Investment objective & strategy
As of Jan. 26, 2023 · prospectusObjective. The AI Powered Equity ETF (the Fund) seeks capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Fund is actively managed and invests primarily in equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange based on the results of a proprietary, quantitative model (the EquBot Model) developed by EquBot Inc. (EquBot) that runs on the IBM Watson platform. EquBot, the Funds sub-adviser, is a technology based company focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions to investment analyses. As an IBM Global Entrepreneur company, EquBot leverages IBMs Watson AI to conduct an objective, fundamental analysis of U.S. domiciled common stocks, including Special Purpose Acquisitions Corporations (SPAC), and real estate investment trusts (REITs) based on up to ten years of historical data and apply that analysis to recent economic and news data. A SPAC is a blank check company … The Fund is actively managed and invests primarily in equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange based on the results of a proprietary, quantitative model (the EquBot Model) developed by EquBot Inc. (EquBot) that runs on the IBM Watson platform. EquBot, the Funds sub-adviser, is a technology based company focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions to investment analyses. As an IBM Global Entrepreneur company, EquBot leverages IBMs Watson AI to conduct an objective, fundamental analysis of U.S. domiciled common stocks, including Special Purpose Acquisitions Corporations (SPAC), and real estate investment trusts (REITs) based on up to ten years of historical data and apply that analysis to recent economic and news data. A SPAC is a blank check company with no commercial operations that is designed to raise capital via an initial public offering for the purpose of engaging in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or similar business combination (a Combination) with one or more operating companies (each a SPAC-derived company). Each day, the EquBot Model ranks each company based on the probability of the company benefiting from current economic conditions, trends, and world events and identifies approximately 30 to 200 companies with the greatest potential over the next twelve months for appreciation and their corresponding weights, targeting a maximum risk adjusted return versus the broader U.S. equity market. The Fund may invest in the securities of companies of any market capitalization. The EquBot model recommends a weight for each company based on its potential for appreciation and correlation to the other companies in the Funds portfolio. If a SPAC that is selected for investment by the Fund announces a Combination with an operating company, the pre-Combination SPAC and, subsequently, the SPAC-derived company will be screened for investment and may continue to be held by the Fund so long as it continues to meet the requirements of the EquBot Model. If the SPAC announces a Combination with a business which does not meet the criteria of the EquBot Model, the SPAC will be removed from the Fund as promptly as practicable following the determination being made. The EquBot model limits the weight of any individual company to 10%. At times, a significant portion of the Funds assets may consist of cash and cash equivalents. IBMs Watson AI is a computing platform capable of answering natural language questions by connecting large amounts of data, both structured (e.g., spreadsheets) and unstructured (e.g., news articles), and learning from each analysis it conducts (e.g., by recognizing patterns) to produce a more accurate answer with each subsequent question. The Funds investment adviser utilizes the recommendations of the EquBot Model to decide which securities to purchase and sell, while complying with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) and its rules and regulations. The Funds sub-adviser anticipates primarily making purchase and sale decisions based on information from the EquBot Model. Additionally, the model will systematically take into consideration the tax treatment of a particular transaction or series of transactions and liquidity or other constraints relating to trading a security selected pursuant to the EquBot Model. The Fund may frequently and actively purchase and sell securities. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial organizations. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 33 1/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). By lending its securities, the Fund may increase its income by receiving payments from the borrower.
Top holdings
As of Dec. 31, 2023 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC | — | $7.63M | 6.64% |
| LILLY ELI and CO | — | $5.52M | 4.81% |
| LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | — | $4.13M | 3.60% |
| CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CL A | — | $4.09M | 3.56% |
| AIR PRODUCTS and CHEMICALS INC | — | $4.04M | 3.52% |
| EOG RESOURCES INC | — | $3.95M | 3.44% |
| WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC | — | $3.91M | 3.41% |
| APA CORP | — | $3.91M | 3.40% |
| TESLA INC | — | $3.86M | 3.36% |
| PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC | — | $2.96M | 2.57% |
Portfolio moves
Sep 30, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023How 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. |
|---|---|---|
| CornerCap Fundametrics Large-Cap ETF | 13% | 0.50% |
| Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities ETF | 13% | 0.85% |
| Guggenheim RBP Large-Cap Market Fund | 12% | 0.93% |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of December 31, 2023, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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