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FLSP vs QIS: Correlation to the S&P 500

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FLSP moved less with the S&P 500 than QIS: correlation −0.13 against +0.03.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.2bn for Franklin Systematic Style Premia ETF and $47m for Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF.

At a glance
−0.13
FLSP correlation with the S&P 500
+0.03
QIS correlation with the S&P 500
−21.2%
FLSP down-week capture
191.0%
QIS down-week capture
FLSP Rose when the S&P 500 fell
Rose when the S&P 500 fellFLSP in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, FLSP +0.23%.SPY−1.07%FLSP+0.23%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Rose when the S&P 500 fellFLSP in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, FLSP +0.23%.SPY−1.07%FLSP+0.23%Average week when SPY fell

FLSP in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, FLSP +0.23%.

QIS Fell more than the S&P 500
Fell more than the S&P 500QIS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QIS −2.05%.SPY−1.07%QIS−2.05%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell more than the S&P 500QIS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QIS −2.05%.SPY−1.07%QIS−2.05%Average week when SPY fell

QIS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QIS −2.05%.

Pair scorecard

FLSP costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 58.0 points; FLSP is far larger, $1.2bn against $47m.

FLSP vs QIS: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureFLSPQIS
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.2%−45.8%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%1.13%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.2bn$47m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500−0.06: about 0.06% for each 1%+0.10: about 0.10% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellrose 0.23%fell 2.05%

Method

Window by window

Window by window: FLSP vs QIS: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total return
WindowFLSPQIS
3 months+3.1%+8.2%
6 months+8.4%−21.8%
1 year+12.2%−45.8%
3 years+36.4%−58.5%
Since launchNot the same days: FLSP Dec 2019 · QIS Jul 2023+37.8%−57.4%

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FLSP Franklin Systematic Style Premia ETF · Multi-strategy fund: runs several alternative strategies at once, or aims to return what hedge funds as a group return QIS Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF · Multi-strategy fund: runs several alternative strategies at once, or aims to return what hedge funds as a group return
Strategy Multi-strategy Multi-strategy
Correlation with the S&P 500 −0.13 +0.03
Beta to the S&P 500 −0.06 +0.10
Down-week capture −21.2% 191.0%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell +0.23% −2.05%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +11.6% −47.1%
Against T-bills, percentage points +7.9 pts −50.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.65% 1.13%
First traded Dec 23, 2019 Jul 11, 2023
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $47m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

FLSP and QIS both run a multi-strategy strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, FLSP’s weekly returns had a correlation of −0.13 with the S&P 500 and QIS’s +0.03. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, FLSP averaged +0.23% and QIS −2.05%. Over the same weeks, FLSP finished 7.9 percentage points ahead of cash and QIS finished 50.7 points behind cash.

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About each fund
FLSP

FLSP is a multi-strategy fund. ETFIQ measures what every alternatives fund is sold on: whether it moves differently from the stock market. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of −0.13 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of −0.06, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.06% the other way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks FLSP rose 0.23% on average, a down-week capture of −21.2%. Over the same 52 weeks FLSP returned +11.6% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 7.9 percentage points ahead of cash.

QIS

QIS is a multi-strategy fund. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.03 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.10, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.10% the same way. In the same weeks QIS fell 2.05% on average, a down-week capture of 191.0%. Over the same 52 weeks QIS returned −47.1% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 50.7 percentage points behind cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, FLSP or QIS?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, FLSP’s weekly returns had a correlation of −0.13 with the S&P 500 and QIS’s +0.03, so FLSP moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, FLSP or QIS?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, FLSP averaged +0.23% and QIS −2.05%, so FLSP returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, FLSP or QIS?
Over the same weeks, FLSP finished 7.9 percentage points ahead of cash and QIS finished 50.7 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, FLSP or QIS?
FLSP charges 0.65% a year and QIS charges 1.13%, so FLSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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