Data as of .
HOLD vs RSST: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOLD moved less with the S&P 500 than RSST: correlation +0.57 against +0.87.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: HOLD 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
HOLD and RSST both run a managed futures strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HOLD’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.57 with the S&P 500 and RSST’s +0.87. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HOLD averaged −0.49% and RSST −1.32%. Over the same weeks, HOLD finished 10.2 percentage points ahead of cash and RSST finished 32.3 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD | RSST | HOLD | RSST | |
| 3 months | −0.8% | +5.7% | −3.1 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +8.9% | +23.9% | −9.1 pts | +5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +14.0% | +37.1% | −2.6 pts | +20.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +76.6% | not published | −1.8 pts |
| Since launch | +16.8% | +77.3% | −2.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| HOLD Harbor Alpha Layering ETF Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises | RSST Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Harbor | Return Stacked |
| Strategy | Managed futures | Managed futures |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.57 | +0.87 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.60 | +1.30 |
| Down-week capture | 39.5% | 106.4% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | −0.49% | −1.32% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | +13.8% | +35.9% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | +10.2 pts | +32.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.99% |
| Listed | Aug 14, 2025 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Net assets | $8m | $415m |
HOLD in plain words
HOLD 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 +0.57 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. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks HOLD fell 0.49% on average, a down-week capture of 39.5%. Over the same 52 weeks HOLD returned +13.8% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 10.2 percentage points ahead of cash.
RSST in plain words
RSST is a managed futures fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.87 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +1.30, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 1.30% the same way. In the same weeks RSST fell 1.32% on average, a down-week capture of 106.4%. Over the same 52 weeks RSST returned +35.9% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 32.3 percentage points ahead of cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, HOLD or RSST?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, HOLD’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.57 with the S&P 500 and RSST’s +0.87, so HOLD moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, HOLD or RSST?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, HOLD averaged −0.49% and RSST −1.32%, so HOLD returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, HOLD or RSST?
- Over the same weeks, HOLD finished 10.2 percentage points ahead of cash and RSST finished 32.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, HOLD or RSST?
- HOLD charges 0.70% a year and RSST charges 0.99%, so HOLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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