{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a managed futures ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 23 alternatives ETFs in systematic trend, the managed futures group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf#article","headline":"What is a managed futures ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 23 alternatives ETFs in systematic trend, the managed futures group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a managed futures ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does managed futures protect against falls?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It sometimes gains in falls. ETFIQ shows what each fund did in the weeks the S&P 500 fell."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is it correlated with stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s weekly correlation over a year."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How many funds follow trends?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"23 as of Nov 4, 2026."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a managed futures ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a managed futures ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 23 alternatives ETFs in systematic trend, the managed futures group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1947,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a managed futures ETF? \n \n What is a managed futures ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 23 alternatives ETFs in systematic trend, the managed futures group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.\n \n In plain words\n A managed futures ETF follows trends. Rules go long futures that are rising and short those that are falling, across stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, aiming to gain in long moves either way.\n ETFIQ places 23 funds in systematic trend. Alternatives are measured by weekly correlation and beta with the S&P 500 and by what they did in its down weeks; they are sold on behaving differently from stocks. Trend funds can lag when markets turn sharply, so ETFIQ judges them over a full year of weekly returns.\n Questions\n 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.\n Is it correlated with stocks? ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s weekly correlation over a year.\n How many funds follow trends? 23 as of Nov 4, 2026.\n Where to next\n Alternatives Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs What is a commodity ETF? What is a hedged equity ETF? What is a market neutral ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a managed futures ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a managed futures ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a managed futures ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf Markdown [What is a managed futures ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a managed futures ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-managed-futures-etf"}