New York (CNN Business) A new ETF promises to protect your money from the fallout of the trade war. But is that even possible when the trade war touches every company and every consumer?

Dow INDU dropped more than 350 points. The consensus view is that it's hard to escape the effects of a trade war altogether. That's why when President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Mexican imports last week, the

TWAR TWAR But the new exchange traded fund, launched by Charlottesville-based M-Cam International yesterday, promises that its portfolio will be more resilient to a full-blown trade war.

TWAR will track large and mid-cap companies based on their intellectual property and other intangible assets like contracts and licenses, as well as their ability to outperform competitors during a trade war. These companies are also included in M-Cam's Martin Global Innovation Equity Trade War Index.

Companies that have some government support can serve as defensive investments against structural long-term policy concerns. All stocks that TWAR tracks either have government contracts or are deemed to be significant enough to the US economy, said David Martin, founder of M-Cam.

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