SHRTGotham Short Strategies ETF
Seeks long-term capital appreciation and to provide positive returns in down markets.
By Gotham · Launched 2017
1.35%
#5,653 of 5,861 · expensive
$14M
#4,707 of 5,861 · small
-13.2%
9 years
#1,567 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
synthetic exposure — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not the fund's positions
Asset allocation
By sector
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Needs 3+ years of history
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation and to provide positive returns in down markets.
- Strategy
- Actively manages long and short positions in equity and equity-related securities of companies traded on U.S. markets, targeting long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued stocks. Maintains approximately 50% net short exposure with a gross equity exposure generally at or below 250%.
- Inception date
- July 31, 2017
- Fund family
- Gotham
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
You can be right and still lose
This fund returns the opposite of its benchmark's daily move, then resets. Hold it longer and the daily compounding takes over: the market can move your way over a week and you still finish down. It works as a one-day hedge and nothing beyond that.
Sources: Cheng & Madhavan, 'The Dynamics of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs' (2009)
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 2026-08-04