UPSD
Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF
ETF Series Solutions
ETF
Expense ratio1
0.79%
Net assets2
$95.75M
Holdings2
101
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
12.50%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Sept. 2, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF (the Fund) seeks to generate total returns that surpass those of the S&P 500 Index (the Index) with the objective of capturing more than 100% of the market during upward trends and less than 100% of the market during downward trends.

Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Funds net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in equity securities of large cap companies. The Fund considers a large cap company to be a company with a market capitalization that, at the time of purchase, is within with the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in individual stocks, equity and index put options and/or put spreads, equity futures, Treasury Bills, and total returns swaps that implement a systematic trading strategy (STS). The Fund will own equity securities that, in the Advisers view, score well through quality, value, and growth … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Funds net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in equity securities of large cap companies. The Fund considers a large cap company to be a company with a market capitalization that, at the time of purchase, is within with the capitalization range of the S&P 500 Index. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in individual stocks, equity and index put options and/or put spreads, equity futures, Treasury Bills, and total returns swaps that implement a systematic trading strategy (STS). The Fund will own equity securities that, in the Advisers view, score well through quality, value, and growth screens, which are constructed using a weighting scheme designed to reduce overall portfolio volatility. The Adviser may replace a security if it believes another security offers a better return potential, with a preference for low portfolio turnover. The Fund will utilize futures or a total return swap on the S&P 500 Index, as well as collect option premiums on S&P 500 puts during favorable market conditions to capture more equity market upside. A total return swap is an agreement whereby one party contracts to make periodic payments to another party based on the change in market value of certain underlying assets, which may include a basket of stocks, equity futures, Treasuries, Treasury futures, puts or calls, or an index during a specified period, in exchange for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return of other underlying assets. Selling (or writing) a put option gives the buyer the right to sell shares of the options reference asset at a specified price (the strike price) through the expiration date of the option (American-style options) or only at the expiration date (European-style options). The seller of the put option receives an amount (premium) for selling the option. In the event the reference asset declines in value below the strike price and the buyer exercises its put option, the buyer will be entitled to receive the difference between the strike price and the value of the reference asset (a gain offset by the premium originally paid for the option), and in the event the reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date, the put option may end up worthless, resulting in a gain to the seller in the amount of premium received. Finally, the Fund will hold Treasury Bills to provide a return on cash used as collateral for the options, total return swaps, and/or futures, employing either standard exchange-listed options or Flexible EXchange Options (FLEX). An options contract provides a buyer the option to buy (call option) or sell (put option) an asset at a strike price on a future date. The S&P 500 Index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC, is designed to be comprised of stocks that are issued by the 500-leading large-cap U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts. The components of the Index are selected based on a variety of factors including the price of outstanding shares, market capitalization, liquidity public float, and financial viability. The Index is a market-capitalization weighted and float-adjusted index. The Fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Funds strategy may result in the active and frequent trading of the Funds investments, which may result in significant portfolio turnover.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
FIRST AM-TR OB-X TMPXX $5.33M 5.57%
APPLE INC $4.74M 4.95%
NVIDIA CORP $4.67M 4.88%
MICROSOFT CORP $4.04M 4.22%
US ULTRA BOND CBT Sep25 $3.92M 4.09%
AMAZON.COM INC $1.96M 2.04%
ALPHABET INC CL A $1.56M 1.63%
ALPHABET INC CL C $1.54M 1.61%
CENCORA INC $1.36M 1.42%
MCKESSON CORP $1.27M 1.33%
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Allocation by sector

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

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
3
Exited
5
Increased
68
Decreased
30
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 April 30, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of September 2, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 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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