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ACIO vs HOLA: Correlation to the S&P 500

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HOLA moved less with the S&P 500 than ACIO: correlation +0.69 against +0.99.

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Net assets: $2.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF, and $282m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan International Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF.

At a glance
+0.99
ACIO correlation with the S&P 500
+0.69
HOLA correlation with the S&P 500
84.3%
ACIO down-week capture
36.9%
HOLA down-week capture
ACIO Fell 84% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 84% as much as the S&P 500ACIO in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, ACIO −0.90%.SPY−1.07%ACIO−0.90%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 84% as much as the S&P 500ACIO in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, ACIO −0.90%.SPY−1.07%ACIO−0.90%Average week when SPY fell

ACIO in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, ACIO −0.90%.

HOLA Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500HOLA in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HOLA −0.40%.SPY−1.07%HOLA−0.40%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500HOLA in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HOLA −0.40%.SPY−1.07%HOLA−0.40%Average week when SPY fell

HOLA in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HOLA −0.40%.

Pair scorecard

HOLA costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points.

ACIO vs HOLA: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureACIOHOLA
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.1%+10.7%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.50%
Net assets, ACIO as of Jul 31, 2026 and HOLA as of Nov 3, 2026$2.4bn$282m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500+0.79: about 0.79% for each 1%+0.46: about 0.46% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellfell 0.90%fell 0.40%
ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · HOLA scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
IQ Alternatives Score17.1ACIO65.9HOLA

How much it diversifies a stock portfolio, ranked against 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. 100 is best. How it is computed

4.5, the lowest in this set 95.5, the highest

One year of weekly moves against the S&P 500, within one strategy; it ignores what the fund returned. All alternatives ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 66 weekly returns
ACIO HOLA
Return
Total return edge HOLA +10.6% +12.3%
Annualized edge HOLA +8.3% +9.6%
Price return edge ACIO +10.1% +9.0%
Risk
Volatility edge Tie 9.0% 8.9%
Max drawdown edge ACIO (slight) −6.3% −6.6%
Downside capture 73.1% 71.0%
Beta 0.54 0.60
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge HOLA 0.50 0.64
Sortino edge HOLA 0.80 0.91
Treynor 0.128 0.095
Calmar edge HOLA (slight) 1.32 1.45
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.1% a year −0.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.08 −0.14
Information ratio −0.65 −0.70
Tracking error 9.4% 6.3%

Each against its own benchmark: ACIO against VOO, Jul 19, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026; HOLA against EFA, Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jul 2025 to Oct 2026, HOLA returned more: +12.3% to +10.6%. ACIO and HOLA swung about the same: 9.0% and 8.9%. ACIO fell slightly less at its worst: −6.3% to −6.6%.

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19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: ACIO vs HOLA: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureACIOHOLAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+10.6%+12.3%HOLAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+8.3%+9.6%HOLATotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+10.1%+9.0%ACIOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.0%8.9%TieSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.6%6.2%ACIO (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−6.3%−6.6%ACIO (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture52.1%55.0%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture73.1%71.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.540.60Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.840.90Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.500.64HOLAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.800.91HOLAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1280.095Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.321.45HOLA (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOEFAThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.1% a year−0.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.08−0.14Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.3% to +3.0%−5.3% to +4.6%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.65−0.70Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error9.4%6.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 66 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Window by window

Window by window: ACIO vs HOLA: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowACIOHOLAACIOHOLA
3 months−1.2%−1.3%−1.1 pts vs VOO+0.3 pts vs EFA
6 months+1.9%+2.4%−3.1 pts vs VOO−0.1 pts vs EFA
1 year+7.1%+10.7%−7.7 pts vs VOO−6.2 pts vs EFA
3 years+52.4%–−30.9 pts vs VOO–
Since launchNot the same days: ACIO Jul 2019 · HOLA Jul 2025+98.5%+15.0%−87.7 pts vs VOO−7.9 pts vs EFA

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Side by side

ACIO Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options HOLA JPMorgan International Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options
Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.99 +0.69
Beta to the S&P 500 +0.79 +0.46
Down-week capture 84.3% 36.9%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.90% −0.40%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +6.9% +10.2%
Against T-bills, percentage points +3.3 pts +6.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.50%
First traded Jul 10, 2019 Jul 14, 2025
Net assets, ACIO as of Jul 31, 2026 and HOLA as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.4bn $282m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

ACIO and HOLA both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, ACIO’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.99 with the S&P 500 and HOLA’s +0.69. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, ACIO averaged −0.90% and HOLA −0.40%. Over the same weeks, ACIO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash and HOLA finished 6.5 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund
ACIO

ACIO is a hedged equity fund. ETFIQ measures what every alternatives fund is sold on: whether it moves differently from the stock market. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.99 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.79, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.79% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks ACIO fell 0.90% on average, a down-week capture of 84.3%. Over the same 52 weeks ACIO returned +6.9% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash.

HOLA

HOLA is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.69 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.46, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.46% the same way. In the same weeks HOLA fell 0.40% on average, a down-week capture of 36.9%. Over the same 52 weeks HOLA returned +10.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, ACIO or HOLA?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, ACIO’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.99 with the S&P 500 and HOLA’s +0.69, so HOLA moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, ACIO or HOLA?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, ACIO averaged −0.90% and HOLA −0.40%, so HOLA returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, ACIO or HOLA?
Over the same weeks, ACIO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash and HOLA finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, ACIO or HOLA?
ACIO charges 0.79% a year and HOLA charges 0.50%, so HOLA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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