---
ticker: "CTEF"
name: "EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/CTEF"
grade: "B"
score: 68
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Active Option Income"
category_rank: "10 of 51"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# CTEF: EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity ETF

Grade **B**, Score 68 of 100. Rank 10 of 51 in Active Option Income.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 91 | 5 of 51 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 51 | 24 of 46 |
| Tradability | 57 | 20 of 51 |
| Holdings | 47 | 28 of 42 |
| Durability | 68 | 12 of 51 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 34 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | NTAP | NetApp Inc | 6.82% |
| 2 | FTNT | Fortinet Inc | 6.59% |
| 3 | DAVE | Dave Inc | 6.08% |
| 4 | VIRT | Virtu Financial Inc | 5.40% |
| 5 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA Inc | 5.19% |
| 6 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 5.06% |
| 7 | THC | Tenet Healthcare Corp | 4.72% |
| 8 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | 4.56% |
| 9 | AMG | Affiliated Managers Group Inc | 4.53% |
| 10 | BFH | Bread Financial Holdings Inc | 4.50% |
| 11 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | 4.43% |
| 12 | FTDR | Frontdoor Inc | 4.38% |
| 13 | JBL | Jabil Inc | 4.23% |
| 14 | PLMR | Palomar Holdings Inc | 3.98% |
| 15 | EXPE | Expedia Group Inc | 3.94% |
| 16 | ENVA | Enova International Inc | 3.93% |
| 17 | MCK | McKesson Corp | 3.72% |
| 18 | WDC | Western Digital Corp | 3.51% |
| 19 | TPR | Tapestry Inc | 3.33% |
| 20 | BLBD | Blue Bird Corp | 3.23% |
| 21 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 2.87% |
| 22 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corp | 2.75% |
| 23 | — | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 1.55% |
| 24 | — | Dave 11/20/2026 240.01 C | 0.43% |
| 25 | — | Dave 11/20/2026 250.01 C | 0.40% |
| 26 | — | Ntap 01/15/2027 185.01 C | 0.29% |
| 27 | — | Ftnt 12/18/2026 160.01 C | 0.24% |
| 28 | — | Ftdr 10/16/2026 60.01 C | 0.21% |
| 29 | — | Ftdr 10/16/2026 65.01 C | 0.16% |
| 30 | — | Bfh 11/20/2026 85.01 C | 0.15% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/CTEF. Please cite the page URL.