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Managed futures ETFs, against the S&P 500

24 managed futures funds. Follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises. Each is measured by how closely it moved with the S&P 500 over the last year and what it did in the weeks the index fell.

18 managed futures funds with a full year of weekly prices to Sep 18, 2026, highest Diversifier Score first. Source: weekly closes from Tiingo, ETFIQ calculation.
TickerFundIssuerStrategyCorrelationBetaDown-week capture, %Against T-bills, ptsDiversifier Score
CTASimplify Managed Futures Strategy ETFSimplifyManaged futures−0.26−0.47−78.5+10.195.3
KMLMKraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index KraneSharesManaged futures−0.24−0.22−60.3+16.193.7
FFUTFidelity Managed Futures ETFFidelityManaged futures−0.04−0.03−32.3+23.490.5
FMFFirst Trust Managed Futures Strategy FundFirst TrustManaged futures+0.18+0.12−16.2+11.781.8
IMFInvesco Managed Futures Strategy ETFInvescoManaged futures+0.22+0.12−22.7+19.481
DBMFiMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETFiMGPManaged futures+0.26+0.20−16.8+21.778.5
MFUTCambria Chesapeake Pure Trend ETFCambriaManaged futures+0.29+0.28−15.9+27.576.2
ISMFiShares Managed Futures Active ETFiSharesManaged futures+0.32+0.18−7.8+14.371.5
HFMFUnlimited HFMF Managed Futures ETFUnlimitedManaged futures+0.20+0.2412.7+5.069.1
ASMFVirtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures ETFVirtusManaged futures+0.34+0.247.5+12.965.5
AHLTAHL Trend ETFAmerican BeaconManaged futures+0.40+0.428.0+27.960.4
RSBTReturn Stacked Bonds & Managed Futures ETFReturn StackedManaged futures+0.39+0.349.2+14.460.3
BTRNGlobal X Bitcoin Trend Strategy ETFGlobal XManaged futures+0.21+0.3151.2−15.853.1
WTMFWisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy FundWisdomTreeManaged futures+0.54+0.3315.2+11.353.1
TFPNBlueprint Chesapeake Multi-Asset Trend ETFBlueprintManaged futures+0.46+0.4925.7+18.952.4
HOLDHarbor Alpha Layering ETFHarborManaged futures+0.57+0.6039.5+10.244
PRAEPlanRock Equity Plus Alternatives ETFPlanRockManaged futures+0.75+0.7866.7+14.730.9
RSSTReturn Stacked U.S. Stocks & Managed Futures EReturn StackedManaged futures+0.87+1.30106.4+32.313.9

Diversifier Score is the last column: where each fund sits among the 63 it can honestly be compared with, on the one question this category exists to answer. Ranked by it · How it is computed

Less than a year of prices

Correlation, beta and down-week capture need a year of weekly returns, so these funds are listed with what they have returned since they listed, against the S&P 500 over the same days.

6 managed futures funds younger than a year, as of Sep 18, 2026.
TickerFundIssuerStrategyListedTotal return sinceS&P 500 sinceDifference
CTAPSimplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures StrateSimplifyManaged futuresDec 9, 2025+25.3%+12.7%+12.6 pts
HXFMast HedgeIndex Managed Futures Strategy ETFMastManaged futuresSep 1, 2026+1.8%+0.2%+1.6 pts
JPFPJPMorgan Managed Futures Plus ETFJPMorganManaged futuresMay 28, 2026+3.7%+1.4%+2.2 pts
MATEMan Active Trend Enhanced ETFMan GroupManaged futuresDec 17, 2025+28.2%+14.7%+13.5 pts
RSITReturn Stacked International Stocks & Managed Return StackedManaged futuresMay 6, 2026+4.0%+4.3%−0.3 pts
SDMFSimplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETFSimplifyManaged futuresFeb 19, 2026+6.3%+12.2%−5.8 pts

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