TLT - KMLM: An Underappreciated Hedge
2025-03-17 07:00:00 ET
Summary
- Managed future ETFs are funds that attempt to produce positive expected returns and some diversification to equities and fixed income.
- KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF offers low correlations with the S&P 500 and long-term US government bonds, which is great for diversification.
- KMLM has performed poorly relative to a couple of its key peers since 2022, making it an underappreciated fund, in my view.
I have been on a streak of writing for the first time on Seeking Alpha about managed futures ETFs. These are funds that attempt to offer a combination of positive expected returns and some diversification to equities and fixed income. Most managed future ETFs use some sort of trend-following approach to benefit from upside and downside momentum in derivatives across several asset classes....
KMLM: An Underappreciated Hedge