CTEF · Castellan Targeted Equity ETF

Equity fundActively managed0.45% fee$610m on May 29, 2026First traded Jun 18, 2025SEC filings ↗

CTEF is actively managed and returned +39.1% over the past year.

+39.1%
Total return, 1 year
0.45%
Expense ratio
22
Holdings
−6.1%
Below its high
0.1%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.0508
Last payment, ex-date Dec 23, 2025

Points (pts) are percentage points.

WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)Gap to SPY
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026+1.2%+2.4%−1.1 pts
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026−3.7%+3.4%−7.0 pts
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026+19.6%+15.2%+4.4 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+32.7%+15.1%+17.7 pts
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+39.1%+17.3%+21.8 pts
Since launch Jun 18, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+76.8%+32.5%+44.4 pts

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Not shown: 3 years, which the fund has not been listed long enough to fill (listed Jun 2025); its since-launch row covers all of its record. Source: ETFIQ.

CTEF top ten by weight, 60.0% of the fund, of its 22 equity positions, from the holdings filed for May 29, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

In plain words

What it tracksNo index, actively managed
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · U.S. mid-cap growth
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 23, 2026)0.45%
Price$88.62
First tradedJun 18, 2025
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 29, 2026)$610m
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of May 29, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−6.1%
Holdings22
Top ten weight60.0%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)May 29, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)63.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)89.4%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)33.7%

Questions people ask about CTEF

How has CTEF performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, CTEF returned +39.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500.
What does CTEF cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year.
What does CTEF hold?
22 positions as filed for May 29, 2026, with the top ten at 60.0% of the fund. 63% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is CTEF below its high?
6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, CTEF and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Net assets, $610mSEC filing, whole fund · May 29, 2026

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