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PICTON Long Short Equity Alternative Fund — ETF (PFLS.TO)
About this ETF
The fund invests in a portfolio of global long/short equities to provide consistent long-term capital appreciation with an attractive risk-adjusted rate of return. The portfolio aims less net equity market exposure than traditional long-only strategies. The Portfolio Advisors investment process identifies attractive investments and includes it in the funds long portfolio, while short selling unattractive investments. Up to 100% of the aggregate market value of the fund may be sold short. The portfolio Advisor will also short securities to hedge the market exposure of the funds long positions. PFLS will be structured so that it usually has 80 moderate equity market exposure.
Price
Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +0.84% |
| 3 months | +4.60% |
| 6 months | +5.32% |
| Year to date | +7.92% |
| 1 year | +16.78% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +14.33% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +10.37% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 9.20% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.73 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.25 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.50 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -6.98% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -11.82% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -11.82% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.46 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.63 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Sector breakdown
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-29 | CAD 0.1523 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 0.0% |
