Data as of .
CCOR vs HELO: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR moved less with the S&P 500 than HELO: correlation +0.06 against +0.95.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: CCOR 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
CCOR and HELO both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500 and HELO’s +0.95. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and HELO −0.70%. Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and HELO finished 3.3 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCOR | HELO | CCOR | HELO | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +1.9% | −0.3 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | −0.8% | +7.8% | −18.9 pts | −10.3 pts |
| 1 year | −1.2% | +7.1% | −17.8 pts | −9.5 pts |
| 3 years | −4.3% | not published | −82.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +14.1% | +41.1% | −253.1 pts | −43.7 pts |
| CCOR Core Alternative ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | Hedged equity | Hedged equity |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.06 | +0.95 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.04 | +0.53 |
| Down-week capture | −4.8% | 56.2% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | +0.06% | −0.70% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | −1.0% | +7.0% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | −4.6 pts | +3.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 1.16% | 0.50% |
| Listed | May 24, 2017 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Net assets | $28m | $4.8bn |
CCOR in plain words
CCOR 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 Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.04, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.04% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks CCOR rose 0.06% on average, a down-week capture of −4.8%. Over the same 52 weeks CCOR returned −1.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash.
HELO in plain words
HELO is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.95 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 HELO fell 0.70% on average, a down-week capture of 56.2%. Over the same 52 weeks HELO returned +7.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, CCOR or HELO?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500 and HELO’s +0.95, so CCOR moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, CCOR or HELO?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and HELO −0.70%, so CCOR returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, CCOR or HELO?
- Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and HELO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, CCOR or HELO?
- CCOR charges 1.16% a year and HELO charges 0.50%, so HELO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CCOR against HELO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/alternatives/ccor-vs-helo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.