ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for ALT
ALT is an active Commodity Pool. As such, ALT does not seek to replicate a specified benchmark.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Hedge Fund | 0.95% | 2009-10-06 | iShares | Commodity Pool | -0.14% |
* As of 05-21-2012
ALT Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | B+ | WDTI |
| Expenses | C | CSLS |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for ALT on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Hedge Fund ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
ALT Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for ALT, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in ALT's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for ALT
ALT is one of the more unique exchange-traded products out there, as it implements both long and short exposure through futures contracts in an attempt to generate alpha. As such, ALT will generally exhibit very low correlations to stocks and bonds, which can make it appealing as a diversification...
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