Hedge Fund ETFs

Hedge Fund ETFs allow investors to easily access popular trading and investing strategies employed by hedge funds. Some of these strategies include merger arbitrage, long/short, and managed futures.

Quick Category Facts

# of Funds

Total AUM ($,M)

$8,717.76

Average Expense Ratio

0.68%

Average 1YR Return

15.27%

Top Issuers by AUM

	AUM ($,B)	# Of Funds	Average ER %	Average 1YR Return
State Street	0.17	1	0.50%	39.21%
Invesco	0.24	1	0.40%	10.03%
First Trust	0.29	2	0.83%	23.15%
ProShares	0.05	1	0.75%	7.50%
WisdomTree	0.21	2	0.55%	22.00%
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.	0.53	1	0.60%	34.49%
Rafferty Asset Management	0.00	1	0.58%	17.78%
Deutsche Bank	4.14	1	0.36%	30.19%
New York Life	0.80	3	0.62%	3.35%
Toroso Investments	1.53	2	0.82%	6.57%
Aptus Capital Advisors	0.28	1	0.79%	21.47%
Rational Capital LLC	0.05	1	0.82%	27.32%
Cambria	0.06	1	0.96%	29.65%
Simplify Asset Management Inc.	0.12	2	0.50%	0.00%
WBI	0.03	1	0.67%	12.20%
Gadsden	0.12	1	0.77%	10.20%
Emles Advisors LLC	0.00	1	0.55%	0.00%
Litman Gregory Capital Partners LLC	0.06	1	0.85%	16.52%
Toews Corp.	0.01	1	0.99%	22.89%
Water Island Capital Partners LP	0.01	1	0.87%	4.16%

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As of 10/21/2021

Definitive List Of Hedge Fund ETFs

Definitive Historical Return Data For Hedge Fund ETFs

ETF Fund Flows

Definitive List Of Cheapest Hedge Fund ETFs

ESG Scores

Definitive List Of Highest Yielding Hedge Fund ETFs

Definitive List Of Hedge Fund ETF Holdings

Guide To Hedge Fund ETF Tax Rates

Technical Indicators For Every Hedge Fund ETF

Analyst Reports For Every Hedge Fund ETF

Analyst Ratings For Every Hedge Fund ETF

This is a list of all US-traded ETFs that are currently included in the Hedge Fund ETF Database Category by the ETF Database staff. Each ETF is placed in a single “best fit” ETF Database Category; if you want to browse ETFs with more flexible selection criteria, visit our screener. To see more information of the Hedge Fund ETFs, click on one of the tabs above.

* Assets in thousands of U.S. Dollars. Assets and Average Volume as of 2021-10-21 20:17:01 -0400

The following table displays sortable historical return data for all ETFs currently included in the Hedge Fund ETF Database Category. For information on dividends, expenses, or technical indicators, click on one of the tabs above.

The table below includes fund flow data for all U.S. listed Hedge Fund ETFs. Total fund flow is the capital inflow into an ETF minus the capital outflow from the ETF for a particular time period.

Fund Flows in millions of U.S. Dollars.

The following table displays sortable expense ratio and commission free trading information for all ETFs currently included in the Hedge Fund ETF Database Category.

The following table includes ESG Scores and other descriptive information for all Hedge Fund ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. Easily browse and evaluate ETFs by visiting our ESG Investing themes section and find ETFs that map to various environmental, social, governance and morality themes.

The following table includes sortable dividend information on all ETFs in the Hedge Fund ETF Database Category, including yield, dividend date, and beta.

The following table includes basic holdings information for each ETF in the Hedge Fund, including number of holdings and percentage of assets included in the top ten holdings. To see more detailed holdings information for any ETF, click the link in the right column.

The following table displays sortable tax data for all ETFs currently included in the Hedge Fund ETF Database Category. To see information on dividends, expenses, or technicals, click on one of the other tabs above.

The following table contains sortable technical indicators for all ETFs in the Hedge Fund ETF Database Category. For more detailed technical metrics on any of these ETFs, click the “View” link in the right column.

The following table contains links to detailed analysis for each ETF in the Hedge Fund. To see holdings, official fact sheets, or the ETF home page, click on the links below.

The following table includes ETF Database Ratings for all ETFs in the Hedge Fund. The ETF Database Ratings are transparent, quant-based scores designed to assess the relative merits of potential investments. ETFs are ranked on up to six metrics, as well as an Overall Rating. Certain metrics are available only to ETF Database Pro members; sign up for a free 14-day trial for complete access

Symbol	ETF Name	Total Assets*	YTD	Avg Volume	Previous Closing Price	1-Day Change	1 Week	4 Week	1 year	3 year	5 year	ETF Database Category	Inception	ER	Commission Free	Annual Dividend Rate	Dividend Date	Dividend	Annual Dividend Yield %	P/E Ratio	Beta	# of Holdings	% In Top 10	Complete	ST Cap Gain Rate	LT Cap Gain Rate	Tax Form	Lower Bollinger	Upper Bollinger	Support 1	Resistance 1	RSI	Advanced	Fact Sheet	ETF Holdings	Chart	ETF Home Page	Head-To-Head	Liquidity Rating	Expenses Rating	ESG Score	ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)	ESG Score Global Percentile (%)	Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)	SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)	Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
DBEF	Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF	$4,141,130.00	16.93%	447,352.0	$38.63	-0.39%	0.65%	-0.28%	30.19%	39.21%	64.97%	Hedge Fund	2011-06-09	0.36%	E*TRADE	$1.10	2021-06-25	$0.66	2.83%	20.28	0.73	847	13.64%	View	40%	20%	1099	$37.18	$38.95	$38.52	$38.69	55.29	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	B+	8.02	60.33%	86.47%	127.18	11.78%	6.89%
RPAR	RPAR Risk Parity ETF	$1,496,960.00	5.42%	144,500.0	$24.90	-0.12%	-0.35%	0.28%	13.13%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2019-12-13	0.51%	N/A	$0.26	2021-09-22	$0.08	1.06%	22.85	0.41	103	64.88%	View	40%	20%	1099	$24.04	$25.09	$24.84	$24.94	55.68	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.04	32.88%	42.22%	321.5	3.48%	2.30%
MNA	IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF	$729,409.00	-0.81%	74,424.0	$33.06	0.18%	0.39%	0.30%	-1.13%	6.46%	17.03%	Hedge Fund	2009-11-17	0.77%	Charles Schwab	$0.77	2020-12-30	$0.77	2.32%	23.61	0.17	72	47.04%	View	40%	20%	1099	$32.85	$33.04	$32.94	$33.14	52.68	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	B+	4.99	0.00%	26.74%	405.97	10.55%	5.88%
RYLD	Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF	$532,390.00	23.02%	388,514.0	$25.15	0.16%	-0.44%	1.06%	34.49%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2019-04-17	0.60%	N/A	$2.90	2021-10-18	$0.25	11.57%	28.02	0.99	3	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$24.65	$25.27	$25.08	$25.20	57.47	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	4.86	4.42%	25.04%	119.19	2.81%	5.67%
ADME	Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF	$284,265.00	15.21%	37,924.0	$41.47	0.48%	2.42%	1.84%	21.47%	30.28%	71.37%	Hedge Fund	2016-06-08	0.79%	N/A	$0.10	2021-09-14	$0.03	0.25%	0.00	0.72	77	31.69%	View	40%	20%	1099	$39.06	$41.42	$41.29	$41.56	60.79	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.32	52.24%	50.30%	104.06	5.09%	4.36%
PHDG	Invesco S&P 500® Downside Hedged ETF	$243,404.00	10.25%	74,485.0	$36.32	-0.06%	1.49%	0.78%	10.03%	34.41%	66.16%	Hedge Fund	2012-12-06	0.40%	N/A	$0.18	2021-09-20	$0.04	0.50%	26.44	0.32	507	54.82%	View	40%	20%	1099	$35.37	$36.40	$36.26	$36.39	55.16	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FVC	First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF	$222,798.00	20.86%	10,333.0	$37.53	1.08%	3.08%	2.54%	36.75%	46.56%	83.16%	Hedge Fund	2016-03-18	0.71%	N/A	$0.01	2021-09-23	$0.01	0.03%	23.70	0.95	6	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$34.64	$37.39	$37.26	$37.67	62.32	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	B+	6.94	0.00%	66.18%	96.73	3.08%	5.25%
RLY	SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF	$170,130.00	23.67%	27,739.0	$30.12	-1.08%	0.10%	5.19%	39.21%	27.22%	40.46%	Hedge Fund	2012-04-25	0.50%	Charles Schwab	$0.61	2021-09-21	$0.10	2.02%	21.72	0.75	11	99.89%	View	40%	20%	1099	$28.26	$30.64	$29.96	$30.27	61.81	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	A	6.79	80.70%	62.59%	679.8	9.88%	3.39%
WTMF	WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund	$139,719.00	11.80%	15,630.0	$36.19	-0.19%	0.01%	0.09%	16.96%	8.64%	3.48%	Hedge Fund	2011-01-05	0.65%	N/A	$5.39	2021-10-08	$5.21	14.88%	24.25	0.05	1	140.59%	View	40%	20%	1099	$35.43	$36.58	$35.99	$36.33	52.67	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GDMA	Gadsden Dynamic Multi-Asset ETF	$121,849.00	2.97%	5,680.0	$32.11	0.12%	1.23%	1.78%	10.20%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2018-11-14	0.77%	N/A	$0.22	2021-09-13	$0.09	0.68%	17.55	0.49	23	85.27%	View	40%	20%	1099	$31.08	$32.16	N/A	N/A	57.03	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.39	60.81%	52.25%	390.51	5.77%	2.86%
PFIX	Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF	$118,042.00	N/A	57,935.0	$41.70	-0.05%	4.15%	5.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2021-05-10	0.50%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	-2.51	3	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$39.60	$42.18	N/A	N/A	57.03	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PUTW	WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund	$69,105.90	18.37%	12,465.0	$33.78	0.15%	1.10%	1.97%	27.04%	22.57%	38.90%	Hedge Fund	2016-02-24	0.44%	N/A	$0.41	2020-12-21	$0.41	1.21%	0.00	0.70	4	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$32.28	$33.84	$33.74	$33.81	63.92	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	A-	6.1	49.59%	44.36%	0.0	0.00%	0.00%
FMF	First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund	$62,375.90	6.07%	4,262.0	$48.04	-0.60%	0.26%	1.56%	9.55%	0.01%	1.56%	Hedge Fund	2013-08-01	0.95%	N/A	$0.01	2020-12-24	$0.01	0.01%	0.00	0.12	1	77.38%	View	40%	20%	1099	$47.18	$48.30	$47.62	$48.65	54.40	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GMOM	Cambria Global Momentum ETF	$62,180.00	20.42%	5,495.0	$30.77	-1.03%	0.21%	3.68%	29.65%	28.98%	46.64%	Hedge Fund	2014-11-04	0.96%	Interactive Brokers	$0.62	2021-09-24	$0.25	2.00%	13.05	0.42	13	87.50%	View	40%	20%	1099	$29.05	$31.22	$30.68	$30.89	60.17	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	B-	5.96	13.00%	40.16%	398.76	4.67%	3.02%
DBMF	iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF	$59,245.40	12.37%	11,889.0	$28.72	0.35%	1.67%	2.61%	16.52%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2019-05-08	0.85%	N/A	$0.20	2020-12-29	$0.20	0.71%	24.50	0.09	26	84.24%	View	40%	20%	1099	$27.38	$28.72	$28.49	$28.87	60.02	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.1	50.00%	44.36%	0.0	0.00%	0.00%
CPI	IQ Real Return ETF	$55,198.20	0.98%	4,811.0	$27.57	0.33%	0.08%	0.20%	2.00%	4.04%	8.36%	Hedge Fund	2009-10-27	0.38%	N/A	$0.27	2020-12-30	$0.27	0.97%	23.47	0.19	15	94.04%	View	40%	20%	1099	$27.39	$27.57	N/A	N/A	54.23	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	A+	6.4	62.57%	52.66%	180.46	1.46%	0.69%
MRGR	Proshares Merger ETF	$53,360.50	6.46%	7,498.0	$41.33	0.44%	0.30%	1.17%	7.50%	16.38%	19.16%	Hedge Fund	2012-12-11	0.75%	N/A	$0.22	2021-09-22	$0.11	0.52%	18.45	0.10	35	32.61%	View	40%	20%	1099	$40.83	$41.30	$41.27	$41.39	60.68	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	A-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ROMO	Strategy Shares Newfound/ReSolve Robust Momentum ETF	$45,690.80	15.55%	3,473.0	$28.94	0.24%	1.58%	0.87%	27.32%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2019-11-01	0.82%	N/A	$0.24	2020-12-29	$0.24	0.84%	24.31	0.74	5	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$27.52	$29.10	N/A	N/A	57.91	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.16	44.14%	46.07%	136.07	6.08%	3.97%
RORO	ATAC US Rotation ETF	$35,247.60	10.64%	16,139.0	$24.45	0.70%	2.82%	2.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2020-11-17	1.13%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	1.37	5	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$22.49	$24.46	$24.35	$24.52	59.24	View	View	View	View	View	View	C	B+	6.1	36.94%	43.82%	2.5	0.00%	0.00%
WBIT	WBI Bull\|Bear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF	$29,302.60	6.44%	2,088.0	$20.97	0.38%	2.49%	2.13%	12.20%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2019-05-28	0.67%	N/A	$0.72	2021-09-27	$0.14	3.44%	59.99	0.52	4	100.01%	View	40%	20%	1099	$19.66	$20.95	$20.88	$21.01	62.31	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	4.52	3.23%	16.86%	475.93	4.23%	3.44%
QED	IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF	$19,189.00	2.52%	10,705.0	$24.00	0.08%	0.30%	-0.04%	9.19%	26.11%	38.50%	Hedge Fund	2015-03-24	0.70%	N/A	$1.05	2020-12-30	$1.05	4.37%	27.96	0.41	13	98.56%	View	40%	20%	1099	$23.67	$24.04	$24.00	$24.00	57.16	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	C	6.27	0.00%	49.14%	197.56	4.90%	3.44%
MRSK	Agility Shares Managed Risk ETF	$10,582.00	16.73%	2,888.0	$32.64	0.06%	1.64%	0.93%	22.89%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2020-06-25	0.99%	N/A	$1.20	2020-12-15	$1.20	3.67%	26.46	0.46	4	99.99%	View	40%	20%	1099	$30.86	$32.83	N/A	N/A	59.10	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARB	AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF	$7,858.69	2.49%	1,656.0	$25.97	0.35%	0.08%	0.66%	4.16%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2020-05-07	0.87%	N/A	$0.73	2020-12-17	$0.73	2.80%	29.14	0.10	74	32.35%	View	40%	20%	1099	$25.74	$26.00	$25.97	$25.98	60.60	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DYHG	Direxion Dynamic Hedge ETF	$4,412.83	13.12%	812.0	$59.00	0.31%	1.56%	1.58%	17.78%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2020-06-11	0.58%	N/A	$0.47	2021-06-22	$0.20	0.79%	26.50	1.32	3	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$56.82	$59.00	$59.00	$59.00	59.31	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.14	38.55%	45.53%	136.08	5.64%	3.69%
DEFN	Emles Protective Allocation ETF	$3,914.31	-1.41%	2,653.0	$24.42	0.04%	0.40%	-0.11%	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2020-11-24	0.55%	N/A	$0.32	2021-09-21	$0.15	1.29%	27.15	0.58	54	27.55%	View	40%	20%	1099	$23.97	$24.50	$24.42	$24.42	51.42	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	7.24	78.95%	72.91%	38.84	6.53%	3.53%
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