Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, ATTR or HEQT?

In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, ATTR averaged −0.14% and HEQT −0.52%, so ATTR returned more in those weeks.

Which earned more than cash, ATTR or HEQT?

Over the same weeks, ATTR finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash and HEQT finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

Which is cheaper, ATTR or HEQT?

ATTR charges 0.63% a year and HEQT charges 0.43%, so HEQT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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ATTR vs HEQT: Correlation to the S&P 500

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, ATTR moved less with the S&P 500 than HEQT: correlation +0.91 against +0.94.

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Net assets: $96m on Jun 30, 2026 for Arin Tactical Tail Risk ETF, and $315m on Oct 26, 2026 for Simplify Hedged Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+0.91

ATTR correlation with the S&P 500

+0.94

HEQT correlation with the S&P 500

12.8%

ATTR down-week capture

47.4%

HEQT down-week capture

ATTR Fell 13% as much as the S&P 500

ATTR in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, ATTR −0.14%.

HEQT Fell 47% as much as the S&P 500

HEQT in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, HEQT −0.52%.

Pair scorecard

HEQT costs 0.20 points a year less.

ATTR vs HEQT: Correlation to the S&P 500
Measure	ATTR	HEQT
Return
Measure	ATTR	HEQT
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	ATTR	HEQT
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Cost and size
Measure	ATTR	HEQT
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.43%
Net assets, ATTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and HEQT as of Oct 26, 2026	$96m	$315m
Holdings
Measure	ATTR	HEQT
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	ATTR	HEQT
Beta to the S&P 500	+0.21: about 0.21% for each 1%	+0.53: about 0.53% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	fell 0.14%	fell 0.52%

ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · ATTR scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

IQ Alternatives Score60.3ATTR40.9HEQT

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

ATTR 60.3

HEQT 40.9

8.0, the lowest in this set 97.7, the highest

A percentile among the 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. 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: ATTR vs HEQT: Correlation to the S&P 500
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	ATTR	HEQT	ATTR	HEQT
3 months	+2.5%	+3.5%	−1.7 pts vs VOO	−0.7 pts vs VOO
6 months	+3.5%	+6.1%	−5.2 pts vs VOO	−2.6 pts vs VOO
1 year	–	+10.1%	–	−3.5 pts vs VOO
3 years	–	+56.0%	–	−38.8 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: ATTR Oct 2025 · HEQT Nov 2021	+7.5%	+55.1%	−5.8 pts vs VOO	−23.6 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

ATTR Arin Tactical Tail Risk ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options HEQT Simplify Hedged Equity ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options

Issuer Arin Simplify

Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity

Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.91 +0.94

Beta to the S&P 500 +0.21 +0.53

Down-week capture 12.8% 47.4%

Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.14% −0.52%

The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.10% −1.10%

Total return, same 52 weeks +7.5% +10.0%

Against T-bills, percentage points +3.8 pts +6.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.43%

First traded Oct 28, 2025 Nov 2, 2021

Net assets, ATTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and HEQT as of Oct 26, 2026 $96m $315m

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

ATTR and HEQT both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, ATTR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.91 with the S&P 500 and HEQT’s +0.94. In the 25 weeks the index fell, by 1.10% a week on average, ATTR averaged −0.14% and HEQT −0.52%. Over the same weeks, ATTR finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash and HEQT finished 6.3 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund

ATTR

ATTR 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 Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.91 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.21, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.21% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 25 of those 52 weeks, by 1.10% on average. In the same weeks ATTR fell 0.14% on average, a down-week capture of 12.8%. Over the same 52 weeks ATTR returned +7.5% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash.

HEQT

HEQT is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.94 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.53, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.53% the same way. In the same weeks HEQT fell 0.52% on average, a down-week capture of 47.4%. Over the same 52 weeks HEQT returned +10.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, ATTR or HEQT?: Over the 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, ATTR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.91 with the S&P 500 and HEQT’s +0.94, so ATTR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, ATTR or HEQT?: In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, ATTR averaged −0.14% and HEQT −0.52%, so ATTR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, ATTR or HEQT?: Over the same weeks, ATTR finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash and HEQT finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, ATTR or HEQT?: ATTR charges 0.63% a year and HEQT charges 0.43%, so HEQT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BIL, the T-bill fund these are measured against →SPY, the S&P 500 fund these are measured against →ATTR on its own →HEQT on its own →HEQT dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ATTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ATTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Arin page for ATTR ↗

HEQT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HEQT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Simplify website ↗

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