Katie Stockton believes there are viable options for investors looking to withstand volatility in the wild market.
She manages FairLead Tactical Sector ETFIt is designed to be agile in times of market stress. It is not tied to an index.
“What we’re trying to do is help investors leverage the rise through sector rotation, but minimize drawdowns,” the founder of FairLead Strategies told CNBC’s ETF Edge this week. “It’s obviously a great long-term advantage when you can enter such a deep hole to climb.”
According to Stockton, her ETF is particularly agile in this environment. This is because we use not only one but multiple strategies. Ever since President Donald Trump announced “mutual” tariffs on April 2, ETFs have exceeded 4%. S&P 500 We lost 6.9%.
Stockton ETFs revolve monthly between all 11 S&P 500 sectors.
“We don’t own it technology Already, “Some sectors I want to invest in have fallen out of favor.”
As of April 16th, the fund’s top sector holdings are included. Consumer standard, Utilities and real estateaccording to FairLead Strategies.
As of the end of Thursday, the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF has fallen by 4% so far this year.
On the other hand, ETFs centered around a particular sector or strategy are primarily under pressure. For example, the Investco Top QQQ Trust (QBIG). NASDAQ-100 The index fell 22% in 2025.
Graniteshares eelveBoost TSLA ETF (TSYY) is 48% off since the start of the year.
Btig’s Troy Donohue, head of the company’s American portfolio trading, believes Stockton’s ETFs have adopted a healthy strategy (particularly during the recent “dramatic pullbacks.”
“Tucks are a great example of how to be agile in these market times,” Donohue said. “It’s great to see it with an ETF product that worked really well during this recent drawdown.”
