diff --git a/tests/utils/test_metautils.py b/tests/utils/test_metautils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad864d9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/test_metautils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+from zipline.testing.fixtures import ZiplineTestCase
+from zipline.testing.predicates import (
+    assert_equal,
+    assert_is,
+    assert_is_instance,
+    assert_is_subclass,
+    assert_true,
+)
+from zipline.utils.metautils import compose_types, with_metaclasses
+
+
+class C(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def f():
+        return 'C.f'
+
+    def delegate(self):
+        return 'C.delegate', super(C, self).delegate()
+
+
+class D(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def f():
+        return 'D.f'
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def g():
+        return 'D.g'
+
+    def delegate(self):
+        return 'D.delegate'
+
+
+class ComposeTypesTestCase(ZiplineTestCase):
+
+    def test_identity(self):
+        assert_is(
+            compose_types(C),
+            C,
+            msg='compose_types of a single class should be identity',
+        )
+
+    def test_compose(self):
+        composed = compose_types(C, D)
+
+        assert_is_subclass(composed, C)
+        assert_is_subclass(composed, D)
+
+    def test_compose_mro(self):
+        composed = compose_types(C, D)
+
+        assert_equal(composed.f(), C.f())
+        assert_equal(composed.g(), D.g())
+
+        assert_equal(composed().delegate(), ('C.delegate', 'D.delegate'))
+
+
+class M(type):
+    def __new__(mcls, name, bases, dict_):
+        dict_['M'] = True
+        return super(M, mcls).__new__(mcls, name, bases, dict_)
+
+
+class N(type):
+    def __new__(mcls, name, bases, dict_):
+        dict_['N'] = True
+        return super(N, mcls).__new__(mcls, name, bases, dict_)
+
+
+class WithMetaclassesTestCase(ZiplineTestCase):
+    def test_with_metaclasses_no_subclasses(self):
+        class E(with_metaclasses((M, N))):
+            pass
+
+        assert_true(E.M)
+        assert_true(E.N)
+
+        assert_is_instance(E, M)
+        assert_is_instance(E, N)
+
+    def test_with_metaclasses_with_subclasses(self):
+        class E(with_metaclasses((M, N), C, D)):
+            pass
+
+        assert_true(E.M)
+        assert_true(E.N)
+
+        assert_is_instance(E, M)
+        assert_is_instance(E, N)
+        assert_is_subclass(E, C)
+        assert_is_subclass(E, D)
diff --git a/zipline/testing/predicates.py b/zipline/testing/predicates.py
index 93f3610e..b83bdbf8 100644
--- a/zipline/testing/predicates.py
+++ b/zipline/testing/predicates.py
@@ -141,6 +141,34 @@ def _fmt_msg(msg):
     return msg + '\n'
 
 
+def _safe_cls_name(cls):
+    try:
+        return cls.__name__
+    except AttributeError:
+        return repr(cls)
+
+
+def assert_is_subclass(subcls, cls, msg=''):
+    """Assert that ``subcls`` is a subclass of ``cls``.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    subcls : type
+        The type to check.
+    cls : type
+        The type to check ``subcls`` against.
+    msg : str, optional
+        An extra assertion message to print if this fails.
+    """
+    assert issubclass(subcls, cls), (
+        '%s is not a subclass of %s\n%s' % (
+            _safe_cls_name(subcls),
+            _safe_cls_name(cls),
+            msg,
+        )
+    )
+
+
 @dispatch(object, object)
 def assert_equal(result, expected, path=(), msg='', **kwargs):
     """Assert that two objects are equal using the ``==`` operator.
diff --git a/zipline/utils/metautils.py b/zipline/utils/metautils.py
index fa0dd0ed..a2f86080 100644
--- a/zipline/utils/metautils.py
+++ b/zipline/utils/metautils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from operator import attrgetter
 
+import six
 
-def compose_types(a, b, *cs):
+
+def compose_types(a, *cs):
     """Compose multiple classes together.
 
     Parameters
@@ -66,9 +68,40 @@ def compose_types(a, b, *cs):
     Always using ``super()`` to dispatch to your superclass is best practices
     anyways so most classes should compose without much special considerations.
     """
-    mcls = (a, b) + cs
+    if not cs:
+        # if there are no types to compose then just return the single type
+        return a
+
+    mcls = (a,) + cs
     return type(
         'compose_types(%s)' % ', '.join(map(attrgetter('__name__'), mcls)),
         mcls,
         {},
     )
+
+
+def with_metaclasses(metaclasses, *bases):
+    """Make a class inheriting from ``bases`` whose metaclass inherits from
+    all of ``metaclasses``.
+
+    Like :func:`six.with_metaclass`, but allows multiple metaclasses.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    metaclasses : iterable[type]
+        A tuple of types to use as metaclasses.
+    *bases : tuple[type]
+        A tuple of types to use as bases.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    base : type
+        A subtype of ``bases`` whose metaclass is a subtype of ``metaclasses``.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The metaclasses must be written to support cooperative multiple
+    inheritance. This means that they must delegate all calls to ``super()``
+    instead of inlining their super class by name.
+    """
+    return six.with_metaclass(compose_types(*metaclasses), *bases)