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AMAX

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Adaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF

Multi-Asset & Alternatives · Adaptive ETFs · Inception 2009-10-02 · SEC filings

$7.61−0.10 (−1.23%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:14 PM EDT

History starts Nov 15, 2021.
Intraday session: down, 27 prints from 7.70 to 7.61. Range 7.59 to 7.66. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7.62$7.64$7.6610 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.36%
Fund size
$76M
1Y return
+3.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
11.69%
Holdings
16
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$7.65
52W range
low $7.35high $8.50

The ETF.net AMAX Grade

D

30/ 100

Rank 15 of 15 in Multi-Asset Income

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for AMAX. Scores out of 100: Cost 0, Risk 27, Mission 43, Tradability 71, Holdings 27, Durability 51. Strongest: Tradability (71). Weakest: Cost (0). Leans toward Tradability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 30 of 100 sits in the D 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.
    FScore 0
    Category rank15/15 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    CScore 43
    Category rank9/11 · bottom quartile
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 27
    Category rank14/15 · bottom quartile
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 71
    Category rank3/15 · top 20%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 27
    Category rank13/13 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 51
    Category rank10/15 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on AMAX

ETF.net Research

DA one-ticker income blend that chases total return from both price gains and payouts, and pays out monthly. The trade-off is the price tag: 1.36% a year, well above what most allocation funds charge.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Designed as a whole portfolio in one line item: the fund seeks total return from capital appreciation and current income, not one or the other.
  2. 02Pays monthly rather than quarterly, so income lands on the same rhythm as most household bills.
  3. 03Trading since 2021, so it has a live record through a rate shock instead of a back-test.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 1.36% a year, it costs several times what index allocation funds like AOA and IRTR charge, a hurdle the strategy has to clear first.
  2. 02A small fund that does not trade heavily, so bid-ask spreads tend to run wider than at the giants of the allocation aisle.
  3. 03The prospectus discloses distributions may include return of capital, meaning part of a monthly payment can be your own principal coming back.

AMAX Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:23 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
16
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
Cash29.8%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001CashCash / Cash Equivalents29.83%22,719,062$23M104
002TLTISHARES 20 PLS YEAR TREASURY BND ETF22.11%207,273$17M7
003IGLDFT VEST GOLD STRT TRGT INCM ETF15.60%557,935$12M3
004SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust13.46%13,462$10M38
005VTVVANGUARD MORNINGSTAR VALUE ETF5.64%19,430$4M19
006YMAGYIELDMAX MAGFT 7 FND OPT INCM ETF4.69%316,084$4M1
007GDXVANECK GOLD MINERS ETF4.47%35,692$3M12
008USOIUBS AG ETRACS CD OL CR CL ETN3.88%62,161$3M1
00902147TAQCWALT 2006-28CB A1510/25/2036 6.5%0.25%516,880$187K1
01002660TASAHM 2004-1 4M104/25/2044 VAR0.13%102,810$99K1
01112668AJSCWALT 2005-J1103/25/2022 5%0.03%22,832$24K1
0128FCF334ZIBIT 260925P000420000.01%1,250$11K1
013BD69354FMSTR 260925P001200000.01%808$8K1
014IBITiShares Bitcoin Trus<0.01%30$1K12

Showing 1–14 of 14 holdings

AMAX Performance

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

AMAX$10,393
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. AMAX $10,393. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 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 AMAX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAMAX
Year to date+4.6%
1 month+0.1%
3 months+2.4%
1 year+3.9%
3 years+10.4%per year
5 yearsHistory unavailableper year
10 yearsHistory unavailableper 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 AMAX
YearReturn barAMAX
2026 YTD+4.6%
2025+11.3%
2024+9.7%
2023+6.7%
2022−12.5%
2021−0.2%

History from Nov 15, 2021

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AMAX 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.
11.69%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.89Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.08 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 44 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 30, 2023 $0.04; Feb 27, 2023 $0.04; Mar 30, 2023 $0.04; Apr 27, 2023 $0.03; May 30, 2023 $0.04; Jun 29, 2023 $0.13; Jul 28, 2023 $0.04; Aug 30, 2023 $0.08; Sep 28, 2023 $0.04; Oct 30, 2023 $0.01; Nov 29, 2023 $0.0095; Dec 28, 2023 $0.03; Jan 30, 2024 $0.01; Feb 28, 2024 $0.01; Mar 28, 2024 $0.07; Apr 29, 2024 $0.05; May 30, 2024 $0.05; Jun 28, 2024 $0.05; Jul 30, 2024 $0.05; Aug 30, 2024 $0.05; Sep 27, 2024 $0.05; Oct 30, 2024 $0.05; Nov 29, 2024 $0.05; Dec 30, 2024 $0.05; Jan 30, 2025 $0.05; Feb 27, 2025 $0.05; Mar 28, 2025 $0.05; Apr 29, 2025 $0.05; May 29, 2025 $0.05; Jun 27, 2025 $0.07; Jul 30, 2025 $0.07; Aug 28, 2025 $0.06; Sep 29, 2025 $0.07; Oct 30, 2025 $0.07; Nov 26, 2025 $0.07; Dec 30, 2025 $0.07; Jan 29, 2026 $0.08; Feb 26, 2026 $0.08; Mar 30, 2026 $0.08; Apr 29, 2026 $0.08; May 28, 2026 $0.08; Jun 29, 2026 $0.08; Jul 30, 2026 $0.07; Aug 28, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Aug 28, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.08
Jul 30, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.07
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.08
May 28, 2026May 29, 2026$0.08
Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.08
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.08
Feb 26, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.08
Jan 29, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.08
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.07
Nov 26, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.07
Oct 30, 2025Oct 31, 2025$0.07
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.07

AMAX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.
0.48
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.
−16.2%
58 months · trough Oct 2022
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.
0.89
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.

AMAX Cost

Expense ratio1.36%
  • The middle half of Multi-Asset Income funds
  • Median 0.65%

Every other Multi-Asset Income fund charges less.

AMAX costs $136.00 a year on $10,000. The median Multi-Asset Income fund costs $65.00.