SAMT
Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE III
Expense ratio1
0.66%
Net assets2
$518.76M
Holdings2
34
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
33.10%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF (the Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF or the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in common stocks of U.S. companies that Strategas Asset Management, LLC (the Adviser) believes most highly correlate to macro-thematic trends. Macro is a top-down analysis approach in investing that focuses on the inputs that are generally out of a companys control, such as the overall economy, government fiscal and monetary policy changes, cultural and socioeconomic developments or trends, and developments arising from global crises including pandemics, wars, or financial distress. Thematic refers to the theses, trends or views that the Adviser believes are prevalent or likely to be prevalent in the market. For example, certain macro-thematic trends as of the date of this … The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in common stocks of U.S. companies that Strategas Asset Management, LLC (the Adviser) believes most highly correlate to macro-thematic trends. Macro is a top-down analysis approach in investing that focuses on the inputs that are generally out of a companys control, such as the overall economy, government fiscal and monetary policy changes, cultural and socioeconomic developments or trends, and developments arising from global crises including pandemics, wars, or financial distress. Thematic refers to the theses, trends or views that the Adviser believes are prevalent or likely to be prevalent in the market. For example, certain macro-thematic trends as of the date of this Prospectus could include, but are not necessarily limited to, artificial intelligence, cash flow aristocrats (i.e., companies with the ability to generate cash to self-fund during changing market conditions), de-globalization (i.e., in response to supply chain disruptions during recent years, companies near-shoring more operations and countries investing more in their own energy, food supplies, and security), and industrial power renaissance (i.e. the process of updating aging utility infrastructure in response to increased demand for power due to artificial intelligence requirements, the adoption of electric vehicles, and the development of new manufacturing facilities and data centers). The Adviser seeks to have the Fund outperform the broader U.S. equity market by leveraging the Advisers research-driven approach to identifying and investing in three to five macro-thematic trends at any given time. The Adviser weights each macro-thematic trend approximately equally in the Funds portfolio. After a macro-thematic trend is selected, the Adviser uses a number of analytical tools, including technical, fundamental, qualitative and quantitative analyses, to identify the security characteristics that the Adviser believes are most highly correlated to the macro-thematic trend. For example, if inflation is selected as a macro-thematic trend, the Adviser would attempt to determine characteristics of companies that would benefit the most from the resulting impact on the costs of goods and services in the market. The Adviser seeks to identify securities of companies that possess such characteristics and thus which could provide exposure to the macro-thematic trend. The Adviser may adjust the portfolio of securities based on changes to the macro-thematic trends or in an individual security. The Adviser continuously monitors the risk/reward profile of each macro-thematic trend to ensure the integrity of the investment thesis and the relevancy of its constituents. The Fund may invest in securities of companies with any market capitalization, though certain liquidity parameters are required for a security to be considered. The Fund may, from time to time, invest a significant portion of its total assets in securities of companies in certain sectors. The Funds sector exposures will likely change over time, as macroeconomic, market, sector and company-specific conditions change. The Adviser has engaged Vident Asset Management to serve as sub-adviser (Sub-Adviser) for the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions or in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the portfolio, pre- and post-trade compliance, and monitoring of Fund trading activity, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
QUANTA SERVICES INC COMMON STOCK $19.53M 3.76%
ENTERGY CORP $17.53M 3.38%
EDISON INTL $16.43M 3.17%
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP $16.40M 3.16%
MARRIOTT INTL-A $15.95M 3.07%
VENTURE GLOBAL INC $15.51M 2.99%
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO $15.18M 2.93%
CHEVRON CORP $14.76M 2.84%
WALMART INC $14.58M 2.81%
AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INC $14.29M 2.75%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
17
Exited
17
Increased
14
Decreased
3
Unchanged
0

How 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.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Vident Advisory, LLC Sub-adviser
Strategas Asset Management, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 30, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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