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Hedged Equity Premium Income ETF (SCEP)

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Overview

Inception Date

12.11.2025

Type

Active Equity ETF

CUSIP

85917K454

Primary Exchange

CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc.

Ticker Benchmarks Expense Ratio NAV Closing Market Price Premium/Discount 30-Day Median
Bid/Ask Spread
Fact Sheet
SCEP Bloomberg 500 Index (Equity)
Bloomberg 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (Options)
0.65% $24.86 $24.84 -$0.02 0.0012% PDF

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 888-637-7798. 

30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread is defined as the average difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay and the lowest price the seller is willing to accept, over the past 30 days.

Investment Objective

The Sterling Capital Hedged Equity Premium Income ETF is an actively-managed ETF that seeks to provide long-term capital growth, income and preservation of capital. The Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. large- and mid-cap equity and equity-related securities. The Fund will also employ a dynamic option overlay strategy by writing covered call options and buying protective put and put spreads options on up to 100% of the Fund’s portfolio in order to generate income and mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk.

Philosophy

Equity Selection: Guardian Capital LP, the Fund’s sub-adviser (the “Sub-Adviser”), will employ a system driven bottom-up research approach to assess relative value and capital growth potential within a broad stock selection universe. The Fund maintains a mid- to large-capitalization bias and typically invests in a range of sectors and geographic regions. The Sub-Adviser seeks to isolate stock selection as the primary source of capital appreciation.

The Sub-Adviser will use a quantitative approach, including the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology such as machine learning, deep learning and large language models, to analyze multiple fundamental and alternative factors and incorporate financial data and other information relevant to the issuer. Such factors considered by the Sub-Adviser include quantitative measures, such as AI driven predicted earnings growth, predicted dividend growth, predicted volatility, and valuation, as well as traditional factors such as historical earnings growth, momentum, relative price strength, value, size, quality, and potential for debt reduction. The Sub-Adviser will seek out companies that it believes have potential for capital growth. The Sub-Adviser may also seek a sustainable dividend yield, placing particular focus on dividend growth and dividend quality in making its assessments. The Sub-Adviser may also consider environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors as part of the investment process.

Options Overlay: To generate income in addition to the dividends received from the Fund’s investment in equities and to mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk, the Sub-Adviser will employ a dynamic option overlay strategy including covered call options and protective put options.

Under the covered call option strategy, the Sub-Adviser will generally write “out-of-the-money” call options on up to approximately 100% of the value of the Fund’s portfolio.  The Sub-Adviser may write covered call options on a lesser percentage of the portfolio, based on its discretion and market outlook. The amount of cash flow generated by the covered call option writing strategy will be dependent on market prices and the volatility of the underlying common stocks at the time of each sale.  In addition, the Sub-Adviser will seek to mitigate (or hedge against) downside risk in the portfolio by employing a protective put option strategy for capital preservation. The Fund employs these strategies to reduce exposure to market declines and to generate additional income, while recognizing that the Fund may not fully benefit from strong equity market growth.

In general, an option contract gives the purchaser of the option contract the right to purchase (for a call option) or sell (for a put option) the underlying asset at a specified price (the “strike price”), or for cash settled options, deliver cash equal to the difference in value of an underlying asset and the strike price. In exchange for selling the right to buy or sell the particular reference asset, the seller of an option contract receives income from the purchaser (i.e., a “premium”).

Hedged Equity Premium Income ETF (SCEP)

Management

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Srikanth (Sri) Iyer

Co-Portfolio Manager

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Dino Bourdos

Co-Portfolio Manager

Performance

Performance as of 10.29.2026

Term 1 Day 1 Mo. 3 Mo. 6 Mo. 1 Yr. QTD YTD Since Inception
NAV -0.12% 0.75% 4.33% 4.11% - 1.20% 5.81% 5.19%
Closing Market Price -0.20% 0.51% 4.20% 3.81% - 0.83% 5.59% 5.10%

Quarter-End Performance as of 09.30.2026

Term 1 Mo. QTR 1 Yr. Since Inception
NAV -0.53% 0.74% - 3.95%
Closing Market Price -0.25% 0.86% - 4.24%

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 888-637-7798. 

30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread is defined as the average difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay and the lowest price the seller is willing to accept, over the past 30 days.

Historical Premium/Discount

Term Cal. Yr. 2025 Q1 2026 Q2 2026 Q3 2026 Q4 2026
Days at premium 11 43 40 50 8
Days at discount 1 16 18 9 12

The Premium/Discount shows the difference between the daily market price of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Beginning November 2, 2020, market price data will be reflecting the official closing price. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price data is shown as the midpoint price. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). The table shows the premium or discount of the Mid-Point price as a percentage of the NAV as well as the number of trading days the Fund traded within the given premium/discount range. This data is provided for information purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Portfolio Holdings as of 10.29.2026

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TICKER CUSIP Description Shares/Par Price Market Value Weight Net Assets
AAPL US 037833100 APPLE INC 46,898 $348.91 $16,363,181.18 6.63% 6.63%
NVDA US 67066G104 NVIDIA CORP 67,757 $213.66 $14,476,960.62 5.87% 5.87%
AVGO US 11135F101 BROADCOM INC 35,287 $345.00 $12,174,015.00 4.93% 4.93%
MSFT US 594918104 MICROSOFT CORP 22,236 $530.14 $11,788,193.04 4.78% 4.78%
AMZN US 023135106 AMAZON.COM INC 46,685 $243.79 $11,381,336.15 4.61% 4.61%
GOOGL US 02079K305 ALPHABET INC-A 39,776 $283.82 $11,289,224.32 4.58% 4.58%
JPM US 46625H100 JPMORGAN CHASE 25,808 $343.58 $8,867,112.64 3.59% 3.59%
PH US 701094104 PARKER HANNIFIN 7,006 $928.45 $6,504,720.70 2.64% 2.64%
COST US 22160K105 COSTCO WHOLESALE 6,096 $996.08 $6,072,103.68 2.46% 2.46%
META US 30303M102 META PLATFORMS-A 9,407 $624.52 $5,874,859.64 2.38% 2.38%
LLY US 532457108 ELI LILLY & CO 4,249 $1,373.70 $5,836,851.30 2.37% 2.37%
ABBV US 00287Y109 ABBVIE INC 19,388 $290.79 $5,637,836.52 2.29% 2.29%
V US 92826C839 VISA INC-CLASS A 13,675 $410.54 $5,614,134.50 2.28% 2.28%
WMB US 969457100 WILLIAMS COS INC 68,737 $74.88 $5,147,026.56 2.09% 2.09%
ITW US 452308109 ILLINOIS TOOL WO 18,192 $281.40 $5,119,228.80 2.07% 2.07%
AMD US 007903107 ADV MICRO DEVICE 8,957 $566.42 $5,073,423.94 2.06% 2.06%
JNJ US 478160104 JOHNSON&JOHNSON 18,253 $275.20 $5,023,225.60 2.04% 2.04%
ADI US 032654105 ANALOG DEVICES 11,205 $433.28 $4,854,902.40 1.97% 1.97%
EQIX US 29444U700 EQUINIX INC 4,654 $1,036.67 $4,824,662.18 1.96% 1.96%
APD US 009158106 AIR PRODS & CHEM 15,161 $311.75 $4,726,441.75 1.92% 1.92%
APH US 032095101 AMPHENOL CORP-A 52,199 $82.08 $4,284,493.92 1.74% 1.74%
AFL US 001055102 AFLAC INC 34,627 $123.54 $4,277,819.58 1.73% 1.73%
LRCX US 512807306 LAM RESEARCH 16,392 $254.39 $4,169,960.88 1.69% 1.69%
CB US H1467J104 CHUBB LTD 10,907 $362.28 $3,951,387.96 1.60% 1.60%
HIG US 416515104 HARTFORD INSURAN 26,942 $132.06 $3,557,960.52 1.44% 1.44%
HD US 437076102 HOME DEPOT INC 10,218 $328.98 $3,361,517.64 1.36% 1.36%
AMGN US 031162100 AMGEN INC 7,202 $460.73 $3,318,177.46 1.34% 1.34%
PLTR US 69608A108 PALANTIR TECHN-A 15,778 $196.42 $3,099,114.76 1.26% 1.26%
MU US 595112103 MICRON TECH 3,260 $934.27 $3,045,720.20 1.23% 1.23%
31423R500 FEDERATED HERMES MM TREAS 2,900,256 $100.00 $2,900,256.30 1.18% 1.18%
SHW US 824348106 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 8,711 $330.10 $2,875,501.10 1.17% 1.17%
DRI US 237194105 DARDEN RESTAURAN 12,892 $220.48 $2,842,428.16 1.15% 1.15%
PG US 742718109 PROCTER & GAMBLE 16,696 $160.59 $2,681,210.64 1.09% 1.09%
RSG US 760759100 REPUBLIC SVCS 11,362 $236.28 $2,684,613.36 1.09% 1.09%
WMT US 931142103 WALMART INC 21,994 $121.25 $2,666,772.50 1.08% 1.08%
AWK US 030420103 AMERICAN WATER W 18,491 $142.21 $2,629,605.11 1.07% 1.07%
PANW US 697435105 PALO ALTO NETWOR 6,881 $380.57 $2,618,702.17 1.06% 1.06%
WM US 94106L109 WASTE MANAGEMENT 10,994 $230.90 $2,538,514.60 1.03% 1.03%
MCD US 580135101 MCDONALDS CORP 9,264 $257.38 $2,384,368.32 0.97% 0.97%
BKNG US 09857L108 BOOKING HOLDINGS 15,501 $150.43 $2,331,815.43 0.95% 0.95%
CDNS US 127387108 CADENCE DESIGN 6,816 $342.75 $2,336,184.00 0.95% 0.95%
MA US 57636Q104 MASTERCARD INC-A 3,587 $635.70 $2,280,255.90 0.92% 0.92%
TJX US 872540109 TJX COS INC 15,162 $141.39 $2,143,755.18 0.87% 0.87%
EMR US 291011104 EMERSON ELEC CO 12,140 $170.74 $2,072,783.60 0.84% 0.84%
MPWR US 609839105 MONOLITHIC POWER 1,724 $1,198.81 $2,066,748.44 0.84% 0.84%
VRT US 92537N108 VERTIV HOLDING-A 8,267 $245.92 $2,033,020.64 0.82% 0.82%
VST US 92840M102 VISTRA CORP 14,032 $140.95 $1,977,810.40 0.80% 0.80%
GWW US 384802104 WW GRAINGER INC 1,446 $1,371.86 $1,983,709.56 0.80% 0.80%
ISRG US 46120E602 INTUITIVE SURGIC 4,149 $448.76 $1,861,905.24 0.75% 0.75%
AME US 031100100 AMETEK INC 7,264 $251.78 $1,828,929.92 0.74% 0.74%
NOW US 81762P102 SERVICENOW INC 15,555 $109.67 $1,705,916.85 0.69% 0.69%
SPY 270917P00690000 SPY P690 09/17/2027 SPY US 09/17/27 P690 788 $21.20 $1,670,560.00 0.68% 0.68%
AJG US 363576109 ARTHUR J GALLAGH 4,802 $268.20 $1,287,896.40 0.52% 0.52%
MRSH US 571748102 MARSH & MCLENNAN 6,510 $197.03 $1,282,665.30 0.52% 0.52%
CVX US 166764100 CHEVRON CORP 5,470 $231.46 $1,266,086.20 0.51% 0.51%
SPY 270617P00680000 SPY P680 06/17/2027 SPY US 06/17/27 P680 788 $14.18 $1,117,384.00 0.45% 0.45%
USDB USDB US DOLLAR BROKER 774,141 $1.00 $774,141.04 0.31% 0.31%
SPY 270319P00615000 SPY P615 03/19/2027 SPY US 03/19/27 P615 788 $4.25 $334,900.00 0.14% 0.14%
SPY 261218P00620000 SPY P620 12/18/2026 SPY US 12/18/26 P620 788 $1.21 $95,348.00 0.04% 0.04%
AME 261120C00280000 AME C280 11/20/2026 AME US 11/20/26 C280 -58 $0.75 $-4,350.00 0.00% 0.00%
BKNG 261127C00190000 BKNG C190 11/27/2026 BKNG US 11/27/26 C190 -124 $0.55 $-6,820.00 0.00% 0.00%
CVX 261127C00255000 CVX C255 11/27/2026 CVX US 11/27/26 C255 -45 $0.80 $-3,600.00 0.00% 0.00%
DRI 261120C00240000 DRI C240 11/20/2026 DRI US 11/20/26 C240 -102 $0.95 $-9,690.00 0.00% 0.00%
GOOGL 261127C00375000 GOOGLC375 11/27/2026 GOOGL US 11/27/26 C375 -317 $0.33 $-10,461.00 0.00% 0.00%
HIG 261120C00145000 HIG C145 11/20/2026 HIG US 11/20/26 C145 -214 $0.48 $-10,165.00 0.00% 0.00%
ISRG 261127C00510000 ISRG C510 11/27/2026 ISRG US 11/27/26 C510 -33 $2.20 $-7,260.00 0.00% 0.00%
ITW 261120C00300000 ITW C300 11/20/2026 ITW US 11/20/26 C300 -144 $0.70 $-10,080.00 0.00% 0.00%
MA 261127C00685000 MA C685 11/27/2026 MA US 11/27/26 C685 -29 $1.78 $-5,147.50 0.00% 0.00%
MPWR 261120C01560000 MPWRC1560 11/20/2026 MPWR US 11/20/26 C1560 -14 $6.35 $-8,890.00 0.00% 0.00%
NOW 261127C00200000 NOW C200 11/27/2026 NOW US 11/27/26 C200 -124 $0.03 $-372.00 0.00% 0.00%
PG 261127C00172500 PG C172.5 11/27/2026 PG US 11/27/26 C172.5 -133 $0.18 $-2,394.00 0.00% 0.00%
PH 261120C01080000 PH C1080 11/20/2026 PH US 11/20/26 C1080 -56 $2.20 $-12,320.00 0.00% 0.00%
RSG 261120C00250000 RSG C250 11/20/2026 RSG US 11/20/26 C250 -90 $1.31 $-11,790.00 0.00% 0.00%
SHW 261120C00380000 SHW C380 11/20/2026 SHW US 11/20/26 C380 -69 $0.68 $-4,657.50 0.00% 0.00%
TJX 261127C00165000 TJX C165 11/27/2026 TJX US 11/27/26 C165 -121 $0.38 $-4,537.50 0.00% 0.00%
V 261127C00440000 V C440 11/27/2026 V US 11/27/26 C440 -109 $1.12 $-12,208.00 0.00% 0.00%
VST 261127C00170000 VST C170 11/27/2026 VST US 11/27/26 C170 -112 $1.04 $-11,648.00 0.00% 0.00%
ABBV 261127C00315000 ABBV C315 11/27/2026 ABBV US 11/27/26 C315 -155 $2.00 $-31,000.00 -0.01% -0.01%
AFL 261127C00130000 AFL C130 11/27/2026 AFL US 11/27/26 C130 -276 $0.80 $-22,080.00 -0.01% -0.01%
AMGN 261127C00490000 AMGN C490 11/27/2026 AMGN US 11/27/26 C490 -57 $5.63 $-32,062.50 -0.01% -0.01%
APH 261120C00095000 APH C95 11/20/2026 APH US 11/20/26 C95 -414 $0.30 $-12,420.00 -0.01% -0.01%
CB 261120C00380000 CB C380 11/20/2026 CB US 11/20/26 C380 -87 $1.50 $-13,050.00 -0.01% -0.01%
CDNS 261127C00385000 CDNS C385 11/27/2026 CDNS US 11/27/26 C385 -54 $3.90 $-21,060.00 -0.01% -0.01%
COST 261127C01055000 COSTC1055 11/27/2026 COST US 11/27/26 C1055 -49 $3.68 $-18,007.50 -0.01% -0.01%
EMR 261127C00190000 EMR C190 11/27/2026 EMR US 11/27/26 C190 -95 $1.68 $-15,912.50 -0.01% -0.01%
GWW 261120C01440000 GWW C1440 11/20/2026 GWW US 11/20/26 C1440 -11 $16.05 $-17,655.00 -0.01% -0.01%
HD 261127C00360000 HD C360 11/27/2026 HD US 11/27/26 C360 -82 $2.70 $-22,140.00 -0.01% -0.01%
JNJ 261127C00290000 JNJ C290 11/27/2026 JNJ US 11/27/26 C290 -115 $2.28 $-26,220.00 -0.01% -0.01%
MCD 261127C00270000 MCD C270 11/27/2026 MCD US 11/27/26 C270 -74 $2.67 $-19,758.00 -0.01% -0.01%
META 261127C00750000 META C750 11/27/2026 META US 11/27/26 C750 -75 $2.10 $-15,750.00 -0.01% -0.01%
MSFT 261127C00580000 MSFT C580 11/27/2026 MSFT US 11/27/26 C580 -177 $1.32 $-23,364.00 -0.01% -0.01%
MU 261127C01110000 MU C1110 11/27/2026 MU US 11/27/26 C1110 -26 $9.26 $-24,076.00 -0.01% -0.01%
PANW 261127C00490000 PANW C490 11/27/2026 PANW US 11/27/26 C490 -55 $2.68 $-14,740.00 -0.01% -0.01%
PLTR 261127C00250000 PLTR C250 11/27/2026 PLTR US 11/27/26 C250 -126 $1.66 $-20,916.00 -0.01% -0.01%
RECPAY RECPAY Receivables/Payables -15,149 $1.00 $-15,148.67 -0.01% -0.01%
SPY 261218P00480000 SPY P480 12/18/2026 SPY US 12/18/26 P480 -788 $0.24 $-18,912.00 -0.01% -0.01%
WM 261120C00240000 WM C240 11/20/2026 WM US 11/20/26 C240 -87 $1.51 $-13,137.00 -0.01% -0.01%
WMT 261127C00132000 WMT C132 11/27/2026 WMT US 11/27/26 C132 -176 $1.05 $-18,480.00 -0.01% -0.01%
AAPL 261127C00380000 AAPL C380 11/27/2026 AAPL US 11/27/26 C380 -374 $1.35 $-50,490.00 -0.02% -0.02%
AMZN 261127C00290000 AMZN C290 11/27/2026 AMZN US 11/27/26 C290 -373 $1.34 $-49,982.00 -0.02% -0.02%
APD 261120C00330000 APD C330 11/20/2026 APD US 11/20/26 C330 -120 $3.10 $-37,200.00 -0.02% -0.02%
EQIX 261120C01120000 EQIXC1120 11/20/2026 EQIX US 11/20/26 C1120 -37 $11.78 $-43,586.00 -0.02% -0.02%
JPM 261127C00360000 JPM C360 11/27/2026 JPM US 11/27/26 C360 -206 $2.39 $-49,234.00 -0.02% -0.02%
LRCX 261127C00290000 LRCX C290 11/27/2026 LRCX US 11/27/26 C290 -131 $4.30 $-56,330.00 -0.02% -0.02%
NVDA 261127C00250000 NVDA C250 11/27/2026 NVDA US 11/27/26 C250 -541 $0.80 $-43,280.00 -0.02% -0.02%
WMB 261127C00081000 WMB C81 11/27/2026 WMB US 11/27/26 C81 -549 $0.90 $-49,410.00 -0.02% -0.02%
AMD 261127C00670000 AMD C670 11/27/2026 AMD US 11/27/26 C670 -71 $9.71 $-68,941.00 -0.03% -0.03%
AVGO 261127C00390000 AVGO C390 11/27/2026 AVGO US 11/27/26 C390 -282 $2.90 $-81,780.00 -0.03% -0.03%
LLY 261127C01480000 LLY C1480 11/27/2026 LLY US 11/27/26 C1480 -34 $21.27 $-72,318.00 -0.03% -0.03%
VRT 261127C00255000 VRT C255 11/27/2026 VRT US 11/27/26 C255 -66 $11.95 $-78,870.00 -0.03% -0.03%
ADI 261127C00460000 ADI C460 11/27/2026 ADI US 11/27/26 C460 -89 $11.20 $-99,680.00 -0.04% -0.04%
SPY 270319P00480000 SPY P480 03/19/2027 SPY US 03/19/27 P480 -788 $1.52 $-119,776.00 -0.05% -0.05%
SPY 270617P00530000 SPY P530 06/17/2027 SPY US 06/17/27 P530 -788 $4.10 $-323,080.00 -0.13% -0.13%
SPY 270917P00535000 SPY P535 09/17/2027 SPY US 09/17/27 P535 -788 $6.17 $-486,196.00 -0.20% -0.20%

Holding data is provided “as of” the date indicated. Holdings are subject to change without notice. Holdings are provided for informational purposes only and should be not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell the securities listed.

Distribution

Distribution Information as of 08.31.26

Distribution Frequency Distribution Rate 1 12-Month Trailing Distribution Rate 2 30-Day SEC Yield 3
Monthly 7.00% N/A 0.3501%

1 Distribution Rate: The annual rate an investor would receive if the most recent fund distribution remained the same going forward. The distribution rate represents a single distribution from the Fund and is not a representation of the Fund's total return. The distribution rate is calculated by multiplying the annualized distribution rate by the current NAV, and then dividing by 12 (prorated for shortened periods).

2 12-Month Trailing Distribution Rate: Represents the Distribution Rate an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months, assuming the most recent Ex-date NAV. To calculate the 12-Month Distribution Rate, the previous 12 distributions are summed (including income, capital gains, and return of capital during the period), and divided by the most recent Ex-date NAV (prorated for shortened periods).

3 30-Day SEC Yield: 30-Day SEC Yield is based on a formula mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that calculates a fund's hypothetical annualized income, as a percentage of its assets. A security's income, for the purposes of this calculation, is based on the current market yield to maturity (in the case of bonds) or projected dividend yield (for stocks) of the fund's holdings over a trailing 30-day period. This hypothetical income will differ (at times, significantly) from the fund's actual experience; as a result, income distributions from the fund may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

Distribution History

Declaration Date Ex-Div Date Record Date Payable Date Amount
09.30.2026 10.01.2026 10.01.2026 10.05.2026 0.1448
08.31.2026 09.01.2026 09.01.2026 09.03.2026 0.1463
07.31.2026 08.03.2026 08.03.2026 08.05.2026 0.1436
06.30.2026 07.01.2026 07.01.2026 07.06.2026 0.1443
05.29.2026 06.01.2026 06.01.2026 06.03.2026 0.1468
04.30.2026 05.01.2026 05.01.2026 05.05.2026 0.1443
03.31.2026 04.01.2026 04.01.2026 04.06.2026 0.1352
02.27.2026 03.02.2026 03.02.2026 03.04.2026 0.1444
01.30.2026 02.02.2026 02.02.2026 02.04.2026 0.1462
12.29.2025 12.30.2025 12.30.2025 01.02.2026 0.0941

Distributions made by the Fund may have been classified as a return of capital and may be comprised of option premiums, dividends, capital gains, and interest payments. Please see the 19a-1 notices for a more comprehensive breakdown.

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