5 ETF Areas That Held Steady In Friday's Bloodbath

On Oct 10, 2025, Wall Street saw about $2 trillion in market value wiped out. However, ETFs like SIVR, TAIL, URA, PZA, and VNM held steady.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 13, 2025

TAIL Risk Is Unfolding As We Speak

The president's tariff wars have caused a bear market without fundamental economic changes, making TAIL ETF a crucial hedge. TAIL ETF, with its long bond position and S&P 500 puts, has performed well, compensating for SPY losses and outperforming other ETFs. TAIL is a buy-and-hold hedge, unlike other instruments, offering balanced portfolio risk reduction and long-term stability.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 9, 2025

Top and Flop ETFs of Last Week

We have highlighted three ETFs each from the best and worst-performing zones of last week.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 9, 2024

5 Low-Risk ETFs to Play Now as Inflation Ticks Up

After a sturdy run so far this year, Wall Street started to waver in mid-March, following the release of hot U.S. inflation data and the rise in bond yields.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 15, 2024

Low-Risk ETFs to Consider Amid the Market Turmoil

Overstretched valuations and uncertainty around when the Fed will begin to cut rates have dampened investors' optimism. Investors are increasingly exploring diversified strategies that help to protect their portfolios from downside risk.

Zacks Investment Research • Jan 5, 2024

TAIL: Complacent Markets Warrant An Upgrade

Cambria Tail Risk ETF failed to provide downside protection during the 2022 bear market as markets had too many 'tail hedges'. However, heading into 2024, market complacency and proliferation of structured income products may lead to a market 'accident'. I'm upgrading the TAIL ETF as a contrarian buy within a portfolio to hedge against tail events.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 12, 2023

5 Low-Risk ETFs to Buy Amid Historic Bond Turmoil

The rout in the U.S. bond market has deepened on growing anticipation of persistently high interest rates, sending shockwaves across the global economy and financial market.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 20, 2023

TAIL: It Finally Makes Sense To Hedge Tail Risk Via This Fund

Cambria Tail Risk ETF seeks to mitigate significant downside market risk, and falls in the hedging instruments portfolio allocation bucket. TAIL's holdings consist of a 10-year treasury bond and a ladder of SPY puts, designed to provide a positive return during an equity market collapse. TAIL was not an appropriate hedging instrument in a rising rates environment such as 2022, but will see its fortunes change as we move back towards a negative bonds/equities correlation.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 20, 2023

5 ETFs to Protect Your Portfolio From Downside Risk

As markets navigate the typical end-of-summer lull, investors are increasingly exploring diversified strategies that help to protect their portfolios from downside risk.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 25, 2023

Is the Stocks' Bull Run Coming to an End? ETFs to Gain

While the stock market has defied expectations in 2023 and reached new heights, there are valid reasons to approach the current situation with caution. The excitement for AI, the concentration of stocks in a few firms and still-present inflationary pressure indicate potential bubbles.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 7, 2023