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Beacon Unified Catalyst ETF

BSRNYSE ArcaBeacon Capital ManagementF

$30.060.00 (0.00%)

As of Nov 3, 2026, 9:46 AM ET

F23/ 100

Rank 116 of 126 in US Active Equity

F23/100Rank 116 of 126inUS Active Equity
Intraday session: flat, 1 prints from 30.06 to 30.06. Range 30.06 to 30.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.29.5030.5031.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.48%
Fund size
$33M
1Y total return
+3.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.82%
Holdings
31
Avg volume · 30D
1.37K sh
52W range
low $28.94high $31.76
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The ETF.net BSR Grade

F

Score 23 out of 100

Category
US Active Equity⁠
Rank
116 of 126
Six-pillar profile for BSR. Scores out of 100: Cost 6, Risk 51, Mission 57, Tradability 15, Holdings 38, Durability 45. Strongest: Mission (57). Weakest: Cost (6). Leans toward Mission and Risk.

Score 23 of 100 falls in the F 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.
    F6 out of 100
    Rank 119 of 126

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 40 of 49

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 65 of 126

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 116 of 126

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 98 of 124

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 80 of 126

Our read on BSR

ETF.net Research

In short

FA fund of funds that owns ETFs, not stocks, and runs four separate risk switches: each sleeve can move to bonds on its own signals. Active defense, priced at 1.48% a year with no waiver.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed fund-of-funds structure investing in Vanguard sector ETFs.

Why people hold it

  • Four Beacon-run sleeves (Signal Threshold, Precision Sector, Precision Market, Outlook Dynamic Allocation) read different signals, so they are unlikely to go defensive in lockstep.sec.gov
  • Risk-off means real bonds: sleeves rotate into short-term, intermediate-term, inflation-protected and extended-duration Treasury ETFs rather than riding the drawdown.sec.gov
  • The Signal Threshold sleeve holds all eleven S&P 500 sectors at equal weight, so no single mega-cap sector dominates that slice.sec.gov
  • One ticker buys the whole machine: roughly 30 underlying funds, with the shifting between stocks and bonds handled inside the wrapper.

Worth knowing

  • At 1.48% a year with no waiver, the fee sits above the category median; index-built peers like DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) cost far less, minus the risk switch.
  • The prospectus is candid: in a severe, broad selloff all four sleeves can turn defensive at the same time, concentrating the timing call.sec.gov
  • A small, thinly traded fund, so spreads can be wide, and it pays distributions only once or twice a year.

BSR Performance

Launched Apr 17, 2023

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
BSR$10,376
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. BSR $10,376. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 BSR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBSR
Year to date+2.7%
1 month−2.4%
3 months+0.4%
1 year+3.8%
3 yearsper year+8.5%
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 BSR
YearReturn barBSR
2026 YTD+2.7%
2025+4.2%
2024+12.4%
2023+4.6%

History from Apr 18, 2023

BSR in the news

BSR 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 Nov 2, 2026.
2.82%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.85Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.85 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2023 $0.28; Dec 27, 2024 $0.26; Dec 26, 2025 $0.85. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 26, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.85
Dec 27, 2024Jan 3, 2025$0.26
Dec 26, 2023Jan 2, 2024$0.28

$10,000 in BSR 3 years ago paid $559 in dividends.

BSR Risk

Risk pillarC51 out of 100Rank 65 of 126 in US Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.51
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−15.7%
42 months · trough May 2025
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.
0.87
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.

BSR Cost

Compare BSR and TACU

Overpaying vs TACU, cheapest in US Active Equity

$25,999

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

  • BSR 1.48%

    $25,999

  • TACU 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BSR 1.48%
  • TACU 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$10K$20K$30K051015202530BSR $25,999TACU $0

Year by year

YearBSRTACUOverpaying
10$2,558$0$2,558
20$9,408$0$9,408
30$25,999$0$25,999

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