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ETF ARCHITECT

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ETF ARCHITECT
ALPHA ARCHITECT
EMPOWERED FUNDS, LLC
EMPOWERED FUNDS
EA ADVISERS
ALPHA ARCHITECT FUNDS, LLC

Adviser Profile

As of Date	03/18/2026
ADV Location	NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA, United States
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm - An investment adviser (or subadviser) to an investment company - Related adviser
Number of Employees	44 132%
of those in investment advisory functions	6 -14%
Registration	SEC, Approved, 06/06/2014

AUM^*	29,735,322,901 225%
of that, discretionary	28,736,228,031 240%
Private Fund GAV^*	0
Avg Account Size	133,942,896 220%
% High Net Worth	39.64% -14%
SMA’s	No
Private Funds	0
Contact Info	1.2 xxxxxxx
Websites

Client Types

- Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
- High net worth individuals
- Investment companies
- Corporations or other businesses not listed above

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for businesses

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Reported AUM

2B 2B 2B 1B 931M 621M 310M

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Discretionary

Non-discretionary

Private Funds

No private funds

Employees

Top Holdings

Stock Ticker	Stock Name	$ Position	% Position	$ Change	# Change
Stck Ticker67066G104	Stock NameNVIDIA CORPORATION	$ Position$118,824,186	% Position2.00%	$ Change1.00%	# Change1.00%
Stck Ticker46435G326	Stock NameISHARES TR	$ Position$104,039,447	% Position2.00%	$ Change	# Change
Stck Ticker67066G104	Stock NameNVIDIA CORPORATION	$ Position$35,558,463	% Position1.00%	$ Change228.00%	# Change228.00%
Stck Ticker67066G104	Stock NameNVIDIA CORPORATION	$ Position$68,203,050	% Position1.00%	$ Change86.00%	# Change86.00%
Stck Ticker46429B747	Stock NameISHARES TR	$ Position$30,735,021	% Position1.00%	$ Change9.00%	# Change10.00%
Stck Ticker02079K305	Stock NameALPHABET INC	$ Position$29,540,314	% Position1.00%	$ Change494.00%	# Change362.00%
Stck Ticker02079K107	Stock NameALPHABET INC	$ Position$29,887,881	% Position1.00%	$ Change25.00%	# Change-3.00%
Stck Ticker02079K107	Stock NameALPHABET INC	$ Position$36,296,932	% Position1.00%	$ Change113.00%	# Change65.00%
Stck Ticker02079K305	Stock NameALPHABET INC	$ Position$37,137,763	% Position1.00%	$ Change25.00%	# Change-3.00%
Stck Ticker11135F101	Stock NameBROADCOM INC	$ Position$31,291,247	% Position1.00%	$ Change144.00%	# Change133.00%

Brochure Summary

Overview

Firm Description Empowered Funds, LLC dba ETF Architect dba EA Advisors (“Empowered Funds” or “ETF Architect”) is an investment adviser and Pennsylvania limited liability company with its principal place of business in Havertown, Pennsylvania. The Adviser was formed in 2013 and commenced operations as an SEC registered investment adviser in 2014. Empowered Funds is wholly owned by Alpha Architect, LLC. Empirical Finance, LLC (“Empirical”) is the sole member and principal owner of Alpha Architect. Wesley R. Gray Ph.D. is the principal owner and founder of Alpha Architect through its controlling affiliate, Empirical and owns the majority of Empirical. As used in this brochure, the words “Firm,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Empowered Funds and the words “you,” “your,” and “client” refer to you as either a current or prospective client of Empowered Funds. Types of Advisory Services SUB-ADVISORY SERVICES ETF Architect provides sub-advisory and non-discretionary trading implementation to other investment advisor firms (each an “Advisor” and collectively the “Advisors”), including to an affiliated Advisor, Alpha Architect for use with Advisors’ clients (each a “Sub-advisory Client”). Under these sub-advisory agreements, Advisors are responsible for working with their Sub- advisory Clients to select the appropriate investments. ETF Architect manages the Sub-advisory Clients’ designated

assets based on the instructions of the Advisors. CONSULTING SERVICES Empowered Funds provides general consulting services focused in the following areas:
• Index creation and data licensing
• ETF Platform Servicing and the EA Series ETF Trust (the “Trust”) Empowered Funds serves as the adviser to ETFs on the Trust. This arrangement is a white-label platform whereby third-party fund sponsors can partner with Empowered Funds and sponsor an ETF on the Trust (“Platform Service Agreements”). Consulting services are provided to other investment advisory firms, high-net-worth individuals, wealth management companies, financial advisers, and registered investment companies. ETFS ETF Architect serves as the investment adviser to affiliated funds of the EA Series Trust. This Brochure has been prepared due to ETF Architect’s provision of other investment advisory services. Information pertaining to the affiliated funds of the EA Series Trust is described in more detail in the prospectuses for each fund. Additional information is available at https://etfarchitect.com/funds/. Wrap Fee Programs ETF Architect does not participate in any Wrap Fee Programs. Assets Under Management As of March 14, 2024, ETF Architect managed the following asset amounts: Discretionary Assets: $8,450,338,516 Non-Discretionary Assets: $711,692,830 Total Assets $9,162,031,346