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HFEQ 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 HFEQ: correlation +0.41 against +0.86.

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Net assets on Aug 31, 2026: $19m for Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short ETF and $355m for Militia Long/Short Equity ETF.

At a glance
+0.86
HFEQ correlation with the S&P 500
+0.41
ORR correlation with the S&P 500
158.3%
HFEQ down-week capture
25.0%
ORR down-week capture
HFEQ Fell more than the S&P 500
Fell more than the S&P 500HFEQ in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HFEQ −1.70%.SPY−1.07%HFEQ−1.70%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell more than the S&P 500HFEQ in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HFEQ −1.70%.SPY−1.07%HFEQ−1.70%Average week when SPY fell

HFEQ in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HFEQ −1.70%.

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 10.2 points; ORR is 18.7 times larger.

HFEQ vs ORR: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureHFEQORR
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.4%+21.6%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.96%not published
Net assets, as of Aug 31, 2026$19m$355m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500+1.31: about 1.31% for each 1%+0.47: about 0.47% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellfell 1.70%fell 0.27%

Method

Window by window

Window by window: HFEQ vs ORR: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowHFEQORRHFEQORR
3 months−7.1%−1.6%−7.0 pts vs VOOnot measured
6 months−2.7%+5.2%−7.7 pts vs VOOnot measured
1 year+11.4%+21.6%−3.4 pts vs VOOnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: HFEQ Jul 2025 · ORR Jan 2025+26.4%+49.6%+1.4 pts vs VOOnot measured

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HFEQ Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short ETF · 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 Unlimited Militia
Strategy Long-short equity Long-short equity
Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.86 +0.41
Beta to the S&P 500 +1.31 +0.47
Down-week capture 158.3% 25.0%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell −1.70% −0.27%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +9.5% +20.3%
Against T-bills, percentage points +5.8 pts +16.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.96% not published
First traded Jul 15, 2025 Jan 15, 2025
Net assets, as of Aug 31, 2026 $19m $355m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

HFEQ and ORR both run a long-short equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, HFEQ’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.86 with the S&P 500 and ORR’s +0.41. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HFEQ averaged −1.70% and ORR −0.27%. Over the same weeks, HFEQ finished 5.8 percentage points ahead of cash and ORR finished 16.7 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund
HFEQ

HFEQ 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 +0.86 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +1.31, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 1.31% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks HFEQ fell 1.70% on average, a down-week capture of 158.3%. Over the same 52 weeks HFEQ returned +9.5% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 5.8 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, HFEQ or ORR?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, HFEQ’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.86 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, HFEQ or ORR?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HFEQ averaged −1.70% and ORR −0.27%, so ORR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HFEQ or ORR?
Over the same weeks, HFEQ finished 5.8 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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