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.

Back-to-back job market reports yesterday and today are likely to keep the gas pedal on Fed interest rate hikes in the first quarter of 2023.

Job Market Likely to Fuel Fed Aggression: DBMF Invests for Volatility

Last year was a phenomenal year for most managed futures strategies, and this year as volatility and uncertainty continue regarding Fed rate hikes and potential recession, they're likely to continue their strong performance.

How to Allocate to Managed Futures in Your Portfolios

First Trust Morningstar Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF

SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF

Advocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF

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

Will Hedge Fund ETFs Continue Their Winning Run in 2023?

2023 is a bad year for most asset classes, with the exception of commodities. None of the major asset classes (including commodities) is in a clear uptrend.

DBMF Deserves A Place In Your Portfolio Next To KMLM

Alternatives hit their stride in the chaos of 2022's markets, often capitalizing on volatility and a changing market regime. Managed futures were some of the best-performing alternatives of 2022 and these were the most-read articles by advisors in a year of equity and bond underperformance and prolonged volatility.

Top-Read Managed Futures Stories of 2022

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

Enterprise Products Partners

Legal & General Group PLC

Main Street Capital

Magellan Midstream Partners

Altria

MPLX

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Even the smartest and most successful people can make costly mistakes in a bear market. My friend Justin made $12 million in real estate and then lost $1.2 million in this bear market when he panic sold in October.

How I Built A $5 Million 6% Yielding Portfolio With 9 Blue Chips

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

As we wrap up 2022, it is no surprise to see iShares, Vanguard, and State Street Global Advisors topping the ETFs leaderboard in terms of flows, as the three firms manage nearly 80% of the industry's assets.

5 Breakout ETFs in 2022 Not From the Top 3 Firms

iM DBi Hedge Strategy ETF 

The ETF industry continues to grow and innovate at a remarkable rate. 2022 is on track to be the second-highest year for AUMs for the industry.

DBEH Crosses 3-Year Milestone With Opportunities Ahead

Millionaire investors are expecting the S&P 500 to drop double digits in 2023, the strongest bear sentiments since the Financial Crisis of 2008, according to CNBC's Millionaire Survey.

2023 Could Be the Year of the Bear: Hedge With DBMF

2022 was the year when markets downshifted from the rip-roaring outperformance of equities of the last two decades to fall into bear territory on multiple occasions while bond yields soared.

2022: The Year of Managed Futures

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

KFA Mount Lucas Index Strategy ETF

In the tailspin of markets in 2022, alternatives gained strong favor with investors and advisors alike. Managed futures ETFs were some of the top-performing ETFs in 2022, gaining popularity for their ability to thrive in an environment of extended volatility when equities and bonds both suffered.

Top 3 Managed Futures ETFs of 2022

It was a phenomenal year for most managed futures funds that utilize a strategy that capitalizes on market volatility, dislocations, and shifting trends. With volatility expected to continue well into next year and continued large moves by markets as the Fed continues its inflation fight, managed futures are well positioned for the new year.

Why You Should Consider Managed Futures Heading Into 2023

The 60/40 used to yield 10%, and today yields just 2%. In the future, 7.2% returns are expected from the gold standard retirement portfolio. You can build an ultra-low volatility ultra-yield retirement portfolio using just eight high-yield blue-chips.

8 High-Yield Blue Chips That Yield 3X Your 60/40 Retirement Portfolio

ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology

Technical analysis can tell investors a lot about both stocks and ETFs, including when some might have been overbought, or even oversold.

3 ETFs in “Oversold” Territory to Start the Week

As 2022 comes to a close, volatility could still be a thorn in the side of capital markets in 2023. Per a Business Insider article, Morgan Stanley is forecasting “extreme volatility” in the new year.

Smooth Out Volatility in 2023 With DBMF

Harbor All Weather Inflation Focus ETF

Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF

Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF

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 Prime: Tom Hendrickson on the Growing Popularity of Alternatives

New York Federal Reserve Bank president John Williams believes that inflation will come down in 2023 but that it likely won't be enough to meet the Fed's target of 2% by the end of next year.

Inflation Fight Could Spill Into 2024: Navigate with Managed Futures

The DBMF ETF offers access to the Commodity Trend asset class. DBMF has performed well over the past few years.

DBMF: Lagging At The Turns

The strong yet brief bear rally, borne on hopes of easing inflation from October inflation data, has come to an abrupt end heading into the short Thanksgiving week for U.S. markets.

Forget Chasing Bear Rallies: The Benefits of Managed Futures

Doubleline Shiller Cape US Equities ETF

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF

Matthews Asia Innovators Active ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

There is a lot to be thankful for in the ETF industry in 2022 despite global equity and bond markets remaining under pressure from high inflation and the aggressive actions of central banks that could result in prolonged economic weakness.   U.S.-listed ETFs Already Gathered More Than $500 Billion in Assets.

Thankful Times in the ETF Industry

Economic indicators are largely pointing to slowing and a potential easing of inflation but not at a satisfactory rate according to St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard.

Managed Futures Could Benefit From Continued Fed Aggression

Alerian MLP ETF

Teucrium Corn Fund

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

Invesco Solar ETF

Teucrium Wheat Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Financial advisors typically contend with numerous economic challenges. The upcoming Exchange conference kicking off February 5th through February 8th in Miami, Florida promises to deliver a host of informative keynotes, CE credit opportunities, and access to industry experts who can help solve the complex problems facing advisors today.

3 Economic Challenges and What Funds Could Solve For Them

‘Passive doesn't work,' and alternative investments may do better, execs say.

Goldman Sees Slowdown Coming, Recession Not Certain

The latest aggressive bid by Russia towards Ukraine could lead to a ratcheting of geopolitical tensions in the coming days due to Russian missiles crossing over into Poland, a NATO member, exploding in a village and killing two.

As Geopolitical Tensions Rise, Navigate With Managed Futures

Unlimited HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETF

I argue that DBMF is performing well not because of just luck - it's the management's execution, quality, and well-timed positioning. You'll find a comparison of DBMF with some of its peers. This alternative ETF seems to be the best of all out there.

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