Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG)
About this ETF
The fund invests in a combination of options, as well as fixed income securities, or other income producing securities, including preferred shares, through ETFs or other investment companies or through direct investments. The sub-adviser seeks to achieve exposure to the performance of the U.S. large capitalization equity market, generally recognized as the S&P 500 Index, through call index options, call options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust or other ETFs that track the S&P 500, and FLexible EXchange Options. The fund is non-diversified.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| SPY 12/31/2026 220.01 C | 72.32% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/09/2026 | 8.02% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/19/2026 | 7.60% |
| United States Treasury Bill 08/06/2026 | 4.00% |
| United States Treasury Bill 04/09/2026 | 3.66% |
| United States Treasury Bill 06/11/2026 | 2.53% |
| SPY US 12/18/26 P615 | 0.51% |
| SPY US 09/18/26 P615 | 0.38% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 0.31% |
| SPY US 06/30/26 P615 | 0.25% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +2.61% |
| 3 months | +8.62% |
| 6 months | +3.92% |
| Year to date | +4.15% |
| 1 year | +9.42% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +10.39% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 11.07% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.87 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.94 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.26 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -10.71% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -25.92% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.80 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.91 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-26 | USD 0.5805 |
| 2024-12-24 | 2024-12-27 | USD 0.5258 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-28 | USD 0.2687 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-28 | USD 0.5667 |
| 2021-12-22 | 2021-12-28 | USD 0.2800 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Scored coverage: 0.0% of the portfolio by weight.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF FLTR | 0.14% | 2.89B | 0.0% |
| VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF ITM | 0.18% | 2.18B | 0.0% |
| iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF AOA | 0.19% | 3.21B | 0.0% |
| iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio XBAL.TO | 0.19% | 2.37B | 0.0% |
| iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio XGRO.TO | 0.20% | 3.55B | 0.0% |

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