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Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF

HNDLNasdaqStrategy SharesB

$21.98−0.09 (−0.39%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 22.06 to 21.98. Range 21.96 to 22.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.22.0022.1022.1510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.94%
Fund size
$638M
1Y total return
+6.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
7.12%
Holdings
24
Avg volume · 30D
93.1K sh
52W range
low $21.36high $23.00
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HNDL Grade

B

Score 56 out of 100

Rank
6 of 15
Six-pillar profile for HNDL. Scores out of 100: Cost 43, Risk 44, Mission 75, Tradability 67, Holdings 53, Durability 71. Strongest: Mission (75). Weakest: Cost (43). Leans toward Mission and Durability.

Score 56 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.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 15
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 11
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 15
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 15
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 13
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 15

Our read on HNDL

ETF.net Research

In short

BAn income fund built backwards: rather than hunt high yielders, HNDL holds a basket of ETFs, adds 23% index leverage, and targets a 7% annual payout of NAV, paid monthly. Some of that cash can be return of capital, per the prospectus.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NASDAQ 7 HANDLTM Index.

Why people hold it

  • The payout is engineered, not scraped off the highest yielders: the index targets a total return able to support a 7% annual distribution rate on NAV, paid in monthly installments.sec.gov
  • One ticker, two engines: a fund of roughly 19 ETFs, half a core of U.S. aggregate bonds and equities, half a Dorsey Wright Explore sleeve rotating across 12 asset categories.sec.gov
  • Leverage is modest and spelled out: the index applies leverage equal to 23% of the total portfolio through a total return swap, not a daily-reset 2x or 3x structure.sec.gov
  • A 2018 original in a crowded payout-target field, with the index rules and the monthly cadence unchanged since launch.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  • At 0.94% with no fee waiver, HNDL sits above the category median on cost; index-built peers IYLD and INKM each run 0.50%.
  • Paying a target 7% of NAV regardless of what markets deliver means weak stretches can be funded partly from capital. Holding NAV steady over time is the index's goal, not an assurance.sec.gov
  • The swap sleeve cuts both ways: borrowing costs and counterparty exposure ride along, and the 23% leverage magnifies declines as well as gains.sec.gov

HNDL Performance

Launched Jan 17, 2018

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

Not enough history yet.
HNDL$10,635
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. HNDL $10,635. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 HNDL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHNDL
Year to date+6.2%
1 month+3.0%
3 months−0.1%
1 year+6.4%
3 yearsper year+13.8%
5 yearsper year+3.9%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 HNDL
YearReturn barHNDL
2026 YTD+6.2%
2025+10.7%
2024+10.7%
2023+13.3%
2022−19.1%
2021+9.1%
2020+12.6%

HNDL in the news

HNDL 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 Oct 30, 2026.
7.12%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.57Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.13 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 13, 2023 $0.12; Feb 13, 2023 $0.12; Mar 13, 2023 $0.11; Apr 14, 2023 $0.12; May 11, 2023 $0.12; Jun 13, 2023 $0.12; Jul 14, 2023 $0.12; Aug 11, 2023 $0.12; Sep 14, 2023 $0.12; Oct 12, 2023 $0.11; Nov 13, 2023 $0.11; Dec 13, 2023 $0.12; Jan 12, 2024 $0.12; Feb 13, 2024 $0.12; Mar 13, 2024 $0.12; Apr 11, 2024 $0.12; May 13, 2024 $0.12; Jun 13, 2024 $0.12; Jul 12, 2024 $0.13; Aug 13, 2024 $0.12; Sep 13, 2024 $0.13; Oct 11, 2024 $0.13; Nov 13, 2024 $0.13; Dec 12, 2024 $0.13; Jan 14, 2025 $0.12; Feb 13, 2025 $0.13; Mar 13, 2025 $0.12; Apr 11, 2025 $0.12; May 13, 2025 $0.12; Jun 12, 2025 $0.12; Jul 14, 2025 $0.13; Aug 13, 2025 $0.13; Sep 12, 2025 $0.13; Oct 14, 2025 $0.13; Nov 13, 2025 $0.13; Dec 11, 2025 $0.13; Jan 14, 2026 $0.13; Feb 12, 2026 $0.13; Mar 12, 2026 $0.13; Apr 14, 2026 $0.13; May 13, 2026 $0.13; Jun 11, 2026 $0.13; Jul 14, 2026 $0.13; Aug 13, 2026 $0.13; Sep 14, 2026 $0.13; Oct 13, 2026 $0.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026$0.13
Sep 14, 2026Sep 15, 2026$0.13
Aug 13, 2026Aug 14, 2026$0.13
Jul 14, 2026Jul 15, 2026$0.13
Jun 11, 2026Jun 12, 2026$0.13
May 13, 2026May 14, 2026$0.13
Apr 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026$0.13
Mar 12, 2026Mar 13, 2026$0.13
Feb 12, 2026Feb 13, 2026$0.13
Jan 14, 2026Jan 15, 2026$0.13
Dec 11, 2025Dec 12, 2025$0.13
Nov 13, 2025Nov 14, 2025$0.13

See all 105 payments⁠

$10,000 in HNDL 5 years ago paid $2,886 in dividends.⁠

HNDL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.93
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−23.7%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.01
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

HNDL Cost

Overpaying vs DINE, cheapest in Multi-Asset Income

$14,567

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • HNDL 0.94%

    $17,704

  • DINE 0.15% Cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HNDL 0.94%
  • DINE 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530HNDL $17,704DINE $3,137

Year by year

YearHNDLDINEOverpaying
10$1,661$274$1,387
20$6,260$1,071$5,189
30$17,704$3,137$14,567

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