Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 8, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth, income and preservation of capital.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF). The Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. large- and mid-cap equity and equity-related securities. The Fund will also employ a dynamic option overlay strategy by writing covered call options and buying protective put and put spreads options on up to 100% of the Funds portfolio in order to generate income and mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity and equity-related securities. This investment policy is not fundamental, and if the Fund changes this investment policy, it will notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days … The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF). The Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. large- and mid-cap equity and equity-related securities. The Fund will also employ a dynamic option overlay strategy by writing covered call options and buying protective put and put spreads options on up to 100% of the Funds portfolio in order to generate income and mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity and equity-related securities. This investment policy is not fundamental, and if the Fund changes this investment policy, it will notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days in advance of the change. For purposes of the Funds 80% investment policy, eligible equity and equity-related securities include, but are not limited to common stock, preferred stock and derivatives relating to, or that provide investment exposure to, equity securities. Equity Selection: Guardian Capital LP, the Funds sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser), will employ a system driven bottom-up research approach to assess relative value and capital growth potential within a broad stock selection universe. The Fund maintains a mid- to large-capitalization bias and typically invests in a range of sectors and geographic regions. The Sub-Adviser seeks to isolate stock selection as the primary source of capital appreciation. The Sub-Adviser will use a quantitative approach, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology such as machine learning, deep learning and large language models, to analyze multiple fundamental and alternative factors and incorporate financial data and other information relevant to the issuer. Such factors considered by the Sub-Adviser include quantitative measures, such as AI driven predicted earnings growth, predicted dividend growth, predicted volatility, and valuation, as well as traditional factors such as historical earnings growth, momentum, relative price strength, value, size, quality, and potential for debt reduction. The Sub-Adviser will seek out companies that it believes have potential for capital growth. The Sub-Adviser may also seek a sustainable dividend yield, placing particular focus on dividend growth and dividend quality in making its assessments. The Sub-Adviser may also consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part of the investment process. Options Overlay: To generate income in addition to the dividends received from the Funds investment in equities and to mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk, the Sub-Adviser will employ a dynamic option overlay strategy including covered call options and protective put options. Under the covered call option strategy, the Sub-Adviser will generally write out-of-the-money call options on up to approximately 100% of the value of the Funds portfolio. The Sub-Adviser may write covered call options on a lesser percentage of the portfolio, based on its discretion and market outlook. The amount of cash flow generated by the covered call option writing strategy will be dependent on market prices and the volatility of the underlying common stocks at the time of each sale. In addition, the Sub-Adviser will seek to mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk in the portfolio by employing a protective put option strategy for capital preservation. The Fund employs these strategies to reduce exposure to market declines and to generate additional income, while recognizing that the Fund may not fully benefit from strong equity market growth. In general, an option contract gives the purchaser of the option contract the right to purchase (for a call option) or sell (for a put option) the underlying asset at a specified price (the strike price), or for cash settled options, deliver cash equal to the difference in value of an underlying asset and the strike price. In exchange for selling the right to buy or sell the particular reference asset, the seller of an option contract receives income from the purchaser (i.e., a premium). The Fund is non-diversified and, therefore, may invest in a limited number of issuers.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | — | $12.27M | 5.72% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $11.92M | 5.55% |
| BROADCOM INC | — | $11.11M | 5.17% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | — | $11.03M | 5.14% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | — | $9.38M | 4.37% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | — | $7.94M | 3.70% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | — | $7.33M | 3.41% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | — | $5.87M | 2.74% |
| PARKER HANNIFIN CORP | — | $5.53M | 2.58% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CL A | — | $5.20M | 2.42% |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab Large-Cap Growth Fund · SWLSX | 53% | 0.99% |
| BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund · CMVIX, BMCAX, BMCCX | 51% | 0.57% |
| AVIP BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Portfolio | 51% | 0.71% |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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