Best Alternative Strategies ETFs
All 29 funds in this category, ranked by Grade.
| Out of 100, scored against the other funds in this category. A is 70 and up, B 55, C 40, D 25. | Shares traded a day, averaged over the last 30 days. | Average return a year over the last three years. | The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed, over up to five years. | ||||||
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| FLSPFranklin Systematic Style Premia ETF | Franklin Systematic Style Premia ETFFranklin Templeton | FLSP Franklin Systematic Style Premia ETFA | 77 | 0.65% | $1.1B | 161K | +11.5% | +10.7% | −9.5% |
| HBDCHilton BDC Corporate Bond ETF | Hilton BDC Corporate Bond ETFHilton | HBDC Hilton BDC Corporate Bond ETFA | 76 | 0.39% | $90M | 7.84K | +2.0% | —No data | −3.0% |
| QAINYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF | NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETFNY Life Investments | QAI NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETFA | 76 | 0.81% | $999M | 56.1K | +6.4% | +8.9% | −14.1% |
| QALTSEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF | SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETFSEI | QALT SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETFA | 74 | 0.80% | $195M | 17.7K | +6.6% | —No data | −4.9% |
| IALTiShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETFiShares | IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETFB | 69 | 0.99% | $7.87B | 1.97M | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| RNMNRiverNorth Market Neutral ETF | RiverNorth Market Neutral ETFTrueShares | RNMN RiverNorth Market Neutral ETFB | 68 | 0.59% | $7M | 1.03K | +1.1% | +5.8% | −4.4% |
| FARXFrontier Asset Absolute Return ETF | Frontier Asset Absolute Return ETFFrontier Asset | FARX Frontier Asset Absolute Return ETFB | 64 | 0.95% | $15M | 2.59K | +14.0% | —No data | −5.8% |
| HDGProShares Hedge Replication ETF | ProShares Hedge Replication ETFProShares | HDG ProShares Hedge Replication ETFB | 62 | 0.95% | $22M | 800 | +6.0% | +7.6% | −15.3% |
| LALTFirst Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF | First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETFFirst Trust | LALT First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETFB | 59 | 1.18% | $442M | 196K | +12.9% | +10.8% | −7.0% |
| FTLSFirst Trust Long/Short Equity ETF | First Trust Long/Short Equity ETFFirst Trust | FTLS First Trust Long/Short Equity ETFB | 58 | 1.38% | $2.63B | 146K | +8.6% | +14.4% | −11.7% |
| CLSEConvergence Long/Short Equity ETF | Convergence Long/Short Equity ETFConvergence | CLSE Convergence Long/Short Equity ETFB | 57 | 1.52% | $1B | 391K | +23.5% | +27.7% | −16.4% |
| HFEQUnlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short ETF | Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short ETFUnlimited | HFEQ Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short ETFB | 56 | 0.96% | $12M | 9.35K | +6.7% | —No data | —No data |
| EDGH3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF | 3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF3 Edge | EDGH 3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETFB | 55 | 1.01% | $179M | 50.1K | +14.6% | —No data | −12.5% |
| ASGMVirtus AlphaSimplex Global Macro ETF | Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Macro ETFVirtus | ASGM Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Macro ETFC | 54 | 0.86% | $11M | 1.23K | +23.3% | —No data | −7.4% |
| EVNTAltShares Event-Driven ETF | AltShares Event-Driven ETFAltshares | EVNT AltShares Event-Driven ETFC | 50 | 1.27% | $13M | 3.02K | +9.7% | +11.1% | −13.9% |
| HFNDUnlimited HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETF | Unlimited HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETFUnlimited | HFND Unlimited HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETFC | 50 | 1.07% | $37M | 8.51K | +2.6% | +9.3% | −13.3% |
| HFGMUnlimited HFGM Global Macro ETF | Unlimited HFGM Global Macro ETFUnlimited | HFGM Unlimited HFGM Global Macro ETFC | 47 | 1.01% | $153M | 39.8K | +1.7% | —No data | −15.1% |
| MKTNFederated Hermes MDT Market Neutral ETF | Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral ETFFederated Hermes | MKTN Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral ETFC | 46 | 1.94% | $160M | 37.6K | +13.3% | —No data | −4.1% |
| BPROBitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETF | Bitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETFBitwise | BPRO Bitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETFC | 45 | 0.96% | $86M | 11.4K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| LBAYLeatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETF | Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETFLeatherback | LBAY Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETFC | 44 | 1.20% | $18M | 1.74K | +20.3% | +7.1% | −16.0% |
| CBLSClough Hedged Equity ETF | Clough Hedged Equity ETFChangebridge | CBLS Clough Hedged Equity ETFD | 36 | 1.89% | $52M | 2.76K | +6.9% | +17.7% | −31.2% |
| FFLSThe Future Fund Long/Short ETF | The Future Fund Long/Short ETFFuture Fund | FFLS The Future Fund Long/Short ETFD | 34 | 2.05% | $45M | 5.96K | −2.3% | +11.3% | −11.1% |
| LSEQHarbor Long-Short Equity ETF (LSEQ) | Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF (LSEQ)Harbor | LSEQ Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF (LSEQ)D | 34 | 2.28% | $17M | 1.69K | +23.6% | —No data | −10.9% |
| QISSimplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF | Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETFSimplify | QIS Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETFD | 34 | 1.13% | $51M | 9.23K | −38.3% | −20.9% | −63.5% |
| SHRTGotham Short Strategies ETF | Gotham Short Strategies ETFGotham | SHRT Gotham Short Strategies ETFD | 33 | 1.35% | $13M | 9.75K | −4.4% | —No data | −27.8% |
| ORRMilitia Long/Short Equity ETF | Militia Long/Short Equity ETFMilitia | ORR Militia Long/Short Equity ETFD | 29 | 10.91% | $349M | 59.7K | +22.2% | —No data | −9.9% |
| EHLSEven Herd Long Short ETF | Even Herd Long Short ETFEven Herd | EHLS Even Herd Long Short ETFD | 26 | 3.35% | $56M | 3.2K | +1.7% | —No data | −18.9% |
| HDGEAdvisorShares Active Bear ETF | AdvisorShares Active Bear ETFAdvisorShares | HDGE AdvisorShares Active Bear ETFF | 23 | 3.41% | $43M | 82.1K | −8.9% | −11.1% | −46.6% |
Not graded
Funds in this category with no published Grade, and why.
| Ticker | Fund name | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| HYINWisdomTree Private Credit & Alternative Income Fund | WisdomTree Private Credit & Alternative Income FundWisdomTree | HYIN WisdomTree Private Credit & Alternative Income FundUnder classification review |
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