Manager Directed Portfolios - iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF

DBMF aims to emulate the performance of a group of CTA hedge funds. The funds model allocates weights to derivatives selected by the funds active managers.

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The erosion of consumer savings, deteriorating profit margins, high interest rates and global economic uncertainties collectively contribute to the somber stock outlook.

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As markets contend with the end-of-summer doldrums, investors continue to seek out diversifying strategies. One of last year's star ETFs, the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF), saw an influx of inflows in August as market volatility continued.

In Ongoing Volatility, DBMF Brings in $37 Million in August

Though managed futures have been around for over a decade, it's only because of the ETF wrapper that broad investors now have access to the hedge fund strategy. One managed futures replication ETF, the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF), offers better annual performance than both mutual fund and hedge fund averages.

DBMF Beats Long-Term Hedge Fund, Mutual Fund Performance

The Nasdaq Composite closed down for the week in its third straight week of losses as broad equities slipped as well. Investors looking for portfolio diversifiers and stabilizers as tech and equities slide and yields rise in bonds in August should consider the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF), given the fund's performance month-to-date.

DBMF Holds Steady While Tech, Agg Slip in August

It's been an unpredictable year for investors and analysts when it comes to market outcomes. In such confounding and uncertain times, ensuring adequate portfolio diversification is tantamount.

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The equity outlook and macro environment continue to evolve in the U.S. as inflation incrementally drops and the economy proves resilient. Advisors and investors searching for a fund capable of shifting positions to align with the changing outlook need look no further than the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF).

Evolving Equity Outlook: A Guide to DBMF's July Performance

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Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs.

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Markets dropped on news of Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ Wednesday. While stocks and bonds fell, one fund remaining afloat was the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF), proving once more its value in times of market turbulence.

DBMF Holds Steady as Markets Fall on U.S. Rating Downgrade

The constantly evolving economic and market outlook prevented any clear trend from emerging in the first half. This in turn created a broad headwind for trend strategies; without consensus on the outlook, asset classes rose and fell on the ever-changing narrative.

3 Reasons to Buy and Hold DBMF

Markets rallied on Wednesday despite news of another quarter-point interest rate increase from the Fed. The same markets closed lower on Thursday on the heels of higher-than-expected second-quarter GDP, a familiar pattern of the last six months.

2023 Markets: The Precipice Between Falling and Flight

Equities churn higher as investors increasingly bet on the ability of the Fed to navigate a soft landing. Underneath continued surprising outperformance of equities as they continue to rally this year, however, lie a rash of signals that all is not well with the economy.

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Consumers proved resilient this summer, prompting growing investor hopes of a soft landing this fall. Services are the only real benefiters of consumer spending this summer, however, as weakness in goods grows.

Goods Fall as Services Rise: Invest for Changing Tides With DBMF

It's been a challenging year for trend-following strategies such as managed futures. Despite prolonged market uncertainty, many funds continue to recover from first quarter crashes.

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Bull vs. Bear: Do Multifactor ETFs Make Sense for Today's Market?

The last several years will likely go down as unprecedented moments in market history. Traditional portfolios responded by expanding their allocations beyond just stocks and bonds to include several alternatives and strategies.

Managed Futures: The Rapid Responders in Crisis and Beyond

Tumultuous markets driven on investor fears and uncertainty persist mid-year as the potential for more Fed rate hikes looms and inflation remains elevated. In spite of continuously changing market sentiment, the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) continues strong recovery from March lows as the fund reverts to mean.

A Mid-Year Performance Review of DBMF: Reversion to Mean

The iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF aims to mimic hedge fund strategies, trading stocks, bonds, commodity futures, and precious metal futures in a long-short fashion. The fund is not intended to be a major part of an investor's portfolio, but rather a hedge play, with a performance generally uncorrelated to general stock performance. As long as investors understand what this fund's main purpose is and what goals it can serve, it wouldn't hurt to have a small position in this fund.

DBMF Should Only Be Seen As A 'Hedge Play' In Your Portfolio

Fears of more Fed rate hikes sent markets spiraling Thursday as investor uncertainty spiked once more. Despite the challenges that such an uncertain environment creates for trend following strategies, iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) continues to recover from March lows.

DBMF Up 7% Since Banking Crisis

This year remains challenging as investor and market uncertainty persists. Managed futures funds that outperformed last year mostly pulled back in the first half of this year.

Why Managed Futures Are a Strategic Allocation

A string of good luck, a stroke of bad luck, the luck of the draw. Ask any investor that's been in the markets long enough and they'll tell you a story about the time they caught that lucky break, or when their portfolio fell on a string of bad luck.

As Luck Would Have It: DBMF's Investing Coin Flip Anomaly

The KFA Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF is a low-cost way for retail investors to access managed future strategies, offering strong returns and low correlations to traditional portfolios. KMLM outperforms the DBMF ETF with better absolute and risk-adjusted returns, making it a potentially superior managed futures fund.

KMLM: Useful As A Portfolio Diversifier

This year continues to be full of surprises for markets as equities proved resilient and bond yields soared. However, it's all part of a larger global macro trend, in which the narrative remains centered around U.S. Fed tightening.

Andrew Beer: 2023 Is the Year of the One Trade Market

It's been a challenging year for many managed futures strategies but they continue to offer long-term potential for portfolios. The benefits of trend-following strategies are numerous and worth consideration for inclusion in any alternatives sleeve.

An Advisor's Guide to Managed Futures Strategies

The S&P 500 hit bull market territory this week from October lows, carried by a small number of mega-cap companies. Investors with an eye toward the concentration risk within broad equity exposure should consider managed futures for their low correlations to stocks and bonds.

Worried About Concentration Risk? Consider Managed Futures

The World Bank raised real GDP estimates for the U.S. in 2023 while slashing them in 2024 in its latest report. Likewise, global economic growth forecasts reflect weakening next year.

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