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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.

Alpha Efficiency:BAlpha 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
+6.55%
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.

Simplify has drawn criticism for fee layering: several of its ETFs hold other Simplify funds internally, adding acquired-fund fees on top of the headline expense ratio, and its 2025 SBIL launch (repackaging an internal cash-management function as a standalone fund) was called a "money grab" by ETF industry analysts. CTAP, once a straightforward S&P 500 plus managed-futures stack, was quietly restructured to hold ~73% of its equity sleeve in Simplify's own SPUC covered-call fund, capping upside and adding a second layer of fees. Verify current holdings against the fund's official page before investing rather than relying on the launch-date strategy description.

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.