---
ticker: "ESN"
name: "Essential 40 Stock ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/ESN"
grade: "B"
score: 55
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Active Equity"
category_rank: "51 of 127"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# ESN: Essential 40 Stock ETF

Grade **B**, Score 55 of 100. Rank 51 of 127 in US Active Equity.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 21 | 100 of 127 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 92 | 2 of 126 |
| Tradability | 67 | 33 of 127 |
| Holdings | 77 | 23 of 124 |
| Durability | 77 | 25 of 127 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 44 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | INTC | Intel Corp | 5.64% |
| 2 | MPC | Marathon Petrole | 5.45% |
| 3 | PANW | Palo Alto Networ | 4.80% |
| 4 | XOM | Exxonmobil Holdi | 2.90% |
| 5 | AAPL | Apple Inc | 2.83% |
| 6 | FCX | Freeport-Mcmoran | 2.73% |
| 7 | JNJ | JOHNSON&JOHNSON | 2.67% |
| 8 | DAL | Delta Air Li | 2.56% |
| 9 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 2.46% |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms-A | 2.46% |
| 11 | V | Visa Inc-Class A | 2.46% |
| 12 | EPD | Enterprise Produ | 2.44% |
| 13 | CB | Chubb Ltd | 2.42% |
| 14 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | 2.41% |
| 15 | UNH | UnitedHealth Grp | 2.38% |
| 16 | CVS | Cvs Health Corp | 2.36% |
| 17 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 2.36% |
| 18 | NTR | Nutrien Ltd | 2.35% |
| 19 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 2.34% |
| 20 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-A | 2.32% |
| 21 | CME | Cme Group Inc | 2.27% |
| 22 | NEM | Newmont Corp | 2.26% |
| 23 | SYY | Sysco Corp | 2.26% |
| 24 | VZ | Verizon Communic | 2.25% |
| 25 | JPM | JPMorgan Chase | 2.24% |
| 26 | BRK.B | Berkshire Hath-B | 2.24% |
| 27 | ADP | Automatic Data | 2.22% |
| 28 | COST | Costco Wholesale | 2.18% |
| 29 | AWK | American Water W | 2.15% |
| 30 | DUK | Duke Energy Corp | 2.15% |

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