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CBLS Clough Hedged Equity ETF

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$28.13
−3.2% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CBLS returned 1.2%. When the S&P 500 fell, it fell 1.5 times as much.

What drove CBLS’s returns?Is a 1.89% fee low for a fund like CBLS?What do CBLS’s net flows of +$13.6m over the since Nov 2024 mean?
Long-short equity fund: owns stocks and sells others short, so part of its exposure to the stock market cancels outClough ↗Expense ratio 1.89%Fund assets $56m net assets, latest filing (Jul 31, 2026)First traded Nov 13, 2020SEC filings ↗Every Clough fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts strategy, long-short equity, states no objective ETFIQ can measure.

Compare with…Trading costsPut to the committeeaskIQ about CBLSAdd to portfolioFlowsAlerts

CBLS risk and return scorecard

vs its benchmark

Not measured: no ETF prices its benchmark (none named).

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
+$9.1m
Since Nov 2024
+$13.6m
askIQ: what do these flows mean? ↗

What you earned

CBLS −12.7%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS−12.7%
CBLS −7.3%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS−7.3%
CBLS −13.2%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS−13.2%
CBLS +2.3%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS+2.3%
CBLS +1.2%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS+1.2%
CBLS +50.4%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS+50.4%
CBLS +6.8%: total return over five years to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS+6.8%
CBLS +40.8%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
CBLS+40.8%
askIQ: what drove CBLS’s returns? ↗

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

+0.59
Correlation with the S&P 500
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+0.97
Beta to the S&P 500
Report
150.0%
Down-week capture
Report
−2.5 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
Report
0.9%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
Report
$0.247
Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 30, 2025
Report
Sector mix
Cost against like funds
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Price, 1 year

$28.13−3.2%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +1.2%. 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

CBLS returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−12.7%−1.0%
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−7.3%−0.1%
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026−13.2%+5.0%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+2.3%+13.3%
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+1.2%+14.8%
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+50.4%+82.9%
5Y Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026+6.8%+75.0%
Since launch Nov 13, 2020 – Nov 4, 2026+40.8%+132.2%
Since launch, annualised Nov 13, 2020 – Nov 4, 2026+5.9%–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

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

Fell more than the S&P 500
Fell more than the S&P 500CBLS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, CBLS −1.61%.SPY−1.07%CBLS−1.61%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell more than the S&P 500CBLS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, CBLS −1.61%.SPY−1.07%CBLS−1.61%Average week when SPY fell

CBLS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, CBLS −1.61%.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jul 31, 2026

CBLS: in the month to Jul 31, 2026, net $2.3m came in, by its SEC filing.

12 months
+$9.1m
20.0% of $45.4m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Nov 2024
+$13.6m
Nov 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions CBLS 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 CBLS, back to Nov 2024, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare CBLS with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outNov 2024 to Jul 2026

CBLS, money in and money out each month from Nov 2024 to Jul 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from CBLS’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 21 months listed, money came in on net in 13 and went out in 6.

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

MonthInOutNet
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.8m−$5.6m+$2.3m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.5m−$5.9m+$2.6m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$328k$0+$328k
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.4m−$4.1m−$608k
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.7m−$5.4m+$3.3m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$898k$0+$898k
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$305k−$577k−$272k
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.1m−$282k+$2.8m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.4m−$840k+$561k
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.3m−$5.8m−$1.4m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.7m−$1.7m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.8m−$5.4m+$325k
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.9m−$5.2m+$783k
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m−$568k+$562k
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$837k−$1.7m−$860k
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.9m−$2.9m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$540k−$267k+$273k
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$832k$0+$832k
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.8m$0+$5.8m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

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.

CBLS key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$34.28 on Jun 4, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$27.05 on Nov 13, 2025
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$28.13, 15% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Jan 13, 2026
Trading · CBLSas of Jan 13, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Jan 13, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
One dealer
How to tradeSpread not read.
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CBLS 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%
CBLS interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

CBLS 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

About CBLS

IssuerClough
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Long-short equity
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)1.89%Report
Net assets (SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026)$56mReport
Stated benchmarkBloomberg World All-Cap/UST 0-1 Yr 50/50 Index (from its shareholder report). No ETF ETFIQ covers tracks it, so ETFIQ cannot price it.
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%
CBLS in those weeks, on average−1.61%
CBLS total return over those weeks+1.1%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
When stocks fellS&P 500 −4.9% in March 2026; CBLS −6.2%
Weekly correlation with the S&P 500+0.59, 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026
First tradedNov 13, 2020
Days traded1,500
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 CBLS

12 seats on CBLS, as of Nov 4, 2026: 3 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 FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
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Questions people ask about CBLS

Does CBLS move with the S&P 500?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CBLS’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.59 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 +0.97, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.97% the same way.
What did CBLS 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 CBLS fell 1.61% on average, a down-week capture of 150.0%.
Did CBLS earn more than cash?
Over the same 52 weeks CBLS returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. CBLS finished 2.5 percentage points behind it.
What does CBLS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.89% a year.
Why is CBLS listed as long-short equity?
ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and CBLS’s, filed Feb 27, 2026, describes a long-short equity fund.
Sources and dates
Prices, CBLS and S&P 500 (SPY)Prices, Tiingo end of day ↗
Fee, 1.89%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $56mSEC N-PORT, whole fund · Jul 31, 2026
SourceProspectus the strategy was read from (SEC) ↗
IssuerClough website ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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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