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QBUL vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QBUL moved less with the S&P 500 than XTR: correlation +0.85 against +1.00.

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Net assets: $28m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares Quarterly Bull Hedge ETF, and $5.0m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF.

At a glance
+0.85
QBUL correlation with the S&P 500
+1.00
XTR correlation with the S&P 500
23.9%
QBUL down-week capture
100.0%
XTR down-week capture
QBUL Fell 24% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 24% as much as the S&P 500QBUL in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QBUL −0.26%.SPY−1.07%QBUL−0.26%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 24% as much as the S&P 500QBUL in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QBUL −0.26%.SPY−1.07%QBUL−0.26%Average week when SPY fell

QBUL in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, QBUL −0.26%.

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

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

Pair scorecard

XTR costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.8 points.

QBUL vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
MeasureQBULXTR
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.4%+10.2%
Against its benchmark
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.25%
Net assets, QBUL as of Jul 31, 2026 and XTR as of Oct 12, 2026$28m$5.0m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Risk
Beta to the S&P 500+0.20: about 0.20% for each 1%+0.94: about 0.94% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellfell 0.26%fell 1.07%
ETFIQ Stock Diversification Score · QBUL scores higher How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?
IQ Alternatives Score68.2QBUL4.5XTR

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

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: QBUL vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowQBULXTRQBULXTR
3 months−0.9%−1.0%−0.8 pts vs VOO−0.9 pts vs VOO
6 months−0.8%+3.4%−5.8 pts vs VOO−1.6 pts vs VOO
1 year+0.4%+10.2%−14.4 pts vs VOO−4.6 pts vs VOO
3 years–+65.7%–−17.6 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: QBUL Jul 2024 · XTR Aug 2021+6.5%+58.1%−38.0 pts vs VOO−26.8 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

QBUL TrueShares Quarterly Bull Hedge 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
Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity
Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.85 +1.00
Beta to the S&P 500 +0.20 +0.94
Down-week capture 23.9% 100.0%
Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.26% −1.07%
The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.07% −1.07%
Total return, same 52 weeks +0.3% +9.9%
Against T-bills, percentage points −3.3 pts +6.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.25%
First traded Jul 1, 2024 Aug 26, 2021
Net assets, QBUL as of Jul 31, 2026 and XTR as of Oct 12, 2026 $28m $5.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

QBUL and XTR both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, QBUL’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.85 with the S&P 500 and XTR’s +1.00. In the 26 weeks the index fell, by 1.07% a week on average, QBUL averaged −0.26% and XTR −1.07%. Over the same weeks, QBUL finished 3.3 percentage points behind cash and XTR finished 6.3 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund
QBUL

QBUL 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 +0.85 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.20, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.20% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks QBUL fell 0.26% on average, a down-week capture of 23.9%. Over the same 52 weeks QBUL returned +0.3% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 3.3 percentage points behind 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, QBUL or XTR?
Over the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, QBUL’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.85 with the S&P 500 and XTR’s +1.00, so QBUL moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, QBUL or XTR?
In the 26 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.07% a week on average, QBUL averaged −0.26% and XTR −1.07%, so QBUL returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, QBUL or XTR?
Over the same weeks, QBUL finished 3.3 percentage points behind cash and XTR finished 6.3 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, QBUL or XTR?
QBUL charges 0.79% a year and XTR charges 0.25%, so XTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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