Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HOLA or XTR?

In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.40% and XTR −1.07%, so HOLA returned more in those weeks.

Which earned more than cash, HOLA or XTR?

Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash and XTR finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

Which is cheaper, HOLA or XTR?

HOLA charges 0.50% a year and XTR charges 0.25%, so XTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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HOLA vs XTR: 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 XTR: correlation +0.69 against +1.00.

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Net assets: $282m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan International Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF, and $5.0m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF.

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At a glance

+0.69

HOLA correlation with the S&P 500

+1.00

XTR correlation with the S&P 500

36.9%

HOLA down-week capture

100.0%

XTR down-week capture

HOLA Fell 37% as much as the S&P 500

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

XTR Fell with the S&P 500

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

Pair scorecard

XTR costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; HOLA is far larger, $283m against $5.0m.

HOLA vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
Measure	HOLA	XTR
Return
Measure	HOLA	XTR
Total return, 1 year	+10.7%	+10.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	HOLA	XTR
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Cost and size
Measure	HOLA	XTR
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$283m	$5.0m
Holdings
Measure	HOLA	XTR
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	HOLA	XTR
Beta to the S&P 500	+0.46: about 0.46% for each 1%	+0.94: about 0.94% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	fell 0.40%	fell 1.07%

ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · HOLA scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

IQ Alternatives Score65.9HOLA4.5XTR

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

HOLA 65.9

XTR 4.5

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 →

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Window by window

Window by window: HOLA vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	HOLA	XTR	HOLA	XTR
3 months	−1.3%	−1.0%	+0.3 pts vs EFA	−0.9 pts vs VOO
6 months	+2.4%	+3.4%	−0.1 pts vs EFA	−1.6 pts vs VOO
1 year	+10.7%	+10.2%	−6.2 pts vs EFA	−4.6 pts vs VOO
3 years	–	+65.7%	–	−17.6 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: HOLA Jul 2025 · XTR Aug 2021	+15.0%	+58.1%	−7.9 pts vs EFA	−26.8 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 XTR Global X S&P 500 Tail Risk 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 +0.69 +1.00

Beta to the S&P 500 +0.46 +0.94

Down-week capture 36.9% 100.0%

Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.40% −1.07%

The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%

Total return, same 52 weeks +10.2% +9.9%

Against T-bills, percentage points +6.5 pts +6.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.25%

First traded Jul 14, 2025 Aug 26, 2021

Net assets, HOLA as of Nov 3, 2026 and XTR as of Oct 12, 2026 $282m $5.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

HOLA and XTR 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 XTR’s +1.00. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.40% and XTR −1.07%. Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash and XTR finished 6.3 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.

XTR

XTR is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +1.00 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.94, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.94% the same way. In the same weeks XTR fell 1.07% on average, a down-week capture of 100.0%. Over the same 52 weeks XTR returned +9.9% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, HOLA or XTR?: Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, HOLA’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.69 with the S&P 500 and XTR’s +1.00, so HOLA moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HOLA or XTR?: In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, HOLA averaged −0.40% and XTR −1.07%, so HOLA returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, HOLA or XTR?: Over the same weeks, HOLA finished 6.5 percentage points ahead of cash and XTR finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, HOLA or XTR?: HOLA charges 0.50% a year and XTR charges 0.25%, so XTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BIL, the T-bill fund these are measured against →SPY, the S&P 500 fund these are measured against →HOLA on its own →XTR on its own →HOLA dividend history →XTR dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HOLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HOLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

XTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for XTR ↗

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