Data as of .
HELO vs QBER: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QBER moved less with the S&P 500 than HELO: correlation −0.69 against +0.95.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: QBER scores higher
How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
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
One strategy, two funds
HELO and QBER both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HELO’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.95 with the S&P 500 and QBER’s −0.69. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HELO averaged −0.70% and QBER +0.19%. Over the same weeks, HELO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash and QBER finished 4.0 points behind cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELO | QBER | HELO | QBER | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +0.2% | −0.4 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 6 months | +7.8% | −1.3% | −10.3 pts | −19.3 pts |
| 1 year | +7.1% | −0.4% | −9.5 pts | −16.9 pts |
| Since launch | +41.1% | −0.4% | −43.7 pts | −43.7 pts |
| HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | QBER TrueShares Quarterly Bear Hedge ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | TrueShares |
| Strategy | Hedged equity | Hedged equity |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.95 | −0.69 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.53 | −0.14 |
| Down-week capture | 56.2% | −15.4% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | −0.70% | +0.19% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | +7.0% | −0.4% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | +3.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.79% |
| Listed | Sep 29, 2023 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Net assets | $4.8bn | $62m |
HELO in plain words
HELO 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 Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.95 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.53, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.53% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks HELO fell 0.70% on average, a down-week capture of 56.2%. Over the same 52 weeks HELO returned +7.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash.
QBER in plain words
QBER is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of −0.69 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of −0.14, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.14% the other way. In the same weeks QBER rose 0.19% on average, a down-week capture of −15.4%. Over the same 52 weeks QBER returned −0.4% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 4.0 percentage points behind cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, HELO or QBER?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HELO’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.95 with the S&P 500 and QBER’s −0.69, so QBER moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HELO or QBER?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HELO averaged −0.70% and QBER +0.19%, so QBER returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, HELO or QBER?
- Over the same weeks, HELO finished 3.3 percentage points ahead of cash and QBER finished 4.0 percentage points behind cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, HELO or QBER?
- HELO charges 0.50% a year and QBER charges 0.79%, so HELO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, HELO against QBER, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/alternatives/helo-vs-qber Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.