AHLT AHL Trend ETF

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−2.0% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AHLT returned 19.3%. When the S&P 500 fell, it fell 82% as much.

Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as risesAmerican Beacon ↗Expense ratio 0.96%Fund assets $131m net assets, latest filing (Jul 31, 2026)First traded Aug 31, 2023Benchmark VOOSEC filings ↗Every American Beacon fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts strategy, systematic trend, states no objective ETFIQ can measure.

AHLT risk and return scorecard

vs VOO, its stated benchmark (secondary) · Sep 2023 to Oct 2026 · 164 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

3.1 years
AHLT +23.1%, VOO +77.0%, Sep 2023 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

Secondary: VOO tracks the S&P 500 Index TR, named in its shareholder report. Its own benchmark is its holdings, which have no weekly prices.

Return
MeasureAHLTVOOEdge
Total return+23.1%+77.0%VOO
Annualized+6.8%+19.8%VOO
Price return+16.7%+69.7%VOO
Risk
MeasureAHLTVOOEdge
Volatility15.3%14.1%VOO (slight)
Max drawdown−18.6%−16.7%VOO
Upside capture24.2%100.0%VOO
Downside capture38.1%100.0%AHLT
Risk-adjusted
MeasureAHLTVOOEdge
Sharpe ratio0.211.04VOO
Sortino ratio0.281.61VOO
Alpha vs VOO
MeasureAHLTVOOEdge
Alpha, a year−1.3%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.15
Beta to VOO0.311.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Jul 31, 2026
12 months to Jul 31, 2026
+$68.6m
3 years to Jul 31, 2026
+$123m
Since Aug 2023
+$123m

What you earned

AHLT −8.2%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT−8.2%
AHLT +2.3%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT+2.3%
AHLT +0.3%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT+0.3%
AHLT +10.3%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT+10.3%
AHLT +19.3%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT+19.3%
AHLT +22.1%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT+22.1%
AHLT +22.2%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
AHLT+22.2%

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

+0.47
Correlation with the S&P 500
+0.58
Beta to the S&P 500
81.7%
Down-week capture
+14.7 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
1.8%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.4473
Last payment, ex-date Dec 22, 2025
Sector mix
Cost against like funds

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Price, 1 year

$29.06−2.0%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +19.3%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

AHLT returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−8.2%−1.0%
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026+2.3%−0.1%
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026+0.3%+5.0%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+10.3%+13.3%
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+19.3%+14.8%
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+22.1%+82.9%
Since launch Aug 31, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+22.2%+77.2%
Since launch, annualised Aug 31, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+6.5%–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Fell 82% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 82% as much as the S&P 500AHLT in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, AHLT −0.88%.SPY−1.07%AHLT−0.88%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 82% as much as the S&P 500AHLT in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, AHLT −0.88%.SPY−1.07%AHLT−0.88%Average week when SPY fell

AHLT in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, AHLT −0.88%.

41.2
IQ Alternatives ScoreETFIQ Stock Diversification Score11th of 17 · Nov 4, 2026
2.9 · lowest of 17 systematic trend alternatives ETFs with a full year94.2 · highest

How much it diversifies a stock portfolio, ranked against 17 systematic trend alternatives ETFs with a full year. 100 is best. How it is computed

AHLT’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.47 with the S&P 500, and in the weeks the index fell its down-week capture was 81.7%. Over the same 52 weeks it finished 14.7 points ahead of T-bills.

correlation with the S&P 500+0.47 · 50th pct
down-week capture against the S&P 50081.7% · 32nd pct

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jul 31, 2026

AHLT: in the month to Jul 31, 2026, nothing net moved, by its SEC filing.

12 months
+$68.6m
141.3% of $48.6m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$123m
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Aug 2023
+$123m
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions AHLT files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jul 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for AHLT, back to Aug 2023, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare AHLT with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Jul 2026

AHLT, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jul 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from AHLT’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 21 and went out in 13.

Every bar is from AHLT’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 21 and went out in 13.

MonthInOutNet
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$733k−$7.4m−$6.6m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$88.3m$0+$88.3m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.4m$0+$1.4m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.9m−$2.9m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.4m−$1.5m−$42k
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.6m−$3.6m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.2m−$3.2m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$627k$0+$627k
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.3m−$3.8m−$2.5m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.8m−$1.8m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.1m−$1.1m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.3m−$567k+$1.7m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$551k−$551k
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m$0+$1.1m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.2m$0+$2.2m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.2m$0+$1.2m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.5m$0+$5.5m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.2m−$1.2m+$2k
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$564k$0+$564k
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$572k−$577k−$5k
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$568k−$568k
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m$0+$1.7m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.8m$0+$1.8m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.2m$0+$1.2m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.9m$0+$1.9m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$627k−$627k
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.2m−$1.2m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m$0+$1.1m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$557k$0+$557k
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.2m$0+$2.2m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.2m$0+$1.2m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.7m$0+$4.7m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.9m$0+$3.9m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.0m$0+$25.0m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

AHLT key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$31.77 on Oct 12, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$24.66 on Nov 18, 2025
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$29.06, 62% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Apr 15, 2026
Trading · AHLTas of Apr 15, 2026
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Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
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AHLT for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
AHLT interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

AHLT is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

Correlation with the S&P 500
CTA −0.14KMLM −0.12FFUT +0.09FMF +0.16HFMF +0.18DBMF +0.26IMF +0.38ASMF +0.40ISMF +0.48RSBT +0.52MFUT +0.54WTMF +0.62HOLD +0.66TFPN +0.75PRAE +0.79RSST +0.85AHLT +0.47AHLT +0.47−0.14+0.85
−0.14 to +0.85 across 17 · Its percentile 50 · Weight 50%

50% of the 17 sit at or above AHLT on this measure.

Down-week capture against the S&P 500
KMLM −16.3%CTA 5.3%FMF 9.9%IMF 13.0%FFUT 13.6%DBMF 32.9%WTMF 34.4%ISMF 35.9%ASMF 45.9%HFMF 56.2%RSBT 74.4%MFUT 89.9%PRAE 120.0%HOLD 120.5%TFPN 123.6%RSST 164.8%AHLT 81.7%AHLT 81.7%−16.3%164.8%
−16.3% to 164.8% across 17 · Its percentile 32.4 · Weight 50%

32.4% of the 17 sit at or above AHLT on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 17 systematic trend alternatives ETFs with a full year. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower.

One year of weekly moves against the S&P 500, within one strategy; it ignores what the fund returned. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

What the score is computed from
AHLT: What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
correlation with the S&P 500+0.475050%
down-week capture against the S&P 50081.7%32.450%

About AHLT

IssuerAmerican Beacon
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Managed futures
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, May 28, 2026)0.96%Report
Net assets (SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026)$131mReport
Stated benchmark (secondary)S&P 500 Index TR (from its shareholder report), priced by VOO
AHLT, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 (secondary)+19.3%
VOO, the same days (secondary)+14.8%
Against its stated benchmark, 1 year (secondary)+4.5 pts
Daily R-squared against VOO, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 (secondary)0.13
Weeks measured52, from Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026
Weeks the S&P 500 fell26
The S&P 500 in those weeks, on average−1.07%
AHLT in those weeks, on average−0.88%
AHLT total return over those weeks+18.3%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
When stocks fellS&P 500 −4.9% in March 2026; AHLT −4.1%
Weekly correlation with the S&P 500+0.47, 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026
First tradedAug 31, 2023
Days traded798
Quotedon an exchange, every trading day
How we measure
Weekly closes from Tiingo with distributions reinvested, 52 weeks to the same date for the fund, SPY and BIL. ETFIQ calculation. Method
IQ Investment Committee on AHLT

12 seats on AHLT, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Mixed, 2 Challenges, 8 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
Put AHLT to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about AHLT

Does AHLT move with the S&P 500?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AHLT’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.47 with the S&P 500’s, on a scale where 1 moves in step, 0 shows no pattern and −1 moves opposite. Its beta was +0.58, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.58% the same way.
What did AHLT do when stocks fell?
The S&P 500 fell in 26 of the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, by 1.07% on average. In those weeks AHLT fell 0.88% on average, a down-week capture of 81.7%.
Did AHLT earn more than cash?
Over the same 52 weeks AHLT returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. AHLT finished 14.7 percentage points ahead of it.
What does AHLT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.96% a year.
Why is AHLT listed as managed futures?
ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and AHLT’s, filed May 28, 2026, describes a managed futures fund.
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Correlation
How closely the fund’s weekly returns moved with the S&P 500’s over the last year, from −1 to 1. At 1 the two rise and fall together, at 0 there is no pattern, and below 0 the fund tended to move the other way.
Beta
How far the fund moved, on average, for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the same weeks. At 0.3 it moved about 0.3% the same way; below 0 it moved the other way.
Down week
A week in which the S&P 500 fell, measured through SPY with dividends reinvested. A week that ended exactly level is not a down week.
Down-week capture
The fund’s average return in the S&P 500’s down weeks as a share of the index’s own average in those weeks. At 100% it fell as much, at 50% half as much, and below zero it rose. It is weekly and covers one year, so it is not the same number as Morningstar’s downside capture.
Against T-bills
The fund’s total return minus a short Treasury bill fund’s (BIL) over the same year, in percentage points. A fund can steady a portfolio and still earn less than cash.
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