Investment objective & strategy
As of Aug. 28, 2023 · prospectusObjective. Anfield Diversified Alternatives ETF (the ?Fund?) seeks to provide capital growth and income.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (?ETF?) that is a fund of funds. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in alternative asset classes and securities that represent sectors, market segments or asset classes that do not represent the general investment universe. The Fund will implement this strategy primarily through investments in unaffiliated ETFs, closed-end funds (?CEFs?), business development companies (?BDCs?) and real estate investment trusts (?REITs?). The market segments and sectors represented in these securities will typically have a lower correlation to the general equity and fixed income markets and whose performance and volatility is affected by factors different from those that determine the general direction of the equity and fixed income markets. … The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (?ETF?) that is a fund of funds. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in alternative asset classes and securities that represent sectors, market segments or asset classes that do not represent the general investment universe. The Fund will implement this strategy primarily through investments in unaffiliated ETFs, closed-end funds (?CEFs?), business development companies (?BDCs?) and real estate investment trusts (?REITs?). The market segments and sectors represented in these securities will typically have a lower correlation to the general equity and fixed income markets and whose performance and volatility is affected by factors different from those that determine the general direction of the equity and fixed income markets. These alternative sectors and asset class categories are (i) frontier technology companies at the forefront of major technical innovations in computing, medical sciences and nano-technology, (ii) companies in newly opened or frontier markets or involved in infrastructure development and resource exploitation, (iii) traditional alternatives such as private equity, private debt, and hedge funds, (iv) long and short positions (including leveraged positions) in stocks, bonds, cash, and derivatives (futures, options, and forward contracts) on individual securities and indices, (v) energy, and commodity related securities, (vi) long and short volatility strategies, (vii) multi-asset / market neutral, and (viii) absolute return / macro & event driven. The equity securities in which the Fund invests will be both domestic and foreign (including emerging markets) and of any market capitalization. The Fund may also invest in convertible and preferred securities. The Fund?s indirect investments in derivatives will be used for both hedging purposes and opportunistically for investment purposes to gain exposure to various market segments. Anfield Capital Management, LLC (the ?Sub-Adviser?) selects potential investments based on its ongoing analysis of available opportunities. Of primary consideration are the potential for growth and an estimation of the risks involved in achieving these goals. The Sub-Adviser analyzes the Fund?s goals, portfolio composition, volatility, risk exposures and historical returns, using data from multiple sources, combined with a proprietary quantitative methodology with the goal of finding the correct balance between potential risk and return. The analysis considers multiple factors (overall economic conditions, fundamental financial criteria, valuation considerations as well as market and technical analysis). The Sub-Adviser expects that the Fund will generally hold 20-40 positions, although total holdings are dependent on market conditions, the Sub-Adviser?s market views, and other factors. Positions are weighted on a risk-adjusted basis, defined as each position?s marginal contribution to risk, ( i.e., the average standard deviation of a position?s price movement adjusted for correlations with other positions in the portfolio). As a result of this risk-adjusted weighting process, positions with higher standard deviations may receive lower weights than those with lower standard deviations.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2024 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF | VNLA | $2.14M | 5.26% |
| First Trust Natural Gas ETF | FCG | $2.13M | 5.23% |
| COMMSTCK | ARCC US | $2.10M | 5.16% |
| INVESCO ENERGY E | — | $1.79M | 4.41% |
| First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund | FEI | $1.72M | 4.22% |
| Oxford Lane Capital Corp | OXLC | $1.67M | 4.12% |
| First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF/US | FTLS | $1.49M | 3.66% |
| Invesco DB Energy Fund | — | $1.36M | 3.34% |
| iShares Global Healthcare ETF | IXJ | $1.36M | 3.33% |
| Pimco Dynamic Income Fund USD Class | PDI | $1.31M | 3.23% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2023 → Jan 31, 2024How 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. |
|---|---|---|
| VanEck Dynamic High Income ETF · INC | 6% | 0.41% |
| Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund | 5% | 1.01% |
| Terra Firma US Concentrated Realty Equity Fund | 5% | 1.00% |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2024, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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