX, VYCFX | 49% | 0.48% |
| Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF · EQWL | 49% | 0.25% |
| Edgar Lomax Value Fund · LOMAX | 42% | 0.69% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Empowered Funds, LLC d/b/a EA Advisers | Adviser |
| Coastal Equity Management, LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of March 24, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 27, 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.
Machine-readable: JSON · Markdown. Programmatic access via the agent surface.