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.

Markets continue to be driven by responses to news as performance hinges on the latest released data and volatility persists. Today's release by the Conference Board of declining consumer optimism for the second month in a row saw markets respond negatively, giving up earlier gains and momentum, reported the Wall Street Journal.

In Bear Markets and Market Dislocations, Managed Futures Historically Outperform

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke before lawmakers this week to convey the central bank's perspective regarding interest rate hikes and inflation going forward. While Powell doubled down on the Fed's willingness to stay the course until inflation is under control, even at the cost of the economy, concerns remain that many of the inflationary [.

The Dual Benefits of Managed Futures During Inflation

After a decade of relatively smooth sailing for U.S. markets, advisors and investors have found themselves thrown into choppy waters in 2022 as market volatility remains persistent. In an environment of rapidly rising interest rates by the Federal Reserve, quantitative tightening, and inflation still soaring, many of the traditional portfolio allocations have felt the squeeze [.

Flows Into Managed Futures Funds Have Already Doubled in 2022

CEOs and businesses face a number of challenges in the current economic environment, and their sentiments reflect that. With more than half of CEOs now expecting a recession in the coming 12–18 months, positioning portfolios for a challenging economic cycle could be more important than ever, and managed futures can offer an abundance of opportunities [.

Most CEOs Are Now Expecting a Recession — Is Your Portfolio Ready?

The recent release of May's consumer price index has come as a surprise to many, with words like “shocking” trending in headlines. While it's an indicator that inflation is yet to peak, trying to ascertain exactly where that peak lies remains a difficult task.

Why Now Is Absolutely the Time for Managed Futures

The iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) is now a four-star fund and is the highest-rated managed futures ETF with Morningstar. Managed futures strategies have become an increasingly popular diversifier for portfolios in the current market environment of volatility and underperformance of equities and bonds.

DBMF is Now a 4-Star Rated Managed Futures Fund

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s CEO, Jamie Dimon, warned investors yesterday that an “economic ‘hurricane'” was looming for the U.S. economy and to prepare for impact, reported Bloomberg. Markets have struggled since the end of 2021, with volatility the only constant, and it's a pattern that Dimon believes will extend going forward.

In the Event of an Economic “Hurricane,” DBMF Will Ride the Waves

Hedge funds that rely on mathematical models and use computing power to invest in trend-following strategies are experiencing a revival after a decade of weak performance. The current environment of rising rates, inflation, and an aggressive Fed have created prolonged volatility, something that managed futures (this style of fund) thrive in.

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Looking at where the Nasdaq stands, being both up 2% today but also down 27% YTD, VettaFi's Financial Futurist, Dave Nadig, was on hand on Yahoo Finance's “ETF Report” to discuss how he believes this market evolution will impact ETFs in general. On a general basis, Nadig notes that ETFs have held up wonderfully, as [.

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Managed futures strategies are seeing increased interest from advisors and investors on the VettaFi sites who are looking to pivot their portfolios in a market environment of continued volatility. There are several funds available to investors that offer managed futures strategies, but the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) offers the opportunity to capture hedge [.

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The market sell-off doesn't seem to be abating as U.S. stock index futures continue to go down. In early trading.

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Volatility has been the market keyword for 2022 so far, with stocks rising and falling on each new headline; whether it's inflation, Federal Reserve meetings, or earnings, markets remain choppy. The most recent Fed meeting this month saw many advisors and investors eyeing the potential for recession in the long-term, and markets plummeted as investors [.

Why Managed Futures Are the Crisis Alpha Generators

Everywhere you look, markets are bleeding in a sea of red, with advisors and investors shifting money away from the most painful pressure points and sectors while seeking any havens they can. Managed futures are an alternative to consider, particularly the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF), which is uncorrelated to equities and bonds.

As Markets Continue to Plummet, Consider Managed Futures

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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.

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The iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) celebrates its three-year anniversary this week and to celebrate the occasion, issuer iMGP alongside partner Dynamic Beta Investments highlighted three major milestones that the fund has reached since its inception in a press release. The fund is designed to attempt to capture performance no matter how equity [.

Don't Sleep on Managed Futures: DBMF Hitting Milestones

The reality of Fed tightening and the concerns around recession, and the Fed's willingness to allow for it to fight inflation saw markets bleed on Thursday, giving up all the gains they made briefly on Wednesday in the biggest about-face since the onset of the pandemic, reports the Wall Street Journal. Tech stocks were some [.

Worried About Volatility? Managed Futures has an Attractive Solution

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Issuers are rolling out new products and renovating existing ones in the final month of 2021.

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Global hedge fund assets climbed to a record $3.8 trillion in March, according to data from Hedge Fund Research (HFR).

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Investors have been hearing prognostications of “runaway inflation" for more than a decade now, since the end of the global financial crisis. With central banks and governments around the world offering up unprecedented stimulus spending to combat pandemic-induced economic disruption, these inflation calls have now reached a fever pitch.

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