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FIAX vs CDX

Nicholas Fixed Income Alternative ETF vs Simplify High Yield ETF

FIAX

Nicholas Fixed Income Alternative ETF

Annual cost

0.97%

Fund size

$135M

CDX

Simplify High Yield ETF

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$440M

Key differences

  • CDX costs 0.72% less per year.
  • CDX is significantly larger than FIAX — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • FIAX follows a option income strategy; CDX uses multi strategy.
  • Over the last 3 years, CDX has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

FIAXCDX
Annual cost (TER)0.97%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$135M$440M
Since20222022
Dividend yield8.18%8.37%
Asset classalternativealternative
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyoption incomemulti strategy
CAGR 1Y+5.6%-0.6%
CAGR 3Y+3.5%+7.6%
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3Y0.000.40
Volatility 1Y4.27%5.68%
Max drawdown-6.26%-13.24%

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