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CEFSSABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF

SABA CLOSED-END FUNDS ETF

$24.78+0.12% vs prior close
222652-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

Price & daily flows
25.024.022.924.78DAILY NET FLOWOct 6Feb 4Jun 4Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +7.6% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$223Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
83Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed April 30, 2024 · beta 0.60
Sector weights
Mutual fund270.18%
Technology21.31%
Healthcare17.22%
Basic Materials9.95%
Industrials9.83%
Energy7.78%
Utilities7.7%
Financial Services7.42%
Consumer Cyclical6.44%
Communication Services5.1%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.1%
1 month-1.9%
3 months-2.8%
6 months+9.0%
YTD+7.6%
1 year+9.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.0%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against CEFS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat CEFS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
HEFA iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$7.5B+$81M34× the assets · +$81M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF0.25%$6.9B+$254M31× the assets · +$254M in over the monthHead-to-head
HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF0.50%$4.9B+$45M22× the assets · +$45M in over the monthHead-to-head
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF0.20%$3.3B+$113K15× the assets · +$113K in over the monthHead-to-head
SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF0.30%$3.1B+$63M14× the assets · +$63M in over the monthHead-to-head
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