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DAK

GradeBNASDAQ

EA Series Trust - Dakota Active Equity ETF

Active Equity · Dakota · Inception 2025-07-29

$29.97−0.19 (−0.63%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT

History starts Jul 30, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 7 prints from 30.16 to 29.97. Range 29.97 to 30.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$30.00$30.05$30.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.43%
Fund size
$44M
1Y return
+15.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$30.22
52W range
low $24.99high $30.26

The ETF.net DAK Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 20 of 90 in US Active Growth

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for DAK. Scores out of 100: Cost 75, Risk 93, Mission not scored, Tradability 3, Holdings 86, Durability 21. Strongest: Risk (93). Weakest: Tradability (3). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 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 75
    Category rank22/90 · top 24%
  • 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.
    AScore 93
    Category rank3/79 · top 4%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 3
    Category rank88/90 · bottom quartile
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 86
    Category rank6/89 · top 7%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 21
    Category rank81/90 · bottom quartile

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

DAK Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 6:15 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
Top-10 weight
34%
Largest holding
AAPL6.3%

Sectors

  • Technology38.2%
  • Financials15.4%
  • Communication10.2%
  • Industrials7.7%
  • Health Care7.1%
  • Consumer Discr.6.7%
  • Cons. Staples5.5%
  • Energy3.2%
  • Materials2.4%
  • Real Estate2.1%
  • Utilities1.5%

Geography

  • United States98.00%
  • Ireland1.11%
  • United Kingdom0.69%
  • Switzerland0.20%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 10.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLApple Inc6.29%8,194$3M707
002IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF3.73%2,127$2M54
003VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF3.45%2,148$2M57
004GOOGAlphabet Inc3.43%4,347$2M471
005MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.20%2,834$1M792
006AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.13%2,440$1M618
007JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.2.97%3,732$1M478
008ADIAnalog Devices Inc2.61%3,024$1M474
009QQQInvesco QQQ Trust Series 12.51%1,533$1M26
010NVDANVIDIA Corp2.45%4,832$1M828
011BNYBank of New York Mellon Corp/The2.42%6,883$1M386
012AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.33%4,036$1M720
013IYWiShares U.S. Technology ETF2.24%3,825$980K5
014IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF2.15%7,600$940K12
015MRKMerck & Co Inc2.13%6,303$930K506

Showing 1–15 of 140 holdings

DAK Performance

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

DAK$11,580
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. DAK $11,580. 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 DAK. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDAK
Year to date+13.7%
1 month+0.9%
3 months+4.2%
1 year+15.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 DAK
YearReturn barDAK
2026 YTD+13.7%
2025+7.4%

History from Jul 30, 2025

DAK in the news

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DAK 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
$0.06 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 29, 2025 $0.04; Dec 23, 2025 $0.08; Mar 30, 2026 $0.05; Jun 29, 2026 $0.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.06
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.05
Dec 23, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.08
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.04

DAK Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.1%
Annualised · 13 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.
1.25
vs 3-month T-bills · 13 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.
−7.9%
13 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.
0.94
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.

DAK Cost

Expense ratio0.43%
  • The middle half of US Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.56%

21 of the 89 US Active Growth funds charge less.

DAK costs $43.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Growth fund costs $56.00.