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ACEP

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF

Active Equity · ARS · Inception 2025-11-20

$20.18−0.13 (−0.62%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:11 PM EDT

History starts Nov 21, 2025.History starts Nov 21, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 16 prints from 20.31 to 20.18. Range 20.12 to 20.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$20.13$20.15$20.20$20.2310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$102M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$20.30
52W range
low $15.03high $20.99

The ETF.net ACEP Grade

B

55/ 100

Rank 15 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ACEP. Scores out of 100: Cost 74, Risk 52, Mission 62, Tradability 27, Holdings 50, Durability 45. Strongest: Cost (74). Weakest: Tradability (27). Leans toward Cost.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 55 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 74
    Category rank9/40 · top 23%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 62
    Category rank9/14 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 52
    Category rank17/37 · top 46%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 27
    Category rank32/40 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 50
    Category rank23/40 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 45
    Category rank29/40 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ACEP

ETF.net Research

BA 2025 launch from ARS: one actively managed core equity portfolio doing two jobs at once, long-term capital appreciation plus current income, for 0.45% a year.

Stated mandate

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

Why people hold it

  1. 010.45% a year sits under the 0.55% median for active dividend-and-income ETFs, and matches what Bahl & Gaynor charges on BGIG.
  2. 02Stock picking, not screening: the written mandate is long-term capital appreciation while also generating current income, so growth names aren't ruled out by a yield cutoff.
  3. 03Lands in the upper half of its active dividend-and-income peer group on our review, with the fee doing much of the heavy lifting.

Worth knowing

  1. 01It launched in 2025. There's no long live record here, and the risk read rests on a short window.
  2. 02Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads can run wider than at the household-name dividend funds.
  3. 03Income arrives in one or two lumps a year, not monthly, which matters if you're mapping cash flow.

ACEP Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:33 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
STX4.3%

Sectors

  • Technology30.9%
  • Financials15.6%
  • Energy15.0%
  • Materials12.6%
  • Industrials10.2%
  • Health Care8.1%
  • Communication2.7%
  • Consumer Discr.2.6%
  • Cons. Staples2.4%

Geography

  • United States78.62%
  • Canada6.35%
  • Ireland5.13%
  • Singapore4.42%
  • Bermuda3.19%
  • Denmark2.29%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001STXSeagate Technology Holdings PLC4.25%5,038$4M434
002BBarrick Mining Corp3.98%93,442$4M51
003AVGOBroadcom Inc3.96%11,287$4M732
004CVXChevron Corp3.85%18,713$4M468
005LRCXLam Research Corp3.81%13,462$4M591
006—First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20313.75%3,824,813$4M625
007PHParker-Hannifin Corp3.75%4,050$4M344
008JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.3.72%10,853$4M478
009TRGPTarga Resources Corp3.63%12,649$4M340
010SCCOSouthern Copper Corp3.48%18,070$4M214
011HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise Co3.33%55,871$3M379
012BXBlackstone Inc3.20%26,114$3M299
013GLNGGolar LNG Ltd3.07%60,435$3M33
014ADPAutomatic Data Processing Inc3.02%11,346$3M434
015IBMInternational Business Machines Corp3.00%13,339$3M430

Showing 1–15 of 36 holdings

ACEP Performance

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

ACEP$12,458
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ACEP $12,458. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,007$11,079$13,151Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+24.6%
1 month−3.2%
3 months+0.9%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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+24.6%
2025+7.9%

History from Nov 21, 2025

ACEP in the news

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ACEP Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
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

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
0.79
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.

ACEP Cost

Expense ratio0.45%
  • The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.51%

8 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.

ACEP costs $45.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Dividend Income fund costs $51.00.