TAIL Cambria Tail Risk ETF

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TAIL lost 13.1%, against 14.8% for VOO.

Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put optionsCambria ↗Expense ratio 0.60%Fund assets $147m net assets, latest filing (Jul 31, 2026)First traded Jun 13, 2017Benchmark S&P 500 Index, measured by VOO, which tracks the same indexSEC filings ↗Every Cambria fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: DeliveredIn the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, TAIL moved −15.9% as much as the S&P 500 in the 26 weeks it fell.

TAIL risk and return scorecard

vs VOO · Jun 2017 to Oct 2026 · 488 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

9.3 years
TAIL −51.0%, VOO +260.5%, Jun 2017 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureTAILVOOEdge
Total return−51.0%+260.5%VOO
Annualized−7.3%+14.6%VOO
Price return−59.0%+211.1%VOO
Risk
MeasureTAILVOOEdge
Volatility13.2%17.5%TAIL
Max drawdown−54.8%−31.8%VOO
Upside capture−26.6%100.0%VOO
Downside capture−106.5%100.0%TAIL
Risk-adjusted
MeasureTAILVOOEdge
Sharpe ratio−0.720.72VOO
Sortino ratio−1.101.03VOO
Alpha vs VOO
MeasureTAILVOOEdge
Alpha, a year−2.0%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.74
Beta to VOO−0.591.00Lower 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
+$79.4m
3 years to Jul 31, 2026
+$13.2m
5 years to Jul 31, 2026
−$35.0m

What you earned

TAIL +3.1%, VOO −1.1%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL+3.1%
VOO−1.1%
TAIL −2.7%, VOO −0.1%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−2.7%
VOO−0.1%
TAIL −7.1%, VOO +5.0%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−7.1%
VOO+5.0%
TAIL −11.1%, VOO +13.4%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−11.1%
VOO+13.4%
TAIL −13.1%, VOO +14.8%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−13.1%
VOO+14.8%
TAIL −14.2%, VOO +83.3%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−14.2%
VOO+83.3%
TAIL −37.1%, VOO +75.5%: total return over five years to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−37.1%
VOO+75.5%
TAIL −51.5%, VOO +265.4%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
TAIL−51.5%
VOO+265.4%

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

−0.74
Correlation with the S&P 500
−0.36
Beta to the S&P 500
−15.9%
Down-week capture
−16.0 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
2.9%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.0844
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 18, 2026
Sector mix
Cost against like funds

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Price and total return, 1 year

$10.02−0.8%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

TAIL returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (VOO)Gap to VOO
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026+3.1%−1.1%+4.2 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−2.7%−0.1%−2.6 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026−7.1%+5.0%−12.1 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026−11.1%+13.4%−24.5 pts
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026−13.1%+14.8%−27.9 pts
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026−14.2%+83.3%−97.5 pts
5Y Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026−37.1%+75.5%−112.6 pts
Since launch Jun 13, 2017 – Nov 4, 2026−51.5%+265.4%−316.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Jun 13, 2017 – Nov 4, 2026−7.4%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

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

Rose when the S&P 500 fell
Rose when the S&P 500 fellTAIL in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, TAIL +0.17%.SPY−1.07%TAIL+0.17%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Rose when the S&P 500 fellTAIL in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, TAIL +0.17%.SPY−1.07%TAIL+0.17%Average week when SPY fell

TAIL in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, TAIL +0.17%.

95.5
IQ Alternatives ScoreETFIQ Stock Diversification Score1st of 22 · Nov 4, 2026
4.5 · lowest of 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year95.5 · highest

How much it diversifies a stock portfolio, ranked against 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. 100 is best. How it is computed

TAIL’s weekly returns had a correlation of −0.74 with the S&P 500, and in the weeks the index fell its down-week capture was −15.9%. Over the same 52 weeks it finished 16.0 points behind T-bills.

correlation with the S&P 500−0.74 · 98th pct
down-week capture against the S&P 500−15.9% · 93rd pct

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jul 31, 2026

TAIL: in the month to Jul 31, 2026, net $3.2m came in, by its SEC filing.

12 months
+$79.4m
89.6% of $88.7m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$13.2m
7.6% of $173m on Jul 31, 2023
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
−$35.0m
−10.5% of $334m on Jul 31, 2021
Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Feb 2020
+$254m
Feb 1, 2020 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions TAIL 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 TAIL, back to Feb 2020, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare TAIL with other funds in the flows tool

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

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

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

MonthInOutNet
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.2m$0+$3.2m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.6m−$4.3m−$2.7m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.2m−$3.2m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.0m−$37.2m−$33.2m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$43.3m−$4.1m+$39.2m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.7m−$8.0m+$683k
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.5m−$4.0m+$7.4m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$32.6m−$8.1m+$24.6m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$28.6m−$3.0m+$25.6m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.5m−$3.0m+$6.6m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.5m−$1.8m+$7.8m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.5m$0+$3.5m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.8m−$11.3m−$9.5m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$10.3m−$10.3m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.7m−$48.0m−$37.3m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$84.8m−$21.8m+$63.0m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.8m−$1.2m+$17.7m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m−$2.2m−$538k
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$573k−$1.7m−$1.1m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m−$17.6m−$16.5m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.8m−$5.9m+$6.9m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.3m−$3.0m+$6.3m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.8m−$7.4m−$3.6m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m−$2.3m−$560k
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.9m−$2.9m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.2m−$4.8m−$3.6m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$608k−$608k
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.7m−$4.3m−$628k
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.8m−$3.8m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$645k−$15.4m−$14.8m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$8.9m−$8.9m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$40.1m−$40.1m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.2m−$6.5m−$3.3m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.7m−$6.7m−$2.0m

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.

TAIL key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$12.13 on Nov 20, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$9.72 on Oct 5, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$10.02, 12% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

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

TAIL 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
QBER −0.71CAOS −0.15CCOR −0.14TOAK +0.12HOLA +0.69QBUL +0.85HEDG +0.87HEQQ +0.88SHDG +0.90ATTR +0.91QTR +0.91KSPY +0.92PHEQ +0.94HELO +0.95ZHDG +0.96HEQT +0.97FHEQ +0.98HEGD +0.98ACIO +0.99THEQ +0.99XTR +1.00TAIL −0.74TAIL −0.74−0.74+1.00
−0.74 to +1.00 across 22 · Its percentile 97.7 · Weight 50%

97.7% of the 22 sit at or above TAIL on this measure.

Down-week capture against the S&P 500
CCOR −20.7%QBER −15.4%TOAK −6.1%CAOS −3.3%ATTR 15.6%HEDG 15.8%QBUL 23.9%PHEQ 31.6%HOLA 36.9%KSPY 41.0%HEQT 54.2%HELO 60.7%SHDG 70.4%HEGD 71.4%THEQ 72.3%ACIO 84.3%ZHDG 85.6%FHEQ 86.0%HEQQ 96.6%XTR 100.0%QTR 167.0%TAIL −15.9%−15.9%−20.7%167.0%
−20.7% to 167.0% across 22 · Its percentile 93.2 · Weight 50%

93.2% of the 22 sit at or above TAIL on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 22 equity hedged 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
TAIL: What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
correlation with the S&P 500−0.7497.750%
down-week capture against the S&P 500−15.9%93.250%

About TAIL

IssuerCambria
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Hedged equity
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Aug 28, 2026)0.60%Report
Net assets (SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026)$147mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)S&P 500 Index, measured by VOO, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits prospectus, 485BPOS, Aug 28, 2025
TAIL, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026−13.1%
VOO, the same days+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−27.9 pts
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%
TAIL in those weeks, on average+0.17%
TAIL total return over those weeks−12.4%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
When stocks fellS&P 500 −4.9% in March 2026; TAIL +0.6%
Weekly correlation with the S&P 500−0.74, 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026
First tradedJun 13, 2017
Days traded2,363
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 TAIL

12 seats on TAIL, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Supports, 1 Mixed, 2 Challenges, 7 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 seatSupports
Put TAIL to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about TAIL

Does TAIL move with the S&P 500?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TAIL’s weekly returns had a correlation of −0.74 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 −0.36, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.36% the other way.
What did TAIL 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 TAIL rose 0.17% on average, a down-week capture of −15.9%.
Did TAIL earn more than cash?
Over the same 52 weeks TAIL returned −12.4% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. TAIL finished 16.0 percentage points behind it.
What does TAIL cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.
Why is TAIL listed as hedged equity?
ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and TAIL’s, filed Aug 28, 2026, describes a hedged equity fund.
Sources and dates
Prices, TAIL and Benchmark (VOO)Prices, Tiingo end of day ↗
Net assets, $147mSEC N-PORT, whole fund · Jul 31, 2026

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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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