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Kovitz Core Equity ETF

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EQTY
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$23.58 +0.23 +1.0%
primary theme
N/A
EQTY (ETF)

Kovitz Core Equity ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$23.58 +0.23 +1.0%
primary theme
N/A
EQTY (ETF)

Kovitz Core Equity ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$23.58 +0.23 +1.0%
primary theme
N/A

Name

As of 11/05/2024

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.

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Kovitz Core Equity ETF

EQTY | Active ETF

$23.58

$1.04 B

0.22%

$0.05

0.99%

Vitals

YTD Return

18.6%

1 yr return

30.1%

3 Yr Avg Return

N/A

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$1.04 B

Holdings in Top 10

43.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$23.3
$18.00
$23.80

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.99%

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 11/05/2024

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.

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Kovitz Core Equity ETF

EQTY | Active ETF

$23.58

$1.04 B

0.22%

$0.05

0.99%

EQTY - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 18.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio N/A
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Kovitz Core Equity ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    N/A
  • Inception Date
    Dec 12, 2022
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US

Fund Description

The Kovitz Core Equity ETF invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies. Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”) generally selects equity securities of high-quality companies believed by the Adviser to be undervalued.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks and common stock equivalents (such as rights or warrants, which give the Fund the ability to purchase the common stock, and convertible securities, which are securities that are convertible into the common stock). The Fund also may invest in foreign companies, either directly or through depositary receipts, which are receipts issued by U.S. banks for shares of a foreign corporation that entitle the holder to dividends and capital gains on the underlying security. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization, including small- and mid-capitalization companies. The Adviser’s starting universe is the constituents of the S&P 500 Index and the non-U.S.- based companies in the S&P Global 100 Index. Additionally, the Adviser will consider companies in the top quartile in terms of market cap (generally, $5 billion and up) of the S&P Midcap 400 Index. The Adviser culls this initial universe into an “investable” universe using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. The Adviser begins with a qualitative screen to reduce the number of companies eligible for investment by the Fund. The Adviser emphasizes companies that are market leaders, offer stable products, have low capital requirements and have experienced and competent management with ownership stakes. The Adviser then uses a quantitative analysis to further reduce the universe of companies in which the Fund may invest. The Adviser

emphasizes companies with high returns on capital, high correlation between earnings and cash flow, low financial risk and valuations based on discounted cash flow models.

Our approach to investing in equities is based on the methodology pioneered by Benjamin Graham, and as further developed and modified by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway. Mr. Graham distilled the secret of sound investment in three words – “Margin of Safety”. This simple concept has become the cornerstone of our investment philosophy. While we strive to maximize return, we believe that the primary and overriding investment criterion should be safety of principal with a focus on minimizing permanent loss of capital. This mindset directs us to stocks selling at a significant discount to our estimate of underlying intrinsic value. This enables us to generate substantial gains when our analysis proves correct, while minimizing downside risk if a particular investment thesis is flawed. Adhering to these principles often results in an investment policy that runs counter to the general market psychology, and facilitates reducing the process of purchasing and selling securities to a discipline rather than an art. This approach is focused on maximizing long-term net worth and not necessarily on generating short-term performance.

We consider investments in common stocks as units of ownership in a business. We don’t, therefore, regard ourselves as just traders of pieces of paper, but rather as part-owners of tangible businesses. As such, we seek to allocate investment capital on the basis of justifiable premises, valid logic and hard evidence – not popularity or emotion. This owner mentality necessarily requires us to draw a distinction between investing and speculating. As investors, our primary interest lies in acquiring and holding securities of exceptional businesses at suitable prices. Market movements are important to us only in a practical sense, as they alternately create low price levels at which we can buy and high price levels at which we can sell.

We look for companies with superior, sustainable, competitive positions in their market niche, historically high returns on invested capital, strong free cash flow, little or no reliance on debt financing, and an experienced management team with significant ownership stakes. Our stringent research gives us confidence to establish concentrated portfolios (30 to 40 companies) where our best ideas can have a meaningful impact on performance. While we guard against market risk through asset allocation and industry diversification, we believe investment risk is most importantly handled by detailed knowledge about companies in which we invest and by being acutely price conscious.

We believe that to effectively value a business we must first understand the dynamics of the industry (barriers to entry, threat of substitutes, competitive landscape, power of buyers and suppliers) and what factors impact the company’s margins and its returns on invested capital. As part of the valuation process, we estimate the future cash flows that can be generated by the business, always keeping our estimates conservative. Because of the uncertainties inherent in this process, we tend to favor businesses in industries unlikely to experience major change and where surprises are not likely to prove devastating to the long-term value of the franchise. Fast changing industries may produce some huge winners, but it precludes the certainty we desire. We would rather be reasonably certain of a good result than hopeful for a great one.

In determining the intrinsic value of a company, our Research Team focuses primarily on fundamental principles of balance sheet and cash flow analysis, with a secondary emphasis on the income statement. Our bottom-up research includes review of the annual and quarterly reports (10-Ks & 10-Qs), financial statements, and industry publications. We rely primarily on our own independent thinking and in-house research, and not on guidance from perpetually optimistic Company management or potentially biased Wall Street analysts.

Securities that have reached their intrinsic value or securities with deteriorating fundamentals that cannot support the current valuation of the security or that no longer support the thesis upon which their purchase was based are candidates for sale. The Adviser may also sell securities of the Fund when it identifies opportunities that are more attractive for the Fund than the prospects of a particular current holding.

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EQTY - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period EQTY Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 18.6% N/A N/A N/A
1 Yr 30.1% N/A N/A N/A
3 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
5 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
10 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period EQTY Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 26.6% N/A N/A N/A
2022 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period EQTY Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 18.6% N/A N/A N/A
1 Yr 30.1% N/A N/A N/A
3 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
5 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
10 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period EQTY Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 27.0% N/A N/A N/A
2022 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A

EQTY - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

EQTY Category Low Category High EQTY % Rank
Net Assets 1.04 B N/A N/A N/A
Number of Holdings 42 N/A N/A N/A
Net Assets in Top 10 479 M N/A N/A N/A
Weighting of Top 10 43.83% N/A N/A N/A

Top 10 Holdings

  1. BBH SWEEP VEHICLE 4.92%
  2. Alphabet, Inc. 4.85%
  3. Philip Morris International, Inc. 4.64%
  4. Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%
  5. Becton Dickinson Company 4.58%
  6. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 4.40%
  7. American Express Company 4.30%
  8. Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.29%
  9. Charles Schwab Corporation (The) 3.65%
  10. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 3.57%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High EQTY % Rank
Stocks
95.10% N/A N/A N/A
Cash
4.92% N/A N/A N/A
Preferred Stocks
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Other
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Convertible Bonds
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Bonds
0.00% N/A N/A N/A

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High EQTY % Rank
Utilities
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Technology
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Real Estate
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Industrials
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Healthcare
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Financial Services
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Energy
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Communication Services
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Consumer Defense
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Consumer Cyclical
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Basic Materials
0.00% N/A N/A N/A

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High EQTY % Rank
US
95.10% N/A N/A N/A
Non US
0.00% N/A N/A N/A

EQTY - Expenses

Operational Fees

EQTY Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.99% N/A N/A N/A
Management Fee 0.99% N/A N/A N/A
12b-1 Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A
Administrative Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A

Sales Fees

EQTY Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A N/A N/A N/A
Deferred Load N/A N/A N/A N/A

Trading Fees

EQTY Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A N/A N/A 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.

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

EQTY - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

EQTY Category Low Category High EQTY % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.22% N/A N/A N/A

Dividend Distribution Analysis

EQTY Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

EQTY Category Low Category High EQTY % Rank
Net Income Ratio N/A N/A N/A N/A

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

EQTY Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency

Distributions History

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EQTY - Fund Manager Analysis

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
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