Data as of .
BTRN vs FMF: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FMF moved less with the S&P 500 than BTRN: correlation +0.18 against +0.21.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: FMF scores higher
How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
A percentile among the 63 alternatives ETFs with a full year. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All alternatives ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
One strategy, two funds
BTRN and FMF both run a managed futures strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, BTRN’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.21 with the S&P 500 and FMF’s +0.18. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, BTRN averaged −0.64% and FMF +0.20%. Over the same weeks, BTRN finished 15.8 percentage points behind cash and FMF finished 11.7 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTRN | FMF | BTRN | FMF | |
| 3 months | +7.5% | +4.9% | +5.3 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | −0.7% | +6.9% | −18.8 pts | −11.1 pts |
| 1 year | −13.9% | +15.7% | −30.5 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +21.0% | not published | −57.4 pts |
| Since launch | +7.3% | +33.5% | −42.9 pts | −424.0 pts |
| BTRN Global X Bitcoin Trend Strategy ETF Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises | FMF First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | Managed futures | Managed futures |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.21 | +0.18 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.31 | +0.12 |
| Down-week capture | 51.2% | −16.2% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | −0.64% | +0.20% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | −12.2% | +15.3% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | −15.8 pts | +11.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.98% |
| Listed | Mar 21, 2024 | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Net assets | $2m | $288m |
BTRN in plain words
BTRN is a managed futures fund. ETFIQ measures what every alternatives fund is sold on: whether it moves differently from the stock market. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.21 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.31, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.31% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks BTRN fell 0.64% on average, a down-week capture of 51.2%. Over the same 52 weeks BTRN returned −12.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 15.8 percentage points behind cash.
FMF in plain words
FMF is a managed futures fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.18 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.12, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.12% the same way. In the same weeks FMF rose 0.20% on average, a down-week capture of −16.2%. Over the same 52 weeks FMF returned +15.3% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 11.7 percentage points ahead of cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, BTRN or FMF?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, BTRN’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.21 with the S&P 500 and FMF’s +0.18, so FMF moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, BTRN or FMF?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, BTRN averaged −0.64% and FMF +0.20%, so FMF returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, BTRN or FMF?
- Over the same weeks, BTRN finished 15.8 percentage points behind cash and FMF finished 11.7 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, BTRN or FMF?
- BTRN charges 0.95% a year and FMF charges 0.98%, so BTRN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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