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CCOR vs QTR: which moved less with stocks?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR moved less with the S&P 500 than QTR: correlation +0.06 against +0.91.

Core Alternative ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF.

+0.06CCOR correlation with the S&P 500
+0.91QTR correlation with the S&P 500
−4.8%CCOR down-week capture
134.8%QTR down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: CCOR scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

CCOR 76.2QTR 9.94.8, 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
QTRFell more than the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%QTR−1.67%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%QTR−1.67%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

CCOR and QTR 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 QTR’s +0.91. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and QTR −1.67%. Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and QTR finished 10.5 points ahead of cash.

Performance, window by window

CCOR and QTR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
CCORQTRCCORQTR
3 months+1.9%−3.8%−0.3 pts−6.0 pts
6 months−0.8%+19.9%−18.9 pts+1.8 pts
1 year−1.2%+14.9%−17.8 pts−1.7 pts
3 years−4.3%+72.0%−82.7 pts−6.4 pts
Since launch+14.1%+66.3%−253.1 pts−16.8 pts
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CCOR and QTR 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
QTR
Global X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF
Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options
IssuerCore AlternativeGlobal X
StrategyHedged equityHedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.06+0.91
Beta to the S&P 500+0.04+1.18
Down-week capture−4.8%134.8%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell+0.06%−1.67%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks−1.0%+14.1%
Against T-bills, percentage points−4.6 pts+10.5 pts
Expense ratio1.16%0.25%
ListedMay 24, 2017Aug 26, 2021
Net assets$28m$10m

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.

QTR in plain words

QTR is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.91 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +1.18, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 1.18% the same way. In the same weeks QTR fell 1.67% on average, a down-week capture of 134.8%. Over the same 52 weeks QTR returned +14.1% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 10.5 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, CCOR or QTR?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500 and QTR’s +0.91, so CCOR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, CCOR or QTR?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and QTR −1.67%, so CCOR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, CCOR or QTR?
Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and QTR finished 10.5 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, CCOR or QTR?
CCOR charges 1.16% a year and QTR charges 0.25%, so QTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CCOR against QTR, 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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