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HARD — Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

HARD is a systematic long/short commodities sleeve built for hard-asset exposure without K-1 tax reporting.

Equity Efficiency:DCapital Efficiency grades how well this ETF delivers equity-side returns relative to the capital and beta it uses, with SPY as the B baseline. Leveraged ETFs score higher when they free up capital for an alpha sleeve. Long/short and factor ETFs are graded on excess return versus SPY, net of costs. HARD runs a long/short hard-assets and commodities strategy. The capital line scores live return versus benchmark net of costs.Alpha Efficiency:AAlpha Efficiency grades how much return this ETF generates above the risk-free rate, independent of the equity market. SPY sets the B baseline. A higher grade means more return per unit of non-equity risk. Alpha comes from directional and relative-value positioning across commodity futures markets, not from broad equity beta.

HARD price history

Range
+12.32%
Total return (1Y)
HARD

Total return (Yahoo adjusted close—dividends and splits per Yahoo), normalized to $10,000 at first available trade date. Educational only.

Strategy

The strategy runs long and short positions across commodity-linked futures markets using rules-based models, so outcomes depend on trend, carry, and curve dynamics rather than a static long-only commodity basket.

Because this is a derivatives-heavy implementation, collateral yield, roll behavior, and contract selection are core performance drivers in addition to directional commodity moves.

Manager and Issuer Pedigree

Simplify is an alternatives-focused ETF sponsor that packages institutional-style derivatives strategies in listed wrappers with daily liquidity and transparent disclosures.

HARD extends that lineup into hard-assets with a no-K-1 design, giving taxable-account investors commodity strategy access in 1099 form without commodity partnership reporting complexity.

Outperformance

Outperforms when cross-commodity dispersion and trend strength are high enough for long/short positioning to harvest both relative-value and directional opportunities.

Underperforms in low-dispersion, range-bound tapes where futures trends repeatedly reverse and roll dynamics offer limited carry support.

Official ETF page

Read the official ETF page for current NAV, holdings, and documents: Simplify (HARD).

Beta and MER may not be accurate.
Educational content only; not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.