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LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF

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MSVX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$23.9977 -0.05 -0.19%
primary theme
Long-Short Equity
MSVX (ETF)

LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$23.9977 -0.05 -0.19%
primary theme
Long-Short Equity
MSVX (ETF)

LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$23.9977 -0.05 -0.19%
primary theme
Long-Short Equity

Name

As of 03/28/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$24.00

$24.4 M

3.55%

$0.85

1.23%

Vitals

YTD Return

0.7%

1 yr return

4.5%

3 Yr Avg Return

-1.2%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$24.4 M

Holdings in Top 10

101.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$24.0
$23.23
$24.47

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.23%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund


Name

As of 03/28/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$24.00

$24.4 M

3.55%

$0.85

1.23%

MSVX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 0.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio -1.14%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 3.6%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    Little Harbor Advisors
  • Inception Date
    May 13, 2020
  • Shares Outstanding
    1725001
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    D. Matthew Thompson

Fund Description

The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and seeks to achieve its objective principally by investing long or short in instruments linked directly or indirectly to the performance and/or volatility of the S&P 500® Index based on statistical analyses, described below, that seek to estimate the direction of the U.S. equity market. Such instruments may include index-based and other actively-managed ETFs; leveraged, inverse, and inverse-leveraged ETFs; exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”); options; and futures contracts. The Fund may also invest the remainder of its portfolio directly or indirectly in cash and cash equivalents.
The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by estimating the direction of the U.S. equity market and then using those estimates to select the Fund’s investments in long or short S&P 500 Index linked instruments and CBOE Volatility Index® (the “VIX® Index”) linked instruments. The Fund’s strategy primarily relies on proprietary statistical analyses of the volatility of the S&P 500. Thompson Capital Management LLC (“Thompson Capital”) developed, owns, and maintains these statistical analyses. Little Harbor Advisors, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), has an exclusive license to employ the Thompson Capital statistical analyses. Portfolio net exposure is based on a proprietary process to quantify market risk by comparing volatility expectations across various time frames, as expressed by 30-day and 90-day implied volatility indexes and VIX futures. In general, a “long volatility” environment is one in which near-term volatility expectations are above longer-term volatility expectations. Similarly, a “short volatility” environment is characterized by lower near-term volatility expectations relative to longer-term expectations. 
Each day, Thompson Capital’s quantitative analyses seek to estimate the direction and magnitude of U.S. equity market volatility based on the movement of the VIX® Index, which utilizes real-time prices of options on the S&P 500 to reflect investors’ consensus view of future (30-day) expected stock market volatility, and VIX Index futures and options prices. Such estimates are used by the Fund’s investment adviser to determine the extent to which the Fund’s exposure to the S&P 500 Index and/or the VIX Index will be long or short, or in cash. Based on the direction and strength of signals from Thompson Capital’s quantitative analyses, the investment adviser determines on a discretionary basis in which instrument(s) to invest.
The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options or futures contracts, to gain long or short exposure to the S&P 500 or VIX Index. Specifically, the Fund may invest in ETFs, ETNs, or derivative instruments linked to the returns of the S&P 500 or in VIX Index options or futures contracts (long or short). A futures contract is a standardized agreement to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument (e.g., the S&P 500 or VIX Index) at a specific price at a specific future time. Investments in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, have the economic effect of creating financial leverage in the Fund’s portfolio because such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount the Fund has invested in those instruments. Financial leverage will magnify, sometimes significantly, the Fund’s exposure to any increase or decrease in prices associated with a particular reference asset resulting in increased volatility in the value of the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s strategy may result in returns for a single day or longer periods of time that are significantly higher or lower than the returns of the broader U.S. equity market.
The Fund may also purchase put or call options (or option spreads) on the VIX Index, the S&P 500, or in ETNs or ETFs that seek exposure to short-term VIX Index futures contracts. An ETN is an exchange-traded debt obligation of an investment bank, and the returns of an ETN are linked to the performance of a market index or derivatives linked to such index, such as VIX Index futures contracts. Because the Fund only purchases options and option spreads and does not sell (write) uncovered (naked) options, losses from the Fund’s investments in options or option spreads are limited to the amount of the net premiums paid. The Fund’s investments in such options or option spreads will generally involve premiums of less than 2% of the Fund’s net assets during a given month.
Purchasing a call option gives the buyer the right to purchase shares of the reference asset at a specified price (“strike price”) until a specified date (“expiration date”) (American-style options) or at the expiration date (European-style options). The buyer of the call option pays an amount (premium) for buying the option. In the event the reference asset appreciates above the strike price, the buyer can exercise the option and receive the reference asset (for American-style options) or receive the difference between the value of the reference asset and the strike price (for European-style options) (which gain is offset by the premium initially paid), and in the event the reference asset declines in value, the call option may end up worthless and the Fund’s loss is limited to the amount of premium it paid. The Fund’s investments in call options and put options (described below) on the S&P 500 or the VIX Index are generally expected to be European-style options.
Purchasing a put option gives the buyer the right to sell shares of a reference asset at a strike price until the expiration date (American-style options) or at the expiration date (European-style options). The buyer of the put option pays an amount (premium) for buying the option. In the event the reference asset declines in value below the strike price and the Fund exercises its put option, the Fund will be entitled to deliver the reference asset (for American-style options) or receive the difference between the strike price and the value of the reference asset (for European-style options) (which gain is offset by the premium originally paid by the Fund), and in the event the reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date, the put option may end up worthless and the Fund’s loss is limited to the amount of premium it paid.
A call spread entails the purchase of a call option and the sale of a call option on the same reference asset with the same expiration date but a higher strike price. A put spread entails the purchase of a put option and the sale of a put option on the same reference asset with the same expiration date but a lower strike price. The premium received from the sale of the call or put options is generally expected to offset the cost to the Fund of the purchased options in exchange for limiting the maximum return from such options.
The Fund may also invest in leveraged, inverse, and inverse-leveraged ETFs. Leveraged ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a multiple of the performance of an underlying index (e.g., three times the performance) for a single day. Inverse ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a negative (i.e., the opposite) of the performance of an underlying index for a single day. Inverse-leveraged ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a negative multiple of the performance of an underlying index for a single day. Leveraged, inverse, and inverse-leveraged ETFs typically rely on derivative instruments to seek to obtain their investment objectives.
The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. The Fund’s strategy may result in the active and frequent trading of the Fund’s investments, which may result in significant portfolio turnover.
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MSVX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 0.7% -10.3% 17.3% 92.40%
1 Yr 4.5% -13.1% 44.0% 92.40%
3 Yr -1.2%* -21.2% 30.6% 84.77%
5 Yr N/A* -4.2% 25.2% 51.33%
10 Yr N/A* -4.2% 9.9% 61.33%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -4.0% -17.3% 43.8% 92.98%
2022 -0.7% -54.0% 17.4% 14.10%
2021 5.8% -40.0% 54.1% 54.00%
2020 N/A -47.6% 88.4% N/A
2019 N/A -20.3% 62.6% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 0.7% -10.3% 17.3% 92.40%
1 Yr 4.5% -13.1% 44.0% 92.40%
3 Yr -1.2%* -21.2% 30.6% 84.77%
5 Yr N/A* -4.2% 25.2% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -4.2% 9.9% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -0.5% -14.5% 43.8% 95.32%
2022 -0.6% -54.0% 50.3% 21.15%
2021 6.2% -40.0% 61.6% 68.00%
2020 N/A -29.9% 91.0% N/A
2019 N/A -17.9% 79.4% N/A

MSVX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MSVX Category Low Category High MSVX % Rank
Net Assets 24.4 M 1.04 M 6.15 B 87.21%
Number of Holdings 6 2 1788 89.35%
Net Assets in Top 10 27.3 M 474 K 1.98 B 62.72%
Weighting of Top 10 101.93% 0.4% 101.9% 0.59%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. United States Treasury Bill 47.44%
  2. United States Treasury Bill 19.18%
  3. First American Government Obligations Fund 16.36%
  4. First American Treasury Obligations Fund 16.36%
  5. United States Treasury Bill 2.52%
  6. SP500 EMINI FUT Dec23 0.07%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MSVX % Rank
Bonds
69.14% 0.00% 95.60% 4.73%
Cash
32.72% 0.00% 102.08% 36.09%
Other
0.07% -45.12% 99.51% 42.60%
Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 102.24% 91.12%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 8.72% 29.59%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% -0.02% 4.48% 20.25%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MSVX % Rank
Cash & Equivalents
32.72% 0.00% 100.00% 11.83%
Derivative
0.07% -45.12% 99.51% 39.64%
Securitized
0.00% 0.00% 13.59% 22.84%
Corporate
0.00% 0.00% 99.80% 30.25%
Municipal
0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 20.99%
Government
0.00% 0.00% 58.54% 38.27%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MSVX % Rank
US
69.14% 0.00% 95.60% 2.37%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 12.28% 18.34%

MSVX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.23% 0.42% 8.51% 93.02%
Management Fee 1.10% 0.00% 2.50% 36.05%
12b-1 Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.00% 4.21%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.03% 1.54% N/A

Sales Fees

MSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.50% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

MSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 479.00% N/A

MSVX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MSVX Category Low Category High MSVX % Rank
Dividend Yield 3.55% 0.00% 26.99% 21.05%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MSVX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MSVX Category Low Category High MSVX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -1.14% -3.33% 2.16% 64.12%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MSVX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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MSVX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

D. Matthew Thompson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 13, 2020

2.05

2.1%

Matt Thompson has over 15 years of securities and futures management experience. Previously, Matt served in business development and financial modeling roles for a Chicago-based start-up derivatives exchange. From 2008 through 2012, Matt co-developed a proprietary VIX futures strategy that began trading in October 2011. In 2013, Matt began trading the strategy as a principal of Advocate Asset Management, LLC, and subsequently for a registered CTA, Typhon Capital Management. Matt is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago.

Michael Thompson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 13, 2020

2.05

2.1%

Michael Thompson, CFA. Michael Thompson joined the Adviser as a portfolio manager in 2020, leading the investment function and overseeing all strategies as CIO and portfolio manager, Mike has over 23 years of experience constructing and managing portfolios with a focus on volatility and risk management strategies. Early in his career, his work included portfolio management roles at The Northern Trust, William Blair and Premier Asset Management LLC, a $500M investment advisor spun out of Northern Trust. Mike later provided derivatives modeling expertise to a start-up derivatives exchange in Chicago before being recruited by a family office where he co-developed a VIX trading strategy that began trading on a proprietary basis using VIX ETPs in October 2011 with his brother, D. Matthew Thompson, while employed at Hills Capital as a portfolio manager. In 2013, Mike began trading the VIX strategy directly in the futures market for the proprietary trading desk of ED&F Man Ltd and as a Commodity Trading Advisor, first as a principal of Advocate Asset Management LLC and subsequently for Typhon Capital Management LLC. In 2015, Mike reconnected with his RIA roots in his role as Chief Investment Officer at Kaizen Advisory LLC, where he helped to launch the securities products currently managed by TCM. Mike is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.07 23.55 6.05 7.93