Data as of .
FHEQ vs PHEQ: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PHEQ moved less with the S&P 500 than FHEQ: correlation +0.91 against +0.97.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: PHEQ scores higher
How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
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
One strategy, two funds
FHEQ and PHEQ both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, FHEQ’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.97 with the S&P 500 and PHEQ’s +0.91. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, FHEQ averaged −1.14% and PHEQ −0.39%. Over the same weeks, FHEQ finished 6.9 percentage points ahead of cash and PHEQ finished 7.8 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FHEQ | PHEQ | FHEQ | PHEQ | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +2.9% | −0.6 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +14.4% | +11.8% | −3.6 pts | −6.2 pts |
| 1 year | +11.1% | +11.6% | −5.5 pts | −5.0 pts |
| Since launch | +37.2% | +50.0% | −14.2 pts | −35.3 pts |
| FHEQ Fidelity Hedged Equity ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | PHEQ Parametric Hedged Equity ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fidelity | Parametric |
| Strategy | Hedged equity | Hedged equity |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.97 | +0.91 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.82 | +0.42 |
| Down-week capture | 92.2% | 31.7% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | −1.14% | −0.39% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | +10.5% | +11.4% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | +6.9 pts | +7.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.48% | 0.29% |
| Listed | Apr 11, 2024 | Oct 19, 2023 |
| Net assets | $970m | $140m |
FHEQ in plain words
FHEQ 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 +0.97 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.82, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.82% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks FHEQ fell 1.14% on average, a down-week capture of 92.2%. Over the same 52 weeks FHEQ returned +10.5% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 6.9 percentage points ahead of cash.
PHEQ in plain words
PHEQ 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 +0.42, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.42% the same way. In the same weeks PHEQ fell 0.39% on average, a down-week capture of 31.7%. Over the same 52 weeks PHEQ returned +11.4% 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, FHEQ or PHEQ?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, FHEQ’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.97 with the S&P 500 and PHEQ’s +0.91, so PHEQ moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, FHEQ or PHEQ?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, FHEQ averaged −1.14% and PHEQ −0.39%, so PHEQ returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, FHEQ or PHEQ?
- Over the same weeks, FHEQ finished 6.9 percentage points ahead of cash and PHEQ finished 7.8 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, FHEQ or PHEQ?
- FHEQ charges 0.48% a year and PHEQ charges 0.29%, so PHEQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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