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HDG vs QAI: which moved less with stocks?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HDG moved less with the S&P 500 than QAI: correlation +0.83 against +0.85.

ProShares Hedge Replication ETF and NYLIM Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF.

+0.83HDG correlation with the S&P 500
+0.85QAI correlation with the S&P 500
29.0%HDG down-week capture
34.0%QAI down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: HDG scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

HDG 41.3QAI 38.14.8, 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

HDGFell 29% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%HDG−0.36%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%HDG−0.36%Average week when SPY fell
QAIFell 34% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%QAI−0.42%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%QAI−0.42%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

HDG and QAI both run a multi-strategy strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HDG’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.83 with the S&P 500 and QAI’s +0.85. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HDG averaged −0.36% and QAI −0.42%. Over the same weeks, HDG finished 5.2 percentage points ahead of cash and QAI finished 5.4 points ahead of cash.

Performance, window by window

HDG and QAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
HDGQAIHDGQAI
3 months−0.3%−1.6%−2.6 pts−3.8 pts
6 months+7.4%+6.8%−10.6 pts−11.2 pts
1 year+8.8%+9.1%−7.8 pts−7.5 pts
3 years+24.2%+28.8%−54.2 pts−49.6 pts
Since launch+54.9%+65.4%−605.0 pts−738.1 pts
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HDG and QAI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDG
ProShares Hedge Replication ETF
Multi-strategy fund: runs several alternative strategies at once, or aims to return what hedge funds as a group return
QAI
NYLIM Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF
Multi-strategy fund: runs several alternative strategies at once, or aims to return what hedge funds as a group return
IssuerProSharesNew York Life Investments
StrategyMulti-strategyMulti-strategy
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.83+0.85
Beta to the S&P 500+0.36+0.42
Down-week capture29.0%34.0%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell−0.36%−0.42%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks+8.8%+9.0%
Against T-bills, percentage points+5.2 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.81%
ListedJul 14, 2011Jan 4, 2010
Net assets$23m$968m

HDG in plain words

HDG 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 Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.83 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.36, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.36% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks HDG fell 0.36% on average, a down-week capture of 29.0%. Over the same 52 weeks HDG returned +8.8% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 5.2 percentage points ahead of cash.

QAI in plain words

QAI is a multi-strategy fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.85 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 QAI fell 0.42% on average, a down-week capture of 34.0%. Over the same 52 weeks QAI returned +9.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 5.4 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, HDG or QAI?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HDG’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.83 with the S&P 500 and QAI’s +0.85, so HDG moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HDG or QAI?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HDG averaged −0.36% and QAI −0.42%, so HDG returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HDG or QAI?
Over the same weeks, HDG finished 5.2 percentage points ahead of cash and QAI finished 5.4 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, HDG or QAI?
HDG charges 0.95% a year and QAI charges 0.81%, so QAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HDG against QAI, 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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