
Horizon Expedition Plus ETF
$33.45+0.04 (+0.12%)
- 0.85%
- $261M
- +22.4%
- 0.1M sh
- $33.56
- low $25.52high $33.84
The ETF.net HBTA Grade
Score 57 out of 100
- 19 of 51
Score 57 of 100 falls in the B 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.B60 out of 100Rank 21 of 51Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 30 of 46Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 10 of 51Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C43 out of 100Rank 29 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 10 of 51
Our read on HBTA
BAn options-income fund that isn't chasing yield. Horizon runs an active large-cap U.S. stock book and both buys and sells puts and calls, with income in service of total return instead of a fat monthly check.
The Fund seeks total return through an actively managed portfolio focused primarily on large-cap U.S. equities, while buying and selling put and call options to generate income.
Why people hold it
- Two-sided options book: the fund buys as well as sells puts and calls, a wider toolkit than the sell-calls-and-collect standard in this corner of the market.horizonmutualfunds.com
- The stated goal is total return, with options premium as fuel rather than the headline. Distributions come annually or semiannually, so there's no monthly payout treadmill.
- At 0.85% a year, it undercuts the median fee in its options-income peer group, which is unusual for an actively managed derivative strategy.
- Shares change hands readily for a fund this young, and it sits in the upper half of a crowded 52-fund options-income cohort on our review.
Worth knowing
- Cheap for an active fund, not cheap outright: index-anchored rivals like PAPI (0.29%) and TCAL (0.34%) charge a fraction of the fee.
- Launched January 2025, so the track record is thin, and with no benchmark index to measure against, results ride on the manager's judgment.
- The long side of the options book costs premium to maintain. That spending is the price of the positioning, and it comes out of the portfolio either way.horizonmutualfunds.com
HBTA Holdings
- Stocks
- 206
- 51%
- MAGS
Geography
- United States98.06%
- Ireland0.82%
- Singapore0.71%
- Switzerland0.41%
HBTA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | HBTA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.3% |
| 1 month | +3.9% |
| 3 months | +1.6% |
| 1 year | +22.4% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | HBTA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.3% | |
| 2025 | +14.7% |
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HBTA Dividends
- $0.19 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
HBTA Risk
- 20.0%
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.
- 0.74
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.
- −26.7%
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.
- 1.43
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
HBTA Cost
- The middle half of Active Option Income funds
- Median 0.95%
20 of the 51 Active Option Income funds charge less.
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- CCVRDMadison Covered Call ETFExpense ratio 0.92%1 year return +7.7%
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