About this ETF
The fund is a "fund of funds" which means it invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the investments included in its underlying index, which includes underlying funds. The underlying index consists of a number of components ("underlying index components") selected in accordance with IndexIQ's rules-based methodology of such underlying index.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 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 | +4.06% | +5.59% | +1.79% | +4.06% | -6.80% | +3.18% | +2.26% | — | +3.02% |
| Total return | +4.15% | +8.89% | +4.97% | +4.15% | -3.87% | +5.13% | +4.73% | — | +4.94% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Jan 31, 2023. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.57% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $57.00 |
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 as of Nov 21, 2024 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 65 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED E | VEA | 17.17% | 75.24K | $3.4M |
| 2 | ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ET | IEFA | 15.19% | 45.35K | $3.0M |
| 3 | FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR S | XLF | 9.90% | 54.68K | $2.0M |
| 4 | VANGUARD INT-TERM CORPORA | VCIT | 9.29% | 23.08K | $1.9M |
| 5 | ISHARES IBOXX INVESTMENT | LQD | 8.35% | 15.12K | $1.7M |
| 6 | HEALTH CARE SELECT SECTOR | XLV | 8.15% | 12.34K | $1.6M |
| 7 | ISHARES MSCI USA MOMENTUM | MTUM | 7.34% | 10.20K | $1.5M |
| 8 | VANGUARD HEALTH CARE ETF | VHT | 6.39% | 5.24K | $1.3M |
| 9 | SPDR BLACKSTONE SENIOR LO | SRLN | 4.59% | 21.77K | $914.9K |
| 10 | VANGUARD REAL ESTATE ETF | VNQ | 3.67% | 8.20K | $731.2K |
| 11 | INVESCO SENIOR LOAN ETF | BKLN | 3.07% | 29.13K | $612.1K |
| 12 | VANGUARD FINANCIALS ETF | VFH | 2.72% | 6.18K | $542.7K |
| 13 | ISHARES BROAD USD INVESTM | USIG | 1.76% | 6.88K | $350.2K |
| 14 | IPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VI | VXX | 1.01% | 17.34K | $200.7K |
| 15 | IQ ULTRA SHORT DURATION E | ULTR | 0.34% | 1.41K | $67.3K |
| 16 | GOLDMAN SACHS ACCESS TREA | GBIL | 0.24% | 483 | $48.3K |
| 17 | INVESCO TREASURY COLLATER | CLTL | 0.24% | 456 | $48.0K |
| 18 | SPDR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MONTH | BIL | 0.24% | 521 | $47.8K |
| 19 | ISHARES SHORT TREASURY BO | SHV | 0.24% | 433 | $47.7K |
| 20 | ISHARES CORE US REIT ETF | USRT | 0.21% | 783 | $42.0K |
| 21 | FIDELITY REAL ESTATE ETF | FREL | 0.16% | 1.18K | $31.7K |
| 22 | RECV VANGUARD MSCI EAFE | — | 0.14% | 7.79K | $27.1K |
| 23 | RECV IEFA LMS | — | 0.12% | 4.70K | $23.6K |
| 24 | CASH | — | 0.06% | 10.98K | $11.0K |
| 25 | RECV XLF LONG MS | — | 0.05% | 5.67K | $10.1K |
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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 | Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 29, 2022 | Last payment | $0.7330 (Jan 06, 2023) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 06, 2023 | $0.7330 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 06, 2022 | $0.1550 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 07, 2021 | $0.5170 |
| Dec 30, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 06, 2020 | $0.3530 |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Jan 03, 2019 | $0.9510 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 03, 2018 | $0.0840 |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | Jan 04, 2017 | $0.0580 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 05, 2016 | $0.3590 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
Liquidity
| Volume today | 6.71K | Average volume | 3.89K |
| AUM | $19.9M | Premium/Discount | -0.09% |
| 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 →
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.
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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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