Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. Equity ETF
Name
As of 02/07/2025Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
CCSO | Active ETF
$20.97
$34.2 M
0.51%
$0.11
0.35%
Vitals
YTD Return
3.3%
1 yr return
16.5%
3 Yr Avg Return
N/A
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$34.2 M
Holdings in Top 10
45.4%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.35%
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 02/07/2025Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
CCSO | Active ETF
$20.97
$34.2 M
0.51%
$0.11
0.35%
CCSO - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 3.3%
- 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
- Dividend Yield 0.5%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameCarbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. Equity ETF
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Fund Family NameN/A
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Inception DateSep 19, 2022
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassN/A
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
Fund Description
The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S.-listed equity securities of companies that, in the Sub-Adviser’s (defined below) opinion, are primarily focused on building solutions to address climate change (“Climate Solution Companies”). The Sub-Adviser, Carbon Collective Investing, LLC, believes that to properly address climate change, humanity must implement solutions that are more far reaching than just clean energy. For example, the Sub-Adviser believes that buildings must be energy retrofitted, electrical grid infrastructure must be significantly expanded and reinforced, cars and trucks must run on electricity and green hydrogen, and much more. The Sub-Adviser believes that, over time, governments, individuals, and companies will become more focused on addressing climate change. In turn, the Sub-Adviser believes that companies that are developing climate change solutions should, over the long term, be poised to benefit.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S.-listed equity securities of Climate Solution Companies. The Fund’s “80%” policy is non-fundamental and can be changed without shareholder approval. However, Fund shareholders would be given at least 60 days’ notice prior to any such change. The Fund may invest in international companies, including those in emerging markets, through U.S. exchange-traded American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), however, they will not be considered U.S. equity securities for purposes of the Fund’s 80% policy. The Fund intends that under normal circumstances substantially all of its net assets will be invested in equity securities.
In order to be a Climate Solutions Company, a company must pass through all of the below Steps 1-5.
Step 1 – Climate Solutions Identification: In identifying Climate Solution Companies, the Sub-Adviser begins by constructing a universe of equity securities trading on U.S. stock exchanges that have been identified by the Sub-Adviser as building a “climate change solution.” The Sub-Adviser identifies these companies by using open-source resources from one or more independent third-party entities, such as Project Drawdown or the International Energy Agency to identify solutions categories (such as, alternative refrigerants, batteries, biomass power, and building automation systems). The Sub-Adviser then conducts extensive searches to identify companies that are building solutions in these categories. Companies are identified through public filings, internet searches, cross referencing applicable indices, and publicly available market research as well as through reading relevant industry/sector news or blogs. The resulting universe, after application of this inclusionary climate solution building criteria, currently consists of approximately 350 companies and may include companies of any size market capitalization.
Step 2 – Sub-Industry Filter: The Sub-Adviser then analyzes companies to determine whether they fall into one of the following six categories: (1) green utility companies, (2) waste management companies, (3) biofuel companies, (4) carbon capture and sequestration companies, (5) water companies and water utilities, and (6) plant-based diet companies. Those companies are reviewed by the Sub-Adviser for industry specific exclusionary filters to focus on companies that are building climate change solutions. The following is a high-level description of the industry related filters. The Sub-Adviser may modify the filters from time to time. For example, it may modify one or more filters to address new technologies or their efficacy.
1) | Green Utility Companies. For a Climate Solution Company that is a utility company to be included in the Fund’s portfolio, it must generate (or purchase) 50% to 100% of its energy from carbon neutral sources (e.g., wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear). In addition, if the utility owns coal plants, the company must have announced closure dates for those plants within the next three years. |
2) | Waste Management Companies. For a Climate Solution Company that is a waste management company to be included in the Fund’s portfolio, it must be involved in recycling and landfill methane capture. Additionally, it must capture methane at 50% or more of the landfills it operates. |
3) | Biofuel Companies. Biofuels are combustible fuels that can be used in internal combustion or jet engines but are not derived from fossil fuels. They are produced from fermenting biological matter, however, their emission reductions may be only marginal. In contrast, advanced biofuels are made primarily of crop waste/and used cooking oils and can offer significant emission reductions. For a biofuels company to be included in the Fund’s portfolio, advanced biofuels must make up 50% to 100% of its biofuel production by revenue. |
4) | Carbon Capture & Sequestration Companies. These companies separate CO2 from the air and sequester it as a gas underground or in other secure places. To be included in the Fund’s portfolio, a carbon capture company must generate more revenue from its sequestration of CO2 than it does from using captured carbon as fuel. This filter excludes, among others, companies that may sequester only a portion of their own emissions. |
5) | Water Companies and Water Utilities. Water conservation and moving water more efficiently are important climate solutions. For a water company to be included in the Fund’s portfolio, it must do at least one of the following: (i) create and/or deploy technology that detects water leaks, (ii) improve energy efficiencies for transporting water (e.g., pumps, etc.), or (iii) create and/or deploy water recycling technologies. In addition, the water company must derive 50 to 100% of its revenue from these activities. |
6) | Plant-based Diet Companies. Plant-based foods can generally create the same number of calories with far fewer emissions than those produced from animals. To be included in the Fund’s portfolio, a plant-based food company must generate 50 to 100% of its revenue from plant-based products and that accelerate the adoption of plant-based foods. The Sub-Adviser looks for motivation by the company to innovate products which would create alternatives to what would have been animal-based food. |
Step 3 – Revenue Filter: The Sub-Adviser then employs a revenue screening methodology on each of the companies identified as building climate solutions in Step 1 and, if applicable, have passed the sub-industry filters. Each remaining company must either generate at least 50% of its revenue from climate solutions, or, if the company has not yet generated profits, its financial reports must indicate that it is devoting at least 90% of its research and development (R&D) efforts to building climate solutions. To minimize portfolio turnover, if a company has passed the revenue filter at the time of the Fund’s initial investment, the Sub-Adviser will exclude the company from the Fund’s portfolio only once its climate solutions revenue falls below 40%.
Step 4 -- Defense Industry Filter: Companies that manufacture weapons or weapon systems will be excluded from the Fund. The military-industrial complex has not only been one of the single largest emitters of greenhouse gases but also because the production and deployment of weapons are often associated with environmental degradation and resource depletion.
Step 5 - Fraudulent Claims Filter: The Sub-Adviser also attempts to exclude any company that has, in the Sub-Adviser’s determination, been credibly accused of committing fraud, which will be determined by reviews of publicly available information about legal or regulatory proceedings, or that have been determined to have made caught making clearly fraudulent claims. The Sub-Adviser seeks to reduce risks related to deliberate misrepresentation of “green” products, technological progress or other material information such as sales numbers, through review of publicly available information, which may include press releases, shareholder proposals, financial statements, media, and reports of whistleblowers for indicators of fraud such as shareholder accusations, high executive management-level turnover/firings, and financial restatements.
Portfolio Construction. To be included in the Fund’s portfolio, a company must have had its initial public offering (IPO) at least six months prior to inclusion. The Fund’s portfolio will exclude securities that trade over the counter (OTC) rather on a major U.S. stock exchange.
Upon conclusion of its analysis, the Sub-Adviser totals the market capitalization of all the Climate Solution Companies to be included in the Fund’s portfolio then divides the total by the market capitalization of each company to get the percentage allocation of the individual company in the portfolio. The Fund’s portfolio will typically hold the securities of between 150 and 200+ companies. At the time of investment, the securities of a particular company will not exceed 5% of the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s investments in any one sector may exceed 25% of its net assets. As of the end of the most recent fiscal year, over 25% of the Fund’s assets were invested in securities within the industrials sector.
CCSO - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | CCSO Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 3.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Yr | 16.5% | 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 | CCSO Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2024 | 3.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2023 | 13.7% | 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 |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | CCSO Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 3.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Yr | 16.5% | 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 | CCSO Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2024 | 3.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2023 | 14.6% | 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 |
CCSO - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
CCSO | Category Low | Category High | CCSO % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 34.2 M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Number of Holdings | 202 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 14.2 M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Weighting of Top 10 | 45.43% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Top 10 Holdings
- Quanta Services Inc 5.48%
- Tesla Inc 5.24%
- Southern Copper Corp 5.22%
- Johnson Controls International plc 5.00%
- Waste Management Inc 4.70%
- Carrier Global Corp 4.67%
- Waste Connections Inc 4.34%
- Nucor Corp 4.33%
- Li Auto Inc 3.50%
- Zoom Video Communications Inc 2.96%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | CCSO % Rank | |
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Stocks | 99.93% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cash | 0.07% | 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 | CCSO % Rank | |
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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 | CCSO % Rank | |
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US | 99.93% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Non US | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CCSO - Expenses
Operational Fees
CCSO Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.35% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Management Fee | 0.35% | 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
CCSO Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Trading Fees
CCSO Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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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.
CCSO Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CCSO - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
CCSO | Category Low | Category High | CCSO % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
CCSO | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
CCSO | Category Low | Category High | CCSO % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
CCSO | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 27, 2024 | $0.107 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2023 | $0.157 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2022 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |