(December 15, 2025) Gaithersburg, MD – The American Conservative Values ETF (NYSE: ACVF), a leading conservative-principles investment fund with over $135MM in AUM, announced a portfolio rebalance on December 5, 2025, following its regular risk management and review process.
ACVF has ended its boycotts of Tesla (TSLA) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY) by repurchasing shares and adding both companies back into the portfolio. Earlier this year, ACVF boycotted TSLA due to Elon Musk’s increasing political activity which the fund’s management team believed was harming the stock and its investors. This position was detailed in the thought leadership op-ed titled When Politics Drives the Car Off the Road: Tesla’s Crashes with a Conservative Investor.
“We are pleased that this concern rapidly corrected itself,” said ACVF co-founder William Flaig. “Mr. Musk stepped back from politics and TSLA rebounded. While it proved our point about the risk to shareholders of politically driven behavior, it was a pyrrhic victory because we missed the stocks rebound.”
ACVF also removed its boycott of Paramount after significant ownership and leadership changes, particularly at CBS News. “As we noted in our Daily Caller op-ed, we are willing to give the company the benefit of the doubt and reinvest,” said ACVF co-founder Tom Carter. “Although many companies appear to be shifting away from leftist ideology, true change requires new leadership at the highest levels. Paramount has taken those steps.”
ACVF’s methodology excludes companies it views as engaging in ideological activism including Big Tech censorship, DEI-driven priorities, media propaganda, CEO political crusades, and actions undermining religious liberty, Second Amendment rights, or the sanctity of life.
“Conservative investors increasingly ask why they should fund companies working against their values, ACVF offers a real alternative with professional management aligned with their principles.” said ACVF co-founder William Flaig
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SOURCE: American Conservative Values ETF
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