
LHA Market State Tactical Q ETF
$40.33−0.07 (−0.19%)
- 1.59%
- $41M
- +20.3%
- 11.93%
- 0M sh
- $40.41
- low $31.79high $41.37
The ETF.net MSTQ Grade
Score 21 out of 100
- 120 of 127
Score 21 of 100 falls in the F 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.F8 out of 100Rank 116 of 127Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A78 out of 100Rank 19 of 48Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D39 out of 100Rank 92 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F22 out of 100Rank 109 of 127Holdings
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 89 of 127
Our read on MSTQ
FMost Nasdaq-100 funds are 100% long, always. MSTQ is the active rewrite: a baseline full-index position that gets dialed up or down as its volatility models read the market. Unusual mechanism, unusual price tag.
The Fund seeks long-term outperformance relative to the U.S. large-capitalization equity market.
Why people hold it
- Baseline exposure is a full Nasdaq-100 position via QQQ or index futures, then the managers flex net long exposure in a roughly 80% to 120% band on volatility expectations.stockanalysis.com
- The toolkit is spelled out in SEC filings: options on the VIX Index, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100, plus VIX futures products. You can see exactly which levers get pulled.sec.gov
- Running live since 2022, and it sticks to the script: portfolio behavior lines up closely with the tactical large-cap mandate its own documents describe.
Worth knowing
- The 1.59% expense ratio sits at the top end of active US large-cap. Peers like DFAU (0.12%) and FELC (0.18%) cover the same asset class for a fraction of it.
- Small fund, thin trading. Spreads and fill quality matter far more here than with a mega-cap index tracker.
- The dial cuts both ways: below 100% exposure the fund sits out part of a Nasdaq-100 move, above 100% it magnifies one. That swing is the whole product.stockanalysis.com
MSTQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 6
- 100%
- QQQ
Sectors
- Technology59.7%
- Communication12.7%
- Consumer Discretionary10.5%
- Consumer Staples5.9%
- Industrials4.7%
- Health Care3.9%
- Utilities1.1%
- Materials1.0%
- Energy0.5%
- Financials0.2%
Geography
- United States100.00%
MSTQ 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 | MSTQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.0% |
| 1 month | +4.5% |
| 3 months | +2.9% |
| 1 year | +20.3% |
| 3 years | +22.9% |
| 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 | MSTQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.0% | |
| 2025 | +20.6% | |
| 2024 | +19.6% | |
| 2023 | +43.1% | |
| 2022 | −21.7% |
MSTQ in the news
MSTQ Dividends
- 11.93%
- $4.82
- $4.82 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
MSTQ Risk
- 16.5%
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.
- 1.10
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.
- −31.1%
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.
- 1.12
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MSTQ Cost
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
113 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
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- FNLSINEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 2.89%1 year return —
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