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AMAXAdaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF

Get income16y track recordRanked #1,144 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income.

By Adaptive ETF · Launched 2009

Annual Cost

1.36%

#5,379 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$64M

#3,347 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

10.96%

Track Record

16 years

#704 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,865+8.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 87.6% of fundconcentrated

iShares 20+ Year Tre
21.6%
RH Hedged Multi-Asse
14.3%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tru
13.0%
VanEck Vectors GoldGDX
9.2%
MicroStrategy IncMSTR
8.6%
FT Vest Gold Strateg
7.0%
Invesco QQQ Trust Se
6.5%
X-Links Crude Oil Sh
4.9%
YieldMax GOOGL Optio
1.4%
YieldMax AAPL Option
1.1%

Asset allocation

Bonds
33.1%
Stocks
32.7%
Cash
20.4%
Other
13.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
10.3%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-16.3%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.48Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.66Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income.
Strategy
Actively managed, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of assets to achieve total return. It employs hedging strategies to manage risk while seeking income and growth.
Inception date
October 2, 2009
Fund family
Adaptive ETF

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19