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Long/Short ETF Channel

Long/Short ETF Overview

With 25 ETFs traded in the U.S. markets, Long/Short ETFs gather total assets under management of $1.78B. The average expense ratio is 1.06%. Long/Short ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

Alternatives

The largest Long/Short ETF is the IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF MNA with $905.53M in assets. In the last trailing year, the best performing Long/Short ETF was the QLS at 14.85%. The most-recent ETF launched in the Long/Short space was the iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF DBMF in 05/08/19.

Top ETF Performers

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
DYLS	WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund	2.14%
JPED	JPMorgan Event Driven ETF	1.75%
FTLS	First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF	1.72%
QLS	IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF	1.57%
QED	IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF	1.41%

Bottom ETF Performers

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
DYB	WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund	-1.93%
BTAL	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund	-1.91%
CHEP	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund	-1.36%
SIZ	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund	-1.33%
MOM	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund	-1.31%

Top Creations

Ticker	Fund Name	Net Flows*
FTLS	First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF	8.32
BTAL	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund	5.78
QED	IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF	1.08
FUT	ProShares Managed Futures Strategy ETF	0.40
DIVA	AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund	0

Top Redemptions

Ticker	Fund Name	Net Flows*
WTMF	WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund	-7.46
DYLS	WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund	-2.70
DBMF	iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF	-2.06
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	-1.32
DIVY	Reality Shares DIVS ETF	-0.67

AUM Winners

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
QED	IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF	21.39%
FUT	ProShares Managed Futures Strategy ETF	14.95%
FTLS	First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF	3.94%
BTAL	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund	2.93%
MOM	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund	2.90%

AUM Losers

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	-41.96%
WTMF	WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund	-19.18%
DBMF	iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF	-8.71%
DYLS	WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund	-3.12%
CHEP	AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund	-2.56%

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