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CCOR vs HEQT: which moved less with stocks?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR moved less with the S&P 500 than HEQT: correlation +0.06 against +0.94.

Core Alternative ETF and Simplify Hedged Equity ETF.

+0.06CCOR correlation with the S&P 500
+0.94HEQT correlation with the S&P 500
−4.8%CCOR down-week capture
45.1%HEQT down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: CCOR scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

CCOR 76.2HEQT 25.84.8, the lowest in this set98.0, the highest

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

CCORRose when the S&P 500 fell
SPY−1.24%CCOR+0.06%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%CCOR+0.06%Average week when SPY fell
HEQTFell 45% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%HEQT−0.56%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%HEQT−0.56%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

CCOR and HEQT 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 HEQT’s +0.94. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and HEQT −0.56%. Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and HEQT finished 7.8 points ahead of cash.

Performance, window by window

CCOR and HEQT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
CCORHEQTCCORHEQT
3 months+1.9%+2.6%−0.3 pts+0.4 pts
6 months−0.8%+10.4%−18.9 pts−7.6 pts
1 year−1.2%+11.6%−17.8 pts−5.0 pts
3 years−4.3%+46.6%−82.7 pts−31.8 pts
Since launch+14.1%+53.4%−253.1 pts−23.0 pts
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CCOR and HEQT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CCOR
Core Alternative 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
IssuerCore AlternativeSimplify
StrategyHedged equityHedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.06+0.94
Beta to the S&P 500+0.04+0.50
Down-week capture−4.8%45.1%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell+0.06%−0.56%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks−1.0%+11.5%
Against T-bills, percentage points−4.6 pts+7.8 pts
Expense ratio1.16%0.43%
ListedMay 24, 2017Nov 2, 2021
Net assets$28m$293m

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.

HEQT in plain words

HEQT is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.94 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.50, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.50% the same way. In the same weeks HEQT fell 0.56% on average, a down-week capture of 45.1%. Over the same 52 weeks HEQT returned +11.5% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 7.8 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, CCOR or HEQT?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500 and HEQT’s +0.94, so CCOR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, CCOR or HEQT?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and HEQT −0.56%, so CCOR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, CCOR or HEQT?
Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and HEQT finished 7.8 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, CCOR or HEQT?
CCOR charges 1.16% a year and HEQT charges 0.43%, so HEQT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CCOR against HEQT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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