- As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 23 alternatives ETFs in systematic trend, the managed futures group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.
In plain words
A managed futures ETF follows trends. A set of rules takes long positions in futures that are rising and short positions in those that are falling, across stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities. The aim is to gain in long moves in either direction.
ETFIQ places 23 funds in systematic trend. All alternatives funds are measured by weekly correlation and beta with the S&P 500, and by what they did in the weeks it fell. These funds are sold on behaving differently from stocks.
Trend funds can lag when markets turn sharply. Judge them over a full year of weekly returns, which is how ETFIQ measures them.
Questions
- Does managed futures protect against falls?
It sometimes gains in falls. ETFIQ shows what each fund did in the weeks the S&P 500 fell.
- Is it correlated with stocks?
ETFIQ shows each fund’s weekly correlation over a year.
- How many funds follow trends?
23 as of Nov 4, 2026.
Not investment advice.