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Some countries pay much higher interest rates than others. Colombia and Brazil can offer double-digit rates, while Japan and Singapore may sit near 1%. That creates an opportunity known as the carry trade: borrow where money is cheap, invest where rates are higher, and collect the spread.
Doing that directly involves foreign currencies, foreign banks, and complexity. FOXY packages the strategy into one ETF currently yielding around 8.9%. What makes it especially interesting is the low correlation to stocks. When the S&P 500 corrected during recent stress, FOXY held up well—and sometimes moved in the opposite direction.
Distribution History
FOXY launched in February 2025, so the track record is short. It began with three quarterly distributions, then switched to monthly payments. The monthly payout started at $0.20 and increased to $0.22 in early 2026.
The Strategy
FOXY uses two currency baskets.
The first basket focuses on emerging markets. This is the income engine. FOXY borrows from lower-rate emerging-market currencies and invests in higher-rate ones, aiming to capture the interest-rate spread.
The second basket focuses on developed-market currencies, or the G10. This side is designed more for stability than income. FOXY buys currencies with stronger momentum and sells those with weaker momentum.
Most assets remain in U.S. dollar instruments like Treasury bills and money market funds, while currency exposure comes through forward contracts.
Performance
So far, the strategy has worked. Since inception, FOXY has outperformed the S&P 500. More importantly, it has behaved like a diversifier. During the tariff shock and Iran-related correction, FOXY was far less impacted than stocks.
Risks
There is no free lunch. FOXY comes with currency risk, model risk, leverage risk, and the challenge of understanding foreign exchange.The strategy has worked so far, but we do not know how it would have handled 2022, Covid, or 2008.
My Take
FOXY is not in my portfolio yet, but I’m keeping an open mind.
I like accessing a diversified basket of carry trades through one fund. The income is attractive, total return has been strong, and the low correlation to the S&P 500 is hard to find.
That said, the strategy is complicated. I want to understand more about the risks before buying. For now, FOXY is on my watchlist.
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