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NELS

GradeDChicago Board Options Exchange

Collaborative Investment Series Trust - Nelson Select ETF

Active Equity · Nelson Capital · Inception 2025-10-15 · SEC filings

$29.12−0.24 (−0.81%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:07 PM EDT

History starts Oct 15, 2025.History starts Oct 15, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 8 prints from 29.36 to 29.12. Range 29.12 to 29.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$29.20$29.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.81%
Fund size
$72M
1Y return
Yield · Last 12 months
Holdings
86
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$29.39
52W range
low $24.10high $29.66

The ETF.net NELS Grade

D

32/ 100

Rank 107 of 127 in US Active Equity

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for NELS. Scores out of 100: Cost 3, Risk 55, Mission not scored, Tradability 47, Holdings 70, Durability 29. Strongest: Holdings (70). Weakest: Cost (3). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 32 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 3
    Category rank123/127 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 55
    Category rank54/126 · top 43%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 47
    Category rank68/127 · mid-pack
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 70
    Category rank44/124 · top 35%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 29
    Category rank115/127 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

NELS Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:31 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
86
Top-10 weight
41%
Largest holding
NVDA7.7%

Sectors

  • Technology38.3%
  • Financials11.4%
  • Communication10.4%
  • Health Care9.5%
  • Industrials8.6%
  • Consumer Discr.8.4%
  • Cons. Staples4.3%
  • Energy4.0%
  • Utilities2.0%
  • Materials1.7%
  • Real Estate1.4%

Geography

  • United States96.63%
  • Switzerland1.19%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)1.01%
  • United Kingdom0.66%
  • Ireland0.52%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA CORP7.65%24,876$5M828
002AAPLAPPLE INC7.44%15,752$5M707
003MSFTMICROSOFT CORP5.74%8,219$4M792
004GOOGLALPHABET INC-CL A4.89%10,047$3M704
005AMZNAMAZON.COM INC3.75%10,651$3M720
006METAMETA PLATFORMS INC2.63%2,749$2M683
007AVGOBroadcom Inc.2.48%5,098$2M732
008JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO2.28%4,645$2M478
009XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund2.02%34,635$1M23
010MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1.67%1,220$1M655
011CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS1.58%1,123,522$1M120
012LLYELI LILLY & CO1.35%835$962K569
013AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1.32%1,730$943K618
014ABBVABBVIE INC1.31%3,527$931K511
015MRKMERCK & CO. INC.1.18%5,703$839K506

Showing 1–15 of 86 holdings

NELS Performance

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

NELS$11,397
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. NELS $11,397. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,116$10,400$11,683Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 NELS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNELS
Year to date+14.0%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+2.9%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, 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 NELS
YearReturn barNELS
2026 YTD+14.0%
2025+2.4%

Since listing, Oct 15, 2025

NELS in the news

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NELS 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 Sep 22, 2026.
Last 12 months
Payout per share
Last 12 months

Listed Oct 2025. No distributions yet.

NELS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Oct 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
Launched Oct 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
Launched Oct 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
0.96
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.

NELS Cost

Expense ratio1.81%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

117 of the 124 US Active Equity funds charge less.

NELS costs $181.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.