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Essential 40 Stock ETF (ESN) Price, Holdings & Fees

$1,145.36−0.84%−$9.76End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

Essential 40 Stock ETF (ESN) closed at $1,145.36 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.84% from the previous close of $1,155.12.

Share price, past year

1Y +17.43%

52-week range $956.12 – $1,162.48. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$1,145.36
Sep 30, 2026$1,143.12
Aug 31, 2026$1,101.40
Jul 31, 2026$1,059.58
Jun 30, 2026$970.77
May 29, 2026$1,015.16
Apr 30, 2026$995.43
Mar 31, 2026$1,015.54
Feb 27, 2026$1,011.04
Jan 30, 2026$1,030.77
Dec 31, 2025$1,032.34
Nov 28, 2025$1,039.15
Oct 31, 2025$1,009.20

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.70%
as of Sep 30, 2025
Net assets
$278.7M
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
41
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$956.12 – $1,162.48

Essential 40 Stock ETF's expense ratio is 0.70%: $70.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

Essential 40 Stock ETF held 41 investments worth $278.67M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was INTEL CORP, at 5.81% of the fund.

Essential 40 Stock ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1INTEL CORP5.81%$16.19M
2PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3.39%$9.44M
3MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP3.10%$8.64M
4FEDEX CORP2.97%$8.27M
5FORD MOTOR CO2.83%$7.88M
6APPLE INC2.74%$7.63M
7DELTA AIR LINES INC2.66%$7.43M
8VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC2.66%$7.42M
9ALPHABET INC2.60%$7.23M
10ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP2.59%$7.22M
11CVS HEALTH CORP2.58%$7.20M
12ORACLE CORP2.58%$7.19M
13EXXON MOBIL CORP2.58%$7.19M
14FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC2.54%$7.07M
15AMAZON.COM INC2.52%$7.03M
16NUTRIEN LTD2.47%$6.88M
17UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC2.47%$6.88M
18JOHNSON & JOHNSON2.39%$6.65M
19DUKE ENERGY CORP2.34%$6.51M
20PFIZER INC2.31%$6.45M
21ELI LILLY & COMPANY2.31%$6.43M
22CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND)2.30%$6.41M
23CME GROUP INC2.28%$6.36M
24META PLATFORMS INC2.27%$6.33M
25SYSCO CORP2.27%$6.33M

Top 25 of 41 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

Essential 40 Stock ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.45%
Cash and short-term investments0.44%
Essential 40 Stock ETF holdings by country, largest 3
Country% of fund
United States95.11%
Canada2.47%
Switzerland2.30%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, Essential 40 Stock ETF's total return was +7.62%, as reported to the SEC.

Essential 40 Stock ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+5.44%
Apr 30, 2026+7.02%
Mar 31, 2026−4.63%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
Essential 40 Stock ETF
Ticker
ESN
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II
SEC series ID
S000086190
SEC CIK
0001518042
Fractional shares
No

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II, the trust behind Essential 40 Stock ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is ESN's price?

Essential 40 Stock ETF (ESN) closed at $1,145.36 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.84% from the previous close of $1,155.12.

What is ESN's expense ratio?

Essential 40 Stock ETF's expense ratio is 0.70%: $70.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does ESN hold?

Essential 40 Stock ETF held 41 investments worth $278.67M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was INTEL CORP, at 5.81% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were INTEL CORP, PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC, MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP, FEDEX CORP, FORD MOTOR CO.

How has ESN performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, Essential 40 Stock ETF's total return was +7.62%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Sep 30, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures