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IALT vs CTA

iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF vs Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

IALT

iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.99%

Fund size

$210M

CTA

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Simplify Asset Management

Annual cost

0.75%

Fund size

$1.7B

Key differences

  • CTA costs 0.24% less per year.
  • CTA is significantly larger than IALT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

IALTCTA
Annual cost (TER)0.99%0.75%
Fund size (AUM)$210M$1.7B
Since20252022
Dividend yield4.03%
Asset classalternativealternative
Regionglobal
Strategysystematic alphasystematic alpha
CAGR 1YN/A+16.5%
CAGR 3YN/A+13.4%
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/A0.66
Volatility 1Y19.72%
Max drawdown-1.47%-18.07%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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