QED Performance — IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF

Data updated: 2023-03-28

QED returned −4.42% over one year to Jan 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +1.69%. The fund trailed its Commodities category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $105, against $131 for the category, and to $96 over one year, against $105. Volatility over the past three years was 9.48% a year. In the 12 months to Jan 2023 the fund took in a net $12.2M, and assets reached $6.28M.

QED Growth of $100

What $100 invested in IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Commodities category average over the same months.

PeriodQEDCategory average
1 year (Feb 2022 – Jan 2023)$96$105
3 years (Feb 2020 – Jan 2023)$105$131
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023)$109$133

QED Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jan 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−4.42%
3 years (annualised)+1.69%

QED Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Jan)+3.59%
2022−10.79%
2021+1.12%
2020+12.85%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+2.96%

QED Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+3.6%———————————
2022−3.3%−0.8%−0.4%−3.5%−0.9%−3.2%+3.3%−0.5%−4.0%+1.3%+2.1%−1.1%
2021+0.8%+1.0%−1.5%+1.0%−0.4%+1.1%−0.5%+0.7%−0.9%+1.0%−1.9%+0.6%
2020+0.3%−1.8%−8.2%+6.6%+2.7%+1.7%+2.5%+2.3%−0.8%−0.1%+5.0%+2.7%
2019———————−0.2%+0.1%+0.3%+1.2%+1.5%

QED Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Feb 2020 – Jan 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 9.48%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.30 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +6.60% (Apr 2020)
  • Worst month: −8.20% (Mar 2020)

QED Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $12.2M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $0
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.00×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jan 2023$0$0$0
Dec 2022$0$0$0
Nov 2022$0$0$0
Oct 2022$0$0$0
Sep 2022$0−$1.0M$1.0M
Aug 2022$0−$1.1M$1.1M
Jul 2022$0$0$0
Jun 2022$0$0$0
May 2022$0$0$0
Apr 2022$0−$1.1M$1.1M
Mar 2022$0$0$0
Feb 2022$0−$9.0M$9.0M

QED Assets Under Management

Net assets of IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-01-31$6.28M
2022-10-31$6.18M
2022-07-29$8.53M
2022-04-29$8.61M
2022-01-31$19.19M
2021-10-29$19.19M
2021-07-30$11.89M
2021-04-30$9.49M
2021-01-29$4.72M
2020-10-30$4.53M
2020-07-31$8.95M
2020-04-30$8.35M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.