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Chesapeake Trend-Following Fixed Income ETF

TFFINYSE ArcaF

$21.02−0.05 (−0.25%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 21.07 to 21.02. Range 20.14 to 21.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.2020.4020.6020.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.00%
Fund size
$41M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
37
Avg volume · 30D
11.3K sh
52W range
low $19.00high $22.15
Launched

The ETF.net TFFI Grade

Based on 4 of 6 pillars

F

Score 18 out of 100

Rank
15 of 16
Six-pillar profile for TFFI. Scores out of 100: Cost 7, Risk 7, Mission not scored, Tradability 51, Holdings not scored, Durability 28. Strongest: Tradability (51). Weakest: Risk (7). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 18 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.
    F7 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 16
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F7 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 15
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 16
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 16

Our read on TFFI

ETF.net Research

In short

FTrend-following usually means chasing every market at once. TFFI aims the same playbook at global fixed income, wrapped as a commodity pool, with a prospectus that puts capital preservation ahead of growth.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to preserve capital and generate long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Narrow by design: a trend system pointed at global fixed income instead of the usual grab bag of commodities, currencies and stock index futures.
  • The stated objective leads with preserving capital, then long-term appreciation. That ordering is unusual in a corner of the market built on chasing big moves.
  • Cohort leaders DBMF and CTA trade the whole futures board. TFFI's bonds-and-rates lane makes it a different exposure rather than another copy of the same trade.

Worth knowing

  • At 1.01% a year it costs more than the managed futures cohort median of 0.95%, and more than DBMF at 0.85% or CTA at 0.75%.
  • A 2026 launch that is still small and lightly traded: live history is thin, spreads can be wide, and it sits behind the cohort's established names for now.
  • Filed as a commodity pool rather than a standard 1940 Act fund, a wrapper with its own reporting and tax rules. The prospectus spells them out.

TFFI Performance

Launched Feb 23, 2026

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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TFFI$10,390
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. TFFI $10,390. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$10,250$10,500$10,750Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for TFFI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTFFI
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month−3.4%
3 months+3.9%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for TFFI
YearReturn barTFFI
2026 YTD+5.0%

History from Feb 24, 2026

TFFI in the news

TFFI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

Listed Feb 2026. No distributions yet.

TFFI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.19
vs its asset-class index
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.

TFFI Cost

Overpaying vs JPFP, cheapest in Managed Futures

$7,053

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • TFFI 1.00%

    $18,688

  • JPFP 0.59% Cheapest

    $11,635

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TFFI 1.00%
  • JPFP 0.59%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530TFFI $18,688JPFP $11,635

Year by year

YearTFFIJPFPOverpaying
10$1,763$1,058$705
20$6,625$4,051$2,574
30$18,688$11,635$7,053

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