About this ETF
This Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) employs a systematic approach designed to generate long-term capital appreciation. It achieves this by creating a concentrated portfolio of 50 companies from the S&P 500 index. The selection process prioritizes firms that are leaders in Research & Development (R&D) spending, with an additional critical screen for the quality of their Free Cash Flow (FCF).
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 | +9.43% | +11.75% | +36.69% | — | — | — | — | — | +28.90% |
| Total return | +9.43% | +11.75% | +36.80% | — | — | — | — | — | +29.05% |
* 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. 50 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datadog Inc | DDOG | 6.72% | 435 | $127.6K |
| 2 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | CRWD | 5.18% | 358 | $98.5K |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 4.35% | 136 | $82.7K |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks Inc | PANW | 4.19% | 190 | $79.6K |
| 5 | Workday Inc | WDAY | 3.97% | 404 | $75.4K |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems Inc | CDNS | 3.25% | 175 | $61.7K |
| 7 | Synopsys Inc | SNPS | 3.25% | 121 | $61.7K |
| 8 | Incyte Corp | INCY | 3.14% | 529 | $59.7K |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | VRTX | 2.93% | 109 | $55.6K |
| 10 | Coinbase Global Inc | COIN | 2.74% | 290 | $52.0K |
| 11 | ServiceNow Inc | NOW | 2.51% | 338 | $47.6K |
| 12 | NetApp Inc | NTAP | 2.48% | 199 | $47.2K |
| 13 | Meta Platforms Inc | META | 2.35% | 62 | $44.6K |
| 14 | Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.24% | 36 | $42.5K |
| 15 | QUALCOMM Inc | QCOM | 2.16% | 234 | $41.1K |
| 16 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 2.14% | 279 | $40.6K |
| 17 | F5 Inc | FFIV | 2.10% | 83 | $39.8K |
| 18 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | REGN | 2.08% | 53 | $39.6K |
| 19 | Biogen Inc | BIIB | 1.97% | 166 | $37.5K |
| 20 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 1.97% | 179 | $37.4K |
| 21 | Airbnb Inc | ABNB | 1.76% | 202 | $33.5K |
| 22 | Autodesk Inc | ADSK | 1.72% | 139 | $32.7K |
| 23 | GoDaddy Inc | GDDY | 1.71% | 312 | $32.6K |
| 24 | PTC Inc | PTC | 1.71% | 167 | $32.5K |
| 25 | Arista Networks Inc | ANET | 1.64% | 144 | $31.2K |
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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) | 0.12% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.0367 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0058 (Sep 08, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 03, 2026 | Sep 03, 2026 | Sep 08, 2026 | $0.0058 |
| Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 08, 2026 | $0.0228 |
| Mar 05, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | Mar 09, 2026 | $0.0080 |
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
Liquidity
| Volume today | 7 | Average volume | 954 |
| AUM | $1.9M | Premium/Discount | +1.70% |
| 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 | -$14.0K | -0.75% | $1.9M → $1.9M |
| 1 Month | -$48.3K | -2.74% | $1.8M → $1.9M |
| 1 Week | -$5.7K | -0.31% | $1.8M → $1.9M |
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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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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