
Hedgeye Index Adds ETF
$25.96+0.02 (+0.08%)
- 0.70%
- $7M
- 0M sh
- $26.32
- low $23.36high $27.58
The ETF.net ADDS Grade
Score 36 out of 100
- 93 of 127
Score 36 of 100 falls in the D 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.C49 out of 100Rank 63 of 127Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F13 out of 100Rank 121 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 77 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D39 out of 100Rank 95 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F13 out of 100Rank 124 of 127
Our read on ADDS
DIndex funds have to buy a stock the day it joins the S&P 500. ADDS is built to own the candidates before that happens and sell into the add: a trade long run by institutional desks, now in an ETF wrapper.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through active investment primarily in U.S.-listed equity securities identified as likely candidates for near-term inclusion in major U.S. equity indices.
Why people hold it
- The mechanism is unusually specific: own likely additions to the S&P 500, 400, 600 and Nasdaq-100, then exit at the market-on-close on the day the stock joins its target index.app.hedgeye.com
- By rule it never holds a current S&P 500 member, so it is not a large-cap fund in disguise. Roughly 40 names, a 20% per-name cap, monthly rebalance cycle.app.hedgeye.com
- Holdings are picked on inclusion probability rather than sector or factor views, so the portfolio looks nothing like a typical active US equity fund.app.hedgeye.com
- Run by a portfolio manager whose career is in index-event trading, including buy-side roles and heading ETF trading for the Americas at a global bank.app.hedgeye.com
Worth knowing
- Brand new: launched in 2026 by a newly formed adviser with no prior ETF experience, a risk Hedgeye flags in its own materials.app.hedgeye.com
- The 0.70% fee matches the active US equity median, but broad active core funds like DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) charge a small fraction of it.
- A small, lightly traded fund concentrated in roughly 40 positions, so single-stock moves land hard and the spread deserves a look before you trade.app.hedgeye.com
ADDS Holdings
- Stocks
- 41
- 66%
- OKTA
Geography
- United States77.70%
- United Kingdom18.44%
- Netherlands2.68%
- Cayman Islands1.17%
Developed 95% · Emerging 5%
ADDS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | ADDS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +5.5% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ADDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.3% |
ADDS in the news
ADDS Dividends
Listed May 2026. No distributions yet.
ADDS Risk
- —
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.
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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.
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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.
- −0.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ADDS Cost
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
61 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
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- DLQAILG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +19.8%
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