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AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in USD · Last updated Jul 14, 2026

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) is an actively managed market-neutral ETF seeking consistent negative beta exposure to the U.S. equity market. The strategy generally takes long positions in low-beta U.S. equities and short positions in high-beta U.S. equities on a dollar-neutral basis within sectors.

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL) belongs to the Equity Market Neutral category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with BTAL. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Often Compared With BTAL

Investors most often compare BTAL with SPY, TAIL, KMLM. These 20 comparison targets span 14 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
66
10.45%
783.21BJan 1993BTAL vs SPY
TAIL
Cambria Tail Risk ETFVolatility Hedged Equity
2
-7.43%
145.21MApr 2017BTAL vs TAIL
KMLM
KFA Mount Lucas Index Strategy ETFSystematic Trend
34
10.56%
318.74MDec 2020BTAL vs KMLM
CCOR
Core Alternative ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
7
0.07%
39.10MMay 2017BTAL vs CCOR
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
66
10.45%
1.70TSep 2010BTAL vs VOO
CPB
Campbell Soup Company
16
-16.51%
——BTAL vs CPB
EUO
ProShares UltraShort EuroLeveraged Currency
28
8.95%
35.38MNov 2008BTAL vs EUO
EUAD
Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETFAerospace & Defense
8
-1.21%
980.32MOct 2024BTAL vs EUAD
AVUV
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETFSmall Cap Value Equities
78
22.32%
28.73BSep 2019BTAL vs AVUV
MRSK
Agility Shares Managed Risk ETFHedge Fund
52
5.31%
320.77MJun 2020BTAL vs MRSK
SCHK
Schwab 1000 Index ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
64
10.72%
5.77BOct 2017BTAL vs SCHK
TOLZ
ProShares DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETFIndustrials Equities
68
13.07%
192.78MMar 2014BTAL vs TOLZ
BUFD
FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETFDefined Outcome
89
5.59%
1.93BJan 2021BTAL vs BUFD
DWSH
AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETFInverse Equities
6
-5.73%
6.84MJul 2018BTAL vs DWSH
FLSP
Franklin Liberty Systematic Style Premia ETFLong-Short
87
3.20%
946.37MDec 2019BTAL vs FLSP
HICOX
Colorado Bond Shares A Tax Exempt FundMunicipal Bonds
98
2.68%
—Jun 1987BTAL vs HICOX
MPAIX
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Advantage ...Large Cap Growth Equities
3
-1.87%
—Jun 2008BTAL vs MPAIX
AKR
Acadia Realty Trust
73
6.00%
——BTAL vs AKR
BHMG.L
BH Macro Limited
60
6.27%
——BTAL vs BHMG.L
HDG
ProShares Hedge ReplicationLong-Short
76
6.42%
21.57MJul 2011BTAL vs HDG

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Diversifiers

Pair BTAL with funds that move differently

AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to BTAL.

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