Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF (SDMF)

The Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF is an exchange-traded fund from Simplify Asset Management that offers exposure to a managed futures strategy. It follows an index developed with Dynamic Beta investments (DBi), a firm known for replicating the aggregate positioning of commodity trading advisors.

The approach seeks to estimate the positions that CTA hedge funds hold across major futures markets, including equity indexes, interest rates, currencies and commodities, and to mirror them through a portfolio of liquid futures contracts that can be long or short. Managed futures strategies are often used as a diversifier because their trend-following positioning can behave differently from traditional stock and bond portfolios.