Are CCOR and TLT in the same category?

CCOR is an alternatives ETF and TLT is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, CCOR or TLT?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CCOR returned +7.6% and TLT −4.8%.

Which is cheaper, CCOR or TLT?

TLT is cheaper, by 1.01 percentage points a year. That is about $101 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Across categories

CCOR vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CCOR returned +7.6% to TLT's −4.8%, and TLT charges 0.15% to CCOR's 1.16%.

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Net assets: $28m on Jul 31, 2026 for Core Alternative ETF, and $48.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.6%

CCOR total return, 1 year

−4.8%

TLT total return, 1 year

1.16%

CCOR expense ratio

0.15%

TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TLT costs 1.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points.

CCOR vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CCOR	TLT
Return
Measure	CCOR	TLT
Total return, 1 year	+7.6%	−4.8%
Total return, 52 weeks	+7.5%
Drawdown
Measure	CCOR	TLT
Below its high		41.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Against its benchmark
Measure	CCOR	TLT
What it tracks	not published	ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Treasury bills, 52 weeks	+3.7%
Against cash	3.9 points ahead
Cost and size
Measure	CCOR	TLT
Expense ratio	1.16%	0.15%
Net assets, CCOR as of Jul 31, 2026 and TLT as of Nov 3, 2026	$28m	$48.3bn
Holdings
Measure	CCOR	TLT
Holdings in common	not published
Risk
Measure	CCOR	TLT
Correlation with the S&P 500’s weekly returns	−0.14
Beta to the S&P 500	−0.10: about 0.10% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fell	rose 0.22%
Down-week capture	−20.7%
Weeks the S&P 500 fell	26 of 52, by 1.07% on average

Method

Side by side

CCOR Core Alternative ETF TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Alternatives ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Core Alternative iShares

What it is Hedged equity Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries

Total return, 1 year +7.6% −4.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −4.7% (BBLB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBLB

Expense ratio 1.16% 0.15%

Holdings not read by ETFIQ 47

Net assets, CCOR as of Jul 31, 2026 and TLT as of Nov 3, 2026 $28m $48.3bn

CCOR and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

CCOR

CCOR 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 −0.14 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of −0.10, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.10% the other way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks CCOR rose 0.22% on average, a down-week capture of −20.7%. Over the same 52 weeks CCOR returned +7.5% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 3.9 percentage points ahead of cash.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against −4.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 41.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are CCOR and TLT in the same category?: CCOR is an alternatives ETF and TLT is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, CCOR or TLT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CCOR returned +7.6% and TLT −4.8%.
Which is cheaper, CCOR or TLT?: TLT is cheaper, by 1.01 percentage points a year. That is about $101 on $10,000 held for a year. 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 →CCOR on its own →TLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CCOR dividend history →TLT dividend history →TLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CCOR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CCOR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TLT ↗

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