VETSX

VETS EMPLOYERS INDEX

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

SINCE INCEPTION RISK VALUES

INDEX ANNUALIZED RETURN STANDARD DEVIATION CORRELATION TO S&P 500 BETA TO S&P 500 SHARPE RATIO
VETSX 15.29% 14.3% 90.6% 0.90 1.05
S&P 500 14.08% 14.5% 100.0% 1.00 0.96

INDEX DESCRIPTION

INDEX DESCRIPTION

VETS EMPLOYERS INDEX

The VETS Employers IndexSM, designed by VETS Indexes LLC, measures the performance of those publicly traded companies that recruit, develop, and support U.S. military veteran employees. Companies are selected from a VETS eligible universe of companies maintained by VETS Indexes LLC and populated based on VETS Indexes survey data and analysis. The VETS eligible universe leverages various selection criteria, such as company culture, policies, and reservist accommodations, to identify companies that are most supportive of military veterans, service members and their families.

INDEX FACTS

INDEX FACTS

Current Number of Constituents     80 (see below for details)
Strategy Equal-Weighted
Exchange Symbol/Ticker VETSX
Review Frequency

Rebalanced quarterly after the close of trading on third Friday of March, June, September, and December.

Reconstituted annually after the close of trading on the third Friday of September

Index Inception Date July 19, 2017
Calculation Frequency Daily
Currency USD

INVESTMENT THESIS

Military veterans represent uniquely valuable human resources, bringing soft skills – including teamwork, problem solving, and resiliency – in addition to military-grade technical training in engineering, logistics, IT, and other critical fields. Veterans have founded and led many of the country’s most successful companies.

But some companies have been quicker than others to recognize the value of veterans. And some prove to be better at implementing policies and practices that lead to successfully recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting veterans. This is what VETS’ survey data and analysis measures.

VETS Indexes is based on the premise that the companies that make the best use of this highly talented but under-valued talent pool will see a benefit in their bottom lines. The results so far have emphatically confirmed our thesis.

SECTOR CLASSIFICATIONS (% Weights)

All data on page as of 7/3/2024
INDEX CONSTITUENTS & WEIGHTINGS

INDEX WEIGHTINGS

Local Code Description Index Weight
ACN Accenture Ltd. A 1.36%
ACM AECOM Technology Corp. 1.27%
ALGT Allegiant Travel Co. 1.19%
ALL Allstate Corp. 1.20%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.38%
ARCB Arcbest Corp 1.28%
ASB Associated Banc-Corp 1.25%
T AT&T Inc. 1.33%
BAC Bk Of America Corp 1.26%
BA Boeing Co. 1.29%
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Hldg Cor A 1.28%
BF/B Brown-Forman Corp. B 1.19%
CACI CACI International Inc. A 1.28%
COF Capital One Financial Corp. 1.27%
CDW CDW CORP 1.26%
SCHW Charles Schwab Corp. 1.27%
C Citigroup Inc. 1.29%
CMS CMS Energy Corp. 1.20%
CMCSA Comcast Corp. A 1.24%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc. 1.19%
CEG Constellation Energy Corp 1.16%
GLW Corning Inc. 1.32%
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Plc 1.18%
CVS CVS Health Corp. 1.25%
DVA DaVita Inc. 1.19%
D Dominion Energyinc 1.15%
EMN Eastman Chemical Co. 1.22%
ETN Eaton Corp Plc 1.19%
EXC Exelon Corp. 1.16%
FI Fiserv Inc. 1.26%
FOXA Fox Corp A 1.26%
GE GE Aerospace 1.22%
GEHC GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. 1.26%
GEV GE Vernova Inc 1.23%
GD General Dynamics Corp. 1.22%
GM General Motors Co. 1.30%
HLT Hilton Worldwide Hldgs Inc 1.37%
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.30%
HRL Hormel Foods Corp. 1.24%
HUM Humana Inc. 1.32%
IBM International Business Machines Corp. 1.31%
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. 1.26%
J Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1.27%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.26%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.26%
K Kellanova 1.21%
LDOS Leidos Holdings Inc. 1.25%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.25%
LOW Lowe’s Cos. 1.26%
MMC Marsh & McLennan Cos. 1.28%
MMS Maximus Inc. 1.26%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 1.25%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 1.22%
NVDA NVIDIA Corp. 1.42%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 1.52%
OGN Organon & Co 1.23%
OSK Oshkosh Corp. 1.20%
PSN Parsons Corporation 1.36%
PEP PepsiCo Inc. 1.21%
PCG PG&E Corp. 1.19%
PGR Progressive Corp. 1.24%
PRU Prudential Financial Inc. 1.23%
RKT Rocket Cos Inc A 1.25%
RTX Rtx Corporation 1.18%
SON Sonoco Products Co. 1.04%
SO Southern Co. 1.22%
LUV Southwest Airlines Co. 1.35%
TRV Travelers Cos. Inc. 1.19%
USB U.S. Bancorp 1.24%
UNP Union Pacific Corp. 1.23%
URI United Rentals Inc. 1.22%
VVX V2x Inc 1.26%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 1.27%
VSAT ViaSat Inc. 0.95%
WMT Walmart Inc. 1.30%
WM Waste Management Inc. 1.28%
WERN Werner Enterprises Inc. 1.20%
WH Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.32%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 1.22%
XPO XPO Inc. 1.25%

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