About this ETF
ESSC aims for long-term capital appreciation by investing in small-cap US companies. The actively managed fund uses a long-only investment approach and seeks to generate performance like its market cap-weighted benchmark index of the smallest 2,000 companies in the US. The fund selects at least 100 companies using fundamental research that includes a values-based screening inspired by the Christian faith. The fund caps an industry or industry group by 25%, except when it represents 20% or more of the benchmark, allowing them to go up to 35%. While actively managing the fund, the adviser monitors its holdings with full discretion to adjust the portfolio as necessary using research, quantitative modeling, and risk tools.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 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 | -3.20% | -7.94% | +5.08% | +11.04% | +14.49% | — | — | — | +15.04% |
| Total return | -3.20% | -7.94% | +5.35% | +11.34% | +14.76% | — | — | — | +15.32% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.49% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $49.00 |
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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 359 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 | ESI | 0.94% | 8.91K | $323.7K |
| 2 | FORMFACTOR INC | FORM | 0.79% | 1.94K | $271.9K |
| 3 | FNB CORP | FNB | 0.76% | 15.31K | $261.5K |
| 4 | ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP | ASB | 0.76% | 9.10K | $260.5K |
| 5 | ARCHROCK INC | AROC | 0.75% | 8.56K | $259.0K |
| 6 | HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC | HIW | 0.72% | 8.60K | $248.6K |
| 7 | SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD 1 | SWX | 0.70% | 2.88K | $242.8K |
| 8 | TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP. | TWST | 0.69% | 1.49K | $238.6K |
| 9 | NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC | NWBI | 0.68% | 15.85K | $232.8K |
| 10 | SIMMONS FIRST NATL CORP-CL A | SFNC | 0.67% | 10.39K | $230.3K |
| 11 | BLACK HILLS CORP | BKH | 0.66% | 3.00K | $227.9K |
| 12 | GATX CORP | GATX | 0.66% | 1.38K | $227.3K |
| 13 | RANGE RESOURCES CORP | RRC | 0.66% | 5.55K | $227.3K |
| 14 | WESBANCO INC | WSBC | 0.63% | 5.96K | $218.0K |
| 15 | PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC | PTGX | 0.62% | 1.47K | $212.6K |
| 16 | ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION | AM | 0.61% | 9.88K | $209.0K |
| 17 | TFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | TFSL | 0.60% | 12.90K | $208.0K |
| 18 | DANA INC | DAN | 0.60% | 7.01K | $206.0K |
| 19 | CABOT CORP | CBT | 0.60% | 2.73K | $205.3K |
| 20 | COHU INC | COHU | 0.59% | 3.00K | $204.1K |
| 21 | PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL | PNW | 0.59% | 2.06K | $203.8K |
| 22 | POWELL INDUSTRIES INC | POWL | 0.59% | 1.05K | $202.2K |
| 23 | EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC | EGP | 0.58% | 1.02K | $200.4K |
| 24 | ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC. | AEIS | 0.58% | 690 | $198.8K |
| 25 | NOVANTA INC | NOVT | 0.57% | 1.39K | $198.0K |
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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) | 0.59% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.1711 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 29, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0466 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.0466 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0758 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0390 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.0097 |
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 | 17.94% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.704 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -9.94% / — | Sortino 1Y | 1.05 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.11 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.805 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 12.02% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (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 Oct 10, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 38.80K | Average volume | 7.97K |
| AUM | $35.0M | Premium/Discount | +0.42% |
| 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% | $35.0M → $35.0M |
| 1 Month | -$1.2M | -3.13% | $37.0M → $35.0M |
| 1 Week | $301.6K | +0.86% | $35.0M → $35.0M |
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
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Latest News for ESSC
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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