About this ETF
LDRX aims to deliver comprehensive returns primarily from large-capitalization stocks, supplemented by a short-duration options strategy. Its investment focus is on established market-leading firms or those demonstrating enhanced business health and sound financials, specifically looking for stable earnings, appealing valuations, and prudent debt levels. To boost income, the fund sells deeply out-of-the-money call and put options, generally expiring within one to seven days, on major market benchmarks such as the S&P 500. This approach seeks to collect premiums from options contracts anticipated to expire unexercised, though it simultaneously curtails potential upward gains and exposes the portfolio to increased downside during turbulent periods. The portfolio may additionally include exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and short-term U.S. Treasury bonds as collateral, alongside generating extra revenue through securities lending. For defensive purposes, the entire asset base can be converted into cash. Prior to May 5, 2025, LDRX operated as the Chestnut Street Exchange Fund, a mutual fund, before its conversion into an ETF with an initial asset base of $166.93 million.
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 | +2.74% | +4.37% | +16.77% | +14.07% | +16.12% | — | — | — | +39.52% |
| Total return | +2.74% | +4.37% | +16.92% | +14.35% | +17.24% | — | — | — | +41.57% |
* 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 | 0.50% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $50.00 |
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. 114 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 11.38% | 128.02K | $29.5M |
| 2 | Apple Inc | AAPL | 10.04% | 76.48K | $26.0M |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 7.81% | 38.73K | $20.2M |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 7.73% | 57.55K | $20.0M |
| 5 | Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 5.18% | 52.83K | $13.4M |
| 6 | Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 3.55% | 25.53K | $9.2M |
| 7 | Meta Platforms Inc | META | 3.22% | 11.57K | $8.3M |
| 8 | Micron Technology Inc | MU | 2.36% | 5.91K | $6.1M |
| 9 | Tesla Inc | TSLA | 2.09% | 14.45K | $5.4M |
| 10 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 2.02% | 8.43K | $5.2M |
| 11 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | BRK-B | 1.88% | 9.53K | $4.9M |
| 12 | Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 1.83% | 4.07K | $4.8M |
| 13 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | JPM | 1.83% | 14.32K | $4.7M |
| 14 | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | XOM | 1.35% | 20.76K | $3.5M |
| 15 | Visa Inc | V | 1.27% | 8.76K | $3.3M |
| 16 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 1.23% | 12.39K | $3.2M |
| 17 | Intel Corp | INTC | 1.02% | 24.77K | $2.7M |
| 18 | Walmart Inc | WMT | 0.97% | 22.78K | $2.5M |
| 19 | AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 0.96% | 9.11K | $2.5M |
| 20 | Mastercard Inc | MA | 0.95% | 4.29K | $2.5M |
| 21 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 0.92% | 20.81K | $2.4M |
| 22 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 0.90% | 11.76K | $2.3M |
| 23 | Chevron Corp | CVX | 0.83% | 10.13K | $2.1M |
| 24 | Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 0.80% | 2.20K | $2.1M |
| 25 | Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 0.79% | 6.42K | $2.1M |
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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) | 0.95% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.3580 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 28, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0400 (Sep 29, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | $0.0400 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0400 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0400 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.2380 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | $0.0752 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | $0.0780 |
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 | 13.75% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.25 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -10.63% / — | Sortino 1Y | 1.90 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.01 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.97 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 9.04% | 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 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 445 | Average volume | 5.28K |
| AUM | $261.3M | Premium/Discount | -0.28% |
| 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% | $261.3M → $261.3M |
| 1 Month | $2.3M | +0.92% | $253.1M → $261.3M |
| 1 Week | -$437.5K | -0.17% | $259.2M → $261.3M |
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.
Latest News for LDRX
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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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