QIS Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF

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$9.46
−8.2% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QIS lost 45.8%. When the S&P 500 fell, it fell 1.9 times as much.

Multi-strategy fund: runs several alternative strategies at once, or aims to return what hedge funds as a group returnSimplify ↗Expense ratio 1.13%Fund assets $47m on Nov 3, 2026First traded Jul 11, 2023SEC filings ↗Every Simplify fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

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

QIS 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 · Jun 30, 2026
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
−$11.0m
3 years to Jun 30, 2026
+$98.1m
Since Jul 2023
+$98.1m

What you earned

QIS −13.6%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS−13.6%
QIS +8.2%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS+8.2%
QIS −21.8%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS−21.8%
QIS −32.7%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS−32.7%
QIS −45.8%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS−45.8%
QIS −58.5%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS−58.5%
QIS −57.4%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
QIS−57.4%

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

+0.03
Correlation with the S&P 500
+0.10
Beta to the S&P 500
191.0%
Down-week capture
−50.7 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
3.3%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.50
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 25, 2026
Sector mix
Cost against like funds

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Price and total return, 1 year

$9.46−8.2%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. 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

QIS returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−13.6%−1.0%
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026+8.2%−0.1%
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026−21.8%+5.0%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026−32.7%+13.3%
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026−45.8%+14.8%
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026−58.5%+82.9%
Since launch Jul 11, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026−57.4%+80.3%
Since launch, annualised Jul 11, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026−22.7%–

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 500QIS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QIS −2.05%.SPY−1.07%QIS−2.05%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell more than the S&P 500QIS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QIS −2.05%.SPY−1.07%QIS−2.05%Average week when SPY fell

QIS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QIS −2.05%.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jun 30, 2026

QIS: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, net $243k went out, by its SEC filing.

12 months
−$11.0m
−11.4% of $96.1m on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$98.1m
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Jul 2023
+$98.1m
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions QIS 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 Jun 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for QIS, back to Jul 2023, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare QIS with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJul 2023 to Jun 2026

QIS, money in and money out each month from Jul 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from QIS’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 12 and went out in 16.

Every bar is from QIS’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 12 and went out in 16.

MonthInOutNet
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$309k−$552k−$243k
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$330k−$317k+$13k
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$636k−$1.2m−$574k
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.3m−$2.3m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$478k−$16.2m−$15.7m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$39.7m−$2.5m+$37.3m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$5.1m−$5.1m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$580k−$24.9m−$24.4m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.1m−$2.1m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m−$1.1m−$533
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$476k−$476k
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.3m−$2.3m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.7m−$3.7m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$612k$0+$612k
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.1m$0+$3.1m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$614k−$3.1m−$2.4m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.2m−$1.2m+$3.0m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$620k$0+$620k
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$621k−$621k
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$631k−$631k
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$635k$0+$635k
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$631k$0+$631k
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$622k−$3.7m−$3.1m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.2m−$2.6m+$645k
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.1m−$7.0m−$1.9m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.6m$0+$9.6m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.0m$0+$5.0m
Jul 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$103m$0+$103m

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 Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

QIS key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$19.45 on Nov 11, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$9.14 on Aug 5, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$9.46, 3% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Sep 23, 2026
Trading · QISas of Sep 23, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Sep 23, 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.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

QIS 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%
QIS interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

QIS 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 QIS

IssuerSimplify
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Multi-strategy
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 28, 2026)1.13%Report
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$47mReport
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%
QIS in those weeks, on average−2.05%
QIS total return over those weeks−47.1%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
When stocks fellS&P 500 −4.9% in March 2026; QIS −14.2%
Weekly correlation with the S&P 500+0.03, 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026
First tradedJul 11, 2023
Days traded835
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 QIS

12 seats on QIS, 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
Put QIS to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about QIS

Does QIS move with the S&P 500?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QIS’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.03 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 +0.10, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.10% the same way.
What did QIS 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 QIS fell 2.05% on average, a down-week capture of 191.0%.
Did QIS earn more than cash?
Over the same 52 weeks QIS returned −47.1% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. QIS finished 50.7 percentage points behind it.
What does QIS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.13% a year.
Why is QIS listed as multi-strategy?
ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and QIS’s, filed Oct 28, 2026, describes a multi-strategy 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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