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CCOR vs SHDG: which moved less with stocks?

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

Core Alternative ETF and Soundwatch Hedged Equity ETF.

+0.06CCOR correlation with the S&P 500
+0.86SHDG correlation with the S&P 500
−4.8%CCOR down-week capture
60.2%SHDG down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: CCOR scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

CCOR 76.2SHDG 274.8, 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
SHDGFell 60% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%SHDG−0.75%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%SHDG−0.75%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

CCOR and SHDG 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 SHDG’s +0.86. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and SHDG −0.75%. Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and SHDG finished 2.6 points ahead of cash.

Performance, window by window

CCOR and SHDG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
CCORSHDGCCORSHDG
3 months+1.9%+2.1%−0.3 pts−0.1 pts
6 months−0.8%+7.3%−18.9 pts−10.7 pts
1 year−1.2%+6.4%−17.8 pts−10.2 pts
3 years−4.3%+42.4%−82.7 pts−36.0 pts
Since launch+14.1%+66.5%−253.1 pts−45.3 pts
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CCOR and SHDG 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
SHDG
Soundwatch Hedged Equity ETF
Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options
IssuerCore AlternativeSoundwatch
StrategyHedged equityHedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.06+0.86
Beta to the S&P 500+0.04+0.51
Down-week capture−4.8%60.2%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell+0.06%−0.75%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks−1.0%+6.2%
Against T-bills, percentage points−4.6 pts+2.6 pts
Expense ratio1.16%0.91%
ListedMay 24, 2017Oct 24, 2022
Net assets$28m$164m

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.

SHDG in plain words

SHDG 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 +0.51, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.51% the same way. In the same weeks SHDG fell 0.75% on average, a down-week capture of 60.2%. Over the same 52 weeks SHDG returned +6.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 2.6 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, CCOR or SHDG?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, CCOR’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500 and SHDG’s +0.86, so CCOR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, CCOR or SHDG?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, CCOR averaged +0.06% and SHDG −0.75%, so CCOR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, CCOR or SHDG?
Over the same weeks, CCOR finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash and SHDG finished 2.6 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, CCOR or SHDG?
CCOR charges 1.16% a year and SHDG charges 0.91%, so SHDG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CCOR against SHDG, 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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