Monarch Dividend Plus ETF (MDPL) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Monarch Dividend Plus Index through a passive, rules-based portfolio of U.S. large- and mid-cap dividend-paying value stocks. The fund is managed by Monarch Fund, was launched in March 2024, and is based in the United States, with the ETF structure listing on Cboe under ticker MDPL.
The ETF’s core investment strategy is centered on dividend growth and free cash flow generation, using a proprietary methodology that screens Russell 1000 constituents for dividend growth, free cash flow to enterprise value, debt-to-equity, payout ratio, and earnings stability; the resulting portfolio is equally weighted and designed to span multiple economic sectors. It typically maintains at least 80% of assets in index constituents and has been described as holding about 30 to 32 securities, with sector exposure across technology, financials, healthcare, energy, industrials, materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, and communications.
As of recent public fund data, MDPL remains a small but active ETF with assets in the roughly $58 million to $61 million range, an expense ratio of 1.19% to 1.24%, and quarterly distributions. Recent portfolio disclosures show notable holdings such as Marathon Petroleum, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Accenture, Leidos, SS&C Technologies, Hamilton Lane, Genpact, Booz Allen Hamilton, and other dividend-paying U.S. companies.
The fund’s major recent developments include continued portfolio updates and public reporting through 2026, with recent holdings disclosures indicating an expanded or revised 2026 portfolio mix and current portfolio date information in September 2026. No recent mergers, acquisitions, name changes, or strategic reorganizations were evident in the available public sources, while the principal recent change remains the ETF’s ongoing post-launch scaling and portfolio reconstitution under its rules-based dividend-plus strategy.