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SECT

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

Main Sector Rotation ETF

Active Equity · Main Management · Inception 2017-09-05 · SEC filings

$72.20−0.39 (−0.54%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 72.59 to 72.20. Range 72.02 to 72.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$72.00$72.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.69%
Fund size
$2.9B
1Y return
+15.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.72%
Holdings
16
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$72.49
52W range
low $58.39high $73.68

The ETF.net SECT Grade

C

52/ 100

Rank 58 of 127 in US Active Equity

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for SECT. Scores out of 100: Cost 48, Risk 45, Mission not scored, Tradability 75, Holdings 27, Durability 85. Strongest: Durability (85). Weakest: Holdings (27). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 52 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    CScore 48
    Category rank68/127 · mid-pack
  • 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.
    CScore 45
    Category rank83/126 · mid-pack
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 75
    Category rank26/127 · top 20%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 27
    Category rank117/124 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 85
    Category rank15/127 · top 12%

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

Our read on SECT

ETF.net Research

CSECT doesn't pick stocks, it picks sectors: a fund of sector ETFs that shifts weights around the S&P 500's map, aiming to beat the index in rising markets and lose less in falling ones. Active management, delivered through other ETFs.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to outperform the S&P 500 during rising markets while limiting losses when markets decline.

Why people hold it

  1. 01No stock picking here. The manager dials sector weights up and down across broad sector ETFs, so the whole bet fits into a handful of line items you can actually read.sec.gov
  2. 02Live since 2017 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund: a seasoned strategy with real assets behind it, not a launch-week experiment.
  3. 03Moderately traded, and what sits underneath is large sector ETFs rather than thin single names, which helps market makers price the shares.sec.gov
  4. 04Distributions land on a quarterly schedule.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cost is the trade-off: 0.78% a year against a 0.65% median for active US equity funds, and multiples of index-built rivals like DFAC (0.17%) or AVLC (0.15%).
  2. 02A fund-of-funds means layered fees: the adviser's fee sits on top of the underlying ETFs' own costs, broken out as acquired fund fees in the prospectus fee table.sec.gov
  3. 03The loss-limiting goal is pursued through sector positioning, not a buffer or hedge, so outcomes ride on the timing of those sector calls.sec.gov

SECT Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:48 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
16
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
XLK41.3%

Sectors

  • Technology46.8%
  • Financials19.6%
  • Industrials11.6%
  • Consumer Discr.10.7%
  • Utilities5.8%
  • Materials3.6%
  • Communication1.1%
  • Cons. Staples0.4%
  • Health Care0.3%
  • Energy0.1%
  • Real Estate0.0%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001XLKSS TECH SEL SECT41.28%6,172,776$1.2B33
002XLFSS FINANCIAL SEL16.26%8,476,538$474M25
003XLISS INDUSTRIAL11.38%1,950,829$332M25
004XLVSS HEALTH CARE7.53%1,297,656$219M28
005QQQMINVES NASDAQ 1006.34%604,936$185M12
006XLUSS UTILITIES SEL5.34%3,829,901$156M23
007MAGSROUNDHILL MAGNIF4.03%1,608,000$117M6
008XLBSS MATERIALS ETF3.73%2,186,841$109M20
009XLYSS CONSUMER DISC3.53%915,788$103M20
010TRIXXSTATE STREET SWEEP0.40%11,524,194$12M6
011RECPAYReceivables/Payables0.19%5,651,639$6M3
012USDBUS DOLLAR BROKER<0.01%40,108$40K2

Showing 1–12 of 12 holdings

SECT Performance

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

SECT$11,588
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. SECT $11,588. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,154$10,555$11,955Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 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 SECT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSECT
Year to date+13.0%
1 month+1.3%
3 months+0.6%
1 year+15.9%
3 years+20.6%per year
5 years+12.6%per 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 SECT
YearReturn barSECT
2026 YTD+13.0%
2025+17.8%
2024+18.6%
2023+21.1%
2022−12.8%
2021+28.9%
2020+15.6%

SECT in the news

SECT 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.
0.72%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.52Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 31 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Oct 4, 2017 $0.05; Dec 26, 2017 $0.09; Jun 20, 2018 $0.09; Sep 26, 2018 $0.06; Dec 26, 2018 $0.24; Mar 27, 2019 $0.06; Jun 26, 2019 $0.09; Sep 25, 2019 $0.05; Dec 23, 2019 $0.05; Mar 25, 2020 $0.21; Jun 24, 2020 $0.24; Sep 23, 2020 $0.04; Mar 25, 2021 $0.10; Jun 24, 2021 $0.08; Sep 23, 2021 $0.03; Dec 22, 2021 $0.06; Mar 24, 2022 $0.06; Jun 23, 2022 $0.10; Sep 22, 2022 $0.05; Dec 22, 2022 $0.12; Mar 23, 2023 $0.06; Jun 22, 2023 $0.12; Sep 21, 2023 $0.08; Dec 21, 2023 $0.14; Mar 21, 2024 $0.05; Sep 19, 2024 $0.0074; Dec 19, 2024 $0.19; Sep 23, 2025 $0.10; Dec 23, 2025 $0.10; Mar 26, 2026 $0.22; Jun 25, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.09
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.22
Dec 23, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.10
Sep 23, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.10
Dec 19, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.19
Sep 19, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.0074
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.05
Dec 21, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.14
Sep 21, 2023Oct 3, 2023$0.08
Jun 22, 2023Jul 5, 2023$0.12
Mar 23, 2023Apr 4, 2023$0.06
Dec 22, 2022Jan 3, 2023$0.12

SECT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.96
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−21.7%
Trough Apr 2025
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.
0.97
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.

SECT Cost

Expense ratio0.69%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

60 of the 124 US Active Equity funds charge less.

SECT costs $69.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.