Alternative ETF Strategies to Diversify Beyond Traditional Assets

Adam Patti , CEO and Founder of IndexIQ, joined ETF Trends publisher Tom Lydon to gauge the outlook for alternative exchange traded fund investments that advisors and investors may include to diversify a traditional equity and fixed-income mix.

For instance, Patti pointed to the Index IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSEArca: MNA) as a way to capture the merger-arbitrage strategy, which has helped provide one-third the volatility of the S&P.

Click on the video below to see the full interview.

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