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EHLS vs LSEQ: which moved less with stocks?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LSEQ moved less with the S&P 500 than EHLS: correlation +0.05 against +0.55.

Even Herd Long Short ETF and Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF.

+0.55EHLS correlation with the S&P 500
+0.05LSEQ correlation with the S&P 500
38.3%EHLS down-week capture
−48.0%LSEQ down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: LSEQ scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

EHLS 46LSEQ 88.14.8, 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

EHLSFell 38% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%EHLS−0.47%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%EHLS−0.47%Average week when SPY fell
LSEQRose when the S&P 500 fell
SPY−1.24%LSEQ+0.59%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%LSEQ+0.59%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

EHLS and LSEQ both run a long-short equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, EHLS’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.55 with the S&P 500 and LSEQ’s +0.05. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, EHLS averaged −0.47% and LSEQ +0.59%. Over the same weeks, EHLS finished 6.2 percentage points ahead of cash and LSEQ finished 19.2 points ahead of cash.

Performance, window by window

EHLS and LSEQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
EHLSLSEQEHLSLSEQ
3 months−4.1%−3.8%−6.3 pts−6.1 pts
6 months+5.3%+7.4%−12.7 pts−10.6 pts
1 year+11.3%+23.2%−5.3 pts+6.6 pts
Since launch+30.3%+42.9%−20.9 pts−30.0 pts
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EHLS and LSEQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EHLS
Even Herd Long Short ETF
Long-short equity fund: owns stocks and sells others short, so part of its exposure to the stock market cancels out
LSEQ
Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF
Long-short equity fund: owns stocks and sells others short, so part of its exposure to the stock market cancels out
IssuerEven HerdHarbor
StrategyLong-short equityLong-short equity
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.55+0.05
Beta to the S&P 500+0.58+0.07
Down-week capture38.3%−48.0%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell−0.47%+0.59%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks+9.8%+22.8%
Against T-bills, percentage points+6.2 pts+19.2 pts
Expense ratio3.35%2.28%
ListedApr 2, 2024Dec 4, 2023
Net assets$61m$16m

EHLS in plain words

EHLS is a long-short 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 +0.55 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.58, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.58% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks EHLS fell 0.47% on average, a down-week capture of 38.3%. Over the same 52 weeks EHLS returned +9.8% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 6.2 percentage points ahead of cash.

LSEQ in plain words

LSEQ is a long-short equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.05 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.07, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.07% the same way. In the same weeks LSEQ rose 0.59% on average, a down-week capture of −48.0%. Over the same 52 weeks LSEQ returned +22.8% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 19.2 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, EHLS or LSEQ?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, EHLS’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.55 with the S&P 500 and LSEQ’s +0.05, so LSEQ moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, EHLS or LSEQ?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, EHLS averaged −0.47% and LSEQ +0.59%, so LSEQ returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, EHLS or LSEQ?
Over the same weeks, EHLS finished 6.2 percentage points ahead of cash and LSEQ finished 19.2 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, EHLS or LSEQ?
EHLS charges 3.35% a year and LSEQ charges 2.28%, so LSEQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EHLS against LSEQ, 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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