Data as of .
HFMF vs MFUT: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HFMF moved less with the S&P 500 than MFUT: correlation +0.20 against +0.29.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: MFUT 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
HFMF and MFUT both run a managed futures strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HFMF’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.20 with the S&P 500 and MFUT’s +0.29. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HFMF averaged −0.16% and MFUT +0.20%. Over the same weeks, HFMF finished 5.0 percentage points ahead of cash and MFUT finished 27.5 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFMF | MFUT | HFMF | MFUT | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +5.4% | +0.6 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | −2.9% | +16.4% | −20.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +8.7% | +31.0% | −7.9 pts | +14.4 pts |
| Since launch | +14.1% | +0.3% | −10.0 pts | −48.7 pts |
| HFMF Unlimited HFMF Managed Futures ETF Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises | MFUT Cambria Chesapeake Pure Trend ETF Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Unlimited | Cambria |
| Strategy | Managed futures | Managed futures |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.20 | +0.29 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.24 | +0.28 |
| Down-week capture | 12.7% | −15.9% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | −0.16% | +0.20% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | +8.7% | +31.1% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | +5.0 pts | +27.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 1.18% |
| Listed | Jul 15, 2025 | May 29, 2024 |
| Net assets | $23m | $39m |
HFMF in plain words
HFMF is a managed futures 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 +0.20 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.24, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.24% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks HFMF fell 0.16% on average, a down-week capture of 12.7%. Over the same 52 weeks HFMF returned +8.7% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 5.0 percentage points ahead of cash.
MFUT in plain words
MFUT is a managed futures fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.29 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. In the same weeks MFUT rose 0.20% on average, a down-week capture of −15.9%. Over the same 52 weeks MFUT returned +31.1% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 27.5 percentage points ahead of cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, HFMF or MFUT?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HFMF’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.20 with the S&P 500 and MFUT’s +0.29, so HFMF moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HFMF or MFUT?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HFMF averaged −0.16% and MFUT +0.20%, so MFUT returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, HFMF or MFUT?
- Over the same weeks, HFMF finished 5.0 percentage points ahead of cash and MFUT finished 27.5 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, HFMF or MFUT?
- HFMF charges 0.97% a year and MFUT charges 1.18%, so HFMF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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