# HCM Defender 500 Index ETF

HCM Defender 500 Index ETF is a ETF series of NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III (series S000066142). Net assets $521.9M as of 2026-03-31. Index fund.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000066142
- Registrant: NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III
- LEI: 549300EDDAIZBPZQ5F37
- Net assets: $521.9M
- Total assets: $522.3M
- As of: 2026-03-31
- Type: ETF, Index

## Advisers

- [Howard Capital Management, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/118070)

## Top holdings (200 reported)

_Showing 15 of 200 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BBH SWEEP VEHICLE | — | $310.6M | 5951.65% |
| [NVIDIA Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/67066G104) | — | $17.0M | 325.83% |
| [Apple Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/037833100) | — | $15.3M | 292.54% |
| [Microsoft Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/594918104) | — | $11.3M | 216.37% |
| [Amazon.com, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/023135106) | — | $8.3M | 159.67% |
| [Alphabet Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/02079K305) | — | $6.2M | 119.05% |
| [Alphabet Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/02079K107) | — | $6.2M | 118.66% |
| [Broadcom Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/11135F101) | — | $5.9M | 112.97% |
| [Meta Platforms Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/30303M102) | — | $5.3M | 101.72% |
| [Tesla Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/88160R101) | — | $5.2M | 99.27% |
| [Eli Lilly & Co.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/532457108) | — | $4.1M | 78.87% |
| [JPMorgan Chase & Co.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/46625H100) | — | $3.6M | 68.27% |
| [Exxon Mobil Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/30231G102) | — | $3.0M | 56.57% |
| [Berkshire Hathaway Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/084670702) | — | $2.9M | 56.38% |
| [Visa Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/92826C839) | — | $2.4M | 46.69% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | $521.9M |
| 2025-12-31 | $579.6M |
| 2025-09-30 | $561.7M |
| 2025-06-30 | $489.7M |
| 2025-03-31 | $423.1M |
| 2024-12-31 | $444.9M |
| 2024-09-30 | $418.7M |
| 2024-06-30 | $397.9M |

## More

- [Registrant: NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1537140)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000066142.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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Source: public SEC filing data via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com).
Agents: this data is also queryable via MCP tools and read-only SQL — see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.