SeekingAlpha · Sep 8, 2026
The Quants Are Gone From CTA (Downgrade)
The Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (CTA) has undergone a major strategy and management shift, now managed in-house by Simplify.
CT
AMEX · CTA
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$30.66
Down-$0.50 (-1.63%)
Updated Sep 17, 2026, 5:31 PM
SID Score
5.5/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 1.16B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 4.92%
- 52-week range
- $25.39 – $32.76
- Volume
- 1.16M
- Avg. volume
- 370.02K
Price performance
CTA price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
CTA closed at $30.66 after 20 trading sessions, up 9.03% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $30.66
- Period change
- +9.03%
- Period low
- $26.99
- Period high
- $31.08
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | $31.01 | $31.07 | $30.23 | $30.66 | 1.16M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $30.66 | $31.1499 | $30.66 | $31.00 | 1.67M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $30.86 | $31.13 | $29.95 | $30.29 | 1.51M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $30.17 | $30.54 | $30.07 | $30.29 | 820.3K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $30.33 | $31.11 | $30.30 | $31.08 | 1.27M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $29.45 | $29.85 | $29.42 | $29.80 | 601.99K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $28.77 | $29.01 | $28.611 | $28.96 | 977.93K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $28.16 | $28.53 | $27.98 | $28.44 | 990.14K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $28.53 | $28.85 | $28.39 | $28.39 | 603.25K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $28.81 | $29.19 | $28.71 | $28.94 | 1.03M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $28.53 | $29.12 | $28.5001 | $29.08 | 890.05K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $27.96 | $28.36 | $27.96 | $28.27 | 822.75K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $27.41 | $27.65 | $27.38 | $27.5223 | 436.81K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $27.07 | $27.63 | $27.02 | $27.48 | 254.1K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $26.87 | $27.31 | $26.87 | $26.99 | 765.07K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $27.38 | $27.485 | $26.95 | $27.01 | 269.21K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $28.42 | $28.42 | $27.8201 | $27.89 | 320.68K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $28.65 | $28.75 | $28.53 | $28.55 | 365.57K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $28.50 | $28.62 | $28.35 | $28.48 | 229.37K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $27.99 | $28.32 | $27.97 | $28.12 | 362.91K |
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Company profile
Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in a portfolio of equity, U.S. Treasury, commodity, and foreign exchange futures contracts (collectively, “Futures Contracts”). Typically, it will not invest directly in commodity futures contracts. The Advisor expects to gain exposure to these investments by investing up to 25% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”).
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