
Hedgeye Fourth Turning ETF
$26.750.00 (+0.01%)
- 0.70%
- $80M
- 0M sh
- $26.75
- low $24.92high $28.84
The ETF.net HEFT Grade
Score 56 out of 100
- 20 of 46
Score 56 of 100 falls in the B 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.B67 out of 100Rank 16 of 46Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B61 out of 100Rank 16 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D33 out of 100Rank 39 of 46Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 18 of 46Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C49 out of 100Rank 22 of 43Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 27 of 46
Our read on HEFT
BA research shop's macro call in ETF form. HEFT runs an active long/short book guided by Fourth Turning generational theory: long what it reads as demographic tailwinds, short what it expects to fade.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It uses an actively managed long/short strategy informed by Fourth Turning generational theory, varying exposure across U.S. equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and up to 20% international securities.
Why people hold it
- 0.70% a year, below the median for tactical multi-asset funds, and that buys an active long/short mandate rather than a rules file on autopilot.
- The short sleeve is the point. Managers can position against areas they expect to weaken instead of only choosing which longs to own.
- One legible thesis drives both sides of the book, so the fund's calls can be judged against the framework it publishes rather than a black box.
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2025. There is not yet a long record showing how the generational-cycle framework behaves across different market regimes.
- Shorting cuts both ways: borrow costs are ongoing, and a short position's losses are not bounded the way a long position's are.
- Small and lightly traded, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than in the category's household names. The mandate targets capital appreciation, not income.
HEFT Holdings
- Stocks
- 34
- 86%
- VTI
Geography
- United States97.26%
- Canada1.49%
- United Kingdom1.24%
HEFT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | HEFT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.8% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | HEFT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.8% | |
| 2025 | +1.0% |
HEFT in the news
HEFT Dividends
- $0.005 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
HEFT Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.16
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
HEFT Cost
- The middle half of Tactical Allocation funds
- Median 0.91%
15 of the 46 Tactical Allocation funds charge less.
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