Data as of .
IMF vs PRAE: which moved less with stocks?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IMF moved less with the S&P 500 than PRAE: correlation +0.22 against +0.75.
ETFIQ Diversifier Score: IMF 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
IMF and PRAE both run a managed futures strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, IMF’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.22 with the S&P 500 and PRAE’s +0.75. In the 22 weeks the index fell, by 1.24% a week on average, IMF averaged +0.28% and PRAE −0.83%. Over the same weeks, IMF finished 19.4 percentage points ahead of cash and PRAE finished 14.7 points ahead of cash.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMF | PRAE | IMF | PRAE | |
| 3 months | +4.1% | +3.1% | +1.9 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +7.7% | +13.4% | −10.4 pts | −4.7 pts |
| 1 year | +23.1% | +19.4% | +6.5 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Since launch | +7.4% | +40.3% | −29.6 pts | −25.3 pts |
| IMF Invesco Managed Futures Strategy ETF Managed futures fund: follows price trends in futures on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and can bet on falls as well as rises | PRAE PlanRock Equity Plus Alternatives 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 | Invesco | PlanRock |
| Strategy | Managed futures | Managed futures |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | +0.22 | +0.75 |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | +0.12 | +0.78 |
| Down-week capture | −22.7% | 66.7% |
| Average week when the S&P 500 fell | +0.28% | −0.83% |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks | −1.24% | −1.24% |
| Total return, same 52 weeks | +23.1% | +18.4% |
| Against T-bills, percentage points | +19.4 pts | +14.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.49% |
| Listed | Mar 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Net assets | $319m | $12m |
IMF in plain words
IMF 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 +0.22 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.12, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.12% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks IMF rose 0.28% on average, a down-week capture of −22.7%. Over the same 52 weeks IMF returned +23.1% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 19.4 percentage points ahead of cash.
PRAE in plain words
PRAE is a managed futures fund. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.75 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.78, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.78% the same way. In the same weeks PRAE fell 0.83% on average, a down-week capture of 66.7%. Over the same 52 weeks PRAE returned +18.4% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 14.7 percentage points ahead of cash.
Questions people ask
- Which moved less with the S&P 500, IMF or PRAE?
- Over the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, IMF’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.22 with the S&P 500 and PRAE’s +0.75, so IMF moved less with the index.
- Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, IMF or PRAE?
- In the 22 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.24% a week on average, IMF averaged +0.28% and PRAE −0.83%, so IMF returned more in those weeks.
- Which earned more than cash, IMF or PRAE?
- Over the same weeks, IMF finished 19.4 percentage points ahead of cash and PRAE finished 14.7 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
- Which is cheaper, IMF or PRAE?
- IMF charges 0.65% a year and PRAE charges 1.49%, so IMF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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