Investment objective & strategy
As of March 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are mainly common stocks. The Fund may invest in equity securities of companies of any capitalization. The Fund also may invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs). In selecting investments for the Fund, Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC, the Funds sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser), uses a quantitatively-driven strategy designed to emphasize high quality securities with a relatively low exposure to broad equity market risk. Pursuant to this strategy, securities are first ranked on a composite of several variables intended to … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are mainly common stocks. The Fund may invest in equity securities of companies of any capitalization. The Fund also may invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs). In selecting investments for the Fund, Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC, the Funds sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser), uses a quantitatively-driven strategy designed to emphasize high quality securities with a relatively low exposure to broad equity market risk. Pursuant to this strategy, securities are first ranked on a composite of several variables intended to measure profitability, growth and ability to service financing obligations. Securities ranking the lowest on this composite measure, as expressed relative to the distribution of all securities measured, are excluded from the investable universe. The remaining securities are then ranked according to their beta. Beta is intended to measure the exposure of a security to broad market risk and is defined here as the co-movement of the return of a security with the return of the securities included in the investable universe scaled by the volatility of the investable universes returns. For example, a security that has a beta of 1.0 has the same market risk as the securities in the investable universe, a security that has a beta less than 1.0 has less market risk than the securities in the investable universe, and a security that has a beta greater than 1.0 has more market risk than the securities in the investable universe. The Sub-Advisers strategy purchases the securities with the lowest measured beta. The Sub-Adviser believes that, when held over a full market cycle, high quality securities with lower relative exposure to broad market risk may produce higher risk-adjusted returns than securities of lower quality with higher relative exposure to broad market risk. The Sub-Adviser employs a low turnover portfolio approach and, under normal circumstances, expects portfolio activity to occur semi-annually, though this may change from time-to-time at the Sub-Advisers discretion.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP | — | $1.32M | 0.66% |
| DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC | — | $1.31M | 0.66% |
| COCA COLA CONSOLIDATED INC | — | $1.30M | 0.65% |
| ROYAL GOLD INC | — | $1.26M | 0.63% |
| INTERNATIONAL SE | — | $1.25M | 0.63% |
| EZCORP INC CL A NON VTG | — | $1.23M | 0.62% |
| PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC COMMON STOCK | — | $1.18M | 0.59% |
| MCKESSON CORP | — | $1.12M | 0.56% |
| DOLLAR GENERAL CORP | — | $1.11M | 0.56% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | — | $1.10M | 0.55% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 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. |
|---|---|---|
| First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund · FVD | 30% | 0.61% |
| AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund · BTAL | 29% | 1.40% |
| iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF · SMMV | 28% | 0.20% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC | Adviser |
| Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of March 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 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.
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