Alpha-Seeking ETF Overview

Alpha-seeking ETFs are equity funds attempting to outperform the market with various investment strategies. The ETFs here show a huge range of investment aims, from hedged funds mimicking strategies as the Alphaclone Alternative Alpha ETF (ALFA) to funds following propietary stock picking strategies as the VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT).

With 691 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Alpha-Seeking ETFs have total assets under management of $206.87B. The average expense ratio is 0.74%. Alpha-Seeking ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Equity

The largest Alpha-Seeking ETF is the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF JEPI with $21.62B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Alpha-Seeking ETF was SOGU at 35.54%. The most recent ETF launched in the Alpha-Seeking space was the JPMorgan Active China ETF JCHI on 03/16/23.

Top ETF Performers

NVDL GraniteShares 1.5x Long NVDA Daily ETF 30.48%
FBL GraniteShares 1.5x Long META Daily ETF 20.94%
CONL GraniteShares 1.5x Long COIN Daily ETF 20.18%
SOGU AXS Short De-SPAC Daily ETF 18.74%
DWSH AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF 15.82%

Bottom ETF Performers

BABX GraniteShares 1.75x Long BABA Daily ETF -31.84%
MSOX AdvisorShares MSOS 2x Daily ETF -29.05%
NVDS AXS 1.25X NVDA Bear Daily ETF -24.56%
PSIL AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF -20.06%
BPAY BlackRock Future Financial & Technology ETF -19.20%

Top Creations

JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF 1.84K
PLDR Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF 340.57
PFEB Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - February 332.32
DFAC Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF 318.09
JIRE JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 310.16

Top Redemptions

JPRE JPMorgan Realty Income ETF -189.68
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF -146.98
JEMA JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF -103.06
IJUL Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - July -96.99
EMLP First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund -89.13

AUM Winners

GFEB FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - February 10,599.12%
SJIM Tuttle Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF 1,976.38%
TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF 691.03%
NVDS AXS 1.25X NVDA Bear Daily ETF 424.43%
MARW AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Mar ETF 361.44%

AUM Losers

TADS The Active Dividend Stock ETF -89.73%
SPD Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF -36.84%
DMAR FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March -28.30%
DUSL Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares -24.30%
IJUL Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - July -22.34%

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