About this ETF
The fund will invest primarily in long positions in low beta U.S. equities and short positions in high beta U.S. equities on a dollar neutral basis, within sectors. It will construct a dollar neutral portfolio of long and short positions of U.S. equities by investing primarily in the constituent securities of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Low Beta Index in approximately the same weight as they appear in the index. The universe for the index is comprised of the top 1,000 eligible securities by market capitalization, including REITs.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 25, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +0.16% | 0.00% | -12.98% | -15.22% | -26.24% | -14.45% | -6.45% | -5.48% | -4.62% |
| Total return | +0.16% | 0.00% | -12.98% | -15.22% | -24.36% | -10.96% | -3.99% | -4.13% | -3.60% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 24, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.43% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $143.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Apr 17, 2023 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 121 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | 61.72% | 96.27M | $93.6M |
| 2 | BTALU21L | BTALU21L | 7.58% | 3.50K | $11.5M |
| 3 | Maximus, Inc. | MMS | 0.27% | 4.64K | $405.3K |
| 4 | Exelixis, Inc. | EXEL | 0.27% | 18.79K | $405.3K |
| 5 | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | ICE | 0.27% | 3.71K | $405.3K |
| 6 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | AKAM | 0.27% | 3.60K | $405.3K |
| 7 | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | MKTX | 0.27% | 928 | $405.3K |
| 8 | Dominion Energy, Inc. | D | 0.27% | 5.57K | $405.3K |
| 9 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | BDX | 0.27% | 1.74K | $405.3K |
| 10 | VeriSign, Inc. | VRSN | 0.27% | 1.86K | $405.3K |
| 11 | Brown & Brown, Inc. | BRO | 0.27% | 8.12K | $405.3K |
| 12 | The Wendy's Company | WEN | 0.27% | 18.10K | $405.3K |
| 13 | Virtu Financial, Inc. | VIRT | 0.27% | 14.50K | $405.3K |
| 14 | Flowers Foods, Inc. | FLO | 0.27% | 17.40K | $405.3K |
| 15 | Equity Commonwealth | EQC | 0.27% | 15.20K | $405.3K |
| 16 | Verint Systems Inc. | VRNT | 0.27% | 9.16K | $405.3K |
| 17 | — | — | 0.27% | 1.51K | $405.3K |
| 18 | Citrix Systems, Inc. | CTXS | 0.27% | 3.60K | $405.3K |
| 19 | Acceleron Pharma Inc. | XLRN | 0.27% | 3.25K | $405.3K |
| 20 | Service Corporation International | SCI | 0.27% | 8.00K | $405.3K |
| 21 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | VRSK | 0.27% | 2.44K | $405.3K |
| 22 | CME Group Inc. | CME | 0.27% | 1.97K | $405.3K |
| 23 | Watsco, Inc. | WSO | 0.27% | 1.51K | $405.3K |
| 24 | The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | HAIN | 0.27% | 10.44K | $405.3K |
| 25 | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | NLY | 0.27% | 45.47K | $405.3K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 2.93% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.3579 |
| Frequency | Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 30, 2025 | Last payment | $0.3579 (Jan 02, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -44.51% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +18.88% / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 02, 2026 | $0.3579 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 02, 2025 | $0.6449 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 02, 2024 | $1.0409 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | Jan 03, 2023 | $0.2130 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Jan 03, 2020 | $0.1960 |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Jan 03, 2019 | $0.0860 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | — | — | $0.0010 |
| Dec 20, 2011 | — | — | $0.4270 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 23.56% / 20.56% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -1.11 / -0.625 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -32.17% / -47.83% | Sortino 1Y | -1.55 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | -0.873 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.791 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 16.85% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 25, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 353.64K | Average volume | 739.90K |
| AUM | $275.5M | Premium/Discount | +0.25% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $275.5M → $275.5M |
| 1 Week | -$2.7M | -0.99% | $275.5M → $275.5M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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