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Zacks Earnings Consistent Portfolio ETF

ZECPCboeB

$37.89−0.20 (−0.53%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:59 PM

B69/ 100

Rank 22 of 127 in US Active Equity

B69/100Rank 22 of 127inUS Active Equity
Intraday session: down, 77 prints from 38.09 to 37.89. Range 37.87 to 38.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.38.0038.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$379M
1Y total return
+15.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.72%
Holdings
61
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$37.92
52W range
low $32.98high $38.84
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ZECP Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 69 out of 100

Category
US Active Equity⁠
Rank
22 of 127
Six-pillar profile for ZECP. Scores out of 100: Cost 63, Risk 77, Mission not scored, Tradability 83, Holdings 56, Durability 74. Strongest: Tradability (83). Weakest: Holdings (56). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 69 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.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 127

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 126

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 127

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 64 of 124

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 127

Our read on ZECP

ETF.net Research

BZacks made its name grading earnings. ZECP is the research shop running its own playbook: an active, roughly 60-stock US portfolio screened for steady EPS, with a stated aim of long-term total return while minimizing capital loss.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total returns while minimizing capital loss.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The prospectus objective is defensive by design: long-term total returns while minimizing capital loss.
  2. 02Actively managed with no index to follow, so a name whose earnings story cracks can be dropped rather than held because a benchmark says so.zacks.com
  3. 03Roughly 60 US stocks chosen on earnings stability, quality and low volatility. Concentrated enough that each pick actually matters.
  4. 04Stands among the stronger active US stock funds we cover, helped by a calmer risk profile than most of that group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.66% it prices like an active fund. Top-graded systematic peers such as DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) cover US core equity for a fraction of that.
  2. 02A steady-earnings screen tilts toward proven profit machines and away from speculative high-fliers, so the holdings can look nothing like the broad market.
  3. 03Thinly traded next to core large-cap funds, and it launched in 2021, so limit orders and a short history are both part of the package.

ZECP Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
61
Top-10 weight
43%
Largest holding
AAPL8.3%

Sectors

  • Technology27.7%
  • Financials15.8%
  • Industrials14.8%
  • Health Care14.3%
  • Communication8.7%
  • Consumer Staples8.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.3%
  • Utilities3.5%
  • Energy0.8%
  • Real Estate0.7%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLApple Inc8.27%93,190$31M715
002MSFTMicrosoft Corp7.99%56,681$30M815
003GOOGLAlphabet Inc-A7.52%81,092$29M709
004CATCaterpillar Inc3.84%18,213$15M450
005JPMJPMorgan Chase3.22%36,663$12M481
006LLYEli Lilly & Co2.77%8,914$11M583
007WMTWalmart Inc2.68%91,284$10M460
008AMATApplied Material2.29%17,162$9M561
009AXPAmerican Express2.23%27,512$8M370
010CAHCardinal Health2.00%31,950$8M368
011CSCOCisco Systems1.99%63,766$8M592
012PGProcter & Gamble1.96%49,222$7M428
013JNJJOHNSON&JOHNSON1.84%26,672$7M528
014AEPAmerican Electri1.79%55,149$7M338
015RTXRtx Corp1.73%35,216$7M396

Showing 1–15 of 61 holdings

ZECP Performance

Launched Aug 23, 2021

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.
ZECP$11,542
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. ZECP $11,542. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,582$10,912$12,243Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for ZECP. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodZECP
Year to date+9.6%
1 month+1.3%
3 months+0.7%
1 year+15.4%
3 yearsper year+17.0%
5 yearsper year+10.2%
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 ZECP
YearReturn barZECP
2026 YTD+9.6%
2025+15.0%
2024+17.3%
2023+13.9%
2022−13.4%
2021+7.8%

History from Aug 24, 2021

ZECP in the news

Filtered to ZECP · US Active Equity

ZECP 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 12, 2026.
0.72%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.27Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.27 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 21, 2021 $0.03; Dec 23, 2022 $0.21; Dec 22, 2023 $0.19; Dec 27, 2024 $0.19; Dec 29, 2025 $0.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 29, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.27
Dec 27, 2024Jan 3, 2025$0.19
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.19
Dec 23, 2022Jan 3, 2023$0.21
Dec 21, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.03

ZECP Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.05
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−21.9%
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.
0.85
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.

ZECP Cost

Expense ratio0.55%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

43 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.

ZECP costs $55.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.

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