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LGH HCM Defender 500 Index ETF
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About
HCM Defender 500 Index ETF (LGH) ETF
No description available.
- Exchange
- ARCX
- Inception
- 2019-10-09
- Has Options
- No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 14, 2026third-party datathrough Jun 2026flows, SEC filings
- Expense ratio
- 1.00% prospectus, filed Oct 27, 2025
- Assets
- $599M shares × price, Oct 21, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 0.35% paid annual
- Average daily volume
- $1.4M 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 419 top 10 are 53.3%
- Listed
- Oct 9, 2019 NYSE Arca
- Last fee change
- -6 bp filed Oct 27, 2025
- Tracking difference
- +0.01 pts vs index, after fees, FY 2026
Cost4
Liquidity38
Scale66
Diversification42
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (89% of its variance, beta 1.26); Bitcoin (3% of its variance, beta 0.02). These factors explain 90% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the HCM Defender 500 Index (the ?HCM 500 Index?). (from the fund's prospectus)
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Fund flows
through Jun 2026SEC filings- Jun 2026
- −$3.3M latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- −$3.3M −0.6% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- +$5.8M +1.0% of assets
View as a table
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | −$3.3M |
| May 2026 | $0 |
| Apr 2026 | $0 |
| Mar 2026 | −$8.0M |
| Feb 2026 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | −$3.2M |
| Dec 2025 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | +$6.2M |
| Oct 2025 | −$3.0M |
| Sep 2025 | +$14M |
| Aug 2025 | $0 |
| Jul 2025 | +$2.8M |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 78 months ago
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Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.
Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Oct 14, 2026third-party data- Holdings vs fair value
- +1.3% 23% under, 28% over · 80% covered
- Price / earnings
- 25.8 2% loss-making · 80% covered
- Price / book · sales
- 5.6 · 3.9 revenue growth +14.8%
- Above 200-day average
- 70% 58% above 50-day · by weight
- Short interest
- 1.8% of float, weighted · 2.4 days to cover
- Insider buying
- 3% of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 57% net selling
- 13F holders
- −2.3% change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
- Reporting earnings
- 29.2% of weight in 7 days; 46.9% in 14
Holdings reporting in the next 14 days · weighted implied move this week 1.52%
Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.
What changed in the portfolio
Mar 31, 2026 → Jun 30, 2026| Action | Holding | Weight before | Weight after | Shares vs flows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New position | SPXLDIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST | — | 19.26% | — |
| Increase | GOOGLALPHABET INC | 1.19% | 2.87% | +11.6% |
| Increase | MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 0.22% | 1.77% | +33.5% |
| Decrease | TSLATESLA INC | 0.99% | 1.65% | −15.3% |
| Increase | INTCINTEL CORP | 0.12% | 0.77% | +18.2% |
| Decrease | LLYELI LILLY & COMPANY | 0.79% | 1.43% | −20.1% |
| New position | SNDKSANDISK CORP | — | 0.36% | — |
| Decrease | VVISA INC | 0.47% | 0.80% | −13.5% |
| Increase | WMTWALMART INC | 0.40% | 0.71% | +13.0% |
| Increase | COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 0.33% | 0.60% | +11.5% |
Under the hood
fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026SEC census- Authorized participants
- 3 active of 5 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
- Created · redeemed
- $180M · $174M over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 99% creations 98% in kind
- Creation unit
- 50,000 shares
- Securities lending
- not authorized
- Return vs index
- +0.01 pts after fees; +0.02 before; daily s.d. 0.05
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-06-30
Holdings
420
AUM
$580.9M
Provider
Nport
Inception
2019-10-09
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-06-30
Expense Ratio
1.00%
Dividend Yield
0.35%
Distribution
Annual
Recent distributions
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 2025-12-22 | $0.2373 | CD |
| 2024-12-16 | 2024-12-23 | $0.2078 | CD |
| 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-26 | $0.2578 | CD |
| 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-21 | $0.2048 | CD |
| 2021-12-29 | 2022-01-04 | $0.0037 | CD |
| 2021-12-15 | 2021-12-21 | $0.0590 | CD |
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 420 holdings
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPXL | DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST | 19.26% | Equity (common) | US |
| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP | 6.73% | Equity (common) | US |
| AAPL | APPLE INC | 6.19% | Equity (common) | US |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 3.89% | Equity (common) | US |
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC | 3.32% | Equity (common) | US |
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INC | 2.87% | Equity (common) | US |
| AVGO | BROADCOM INC | 2.48% | Equity (common) | US |
| GOOG | ALPHABET INC | 2.46% | Equity (common) | US |
| MU | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.77% | Equity (common) | US |
| META | META PLATFORMS INC | 1.68% | Equity (common) | US |
| TSLA | TESLA INC | 1.65% | Equity (common) | US |
| LLY | ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.43% | Equity (common) | US |
| JPM | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.25% | Equity (common) | US |
| AMD | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.15% | Equity (common) | US |
| BRK.B | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 0.96% | Equity (common) | US |
| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.85% | Equity (common) | US |
| XOM | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 0.83% | Equity (common) | US |
| V | VISA INC | 0.80% | Equity (common) | US |
| INTC | INTEL CORP | 0.77% | Equity (common) | US |
| AMAT | APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 0.72% | Equity (common) | US |
| WMT | WALMART INC | 0.71% | Equity (common) | US |
| LRCX | LAM RESEARCH CORP | 0.66% | Equity (common) | US |
| CAT | CATERPILLAR INC | 0.62% | Equity (common) | US |
| COST | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 0.60% | Equity (common) | US |
| CSCO | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 0.58% | Equity (common) | US |
| MA | MASTERCARD INC | 0.56% | Equity (common) | US |
| ABBV | ABBVIE INC | 0.55% | Equity (common) | US |
| KLAC | KLA CORP | 0.48% | Equity (common) | US |
| GE | GE AEROSPACE | 0.47% | Equity (common) | US |
| UNH | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.45% | Equity (common) | US |
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 0.45% | Equity (common) | US |
| NFLX | NETFLIX INC | 0.45% | Equity (common) | US |
| HD | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 0.43% | Equity (common) | US |
| PG | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 0.43% | Equity (common) | US |
| MRK | MERCK & COMPANY INC | 0.40% | Equity (common) | US |
| KO | COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 0.40% | Equity (common) | US |
| GEV | GE VERNOVA INC | 0.40% | Equity (common) | US |
| CVX | CHEVRON CORP | 0.40% | Equity (common) | US |
| GS | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) | 0.38% | Equity (common) | US |
| SNDK | SANDISK CORP | 0.36% | Equity (common) | US |
| PM | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC | 0.35% | Equity (common) | US |
| WFC | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.34% | Equity (common) | US |
| TXN | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 0.34% | Equity (common) | US |
| IBM | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | 0.32% | Equity (common) | US |
| RTX | RTX CORP | 0.32% | Equity (common) | US |
| MS | MORGAN STANLEY | 0.31% | Equity (common) | US |
| MRVL | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 0.31% | Equity (common) | US |
| LIN | LINDE PLC | 0.30% | Equity (common) | IE |
| C | CITIGROUP INC | 0.30% | Equity (common) | US |
| PANW | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | 0.29% | Equity (common) | US |
Chart
Seasonality
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.19% | -11.04% | 5.35% | 2.23% | 2.10% | 1.16% | 0.17% |
| Feb | 1.20% | -2.49% | -3.52% | 5.50% | -1.07% | -2.54% | -0.49% |
| Mar | 2.53% | 2.72% | 3.27% | 3.04% | -4.58% | -7.52% | -0.09% |
| Apr | 6.14% | -11.34% | 1.45% | -5.18% | -2.29% | 6.28% | -0.82% |
| May | 0.39% | -1.22% | 1.17% | 7.33% | 6.61% | 6.79% | 3.51% |
| Jun | 3.85% | -5.17% | 7.36% | 5.17% | 6.33% | -2.48% | 2.51% |
| Jul | 2.65% | 0.54% | 4.17% | 0.39% | 3.45% | 0.14% | 1.89% |
| Aug | 3.31% | -1.36% | -2.01% | 1.35% | 4.85% | 1.27% | 1.24% |
| Sep | -6.97% | -3.65% | -6.74% | 5.16% | 6.07% | 0.47% | -0.94% |
| Oct | 8.39% | 2.21% | -4.02% | -0.02% | 3.05% | 1.56%* | 1.86% |
| Nov | -0.84% | 3.58% | 8.51% | 7.32% | -0.45% | -- | 3.62% |
| Dec | 7.24% | -5.69% | 4.35% | -4.00% | -0.03% | -- | 0.37% |
| Total | 32.11% | -29.40% | 19.66% | 31.09% | 25.96% | 4.43% | 13.98% |
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $66.67
SMA 50: $66.29
SMA 200: $63.08
Current: $66.88
EMA 12: $66.63
EMA 26: $66.50
MACD: 0.1258 | Signal: -0.0979
BULLISH
ADX (14): 10.79
RANGE
+DI: 25.54
−DI: 28.09
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 53.23
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 40.84
Stoch %D: 33.64
Williams %R: -44.80
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $67.97
BB Lower: $65.37
NEUTRAL
OBV: 2,094,872
Vol SMA 20: 23,782
Vol ROC: 31.69%
ATR: $0.72
True Range: $0.70
HV 20: 12.6%
HV 30: 14.6%
HV 60: 16.1%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)
Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a range-bound market with a neutral bias
- Recent news headlines are generally neutral, without any significant market-moving events
- High volatility and beta indicate potential for significant price movements
Primary Risks:
- Unusual options activity could lead to sudden changes in stock price
- Earnings reports or regulatory changes could impact the company's fundamentals
Investment Thesis: LGH is a mid-cap stock with a neutral bias, currently trading within a range. The recent news headlines are mostly neutral, and technical indicators suggest a lack of clear direction. This suggests that investors should focus on risk management strategies rather than making bold bets.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: Neutral
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction: Range-bound (Short-term), Sideways (Medium-term), Bullish (Long-term)
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Upper Bollinger Band: $67.37
- Middle Line (EMA 26): $65.81
- Lower Bollinger Band: $65.21
Momentum Signals: RSI (14) is at 55.23, indicating a neutral reading. MACD has a bullish signal with a histogram of 0.39.
Volume Analysis: Volume trends suggest institutional interest and potential support at the current price level.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: Mostly neutral news headlines, with no significant market-moving events.
Sentiment Assessment: Neutral (60% neutral, 20% positive, 20% negative)
Catalyst Identification: None notable in recent news headlines.
Market Narrative: The lack of clear direction and high volatility suggest that investors should focus on risk management strategies rather than making bold bets.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Risk Metrics:
- Beta: 1.25 (high)
- Alpha: -0.07
- Correlation: 0.94
- Stock Volatility: 0.17
IV Rank, Put/Call Ratios, and Unusual Options Activity: No data available.
Downside Protection: Support levels at $65.21 and $64.97 may provide some cushion in case of a decline.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: LGH is outperforming its sector peers, with a relative strength index of 0.94.
Institutional Activity: Volume trends suggest institutional interest and potential support at the current price level.
Correlation Analysis: The stock's correlation with the market is high (0.94), indicating that it moves in tandem with the broader market.
Relative Valuation: LGH is trading within its historical range, suggesting a neutral bias.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Upper Bollinger Band: $67.37
- Middle Line (EMA 26): $65.81
- Lower Bollinger Band: $65.21
Breakout/Breakdown Levels: None notable in recent technical indicators.
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Earnings reports or regulatory changes could impact the company's fundamentals.
Risk Management: Stop-loss levels should be set at $64.97, and position sizing considerations include a potential decline to this level.
This comprehensive analysis report provides an objective evaluation of LGH stock, highlighting both bullish and bearish cases. The technical indicators suggest a range-bound market with a neutral bias, while the recent news headlines are mostly neutral. The risk metrics indicate high volatility and beta, suggesting that investors should focus on risk management strategies rather than making bold bets.
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LGH Options Activity & IV Rank
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Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
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30 DTE / 10d
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EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
Extreme reading.
Historically these have been contrarian — on the small set of observed earnings-day cases, large negative wing-vs-ATM gaps (calls pricing much richer than puts at the same delta) preceded sharp drops in the underlying within 1-12 days. Not financial advice and the dataset is small.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Volatility Surface
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Volatility Smile
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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Risk Metrics
Beta: 1.2525
Alpha: -8.04%
Correlation: 0.9427
R-Squared: 88.9%
Stock Volatility: 16.9%
Market Volatility: 12.7%
Analysis Details
Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
High volatility - stock moves more than market
High volatility - stock moves more than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
LGH Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
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Constituent Performance
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Constituents
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