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HOLA vs SHDG: Correlation to the S&P 500

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HOLA moved less with the S&P 500 than SHDG: correlation +0.69 against +0.90.

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Net assets: $282m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan International Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF, and $161m on Jul 31, 2026 for Soundwatch Hedged Equity ETF.

At a glance
+0.69
HOLA correlation with the S&P 500
+0.90
SHDG correlation with the S&P 500
36.9%
HOLA down-week capture
70.4%
SHDG down-week capture
HOLA Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500HOLA in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HOLA −0.40%.SPY−1.07%HOLA−0.40%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500HOLA in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HOLA −0.40%.SPY−1.07%HOLA−0.40%Average week when SPY fell

HOLA in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HOLA −0.40%.

SHDG Fell 70% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 70% as much as the S&P 500SHDG in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, SHDG −0.75%.SPY−1.07%SHDG−0.75%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 70% as much as the S&P 500SHDG in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, SHDG −0.75%.SPY−1.07%SHDG−0.75%Average week when SPY fell

SHDG in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, SHDG −0.75%.

Pair scorecard

HOLA costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points.

HOLA vs SHDG: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureHOLASHDG
Return
Total return, 1 year+10.7%+5.6%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.91%
Net assets, HOLA as of Nov 3, 2026 and SHDG as of Jul 31, 2026$282m$161m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500+0.46: about 0.46% for each 1%+0.60: about 0.60% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellfell 0.40%fell 0.75%
ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · HOLA scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
IQ Alternatives Score65.9HOLA47.7SHDG

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

4.5, the lowest in this set 95.5, the highest

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

Risk and return

Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 66 weekly returns
HOLA SHDG
Return
Total return edge HOLA +12.3% +9.5%
Annualized edge HOLA +9.6% +7.4%
Price return edge Tie +9.0% +9.0%
Risk
Volatility edge SHDG 8.9% 7.2%
Max drawdown edge SHDG (slight) −6.6% −6.1%
Downside capture 71.0% 76.3%
Beta 0.60 0.69
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge HOLA 0.64 0.50
Sortino edge HOLA 0.91 0.76
Treynor 0.095 0.125
Calmar edge HOLA 1.45 1.21
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.3% a year −1.9% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.14 −1.33
Information ratio −0.70 −1.28
Tracking error 6.3% 5.2%

Each against its own benchmark: HOLA against EFA, Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; SHDG against VOO, Nov 4, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jul 2025 to Oct 2026, HOLA returned more: +12.3% to +9.5%. SHDG swung less: 7.2% to 8.9%. SHDG fell slightly less at its worst: −6.1% to −6.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: HOLA vs SHDG: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureHOLASHDGEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.3%+9.5%HOLAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.6%+7.4%HOLATotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+9.0%+9.0%TiePrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.9%7.2%SHDGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.2%4.6%SHDGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−6.6%−6.1%SHDG (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture55.0%59.0%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.0%76.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.600.69Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.900.92Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.640.50HOLAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.910.76HOLAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0950.125Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.451.21HOLAAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkEFAVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.3% a year−1.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.14−1.33Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.3% to +4.6%−4.7% to +0.9%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.70−1.28Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error6.3%5.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 66 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Window by window

Window by window: HOLA vs SHDG: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowHOLASHDGHOLASHDG
3 months−1.3%+0.6%+0.3 pts vs EFA+0.7 pts vs VOO
6 months+2.4%+4.0%−0.1 pts vs EFA−1.0 pts vs VOO
1 year+10.7%+5.6%−6.2 pts vs EFA−9.2 pts vs VOO
3 years–+46.8%–−36.5 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: HOLA Jul 2025 · SHDG Oct 2022+15.0%+67.7%−7.9 pts vs EFA−46.2 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

HOLA JPMorgan International Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options SHDG Soundwatch Hedged Equity ETF · Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options
Issuer JPMorgan Soundwatch
Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.69 +0.90
Beta to the S&P 500 +0.46 +0.60
Down-week capture 36.9% 70.4%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.40% −0.75%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +10.2% +5.2%
Against T-bills, percentage points +6.5 pts +1.6 pts
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.91%
First traded Jul 14, 2025 Oct 24, 2022
Net assets, HOLA as of Nov 3, 2026 and SHDG as of Jul 31, 2026 $282m $161m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

HOLA and SHDG both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, HOLA’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.69 with the S&P 500 and SHDG’s +0.90. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.40% and SHDG −0.75%. Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash and SHDG finished 1.6 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund
HOLA

HOLA 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 Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.69 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.46, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.46% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks HOLA fell 0.40% on average, a down-week capture of 36.9%. Over the same 52 weeks HOLA returned +10.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash.

SHDG

SHDG is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.90 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.60, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.60% the same way. In the same weeks SHDG fell 0.75% on average, a down-week capture of 70.4%. Over the same 52 weeks SHDG returned +5.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 1.6 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, HOLA or SHDG?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, HOLA’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.69 with the S&P 500 and SHDG’s +0.90, so HOLA moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HOLA or SHDG?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.40% and SHDG −0.75%, so HOLA returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HOLA or SHDG?
Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash and SHDG finished 1.6 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, HOLA or SHDG?
HOLA charges 0.50% a year and SHDG charges 0.91%, so HOLA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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