About this ETF
The Cambria Tail Risk ETF (TAIL) is structured to diminish the effects of market downturns by acquiring a basket of "out-of-the-money" put options referencing the S&P 500 Index. Furthermore, it incorporates U.S. Treasury securities into its holdings with the goal of generating possible income.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 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 | -4.41% | -7.40% | -13.55% | -15.06% | -17.43% | -8.60% | -11.88% | — | -9.42% |
| Total return | -4.41% | -7.40% | -13.17% | -14.08% | -15.50% | -6.11% | -9.71% | — | -7.80% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.59% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $59.00 |
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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 11 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25%… | — | 92.24% | 148.87M | $139.0M |
| 2 | Cash & Other | — | 2.01% | 3.02M | $3.0M |
| 3 | SPX US 09/17/27 P7000 | — | 1.36% | 102 | $2.0M |
| 4 | First American Treasury Obligations Fund… | — | 0.97% | 1.47M | $1.5M |
| 5 | SPX US 12/17/27 P7000 | — | 0.89% | 56 | $1.3M |
| 6 | SPX US 09/17/27 P7200 | — | 0.86% | 55 | $1.3M |
| 7 | SPX US 06/17/27 P6900 | — | 0.58% | 64 | $880.6K |
| 8 | SPX US 03/19/27 P6400 | — | 0.42% | 124 | $639.8K |
| 9 | SPX US 06/17/27 P6500 | — | 0.36% | 56 | $543.5K |
| 10 | SPX US 06/17/27 P6200 | — | 0.17% | 33 | $249.2K |
| 11 | SPX US 12/18/26 P6200 | — | 0.14% | 170 | $213.3K |
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Sector Exposure
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 3.57% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.3486 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 18, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0844 (Sep 21, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +17.28% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -6.77% / +38.66% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | $0.0844 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.0477 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 | $0.0774 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.1391 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | $0.0476 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.1101 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Mar 20, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | $0.0342 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | $0.1054 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | Jul 01, 2024 | $0.1829 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Apr 01, 2024 | $0.1015 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | $0.1205 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | Oct 02, 2023 | $0.1168 |
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
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 8.28% / 13.87% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -2.53 / -0.687 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -18.66% / -27.57% | Sortino 1Y | -3.28 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | -0.704 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.755 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 6.39% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 163.99K | Average volume | 177.74K |
| AUM | $150.6M | Premium/Discount | -0.20% |
| 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 Day | $772.5K | +0.52% | $149.9M → $150.6M |
| 1 Month | $2.7M | +1.76% | $153.1M → $150.6M |
| 1 Week | $2.5M | +1.72% | $148.2M → $150.6M |
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.
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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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