Fresh off a product lineup that includes 2x single-stock ETFs on everything from NVIDIA to GameStop, Matthew Tuttle has turned his attention skyward. Way skyward.
The Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI-Powered ETF has officially appeared in the listings, bringing us one step closer to a world where your retirement portfolio includes exposure to reverse-engineered alien propulsion systems.
I'll give you a moment to process that.
The fund's strategy, per SEC filings, is to use AI to identify companies with “potential exposure to advanced or 'reverse-engineered' alien technology, spurred by government disclosures about UFOs.”
In practice, this means going long aerospace and defence contractors that might that is a big might be sitting on technology that would make Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works look like a high school robotics club. The fund also takes short positions against companies that could be “negatively impacted by potential breakthroughs in these technologies.”
So, if antigravity turns out to be real, someone's getting left behind. Presumably the internal combustion engine manufacturers and anyone still betting on fossil fuels.
Sort of. Tuttle himself has been refreshingly candid about the speculative nature of the whole enterprise. He's quick to acknowledge that the existence of extraterrestrial technology remains, shall we say, unconfirmed. But he's also pointed out that serious people, defence industry veterans, venture capitalists, academics have reached out to say the tech might actually exist.
The thesis isn't really about whether aliens have visited Earth. It's about whether the disclosure narrative becomes investable. Congressional hearings on UAPs (that's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena for those keeping up with the rebranding) have become regular occurrences. Whistleblowers are testifying. The Pentagon has an official UFO investigation office.
Whether any of this leads to actual technological revelations or just more grainy videos of Navy pilots saying “What the f*** is that?” remains to be seen.
There's something almost too perfect about an AI-powered ETF trying to identify companies hoarding alien AI. It's like a financial ouroboros eating its own tail while hovering three feet off the ground.
And let's talk about that ticker: UFOD. The “D” is for Disclosure, but it might as well stand for “Did we really just file this with the SEC?”
To be fair, Tuttle has built a business on products that traditional asset managers wouldn't touch. His firm doesn't compete with BlackRock for the 401(k) allocation of a 55-year-old accountant in Des Moines. He's going after self-directed investors, the Robinhood crowd, the people who want their portfolio to have a narrative beyond “broadly diversified exposure to global equities.”
And honestly? If you're going to speculate, at least speculate on something interesting.
UFOD is launching alongside seven other AI-themed ETFs from Tuttle, covering everything from quantum computing to healthcare AI to DeepSeek's disruption of the AI cost curve. The UFO fund is the headline-grabber, but it's part of a broader bet on AI-driven thematic investing.
The real question isn't whether aliens exist. It's whether enough people believe the disclosure narrative to make this thing gather assets. In the current market environment – where meme stocks can move on a Roaring Kitty tweet and cryptocurrency ETFs are pulling in billions – stranger things have happened.
Literally.
I'm not a financial advisor, and even if I were, I'd probably refer you to someone with a higher security clearance.
But I will say this: if you've ever looked at your portfolio and thought “you know what this needs? More exposure to classified Pentagon programs and the possibility of interdimensional propulsion,” your moment has arrived.
The truth is out there. Now you can invest in it.