Data as of .
HOLA vs XCLR: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOLA moved less with the S&P 500 than XCLR: correlation +0.72 against +0.94.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: HOLA 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
HOLA and XCLR both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HOLA’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.72 with the S&P 500 and XCLR’s +0.94. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.58% and XCLR −0.95%. Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 8.6 percentage points ahead of cash and XCLR finished 2.1 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLA | XCLR | HOLA | XCLR | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +1.0% | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +8.4% | +9.3% | −9.6 pts | −8.7 pts |
| 1 year | +12.2% | +5.5% | −4.4 pts | −11.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.9% | not published | −31.5 pts |
| Since launch | +14.9% | +43.7% | −8.7 pts | −39.5 pts |
| 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 | XCLR Global X S&P 500 Collar 95-110 ETF Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put options | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Global X |
| Strategy | Hedged equity | Hedged equity |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.72 | +0.94 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.52 | +0.66 |
| Down-week capture | 47.0% | 76.6% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | −0.58% | −0.95% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | +12.2% | +5.7% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | +8.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.25% |
| Listed | Jul 14, 2025 | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Net assets | $281m | $4m |
HOLA in plain words
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 Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.72 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.52, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.52% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks HOLA fell 0.58% on average, a down-week capture of 47.0%. Over the same 52 weeks HOLA returned +12.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 8.6 percentage points ahead of cash.
XCLR in plain words
XCLR is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.94 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.66, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.66% the same way. In the same weeks XCLR fell 0.95% on average, a down-week capture of 76.6%. Over the same 52 weeks XCLR returned +5.7% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 2.1 percentage points ahead of cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, HOLA or XCLR?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HOLA’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.72 with the S&P 500 and XCLR’s +0.94, so HOLA moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HOLA or XCLR?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.58% and XCLR −0.95%, so HOLA returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, HOLA or XCLR?
- Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 8.6 percentage points ahead of cash and XCLR finished 2.1 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, HOLA or XCLR?
- HOLA charges 0.50% a year and XCLR charges 0.25%, so XCLR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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