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

In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, TOAK averaged −0.02% and XTR −1.06%, so TOAK returned more in those weeks.

Which earned more than cash, TOAK or XTR?

Over the same weeks, TOAK finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash and XTR finished 5.5 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.

Which is cheaper, TOAK or XTR?

TOAK charges 0.26% a year and XTR charges 0.25%, so XTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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TOAK vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, TOAK moved less with the S&P 500 than XTR: correlation +0.17 against +0.99.

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Net assets: $90m on May 31, 2026 for Manager Directed Portfolios Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETF, and $5.0m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF.

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At a glance

+0.17

TOAK correlation with the S&P 500

+0.99

XTR correlation with the S&P 500

1.9%

TOAK down-week capture

97.1%

XTR down-week capture

TOAK Fell 2% as much as the S&P 500

TOAK in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, TOAK −0.02%.

XTR Fell with the S&P 500

XTR in the 25 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 27, 2026: SPY averaged −1.10%, XTR −1.06%.

Pair scorecard

XTR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

TOAK vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
Measure	TOAK	XTR
Return
Measure	TOAK	XTR
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+9.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	TOAK	XTR
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Cost and size
Measure	TOAK	XTR
Expense ratio	0.26%	0.25%
Net assets, TOAK as of May 31, 2026 and XTR as of Oct 12, 2026	$90m	$5.0m
Holdings
Measure	TOAK	XTR
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	TOAK	XTR
Beta to the S&P 500	+0.04: about 0.04% for each 1%	+0.91: about 0.91% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	fell 0.02%	fell 1.06%

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

IQ Alternatives Score79.5TOAK8XTR

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

TOAK 79.5

XTR 8

8.0, the lowest in this set 97.7, the highest

A percentile among the 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. 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 →

Method

Window by window

Window by window: TOAK vs XTR: Correlation to the S&P 500
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	TOAK	XTR	TOAK	XTR
3 months	+0.9%	+3.2%	not measured	−1.0 pts vs VOO
6 months	+1.8%	+7.2%	not measured	−1.5 pts vs VOO
1 year	+3.6%	+9.5%	not measured	−4.1 pts vs VOO
3 years	–	+74.1%	–	−20.7 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: TOAK Aug 2024 · XTR Aug 2021	+8.9%	+59.0%	not measured	−26.6 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

TOAK Manager Directed Portfolios Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return 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 Manager Directed Portfolios Global X

Strategy Hedged equity Hedged equity

Correlation with the S&P 500 +0.17 +0.99

Beta to the S&P 500 +0.04 +0.91

Down-week capture 1.9% 97.1%

Average week when the S&P 500 fell −0.02% −1.06%

The S&P 500 in those weeks −1.10% −1.10%

Total return, same 52 weeks +3.6% +9.2%

Against T-bills, percentage points −0.1 pts +5.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.26% 0.25%

First traded Aug 20, 2024 Aug 26, 2021

Net assets, TOAK as of May 31, 2026 and XTR as of Oct 12, 2026 $90m $5.0m

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

One strategy, two funds

TOAK and XTR both run a hedged equity strategy. Over the same 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, TOAK’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.17 with the S&P 500 and XTR’s +0.99. In the 25 weeks the index fell, by 1.10% a week on average, TOAK averaged −0.02% and XTR −1.06%. Over the same weeks, TOAK finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash and XTR finished 5.5 points ahead of cash.

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About each fund

TOAK

TOAK 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 Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.17 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.04, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.04% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 25 of those 52 weeks, by 1.10% on average. In the same weeks TOAK fell 0.02% on average, a down-week capture of 1.9%. Over the same 52 weeks TOAK returned +3.6% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash.

XTR

XTR is a hedged equity fund. Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.99 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.91, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.91% the same way. In the same weeks XTR fell 1.06% on average, a down-week capture of 97.1%. Over the same 52 weeks XTR returned +9.2% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 5.5 percentage points ahead of cash.

Questions people ask

Which moved less with the S&P 500, TOAK or XTR?: Over the 52 weeks to Oct 27, 2026, TOAK’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.17 with the S&P 500 and XTR’s +0.99, so TOAK moved less with the index.
Which did better when the S&P 500 fell, TOAK or XTR?: In the 25 weeks the S&P 500 fell, by 1.10% a week on average, TOAK averaged −0.02% and XTR −1.06%, so TOAK returned more in those weeks.
Which earned more than cash, TOAK or XTR?: Over the same weeks, TOAK finished 0.1 percentage points behind cash and XTR finished 5.5 percentage points ahead of cash. Cash here is BIL, a fund of Treasury bills.
Which is cheaper, TOAK or XTR?: TOAK charges 0.26% a year and XTR charges 0.25%, so XTR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

TOAK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TOAK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for XTR ↗

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