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SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF ()
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SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF Overview
SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF (LDRX) is an actively managed Nontraditional Equity Derivative Income exchange-traded fund (ETF). Summit Global Investments launched the ETF in 2025.
The investment seeks capital appreciation and current income.
The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and seeks to achieve its objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of the net assets of the portfolio (including borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of large-capitalization companies. It will also invest in options strategies that seek to generate current income. The fund is non-diversified.
About SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF (LDRX)
There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.25 years: David Harden (2025) and Aash Shah (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.
The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and DJ Industrial Average TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF has 111 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 54.2% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.
SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Nontraditional Equity ETF group. SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF has 0.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 99.6% There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF has 0.4% of the portfolio in cash.
Assets Under Management
The fund has $244 million in total assets, which is below the $727 million average for the Derivative Income category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.
LDRX Performance and Fees
The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Derivative Income category. SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF has an expense ratio of 0.59%, which is 29% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.
High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 13%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 69% for the Derivative Income category.
Recently, in the month of July 2026, SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF returned 0.6%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Derivative Income category had an average return of -1.5%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.
SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF has a trailing yield of 0.58%, which is below the 19.96% category average.
The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.
It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.
SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF Grades
Year to date, the ETF has returned 8.3%, 5.8 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 19.9% over the past year (grade of B).
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LDRX Trailing NAV Total Returns Data as of 7/31/26
| Last Month |
Last Quarter |
Ann'l. 1Yr |
Ann'l. 3Yr |
Ann'l. 5Yr |
Ann'l. 10Yr |
|
| LDRX Return (NAV) | 0.6% | 4.0% | 19.9% | na | na | na |
| LDRX Return (Price) | 0.8% | 4.0% | 19.7% | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Return | -0.234% | -0.069% | 0.206% | na | na | na |
| Derivative Income Avg | -1.5% | 0.6% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| LDRX Grade (NAV) | B | B | B | na | na | na |
| +/- Category (NAV) | 2.1% | 3.3% | 8.7% | na | na | na |
| LDRX Tax-Cost Ratio | na | na | 0.4% | na | na | na |
LDRX Annual NAV Total ReturnsData as of 7/31/26
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| LDRX Return (NAV) | 8.3% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| LDRX Return (Price) | 7.8% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Ret | -0.070% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Derivative Income Avg | 2.6% | 10.6% | 18.5% | 17.5% | -11.3% | 19.4% | 1.4% | 19.2% | -7.1% | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| LDRX Grade (NAV) | C | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| +/- Category | 5.8% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Risk Measures | |
| Beta: | na |
| R-Squared: | na |
| Standard Deviation: | na |
| Category Risk Index: | na |
| Category Risk Rating: | |
| Total Risk Index: | na |
| Total Risk Rating: | |
| Portfolio Characteristics | |
| Yield: | 0.6% |
| Total Assets: | $ 245 Mil |
| Share Class Assets: | $ 245 Mil |
| Turnover: | 13.0% |
| Expense Ratio: | 0.59% |
| Index Fund: | No |
| Index Tracked: | S&P 500 (TR) (1970) |
| Index Weighting: | 100% |
| Leveraged: | No |
| Socially Responsible Fund: | No |
| Capital Gains Distribution Frequency: | Annually |
| Income Distribution Frequency: | Quarterly |
Management Team
| Number of Managers: 2 | |||
| Longest Tenure: 1.3 years | |||
| Average Tenure: 1.3 years | |||
| Managers (Year): Harden David (2025), Shah Aash (2025) | |||
Portfolio Composition (as of 7/31/26)
| # of Holdings: | 111 |
| % in Top 10 Holdings: | 54.2% |
| Fund is Non-Diversified: | Yes |
| % in Foreign Issues: | 0.0% |
Portfolio Allocation |
|
| Domestic Stock: | 99.6% |
| Foreign Stock: | 0.0% |
| Preferred Stock: | 0.0% |
| Domestic Bond: | 0.0% |
| Foreign Bond: | 0.0% |
| Convertible Bond: | 0.0% |
| Other: | 0.1% |
| Cash: | 0.4% |
Purchase Information
| Legal Structure: | Open Ended Investment Company |
| Fund Family: | Summit Global Investments |
| Phone Number: | 855-744-8500 |
| Website: | www.S1Fund.com. |
| Inception Date: | May 2, 2025 |
Expenses and Fees
| Expense Ratio (%): | 0.59% (Rating: Avg) |
| Category Average Expense Ratio (%): | 0.83% |
