Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HEDG or QTR?

In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, HEDG averaged −0.21% and QTR −1.73%, so HEDG returned more in those weeks.

Which earned more than cash, HEDG or QTR?

Over the same weeks, HEDG finished 5.8 percentage points ahead of cash and QTR finished 4.2 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

Which is cheaper, HEDG or QTR?

HEDG charges 0.96% a year and QTR charges 0.25%, so QTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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HEDG vs QTR: Correlation to the S&P 500

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, HEDG moved less with the S&P 500 than QTR: correlation +0.85 against +0.91.

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Net assets: $427m on Jul 31, 2026 for Equable Shares Hedged Equity ETF, and $10m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF.

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At a glance

+0.85

HEDG correlation with the S&P 500

+0.91

QTR correlation with the S&P 500

19.4%

HEDG down-week capture

157.8%

QTR down-week capture

HEDG Fell 19% as much as the S&P 500

HEDG in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, HEDG −0.21%.

QTR Fell more than the S&P 500

QTR in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, QTR −1.73%.

Pair scorecard

QTR costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

HEDG vs QTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
Measure	HEDG	QTR
Return
Measure	HEDG	QTR
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	+8.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	HEDG	QTR
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Cost and size
Measure	HEDG	QTR
Expense ratio	0.96%	0.25%
Net assets, HEDG as of Jul 31, 2026 and QTR as of Oct 12, 2026	$427m	$10m
Holdings
Measure	HEDG	QTR
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	HEDG	QTR
Beta to the S&P 500	+0.28: about 0.28% for each 1%	+1.33: about 1.33% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	fell 0.21%	fell 1.73%

ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · HEDG scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

IQ Alternatives Score70.5HEDG23.9QTR

How much it diversifies a stock portfolio, ranked against 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. 100 is best. How it is computed

HEDG 70.5

QTR 23.9

8.0, the lowest in this set 97.7, the highest

A percentile among the 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. One year of weekly moves against the S&P 500, within one strategy; it ignores what the fund returned. All alternatives ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Window by window

Window by window: HEDG vs QTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	HEDG	QTR	HEDG	QTR
3 months	+3.5%	+3.2%	−0.7 pts vs VOO	−1.0 pts vs VOO
6 months	+5.4%	+7.1%	−3.3 pts vs VOO	−1.6 pts vs VOO
1 year	+9.4%	+8.6%	−4.2 pts vs VOO	−5.0 pts vs VOO
3 years	–	+81.0%	–	−13.8 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: HEDG Oct 2025 · QTR Aug 2021	+10.6%	+64.9%	−6.8 pts vs VOO	−20.7 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

HEDG Equable Shares Hedged Equity ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options QTR Global X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options

Issuer Equable Shares Global X

Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity

Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.85 +0.91

Beta to the S&P 500 +0.28 +1.33

Down-week capture 19.4% 157.8%

Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.21% −1.73%

The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.10% −1.10%

Total return, same 52 weeks +9.4% +7.8%

Against T-bills, percentage points +5.8 pts +4.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.96% 0.25%

First traded Oct 13, 2025 Aug 26, 2021

Net assets, HEDG as of Jul 31, 2026 and QTR as of Oct 12, 2026 $427m $10m

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

HEDG and QTR both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, HEDG’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.85 with the S&P 500 and QTR’s +0.91. In the 25 weeks the index fell, by 1.10% a week on average, HEDG averaged −0.21% and QTR −1.73%. Over the same weeks, HEDG finished 5.8 percentage points ahead of cash and QTR finished 4.2 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund

HEDG

HEDG 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 Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.85 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.28, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.28% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 25 of those 52 weeks, by 1.10% on average. In the same weeks HEDG fell 0.21% on average, a down-week capture of 19.4%. Over the same 52 weeks HEDG returned +9.4% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 5.8 percentage points ahead of cash.

QTR

QTR is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.91 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +1.33, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 1.33% the same way. In the same weeks QTR fell 1.73% on average, a down-week capture of 157.8%. Over the same 52 weeks QTR returned +7.8% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 4.2 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, HEDG or QTR?: Over the 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, HEDG’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.85 with the S&P 500 and QTR’s +0.91, so HEDG moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HEDG or QTR?: In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, HEDG averaged −0.21% and QTR −1.73%, so HEDG returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HEDG or QTR?: Over the same weeks, HEDG finished 5.8 percentage points ahead of cash and QTR finished 4.2 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, HEDG or QTR?: HEDG charges 0.96% a year and QTR charges 0.25%, so QTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BIL, the T-bill fund these are measured against →SPY, the S&P 500 fund these are measured against →HEDG on its own →QTR on its own →HEDG dividend history →QTR dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HEDG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HEDG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Equable Shares website ↗

QTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for QTR ↗

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