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ACIO vs THEQ: Correlation to the S&P 500

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACIO and THEQ moved with the S&P 500 equally closely, both at +0.99.

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Net assets: $2.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Hedged Equity ETF.

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At a glance
+0.99
ACIO correlation with the S&P 500
+0.99
THEQ correlation with the S&P 500
84.3%
ACIO down-week capture
72.3%
THEQ 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%.

THEQ Fell 72% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 72% as much as the S&P 500THEQ in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, THEQ −0.77%.SPY−1.07%THEQ−0.77%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 72% as much as the S&P 500THEQ in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, THEQ −0.77%.SPY−1.07%THEQ−0.77%Average week when SPY fell

THEQ in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, THEQ −0.77%.

Pair scorecard

THEQ costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points.

ACIO vs THEQ: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureACIOTHEQ
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.1%+9.1%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.46%
Net assets, ACIO as of Jul 31, 2026 and THEQ as of Nov 3, 2026$2.4bn$38m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500+0.79: about 0.79% for each 1%+0.69: about 0.69% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellfell 0.90%fell 0.77%
ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · THEQ scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
IQ Alternatives Score17.1ACIO19.3THEQ

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

Window by window

Window by window: ACIO vs THEQ: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowACIOTHEQACIOTHEQ
3 months−1.2%−0.3%−1.1 pts vs VOO0.0 pts vs IWV
6 months+1.9%+3.0%−3.1 pts vs VOO−1.9 pts vs IWV
1 year+7.1%+9.1%−7.7 pts vs VOO−5.7 pts vs IWV
3 years+52.4%–−30.9 pts vs VOO–
Since launchNot the same days: ACIO Jul 2019 · THEQ Mar 2025+98.5%+22.4%−87.7 pts vs VOO−14.5 pts vs IWV

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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 THEQ T. Rowe Price Hedged Equity ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options
Issuer Aptus T. Rowe Price
Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.99 +0.99
Beta to the S&P 500 +0.79 +0.69
Down-week capture 84.3% 72.3%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.90% −0.77%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +6.9% +9.0%
Against T-bills, percentage points +3.3 pts +5.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.46%
First traded Jul 10, 2019 Mar 27, 2025
Net assets, ACIO as of Jul 31, 2026 and THEQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.4bn $38m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

ACIO and THEQ 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 THEQ’s +0.99. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, ACIO averaged −0.90% and THEQ −0.77%. Over the same weeks, ACIO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash and THEQ finished 5.3 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.

THEQ

THEQ is a hedged equity fund. 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 +0.69, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.69% the same way. In the same weeks THEQ fell 0.77% on average, a down-week capture of 72.3%. Over the same 52 weeks THEQ returned +9.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 5.3 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, ACIO or THEQ?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026 both had a correlation of +0.99 with the S&P 500, so neither moved less with the index at the precision this page prints.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, ACIO or THEQ?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, ACIO averaged −0.90% and THEQ −0.77%, so THEQ returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, ACIO or THEQ?
Over the same weeks, ACIO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash and THEQ finished 5.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, ACIO or THEQ?
ACIO charges 0.79% a year and THEQ charges 0.46%, so THEQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BIL, the T-bill fund these are measured against →SPY, the S&P 500 fund these are measured against →ACIO on its own →THEQ on its own →ACIO dividend history →THEQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACIO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACIO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Aptus website ↗
THEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
THEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
T. Rowe Price website ↗

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