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ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF

ACEPNasdaqARSC

$20.00−0.10 (−0.50%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C52/ 100

Rank 18 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income

C52/100Rank 18 of 40inUS Active Dividend Income
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 20.10 to 20.00. Range 20.00 to 20.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.0520.1520.2020.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.46%
Fund size
$102M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
37
Avg volume · 30D
3.92K sh
52W range
low $15.03high $21.14
Launched

The ETF.net ACEP Grade

C

Score 52 out of 100

Category
US Active Dividend Income⁠
Rank
18 of 40
Six-pillar profile for ACEP. Scores out of 100: Cost 73, Risk 50, Mission 60, Tradability 25, Holdings 41, Durability 43. Strongest: Cost (73). Weakest: Tradability (25). Leans toward Cost.

Score 52 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 40

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 14

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 40

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 40

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 40

Our read on ACEP

ETF.net Research

In short

CA veteran New York boutique's long-running core equity strategy, wrapped in an ETF in late 2025: a human hunt for strong balance sheets, reasonable earnings growth and above-average dividend yields instead of an index screen.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation while also generating current income.

Why people hold it

  • Real stock picking, not a screen: the sub-adviser targets US companies it deems high quality, judged on strong balance sheets, reasonable earnings growth and above-average dividend yields.etfarchitect.comsec.gov
  • Not a blank slate. The prospectus prints the sub-adviser's separate-account composite for this same core equity strategy, which dates back to October 2011.etfarchitect.com
  • 0.46% all in, gross and net identical with no waiver propping it up, and near the typical fee for active dividend-income ETFs. Cheaper peers exist: CGDV at 0.33%, VUS at 0.25%; BGIG sits at 0.45%.
  • Among the roughly 40 active dividend-and-income equity ETFs we cover, this one already sits in the upper half of the pack.

Worth knowing

  • It listed in November 2025, so the live ETF record is short and risk readings rest on limited history.
  • Small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than on a household-name fund and bigger orders need more care at the screen.
  • Current income is in the objective, but cash reaches shareholders on an annual or semiannual schedule, not monthly.

ACEP Holdings

Holdings pillarC41 out of 100Rank 31 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
37
Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
United States Treasury Bill 01/28/20275.3%

Sectors

  • Technology31.7%
  • Energy16.6%
  • Financials15.2%
  • Materials11.3%
  • Industrials10.3%
  • Health Care7.9%
  • Consumer Discretionary2.6%
  • Communication2.3%
  • Consumer Staples2.2%

Geography

  • United States89.59%
  • Canada8.26%
  • Denmark2.15%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataUnited States Treasury Bill 01/28/20275.26%5,398,000$5.35M2
2CVXChevron Corp4.35%18,824$4.43M496
3ACNAccenture PLC3.95%15,559$4.02M348
4TRGPTarga Resources Corp3.94%12,724$4.01M355
5AVGOBroadcom Inc3.64%11,353$3.7M753
6JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.3.62%10,916$3.68M487
7PHParker-Hannifin Corp3.61%4,074$3.67M363
8BBarrick Mining Corp3.42%93,997$3.48M51
9IBMInternational Business Machines Corp3.40%13,417$3.46M437
10STXSeagate Technology Holdings PLC3.21%5,068$3.27M435
11LRCXLam Research Corp3.18%13,540$3.24M603
12SCCOSouthern Copper Corp3.17%18,175$3.23M213
13AJGArthur J Gallagher & Co3.05%11,245$3.1M279
14BXBlackstone Inc3.03%26,267$3.08M309
15RTXRTX Corp2.93%14,934$2.98M409

Showing 1–15 of 37 holdings

ACEP Performance

Launched Nov 20, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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ACEP$12,334
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ACEP $12,334. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ACEP. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodACEP
Year to date+23.3%
1 month+1.4%
3 months+1.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ACEP
YearReturn barACEP
2026 YTD+23.3%
2025+7.9%

History from Nov 21, 2025

ACEP in the news

ACEP Dividends

Last payment
$0.02 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.02

ACEP Risk

Risk pillarC50 out of 100Rank 20 of 38 in US Active Dividend Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.85
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ACEP Cost

Compare ACEP and VUS

Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income

$4,071

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ACEP 0.46%

    $9,230

  • VUS 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACEP 0.46%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530ACEP $9,230VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearACEPVUSOverpaying
10$830$455$375
20$3,195$1,769$1,426
30$9,230$5,159$4,071

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