

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF
$37.80+0.06 (+0.17%)
- 0.79%
- $34M
- +13.7%
- 2.99%
- 0M sh
- $37.78
- low $32.27high $37.87
The ETF.net MARZ Grade
Score 35 out of 100
- 70 of 77
Score 35 of 100 falls in the D 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.C40 out of 100Rank 34 of 77Mission
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.F24 out of 100Rank 68 of 76Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 55 of 77Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C42 out of 100Rank 55 of 77
Our read on MARZ
DA March-dated buffer fund with an unusual twist: TrueShares defines the downside (the first 8% to 12% of S&P 500 price-index losses each 12-month period, dividends excluded) without naming an upside cap in its objective.
The fund seeks returns tracking the S&P 500 Price Return Index while buffering the first 8%–12% of index losses during each 12-month March-to-March investment period.
Why people hold it
- No stated upside cap in its mandate. The floor is spelled out, the ceiling isn't, which is rare in a category built on trading away the top end.
- Part of a monthly ladder. Sister funds run the same strategy off other start months (FEBZ, JULZ, AUGZ, SEPZ), so the entry calendar isn't only March.
- Live since 2021, so its March-to-March reset has been through multiple full cycles rather than existing only on paper.
Worth knowing
- The buffer is a range, not a fixed number. Where it lands between 8% and 12% is set at the start of each March period, not known in advance.
- At 0.79% the fee sits right at the median for its buffer peer group, and cheaper structures exist there (ZALT at 0.69%, BUFB at 0.10%).
- One of the smaller, lightly traded funds in its category, which typically shows up as wider bid-ask spreads at the moment you transact.
MARZ Holdings
- Stocks
- 17
- 100%
- Treasury Bill B 02/18/27
MARZ 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 | MARZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.2% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | +2.1% |
| 1 year | +13.7% |
| 3 years | +16.4% |
| 5 years | +10.6% |
| 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 | MARZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.2% | |
| 2025 | +12.9% | |
| 2024 | +17.9% | |
| 2023 | +20.4% | |
| 2022 | −12.7% | |
| 2021 | +17.8% |
MARZ in the news

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MARZ Dividends
- 2.99%
- $1.13
- $1.13 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
MARZ Risk
- 9.4%
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.
- 1.19
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.
- −18.9%
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.
- 0.70
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MARZ Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds
- Median 0.79%
33 of the 77 S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
- DJANZTrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +14.6%
- DFEBZTrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +13.5%
- DMAYZTrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +14.9%
- DRSDEFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - DecemberExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +12.8%
- DDGOCFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - OctoberExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return —