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HFEQ vs ORR: which moved less with stocks?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ORR moved less with the S&P 500 than HFEQ: correlation +0.35 against +0.82.

Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short ETF and Militia Long/Short Equity ETF.

+0.82HFEQ correlation with the S&P 500
+0.35ORR correlation with the S&P 500
139.9%HFEQ down-week capture
14.3%ORR down-week capture

ETFIQ Diversifier Score: ORR scores higher

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

HFEQ 16.6ORR 60.34.8, 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

HFEQFell more than the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%HFEQ−1.74%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%HFEQ−1.74%Average week when SPY fell
ORRFell 14% as much as the S&P 500
SPY−1.24%ORR−0.18%Average week when SPY fell: 22 of 52, year to Sep 18, 2026SPY−1.24%ORR−0.18%Average week when SPY fell

One strategy, two funds

HFEQ and ORR both run a long-short equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HFEQ’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.82 with the S&P 500 and ORR’s +0.35. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HFEQ averaged −1.74% and ORR −0.18%. Over the same weeks, HFEQ finished 11.2 percentage points ahead of cash and ORR finished 17.7 points ahead of cash.

Performance, window by window

HFEQ and ORR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500
HFEQORRHFEQORR
3 months−4.9%+3.5%−7.2 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+13.2%+7.2%−4.8 pts−10.8 pts
1 year+14.8%+20.4%−1.8 pts+3.8 pts
Since launch+27.8%+48.4%+3.7 pts+17.4 pts
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HFEQ and ORR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerUnlimitedMilitia
StrategyLong-short equityLong-short equity
Correlation with the S&P 500+0.82+0.35
Beta to the S&P 500+1.32+0.42
Down-week capture139.9%14.3%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell−1.74%−0.18%
The S&P 500 in those weeks−1.24%−1.24%
Total return, same 52 weeks+14.8%+21.4%
Against T-bills, percentage points+11.2 pts+17.7 pts
Expense ratio0.96%not published
ListedJul 15, 2025Jan 15, 2025
Net assets$16m$367m

HFEQ in plain words

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 Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.82 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +1.32, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 1.32% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks HFEQ fell 1.74% on average, a down-week capture of 139.9%. Over the same 52 weeks HFEQ returned +14.8% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 11.2 percentage points ahead of cash.

ORR in plain words

ORR is a long-short equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.35 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 ORR fell 0.18% on average, a down-week capture of 14.3%. Over the same 52 weeks ORR returned +21.4% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 17.7 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, HFEQ or ORR?
Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HFEQ’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.82 with the S&P 500 and ORR’s +0.35, so ORR moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HFEQ or ORR?
In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HFEQ averaged −1.74% and ORR −0.18%, so ORR returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HFEQ or ORR?
Over the same weeks, HFEQ finished 11.2 percentage points ahead of cash and ORR finished 17.7 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

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HFEQ against ORR, 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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