# What is a managed futures ETF?

> As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 23 alternatives ETFs in systematic trend, the managed futures group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## What is a managed futures ETF?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

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. 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.

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.

### 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.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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