- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 17806 IH 10, Suite 300 San Antonio TX United States of America 78257
- IPO Date
- Apr 30, 2021
- Business
- Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap US ETF (VSLU) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-cap U.S. companies, defined as those with market capitalizations of $5 billion or more at the time of purchase; it may also allocate to small- and mid-cap companies, convertible securities, preferred stocks, rights, and warrants. The fund employs a proprietary valuation-driven research process to select approximately 300-350 stocks across diversified sectors, including technology (e.g., Apple Inc., NVIDIA Corp., Microsoft Corp.), financials (e.g., Mastercard Inc., American Express Co.), healthcare (e.g., AbbVie Inc., Merck & Co. Inc.), and consumer discretionary (e.g., Amazon.com Inc., Booking Holdings Inc.); top holdings as of November 2025 represent about 50% of assets, with significant exposure to mega-cap names like Alphabet Inc. Class A (8.02%), Broadcom Inc. (2.93%), and Meta Platforms Inc. (3.31%). Launched on April 29, 2021, and domiciled in the United States, VSLU trades on NYSE Arca with a total gross expense ratio of 0.49%, CUSIP 26923N405, and total net assets of approximately $356 million as of November 18, 2025; it is issued through ETF Opportunities Trust, advised by Applied Finance Advisors, LLC (headquartered in San Antonio, Texas), and co-managed by Tidal Investments LLC with a team including Paul Blinn, Rafael Resendes, Michael Venuto, and Charles Ragauss. The fund benchmarks against the Morningstar US Market Total Return Index and Morningstar US Large-Mid Cap Index, maintaining a non-diversified portfolio focused on undervalued large-cap equities for institutional and retail investors. No major acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, name changes, or strategic shifts have been reported for VSLU or its sponsor in the last 1-2 years; ongoing portfolio adjustments reflect active management, including new positions in stocks like Capital One Financial Corp. and Vistra Corp. in recent filings, amid steady asset growth to over $350 million.