Target Risk ETFs
These funds of funds offer exposure to all of the main building blocks of a fully diversified portfolio. The managers automatically shift the fund’s allocation gradually over time to become gradually less risky as retirement approaches. (The year in the fund’s name corresponds approximately to the investor’s retirement date.)
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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF | HEFA | Foreign Large Blend | 3.71 Bil | 0.350% | 1 | 2 | — | Passive |
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF | FV | Mid-Cap Blend | 3.11 Bil | 0.900% | 21 | 5 | — | Passive |
FT Cboe Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs | BUFR | Options Trading | 2.50 Bil | 1.050% | 27 | — | — | Active |
iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF | AOR | Moderate Allocation | 2.03 Bil | 0.150% | 63 | 61 | 57 | Passive |
iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF | AOA | Global Allocation | 1.76 Bil | 0.150% | 28 | 7 | 2 | Passive |
iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF | AOM | Moderately Conservative Allocation | 1.38 Bil | 0.150% | 63 | 46 | 40 | Passive |
Main Sector Rotation ETF | SECT | Large Blend | 1.32 Bil | 0.750% | 13 | 46 | — | Active |
Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7 Handl™ ETF | HNDL | Moderately Conservative Allocation | 908.19 Mil | 0.960% | 87 | 36 | — | Passive |
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF | VTC | Corporate Bond | 869.56 Mil | 0.040% | 58 | 50 | — | Passive |
iShares Russell 2500 ETF | SMMD | Small Blend | 827.54 Mil | 0.150% | 75 | 34 | — | Passive |
FT Cboe Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs | BUFD | Options Trading | 726.55 Mil | 1.050% | — | — | — | Active |
Vanguard Total World Bond ETF | BNDW | Global Bond-USD Hedged | 711.70 Mil | 0.050% | 69 | 55 | — | Passive |
Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF | PCEF | Global Allocation | 676.43 Mil | 1.990% | 61 | 51 | 17 | Passive |
iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF | AOK | Moderately Conservative Allocation | 676.20 Mil | 0.150% | 89 | 73 | 75 | Passive |
IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF | QAI | Multistrategy | 618.44 Mil | 0.780% | 89 | 79 | 77 | Passive |
Day Hagan/Ned Davis Rsrch Smrt Sect ETF | SSUS | Large Blend | 601.82 Mil | 0.790% | 68 | — | — | Active |
SPDR® SSGA US Sector Rotation ETF | XLSR | Large Blend | 389.30 Mil | 0.700% | 87 | — | — | Active |
Amplify High Income ETF | YYY | Tactical Allocation | 379.12 Mil | 2.720% | 42 | 33 | 16 | Passive |
Innovator Laddered Allc Pwr Bfr ETF™ | BUFF | Large Blend | 343.16 Mil | 0.890% | 88 | 100 | — | Passive |
Main BuyWrite ETF | BUYW | Derivative Income | 334.79 Mil | 1.310% | 30 | 50 | — | Active |
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozn ETF | HEZU | Europe Stock | 325.41 Mil | 0.530% | 4 | 8 | — | Passive |
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | EQL | Large Blend | 325.15 Mil | 0.260% | 25 | 63 | 62 | Passive |
FT Cboe Vest Fund of Nsdq-100 Bffr ETFs | BUFQ | Options Trading | 302.17 Mil | 1.100% | — | — | — | Active |
Cabana Target Drawdown 10 ETF | TDSC | Tactical Allocation | 291.58 Mil | 0.830% | 87 | — | — | Active |
iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corp Bd ETF | LQDH | Ultrashort Bond | 266.80 Mil | 0.240% | 1 | 1 | — | Passive |
NEOS Enhanced Income CA Alt ETF | CSHI | Ultrashort Bond | 254.54 Mil | 0.380% | — | — | — | Active |
Avantis All Equity Markets ETF | AVGE | Global Large-Stock Blend | 249.88 Mil | 0.230% | — | — | — | Active |
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF | HEWJ | Japan Stock | 232.10 Mil | 0.500% | 25 | 20 | — | Passive |
Adaptive Alpha Opportunities ETF | AGOX | Tactical Allocation | 230.55 Mil | 1.390% | 21 | 4 | 1 | Active |
VanEck CEF Municipal Income ETF | XMPT | High Yield Muni | 220.36 Mil | 1.820% | 100 | 71 | 40 | Passive |
Fairlead Tactical Sector | TACK | Tactical Allocation | 206.24 Mil | 0.760% | — | — | — | Active |
Pacer Swan SOS Fund of Funds ETF | PSFF | Options Trading | 195.15 Mil | 0.930% | — | — | — | Active |
Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF | HEGD | Options Trading | 193.38 Mil | 0.830% | — | — | — | Active |
FlexShares Core Select Bond ETF | BNDC | Intermediate Core Bond | 183.13 Mil | 0.350% | 71 | 37 | — | Active |
First Trust Dorsey Wright Intl Foc 5 | IFV | Foreign Large Blend | 183.11 Mil | 1.060% | 96 | 96 | — | Passive |
iShares Currency Hdgd MSCI ACWI exUS ETF | HAWX | Foreign Large Blend | 182.20 Mil | 0.350% | 3 | 6 | — | Passive |
First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Foc 5 | FVC | Mid-Cap Blend | 181.42 Mil | 0.880% | 82 | 92 | — | Passive |
SPDR® SSGA Fixed Inc Sect Rotation ETF | FISR | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 176.28 Mil | 0.500% | 96 | — | — | Active |
iShares Interest Rate Hdg Hi Yld Bd ETF | HYGH | High Yield Bond | 176.04 Mil | 0.510% | 1 | 16 | — | Passive |
FT Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Gr ETF | BUFG | Options Trading | 172.20 Mil | 1.050% | — | — | — | Active |
Cambria Global Momentum ETF | GMOM | Tactical Allocation | 148.42 Mil | 1.060% | 12 | 49 | — | Active |
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | CEFS | Tactical Allocation | 143.21 Mil | 2.420% | 3 | 5 | — | Active |
FundX ETF | XCOR | Large Growth | 139.26 Mil | 1.390% | 83 | 94 | 98 | Active |
First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF | DALI | Tactical Allocation | 137.26 Mil | 1.180% | 23 | 40 | — | Passive |
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF | AGGH | Intermediate Core Bond | 134.08 Mil | 0.330% | — | — | — | Active |
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Em Mkts ETF | HEEM | Diversified Emerging Mkts | 130.94 Mil | 0.690% | 43 | 40 | — | Passive |
ClearShares OCIO ETF | OCIO | Moderate Allocation | 128.22 Mil | 0.640% | 42 | 51 | — | Active |
iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Inc ETF | IYLD | Global Allocation | 126.95 Mil | 0.580% | 94 | 98 | 81 | Passive |
First Trust Low Dur Strat Foc ETF | LDSF | Short-Term Bond | 123.23 Mil | 0.790% | 53 | — | — | Active |
Dimensional World Equity ETF | DFAW | Global Large-Stock Blend | 119.00 Mil | 0.250% | — | — | — | Active |