About this ETF
ROPE is designed to provide exposure to the large-cap spectrum of the US equity market with a focus on dividend-paying securities. It seeks to benefit in the upward market trends and provide protection during downsides by shifting up to 100% of its portfolio into cash and cash equivalents using a series of stop levels. In constructing the portfolio, the adviser begins with identifying the investable universe of the 100 largest US-listed stocks. Within the initial universe, 25-50 dividend-paying companies are then identified and included for their high-quality characteristics including positive absolute momentum, attractive dividend yields, strong balance sheets, and reasonable valuations. The top 10-20 securities with the highest dividend yields are then selected to equally make up 40% of the portfolio. The remaining securities also approximately equally weighted while the fund maintains 5% of less in small cash.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 26, 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 | +2.75% | -0.56% | +5.69% | +11.95% | +15.31% | — | — | — | +12.87% |
| Total return | +3.10% | -0.23% | +6.51% | +12.99% | +17.51% | — | — | — | +15.02% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 23, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $81.00 |
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 list retrieved Oct 23, 2026 · The data provider's latest disclosed portfolio for this fund. Issuers publish holdings daily or monthly, so the portfolio date can be earlier; holdings are not live positions. 52 holdings stored, 25 shown.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | 5.99% | 3.28K | $1.5M |
| 2 | AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 5.50% | 4.72K | $1.4M |
| 3 | Procter & Gamble Co/The | PG | 5.38% | 8.02K | $1.3M |
| 4 | Mondelez International Inc | MDLZ | 5.38% | 20.18K | $1.3M |
| 5 | Philip Morris International Inc | PM | 5.26% | 6.40K | $1.3M |
| 6 | Altria Group Inc | MO | 5.06% | 16.34K | $1.2M |
| 7 | US Bancorp | USB | 4.81% | 19.71K | $1.2M |
| 8 | Southern Co/The | SO | 4.73% | 12.35K | $1.2M |
| 9 | Simon Property Group Inc | SPG | 4.65% | 5.37K | $1.1M |
| 10 | United Parcel Service Inc | UPS | 4.57% | 10.99K | $1.1M |
| 11 | First American Government Obligations Fund… | — | 3.71% | 909.23K | $910.0K |
| 12 | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | TMO | 1.55% | 561 | $380.0K |
| 13 | Danaher Corp | DHR | 1.39% | 1.46K | $340.0K |
| 14 | Visa Inc | V | 1.39% | 811 | $340.0K |
| 15 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 1.35% | 2.24K | $330.0K |
| 16 | Coca-Cola Co/The | KO | 1.35% | 3.44K | $330.0K |
| 17 | Mastercard Inc | MA | 1.30% | 510 | $320.0K |
| 18 | 3M Co | MMM | 1.30% | 1.84K | $320.0K |
| 19 | Deere & Co | DE | 1.26% | 483 | $310.0K |
| 20 | Apple Inc | AAPL | 1.26% | 897 | $310.0K |
| 21 | Capital One Financial Corp | COF | 1.22% | 1.45K | $300.0K |
| 22 | Colgate-Palmolive Co | CL | 1.22% | 3.05K | $300.0K |
| 23 | Union Pacific Corp | UNP | 1.18% | 986 | $290.0K |
| 24 | Starbucks Corp | SBUX | 1.18% | 2.80K | $290.0K |
| 25 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 1.14% | 1.06K | $280.0K |
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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) | 1.75% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.5300 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 28, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0970 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.0970 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1330 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0450 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.2550 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1290 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.1390 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1260 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.0070 |
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 | 10.79% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.20 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -6.71% / — | Sortino 1Y | 1.85 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.48 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.388 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 7.01% | Risk-free rate used | 4.04% (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 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 5.53K | Average volume | 7.52K |
| AUM | $24.2M | Premium/Discount | -0.03% |
| 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 Week | $298.9K | +1.25% | $23.9M → $24.2M |
| 1 Month | $764.3K | +3.34% | $22.9M → $24.2M |
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 ROPE
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