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 161 ETFs traded in the U.S. markets, Alpha-Seeking ETFs gather total assets under management of $15.85B. The average expense ratio is 0.72%. Alpha-Seeking ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:
- Equity
The largest Alpha-Seeking ETF is the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund EMLP with $2.87B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best performing Alpha-Seeking ETF was the IETC at 43.62%. The most-recent ETF launched in the Alpha-Seeking space was the Innovator MSCI EAFE Power Buffer ETF - January IJAN in 01/02/20.