About this ETF
BTA is an actively managed fund-of-funds that seeks long-term capital appreciation. It uses a risk-parity framework to hold a diversified mix of alternative asset classes, including currencies, commodities, and fixed-income securities, primarily through investments in other ETFs. The fund also employs a proprietary targeted loss-reduction strategy to manage risk as market conditions change.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 24, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +1.80% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +5.60% |
| Total return | +1.80% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +5.60% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 23, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.86% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $186.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings list retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · The data provider's latest disclosed portfolio for this fund. Issuers publish holdings daily or monthly, so the portfolio date can be earlier; holdings are not live positions. 11 holdings stored.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WISDOMTREE BBG USD BULLIS | USDU | 35.65% | 344.15K | $9.3M |
| 2 | SIMPLIFY-MF STRT | CTA | 20.06% | 178.60K | $5.3M |
| 3 | INVESCO OPTIMUM YIELD DIV | PDBC | 15.72% | 207.77K | $4.1M |
| 4 | KFA MOUNT LUCAS | KMLM | 6.75% | 57.32K | $1.8M |
| 5 | FIRST TRUST MORNINGSTAR M | FMF | 6.58% | 33.15K | $1.7M |
| 6 | SPDR BLOOMBERG I | FLRN | 3.73% | 31.79K | $978.4K |
| 7 | VANGUARD SHORT-T | VGSH | 3.71% | 16.87K | $972.0K |
| 8 | VANGUARD-S/T COR | VCSH | 3.69% | 12.48K | $967.3K |
| 9 | VANG SH TERM TIP | VTIP | 3.65% | 19.68K | $955.9K |
| 10 | BBH SWEEP VEHICLE | — | 0.58% | 152.90K | $152.9K |
| 11 | Receivables/Payables | — | -0.13% | -33.91K | -$33.9K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund; it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
Liquidity
| Volume today | 6 | Average volume | 94.94K |
| AUM | $26.3M | Premium/Discount | -0.02% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Week | -$63.4K | -0.24% | $26.2M → $26.3M |
| 1 Month | -$414.7K | -1.59% | $26.0M → $26.3M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for BTA
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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