Managed Futures Becoming a More Mainstream Alternative

ETFs expanded their market share in recent years by bringing mutual and hedge fund strategies to a wider variety of investors. Taking strategies previously locked behind high entry fees and significant management fees, ETFs work to broaden the investing playing field.

ETF Trends • Jan 14, 2025

Hedge Market Volatility With These ETFs

Market volatility has returned this year on fading bets over interest rate cuts, with the CBOE Volatility Index, also known as fear gauge, rising to a two-month high.

Zacks Investment Research • Jan 18, 2024

Market Slump in the Cards? ETFs to Save You

While the US stock market has delivered strong gains in recent years, it's important for investors to heed the warnings of seasoned professionals like Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 13, 2023

Play Negative-Beta ETFs As U.S. Debt-Driven Deadlock Continues

The latest talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy regarding the debt ceiling have been described as productive, but a deal has not yet been reached.

Zacks Investment Research • May 24, 2023

ETFs to Hedge Volatility Amid Debt Default Worries

Volatility is lately on the rise amid debt default worries. In such a scenario, investors should apply some hedging techniques to their equity portfolio to reduce the overall volatility or protect against significant market downturns.

Zacks Investment Research • May 22, 2023

Compare the Cost of Managed Futures ETFs to Funds

Looking to get into the world of managed futures ETFs? Advisors may well be intrigued by a strategy that combines can take long and short positions across asset classes in such a volatile market.

ETF Trends • Mar 27, 2023

Will Hedge Fund ETFs Continue Their Winning Run in 2023?

After struggling a lot in recent years, hedge fund ETFs won in 2022.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 30, 2022

ETF Prime: Tom Hendrickson on the Growing Popularity of Alternatives

On the most recent episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci and Tom Hendrickson, VettaFi's chief product and innovation officer talk about the strong interest in alternatives in 2022. Later Geraci was joined by Giang Bui, head of U.S. exchange traded products at Nasdaq, to discuss ETF trends in 2022 and a look towards 2023.

ETF Trends • Nov 30, 2022

Hedge Volatility With These ETFs

Investors should apply some hedging techniques to their equity portfolio. While there are a number of ways to do this, volatility-hedged ETFs could prove beneficial amid market uncertainty.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 12, 2022

Defensive ETFs for Investors Fearing Further Market Crash

After an awful start to a year since 1939, the global market has more selloffs in the cards, according to Bank of America Corp., as quoted on Bloomberg.

Zacks Investment Research • May 11, 2022