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FTLS vs ORR: Correlation to the S&P 500

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ORR moved less with the S&P 500 than FTLS: correlation +0.41 against +0.83.

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Net assets: $2.6bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Long/Short Equity, and $355m on Aug 31, 2026 for Militia Long/Short Equity ETF.

At a glance
+0.83
FTLS correlation with the S&P 500
+0.41
ORR correlation with the S&P 500
44.7%
FTLS down-week capture
25.0%
ORR down-week capture
FTLS Fell 45% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 45% as much as the S&P 500FTLS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, FTLS −0.48%.SPY−1.07%FTLS−0.48%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 45% as much as the S&P 500FTLS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, FTLS −0.48%.SPY−1.07%FTLS−0.48%Average week when SPY fell

FTLS in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, FTLS −0.48%.

ORR Fell 25% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 25% as much as the S&P 500ORR in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, ORR −0.27%.SPY−1.07%ORR−0.27%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 25% as much as the S&P 500ORR in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, ORR −0.27%.SPY−1.07%ORR−0.27%Average week when SPY fell

ORR in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, ORR −0.27%.

Pair scorecard

Their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points.

FTLS vs ORR: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureFTLSORR
Return
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+21.6%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.38%not published
Net assets, FTLS as of Nov 3, 2026 and ORR as of Aug 31, 2026$2.6bn$355m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500+0.48: about 0.48% for each 1%+0.47: about 0.47% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellfell 0.48%fell 0.27%

Method

Window by window

Window by window: FTLS vs ORR: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowFTLSORRFTLSORR
3 months+1.0%−1.6%+1.1 pts vs VOOnot measured
6 months+3.6%+5.2%−1.4 pts vs VOOnot measured
1 year+8.5%+21.6%−6.3 pts vs VOOnot measured
3 years+46.9%–−36.4 pts vs VOO–
Since launchNot the same days: FTLS Sep 2014 · ORR Jan 2025+183.1%+49.6%−190.1 pts vs VOOnot measured

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Side by side

FTLS First Trust Long/Short Equity · Long-short equity fund: owns stocks and sells others short, so part of its exposure to the stock market cancels out ORR Militia 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
Issuer First Trust Militia
Strategy Long-short equity Long-short equity
Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.83 +0.41
Beta to the S&P 500 +0.48 +0.47
Down-week capture 44.7% 25.0%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.48% −0.27%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +7.7% +20.3%
Against T-bills, percentage points +4.1 pts +16.7 pts
Expense ratio 1.38% not published
First traded Sep 10, 2014 Jan 15, 2025
Net assets, FTLS as of Nov 3, 2026 and ORR as of Aug 31, 2026 $2.6bn $355m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

FTLS and ORR both run a long-short equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, FTLS’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.83 with the S&P 500 and ORR’s +0.41. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, FTLS averaged −0.48% and ORR −0.27%. Over the same weeks, FTLS finished 4.1 percentage points ahead of cash and ORR finished 16.7 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund
FTLS

FTLS 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 Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.83 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.48, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.48% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks FTLS fell 0.48% on average, a down-week capture of 44.7%. Over the same 52 weeks FTLS returned +7.7% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 4.1 percentage points ahead of cash.

ORR

ORR is a long-short equity fund. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.41 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.47, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.47% the same way. In the same weeks ORR fell 0.27% on average, a down-week capture of 25.0%. Over the same 52 weeks ORR returned +20.3% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 16.7 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, FTLS or ORR?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, FTLS’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.83 with the S&P 500 and ORR’s +0.41, so ORR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, FTLS or ORR?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, FTLS averaged −0.48% and ORR −0.27%, so ORR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, FTLS or ORR?
Over the same weeks, FTLS finished 4.1 percentage points ahead of cash and ORR finished 16.7 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
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