- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- United States of America
- IPO Date
- Sep 20, 2021
- Business
- Discipline Fund ETF (ticker: DSCF), a series of EA Series Trust, is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks long-term growth of capital with reduced investment volatility by investing in a portfolio of large, broad-based ETFs selected using systematic, data-driven algorithms assessing global equity and bond market risks based on valuations and macroeconomic data such as interest rates, GDP, and consumer price index changes. The fund employs a countercyclical rebalancing methodology to adjust allocations, targeting an average Defined Duration of approximately 10 years; its equity sleeve, comprising 30% to 70% of assets, holds at least one U.S. equity-focused ETF and one foreign equity-focused ETF (generally no more than four total), including broad-based U.S., international, global, or emerging markets ETFs with at least $100 million in assets and expenses of 0.25% or less; the bond sleeve holds two to four U.S. investment-grade aggregate bond ETFs, investment-grade corporate bond ETFs, U.S. Treasury bond ETFs, and potentially high-yield (junk) bond ETFs. Launched in September 2021 and sub-advised by Orcam Financial Group, LLC d/b/a Discipline Funds with portfolio management led by Cullen Roche since inception, the fund trades on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and serves investors seeking globally diversified exposure with dynamic risk management.
Recent major changes include a name change to Defined Duration 10 ETF and ticker symbol change to DDX effective November 5, 2025; reductions in the investment advisory fee to 0.25% and sub-advisory fee to 0.13% of average daily net assets effective the same date, resulting in total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver of 0.25%; relocation of the adviser Empowered Funds, LLC d/b/a EA Advisers' headquarters to 3803 West Chester Pike, Suite 150, Newtown Square, PA 19073; and replacement of Quasar Distributors, LLC with PINE Distributors LLC as distributor effective October 20, 2025. In November 2024, the fund shifted Morningstar Category from Moderately Conservative Allocation to Tactical Allocation, upgrading its Medalist Rating to Neutral from Negative. These operational and fee adjustments reflect strategic enhancements to competitiveness and cost efficiency amid ongoing portfolio management.
The fund operates within the asset allocation and tactical investment industry, targeting retail and institutional investors focused on balanced growth with downside protection across U.S. and global markets, including developed, emerging, and frontier regions via underlying ETFs.