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With the launch of the Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA: GAA ), Cambria Funds looks to compete with the AdvisorShares ETF that Cambria previously managed; and with the new zero-management fee alternative mutual fund offered by Aspiration Funds. The Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF debuted on December 9. The ETF’s objective is to replicate the results of the Cambria Global Asset Allocation Index, which allocates assets across asset classes in pursuit of absolute positive returns. Investing in the new ETF will provide investors with exposure to stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies, diversified across geographic markets and economic sectors. While Aspiration Funds made headlines with their innovative “name your own price” management fees, the new alternative ETF from Cambria Funds goes even further, with a flat management fee of 0.00% (that’s not a typo). Being an ETF, the new Cambria fund doesn’t charge a 12b-1 fee, either, and its net-expense ratio is just 0.29%. The only catch to the ultra-low fees is that the new ETF invests in other ETFs, some of which are managed by Cambria, and the underlying ETF managers will collect management fees. The Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF typically invests in other ETPs (exchange-traded products), with roughly 40% of its assets allocated to equities, 40% to fixed-income, and 20% to other asset classes such as commodities and currencies. The goal is to gain diversification benefits through asset allocation, in order to dampen volatility, limit drawdowns, and keep investors in the market, long-term, so that their gains can compound. Cambria Investment Management serves as the new ETF’s investment advisor, and its portfolio managers are Mebane Faber and Eric Richardson. Previously, Cambria managed a similar ETF for AdvisorShares, now known as the AdvisorShares Morgan Creek Global Tactical ETF (NYSEARCA: GTAA ) and managed by Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Capital. Through December 22, GTAA had gained 4.6% in 2014, but its net-expense ratio of 1.63% is 134 basis points higher than GAA’s. 2015 is shaping up to be a big one for liquid alts, and the competition between these ETFs likely foreshadows many similar showdowns to come. Liquid alts investors, who gain additional investment options and benefit from the downward pressure on fees, have reason to look forward to the New Year. For more information, visit the new fund’s website . Scalper1 News
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