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CCOR vs QBUL: which moved less with stocks?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR moved less with the S&P 500 than QBUL: correlation +0.06 against +0.86.

Core Alternative ETF and TrueShares Quarterly Bull Hedge ETF.

+0.06CCOR correlation with the S&P 500
+0.86QBUL correlation with the S&P 500
−4.8%CCOR down-week capture
29.5%QBUL down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: CCOR scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

CCOR 76.2QBUL 38.54.8, 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
QBULFell 30% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%QBUL−0.37%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%QBUL−0.37%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

CCOR and QBUL 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 QBUL’s +0.86. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and QBUL −0.37%. Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and QBUL finished 3.0 points behind cash.

Performance, window by window

CCOR and QBUL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
CCORQBULCCORQBUL
3 months+1.9%−0.6%−0.3 pts−2.8 pts
6 months−0.8%+1.9%−18.9 pts−16.1 pts
1 year−1.2%+0.8%−17.8 pts−15.8 pts
3 years−4.3%not published−82.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+14.1%+6.6%−253.1 pts−36.8 pts
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CCOR and QBUL 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
QBUL
TrueShares Quarterly Bull Hedge ETF
Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options
IssuerCore AlternativeTrueShares
StrategyHedged equityHedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.06+0.86
Beta to the S&P 500+0.04+0.23
Down-week capture−4.8%29.5%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell+0.06%−0.37%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks−1.0%+0.6%
Against T-bills, percentage points−4.6 pts−3.0 pts
Expense ratio1.16%0.79%
ListedMay 24, 2017Jul 1, 2024
Net assets$28m$17m

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.

QBUL in plain words

QBUL is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.86 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.23, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.23% the same way. In the same weeks QBUL fell 0.37% on average, a down-week capture of 29.5%. Over the same 52 weeks QBUL returned +0.6% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 3.0 percentage points behind cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, CCOR or QBUL?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500 and QBUL’s +0.86, so CCOR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, CCOR or QBUL?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and QBUL −0.37%, so CCOR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, CCOR or QBUL?
Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and QBUL finished 3.0 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, CCOR or QBUL?
CCOR charges 1.16% a year and QBUL charges 0.79%, so QBUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CCOR against QBUL, 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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