Strive 1000 Value ETF (STXV) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide exposure to large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities exhibiting value characteristics through a cost-efficient index-tracking strategy; the fund employs corporate governance practices, including proxy voting and proactive engagement with portfolio company managements and boards, to unlock shareholder value by emphasizing operational excellence. Launched on November 10, 2022, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, STXV tracks an index of value-oriented U.S. corporations, with top holdings including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America Corp., and Chevron Corp.; it distributes net investment income quarterly, maintains a low expense ratio of 0.18%, and had net assets of approximately $62.66 million as of mid-2025. The ETF is issued through the EA Series Trust and advised by Empowered Funds, LLC (doing business as ETF Architect), with principal operations in Havertown, Pennsylvania, while sponsored by Strive Asset Management, LLC, a Columbus, Ohio-headquartered firm founded in 2022 that focuses on asset management, ETFs, mutual funds, direct indexing, proxy voting platforms, and corporate governance services targeting U.S. investors seeking merit-based, shareholder-maximizing strategies. In recent developments, Strive Asset Management merged with Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST) in 2025 to form a publicly traded entity under the Strive brand, incorporating Bitcoin holdings into its treasury and securing a $750 million private investment in public equity (with potential expansion to $1.5 billion via warrants); the firm also announced a $500 million at-the-market offering of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock in December 2025 to fund Bitcoin accumulation and operations, acquired Semler Scientific in a $1.42 billion all-stock transaction in September 2025 boosting its Bitcoin treasury above 10,900 BTC, and launched plans for a Bitcoin Bond ETF while spinning off its RIA arm and consolidating advisory services under model portfolios and collective investment trusts.