LALT vs. HARD ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) to Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD)
LALT

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF

LALT Description

The investment seeks a positive total return that has a low correlation to the broader securities markets. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of equity securities, financial futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other securities. The sub-adviser selects investments for inclusion in the fund's portfolio with reference to the components of the Morgan Stanley Multi-Strategy Alternative Index (the Benchmark) through a quantitative process that seeks to exceed the Benchmark's performance.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$20.94

Average Daily Volume

1,663

Number of Holdings *

8

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
HARD

Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

HARD Description The Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD) seeks long term capital appreciation by systematically investing in commodity futures in an attempt to create commodity exposure that performs strongly during inflationary periods while still performing well in more typical market environments. To this end, HARD deploys a suite of systematic long/short (l/s) models that have been designed by Altis Partners, a commodity trading advisor with over 20 years of experience.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$24.32

Average Daily Volume

5,019

Number of Holdings *

1

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LALT HARD
30 Days 2.07% -2.24%
60 Days 2.35% -1.93%
90 Days 1.24% 1.97%
12 Months 7.50% 0.22%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LALT Weight in HARD Overlap
LALT Overweight 8 Positions Relative to HARD
Symbol Grade Weight
FAAR B 21.45%
FTLS B 21.43%
FMF B 21.4%
UCON A 12.48%
IAU B 7.98%
FTGC D 5.0%
MARB D 5.0%
IEF B 4.98%
LALT Underweight 1 Positions Relative to HARD
Symbol Grade Weight
HARD D -23.53%

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