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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DBMF vs IALT: how they differ

DBMF and IALT are both equity index funds.

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF.

DBMF and IALT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
IALT
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriMGPiShares
What it isiMGP DBi Managed Futures StrategySystematic Alternatives Active
Total return, 1 year+25.4%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+12.1%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.9 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.85%not published
Holdingsnot filed8

DBMF in plain words

DBMF is an index equity fund tracking the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

IALT in plain words

IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

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