Tail Risk & Volatility Strategies ETFs

10 US-listed ETFs in the Tail Risk & Volatility Strategies category, from 8 issuers, with $1.6B in assets. The largest is Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF (CAOS) at $695M. The cheapest with at least $50M in assets is SPYC at 0.53%. The median fund charges 0.61%.

Funds
10
8 issuers
Assets
$1.6B
Median fee
0.61%
0.25% to 1.42%
Median 1-year return
−2.5%
price return
Net flows, May 2026
−$11M
from SEC filings
Best 1-year return
+7.5%
SPYC, $50M+ in assets

Net flows by month

through Jul 2026SEC filings

Net creations across these funds as reported in SEC filings. The most recent months only include funds that have filed for them; funds whose filing covers other share classes are left out.

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Net flows of Tail Risk & Volatility Strategies ETFs by month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026
MonthCreationsRedemptionsNet flowFunds reporting
Jul 2026$7.8M$0+$7.8M3 partial
Jun 2026$71M$60M+$10M8 partial
May 2026$40M$52M−$11M10
Apr 2026$28M$83M−$55M10
Mar 2026$143M$12M+$131M10
Feb 2026$61M$31M+$30M10
Jan 2026$66M$40M+$27M10
Dec 2025$68M$64M+$4.3M10
Nov 2025$115M$66M+$49M10
Oct 2025$172M$88M+$84M10
Sep 2025$39M$52M−$12M9
Aug 2025$111M$108M+$3.4M9
Jul 2025$17M$60M−$42M9
Jun 2025$47M$47M−$254K9
May 2025$39M$168M−$129M9
Apr 2025$167M$62M+$105M9
Mar 2025$60M$41M+$20M9
Feb 2025$63M$57M+$6.7M9
Jan 2025$144M$93M+$51M9
Dec 2024$98M$74M+$24M8
Nov 2024$43M$37M+$6.0M8
Oct 2024$49M$37M+$12M8
Sep 2024$92M$7.3M+$85M8
Aug 2024$169M$44M+$126M8
Jul 2024$182M$48M+$133M8
Jun 2024$103M$61M+$42M8
May 2024$85M$2.2M+$82M8
Apr 2024$83M$9.9M+$73M8
Mar 2024$105M$15M+$90M8
Feb 2024$98M$14M+$84M8
Jan 2024$75M$15M+$60M8
Dec 2023$57M$39M+$18M8
Nov 2023$73M$33M+$40M8
Oct 2023$41M$50M−$8.6M8
Sep 2023$75M$14M+$61M8
Aug 2023$58M$33M+$24M8

All Tail Risk & Volatility Strategies ETFs

# Fund Issuer Fee Assets YTD 1Y Yield 3M flow Score Holdings as of
1 CAOSAlpha Architect Tail Risk ETF Alpha Architect 0.63% $695M +1.5% +1.7% — +$41M 54 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
2 SVOLSimplify Volatility Premium ETFActive Simplify 0.66% $526M −5.1% −8.0% 20.76% −$62M 54 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
3 TAILCambria Tail Risk ETFActive Cambria 0.59% $147M −15.1% −17.5% 3.57% −$2.7M 48 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
4 ATTRArin Tactical Tail Risk ETF Arin 0.63% $96M +6.9% — — +$2.8M 36 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
5 SPYCSimplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETFActive Simplify 0.53% $84M +8.8% +7.5% 1.07% +$7.7M 46 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
6 ZVOLVolatility Premium Plus ETFActive Volatility 1.42% $20M −28.5% −34.1% 74.71% +$1.6M 17 May 31, 2026 SEC
7 RSMVRelative Strength Managed Volatility Strategy ETFActive Relative 0.95% $19M +6.8% +8.9% 0.94% −$7.9M 23 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
8 RINFProShares Inflation Expectations ETF ProShares 0.30% $19M +1.2% +0.1% 3.32% +$627K 37 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
9 QTRGlobal X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF Global X 0.25% $11M +15.8% −2.5% 16.11% +$4.6M 47 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
10 XTRGlobal X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF Global X 0.25% $5.0M +10.9% −4.6% 15.99% +$1.1M 48 Oct 9, 2026 issuer

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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.