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Andrew Beer, Founder & Managing Member at Dynamic Beta Investments and Nate Geraci, President of Novadius Wealth Management discuss how this previsouly niche part of the market is emerging as a force against volatility.
KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:KMLM - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 558,697 shares, a growth of 155.6% from the August 31st total of 218,619 shares. Based on an average trading volume of
KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Ix Str ETF (KMLM) has a systematic trend-following strategy across commodities, currencies, and bonds, targeting portfolio hedging benefits. KMLM's monthly rebalancing and mechanical signals provide diversification and risk smoothing, but may lag in rapidly shifting markets. Including KMLM at a 20% allocation could improved portfolio ratios from 2022 onward.
Gold's recent correction has created an attractive entry point for investors, even as short-term headwinds continue to pressure prices, according to one portfolio manager.
For most of the last four decades, the 60/40 portfolio did exactly what it promised. Stocks climbed, bonds offset the losses when they didn't, and advisors could build client portfolios around a reliably predictable balance.
Managed futures funds spent most of the past decade as a footnote in portfolio construction conversations.
The S&P 500 has shed roughly its worst drawdown in the past 12 months during the early months of 2026, as tariff escalation and macro uncertainty rattled equity markets.
The KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF offers strong diversification benefits via algorithmic trend-following across commodities, currencies, and global bonds. I see heightened stagflation risks for 2026, making KMLM and managed futures allocations especially timely for portfolios exposed to equities and bonds. Allocating 20% to managed futures like KMLM in a 50-30-20 portfolio historically improved returns, reduced volatility, and softened drawdowns versus traditional 60/40 mixes.