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

In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, ATTR averaged −0.14% and TAIL +0.09%, so TAIL returned more in those weeks.

Which earned more than cash, ATTR or TAIL?

Over the same weeks, ATTR finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash and TAIL finished 17.2 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

Which is cheaper, ATTR or TAIL?

ATTR charges 0.63% a year and TAIL charges 0.60%, so TAIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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ATTR vs TAIL: Correlation to the S&P 500

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, TAIL moved less with the S&P 500 than ATTR: correlation −0.67 against +0.91.

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Net assets: $96m on Jun 30, 2026 for Arin Tactical Tail Risk ETF, and $147m on Jul 31, 2026 for Cambria Tail Risk ETF.

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At a glance

+0.91

ATTR correlation with the S&P 500

−0.67

TAIL correlation with the S&P 500

12.8%

ATTR down-week capture

−8.5%

TAIL 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%.

TAIL Rose when the S&P 500 fell

TAIL in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, TAIL +0.09%.

Pair scorecard

TAIL costs 0.03 points a year less.

ATTR vs TAIL: Correlation to the S&P 500
Measure	ATTR	TAIL
Return
Measure	ATTR	TAIL
Total return, 1 year	not published	−13.4%
Against its benchmark
Measure	ATTR	TAIL
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Cost and size
Measure	ATTR	TAIL
Expense ratio	0.63%	0.60%
Net assets, ATTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and TAIL as of Jul 31, 2026	$96m	$147m
Holdings
Measure	ATTR	TAIL
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	ATTR	TAIL
Beta to the S&P 500	+0.21: about 0.21% for each 1%	−0.34: about 0.34% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	fell 0.14%	rose 0.09%

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

IQ Alternatives Score60.3ATTR93.2TAIL

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

TAIL 93.2

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 TAIL: Correlation to the S&P 500
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	ATTR	TAIL	ATTR	TAIL
3 months	+2.5%	−4.8%	−1.7 pts vs VOO	−9.0 pts vs VOO
6 months	+3.5%	−8.7%	−5.2 pts vs VOO	−17.4 pts vs VOO
1 year	–	−13.4%	–	−27.0 pts vs VOO
3 years	–	−17.4%	–	−112.2 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: ATTR Oct 2025 · TAIL Jun 2017	+7.5%	−51.8%	−5.8 pts vs VOO	−318.6 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 TAIL Cambria Tail Risk ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options

Issuer Arin Cambria

Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity

Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.91 −0.67

Beta to the S&P 500 +0.21 −0.34

Down-week capture 12.8% −8.5%

Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.14% +0.09%

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

Total return, same 52 weeks +7.5% −13.6%

Against T-bills, percentage points +3.8 pts −17.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.60%

First traded Oct 28, 2025 Jun 13, 2017

Net assets, ATTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and TAIL as of Jul 31, 2026 $96m $147m

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

ATTR and TAIL 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 TAIL’s −0.67. In the 25 weeks the index fell, by 1.10% a week on average, ATTR averaged −0.14% and TAIL +0.09%. Over the same weeks, ATTR finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash and TAIL finished 17.2 points behind 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.

TAIL

TAIL is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of −0.67 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of −0.34, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.34% the other way. In the same weeks TAIL rose 0.09% on average, a down-week capture of −8.5%. Over the same 52 weeks TAIL returned −13.6% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 17.2 percentage points behind cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, ATTR or TAIL?: Over the 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, ATTR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.91 with the S&P 500 and TAIL’s −0.67, so TAIL moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, ATTR or TAIL?: In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, ATTR averaged −0.14% and TAIL +0.09%, so TAIL returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, ATTR or TAIL?: Over the same weeks, ATTR finished 3.8 percentage points ahead of cash and TAIL finished 17.2 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, ATTR or TAIL?: ATTR charges 0.63% a year and TAIL charges 0.60%, so TAIL 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 →TAIL on its own →TAIL 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 ↗

TAIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TAIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Cambria website ↗

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