Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HEGD or TOAK?

In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, HEGD averaged −0.80% and TOAK −0.02%, so TOAK returned more in those weeks.

Which earned more than cash, HEGD or TOAK?

Over the same weeks, HEGD finished 2.5 percentage points ahead of cash and TOAK finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

Which is cheaper, HEGD or TOAK?

HEGD charges 0.87% a year and TOAK charges 0.26%, so TOAK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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HEGD vs TOAK: Correlation to the S&P 500

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, TOAK moved less with the S&P 500 than HEGD: correlation +0.17 against +0.97.

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Net assets on May 31, 2026: $692m for Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF and $90m for Manager Directed Portfolios Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETF.

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At a glance

+0.97

HEGD correlation with the S&P 500

+0.17

TOAK correlation with the S&P 500

73.2%

HEGD down-week capture

1.9%

TOAK down-week capture

HEGD Fell 73% as much as the S&P 500

HEGD in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, HEGD −0.80%.

TOAK Fell 2% as much as the S&P 500

TOAK in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, TOAK −0.02%.

Pair scorecard

TOAK costs 0.61 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; HEGD is 7.7 times larger.

HEGD vs TOAK: Correlation to the S&P 500
Measure	HEGD	TOAK
Return
Measure	HEGD	TOAK
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	+3.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	HEGD	TOAK
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Cost and size
Measure	HEGD	TOAK
Expense ratio	0.87%	0.26%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026	$692m	$90m
Holdings
Measure	HEGD	TOAK
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	HEGD	TOAK
Beta to the S&P 500	+0.65: about 0.65% for each 1%	+0.04: about 0.04% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	fell 0.80%	fell 0.02%

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

IQ Alternatives Score27.3HEGD79.5TOAK

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

HEGD 27.3

TOAK 79.5

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: HEGD vs TOAK: Correlation to the S&P 500
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	HEGD	TOAK	HEGD	TOAK
3 months	+2.0%	+0.9%	−2.2 pts vs VOO	not measured
6 months	+4.3%	+1.8%	−4.4 pts vs VOO	not measured
1 year	+6.5%	+3.6%	−7.1 pts vs VOO	not measured
3 years	+53.9%	–	−40.9 pts vs VOO	–
Since launchNot the same days: HEGD Dec 2020 · TOAK Aug 2024	+67.4%	+8.9%	−59.5 pts vs VOO	not measured

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Side by side

HEGD Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options TOAK Manager Directed Portfolios Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options

Issuer Swan Manager Directed Portfolios

Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity

Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.97 +0.17

Beta to the S&P 500 +0.65 +0.04

Down-week capture 73.2% 1.9%

Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.80% −0.02%

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

Total return, same 52 weeks +6.2% +3.6%

Against T-bills, percentage points +2.5 pts −0.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.87% 0.26%

First traded Dec 23, 2020 Aug 20, 2024

Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 $692m $90m

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

HEGD and TOAK both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, HEGD’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.97 with the S&P 500 and TOAK’s +0.17. In the 25 weeks the index fell, by 1.10% a week on average, HEGD averaged −0.80% and TOAK −0.02%. Over the same weeks, HEGD finished 2.5 percentage points ahead of cash and TOAK finished 0.1 points behind cash.

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About each fund

HEGD

HEGD 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 +0.97 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.65, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.65% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 25 of those 52 weeks, by 1.10% on average. In the same weeks HEGD fell 0.80% on average, a down-week capture of 73.2%. Over the same 52 weeks HEGD returned +6.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 2.5 percentage points ahead of cash.

TOAK

TOAK is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.17 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.04, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.04% the same way. In the same weeks TOAK fell 0.02% on average, a down-week capture of 1.9%. Over the same 52 weeks TOAK returned +3.6% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, HEGD or TOAK?: Over the 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, HEGD’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.97 with the S&P 500 and TOAK’s +0.17, so TOAK moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HEGD or TOAK?: In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, HEGD averaged −0.80% and TOAK −0.02%, so TOAK returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HEGD or TOAK?: Over the same weeks, HEGD finished 2.5 percentage points ahead of cash and TOAK finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, HEGD or TOAK?: HEGD charges 0.87% a year and TOAK charges 0.26%, so TOAK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

HEGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HEGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

TOAK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TOAK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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