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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Financials

Cambria Tail Risk ETF

TAIL · USD

The fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in cash and U.S.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
10.82 USD

At the last full screen
2026-06-14

Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

Cambria Tail Risk ETF holds its Markdown at $10.82. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days
Price at the screen$10.82
Valuation27.46 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Financial sector: Financial

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Financial sector: Financial Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E27.5xa premium valuation
Dividend yield349.00%
52-week range10.66 - 12.29

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-14 Markdown $10.82 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%.

2026-07-18 Markdown $10.82 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%.

2026-07-03 Markdown $10.82 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markdown $10.82 Entry 1

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $10.88 -0.5% · $995 -0.5%
2 months $11.28 -4.0% · $960 -4.0%
3 months $11.66 -7.1% $0.08 $935 -6.5%
6 months $11.48 -5.6% $0.22 $962 -3.8%
1 year $11.67 -7.2% $0.37 $960 -4.0%
2 years $10.98 -1.4% $0.70 $1,050 +5.0%
3 years $12.64 -14.4% $1.16 $948 -5.2%
5 years $16.68 -35.1% $1.58 $744 -25.6%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever TAIL does next, these words stay.

Cambria Tail Risk ETF · TAIL · Markdown · $10.82
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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