This classic hedge-fund strategy returned 22% in 2022 when stocks got crushed. Here are 4 ETFs that offer exposure to the portfolio hedging method — including 2 that are up 13% in 2024 alone

• Hedge funds use managed futures strategies to predict asset directions and hedge losses.
• IMGP’s DBMF ETF, the largest of its kind, aims to make the strategy cheaper and more accessible.
• Returns of managed futures strategies are typically not correlated to stock or bond performance.

One of the ways hedge funds drive returns and hedge against losses is by building models to predict the near-term direction of different asset classes and buying futures contracts on them. It’s called a managed futures strategy.