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Adaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF
The ETF.net AMAX Grade
F
Score 24 out of 100
- 15 of 15
Score 24 of 100 falls in the F band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F0 out of 100Rank 15 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C41 out of 100Rank 10 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F21 out of 100Rank 14 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D39 out of 100Rank 11 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F23 out of 100Rank 13 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 10 of 15
Our read on AMAX
In short
FMost multi-asset income funds follow a fixed recipe. This one is actively managed, spreads across stocks, bonds and alternatives via other funds, hedges on the manager's call, and pays monthly.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
AMAX Holdings
- Other
- 13
- 100%
- Cash
Sectors
- Technology59.0%
- Materials12.0%
- Communication6.2%
- Financials5.6%
- Health Care4.5%
- Consumer Discretionary4.5%
- Industrials3.7%
- Consumer Staples1.8%
- Energy1.3%
- Utilities0.8%
- Real Estate0.7%
Geography
- United States94.75%
- Canada3.30%
- Australia0.54%
- Ireland0.38%
- South Africa0.29%
- United Kingdom0.21%
- Mexico0.14%
- Switzerland0.09%
- 0.32%
AMAX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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AMAX$9,982
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AMAX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.2% |
| 1 month | −1.0% |
| 3 months | +0.6% |
| 1 year | −0.2% |
| 3 years | +10.3% |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AMAX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.2% | |
| 2025 | +11.3% | |
| 2024 | +9.7% | |
| 2023 | +6.7% | |
| 2022 | −12.5% | |
| 2021 | −0.2% |
AMAX in the news
AMAX Dividends
- 12.53%
- $0.91
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
AMAX Risk
- 8.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −16.2%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.89
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
AMAX Cost
Overpaying vs DINE, cheapest in Multi-Asset Income
$21,270
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
AMAX 1.37%
$24,407
DINE 0.15% Cheapest
$3,137
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | AMAX | DINE | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $2,378 | $274 | $2,104 |
| 20 | $8,792 | $1,071 | $7,721 |
| 30 | $24,407 | $3,137 | $21,270 |
You pay 1.37%Waived by Adaptive ETFs 0.34%
Full fee 1.71% waiver 0.34% you pay 1.37%
Other funds in Multi-Asset Income
- CFTHBFIS Faith Income ETFExpense ratio 0.66%1 year return
- CFTBIFirst Trust Balanced Income ETFExpense ratio 0.98%1 year return +7.5%
- CDINESimplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return
- DHIPSGraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETFExpense ratio 1.09%1 year return +2.2%
- DYFYAYields for You Income Strategy A ETFExpense ratio 1.25%1 year return +2.8%
