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CTEF

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity ETF

Option Income · Castellan · Inception 2025-06-17

$84.72−1.38 (−1.61%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:54 PM EDT

History starts Jun 18, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 18 prints from 86.10 to 84.72. Range 84.72 to 85.67. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$85.00$85.20$85.40$85.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$639M
1Y return
+32.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$86.42
52W range
low $61.99high $94.37

The ETF.net CTEF Grade

B

66/ 100

Rank 11 of 51 in Active Option Income⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for CTEF. Scores out of 100: Cost 91, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 49, Holdings 46, Durability 67. Strongest: Cost (91). Weakest: Holdings (46). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 66 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 91
    Category rank5/51 · top 10%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 51
    Category rank24/45 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 49
    Category rank24/51 · top 47%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 46
    Category rank28/42 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 67
    Category rank14/51 · top 27%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

CTEF Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:28 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
51%
Largest holding
FTNT6.0%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001FTNTFortinet Inc5.95%221,569$38M465
002NTAPNetApp Inc5.89%188,271$37M410
003DAVEDave Inc5.77%108,052$37M121
004FIXComfort Systems USA Inc5.17%19,804$33M393
005BFHBread Financial Holdings Inc5.03%292,889$32M158
006THCTenet Healthcare Corp4.86%117,203$31M216
007LRCXLam Research Corp4.74%103,995$30M591
008MUMicron Technology Inc4.66%29,027$29M655
009VIRTVirtu Financial Inc4.64%508,464$29M156
010NVDANVIDIA Corp4.45%126,497$28M828
011FTDRFrontdoor Inc4.45%359,196$28M140
012AMGAffiliated Managers Group Inc4.32%76,678$27M164
013PLMRPalomar Holdings Inc4.29%199,572$27M136
014JBLJabil Inc4.29%90,534$27M312
015EXPEExpedia Group Inc4.16%94,157$26M377

Showing 1–15 of 33 holdings

CTEF Performance

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

CTEF$13,263
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. CTEF $13,263. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,131$12,034$14,936Sep 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 CTEF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCTEF
Year to date+29.0%
1 month−3.3%
3 months−8.1%
1 year+32.6%
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 CTEF
YearReturn barCTEF
2026 YTD+29.0%
2025+33.2%

History from Jun 18, 2025

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CTEF 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
$0.05 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 23, 2025 $0.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.05

CTEF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
23.1%
Annualised · 14 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.
1.91
vs 3-month T-bills · 14 months 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.
−15.0%
15 months · trough Mar 2026
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.
1.30
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.

CTEF Cost

Expense ratio0.45%
  • The middle half of Active Option Income funds
  • Median 0.95%

4 of the 47 Active Option Income funds charge less.

CTEF costs $45.00 a year on $10,000. The median Active Option Income fund costs $95.00.