EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity ETFCTEF

CastellanIncomeCovered Calls#39 of 469 by YTD

$81.85

+0.7% last session

+22.6% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Jun 18, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026CTEFS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	+0.7%	−7.5%	−9.7%	+22.6%	+23.1%	—	—	+63.3%
Peer average	+0.9%	−2.6%	+0.1%	+6.6%	+7.7%	+49.2%	+58.8%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+1.6%	−1.6%	0.0%	+13.4%	+13.5%	+91.7%	+81.2%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $609M
Expense ratio: 0.45%
Distribution yield: 0.1%
NAV: $81.28
Volume: 21K
Avg. volume 30D: 4K
High today: $82.00
Low today: $81.40
Previous close: $81.28
52-week high: $94.37
52-week low: $62.03
Our risk indicator: 3/5

CTEF in One Breath

CTEF Among Covered Calls ETFs

YTD

#1USOIETRACS+47.1%$314M

#2NDIVAmplify+36.0%$34.3M

#3WEEIWestwood+27.8%$116M

#4XOMOYieldMax+23.9%$39.1M

#5CTEFCastellan+22.6%$609M

#6PAYRFederated Hermes+21.5%$92.1M

#7TNGYTortoise+20.9%$567M

#8FRGNHorizon Funds+19.2%$164M

#9RDTYYieldMax+18.6%$15.2M

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 70 Covered calls ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in CTEF

$10,000 in CTEF became

$16,331

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$13,057

Total return, dividends in · Jun 18, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

CTEF Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

CTEF

+0.7%

−7.5%

−9.7%

+22.6%

+23.1%

—

+63.3%

Peer average

+0.9%

−2.6%

+0.1%

+6.6%

+7.7%

+49.2%

+58.8%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

+1.6%

−1.6%

0.0%

+13.4%

+13.5%

+91.7%

+81.2%

—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 88 Covered calls ETFs

CTEF’s Income Rank

YTD

#39of 469
income ETFs

Best · MRNY+543.9%

CTEF+22.6%

Average+10.0%

Worst · RDYY−51.6%

Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 5, 2026

CTEF Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−13.3%

From the 52-week low

+32.0%

Today $81.40 – $82.00

Previous close $81.28

$81.85 now

52-week low$62.0352-week high$94.37

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

CTEF’s Share of Covered Calls ETFs

Today

1.4%

of the $42.4B in 89 Covered calls ETFs

CTEF$609M1.4%

QYLD$8.1B19.1%

DIVO$8.0B18.9%

86 others$25.6B60.5%

Covered calls ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026

CTEF Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.45a year
per $100

$45 a year on $10,000

CTEF$0.45

DIVO$0.56

QYLD$0.60

XYLD$0.60

FTHI$0.75

ACIO$0.79

Expense ratio · Covered calls peers · Nov 5, 2026

Inside CTEF

CTEF

EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity ETF

Today

CTEF reports no holdings we can show: […]

Castellan CTEF · holdings

How It Compares

CTEF

EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity ETF’s Peers

YTD


QYLD	Global XRead Desk	0.60%	+12.4%	+16.1%	$8.1B
DIVO	AmplifyRead Desk	0.56%	+12.4%	+15.1%	$8.0B
XYLD	Global XRead Desk	0.60%	+11.6%	+15.6%	$3.3B
FTHI	First TrustRead Desk	0.75%	+6.6%	+7.3%	$2.5B
ACIO	AptusRead Desk	0.79%	+7.2%	+6.3%	$2.3B
CTEF	CastellanThis fundRead Desk	0.45%	+22.6%	+23.1%	$609M

Covered calls peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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QYLD vs CTEF

YTD

QYLDGlobal X · Covered callsCTEFCastellan · Covered calls

Year to date

+12.4%

+22.6%

CTEF wins+10.1 pts

Past year

+16.1%

+23.1%

CTEF wins+7.0 pts

Fee

0.60%

0.45%

CTEF winslower fee

Yield

11.9%

0.1%

QYLD wins+11.8 pts

AUM

$8.1B

$609M

QYLD13.3× more

3–1CTEF wins

Global X QYLD and Castellan CTEF · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored

CTEF vs VOO

YTD

CTEF · EA Series Trust - Castellan Targeted Equity

+22.6%

VOO · S&P 500

+13.4%

Gap

9.2 pts

Castellan CTEF and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 5, 2026

CTEF vs Its Peer Average

YTD

CTEFAvsBPeer average

1D+0.7%+0.9%

1M−7.5%−2.6%

3M−9.7%+0.1%

YTD+22.6%+6.6%

1Y+23.1%+7.7%

3Y[…]+49.2%

5Y[…]+58.8%

2–3Peer average wins

88 Covered calls peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

CTEF

Risk

3/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y23.98%

Deepest drop · 1Y−15.0%

Lowest point · 5Y0.0%

52-week range

$81.85

$62.03−13.3% from the high$94.37

Castellan CTEF · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026

CTEF

Fund Facts

Today

2025launched Jun 17

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPCBOE · 02072Q499

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$45 a year

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Castellan CTEF · fund facts · as of Nov 5, 2026

CTEF

Payouts by Year

$0.0510per share, Dec 2025

Distribution yield0.1%

Paid[…]

Latest ex-date · paidDec 23 · Dec 24, 2025

1 payouts added up$0.0510 a share

Castellan CTEF · distributions by ex-date · 2025–2025

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Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-08-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-05-29 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-11-28 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-08-29 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-02-27 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-11-28 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-08-29 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$81.28

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today21K

Average volume · 30D4K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.45%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$45.00

Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Dec 23, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	$0.0510

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