HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF

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+1.1% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HELO returned 7.2%, against 14.8% for VOO.

Hedged equity fund: owns stocks and pays for protection against a fall, most often with put optionsJPMorgan ↗Expense ratio 0.50%Fund assets $4.9bn on Nov 3, 2026First traded Sep 29, 2023Benchmark S&P 500 Index, measured by VOO, which tracks the same indexSEC filings ↗Every JPMorgan fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: DeliveredIn the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, HELO moved 60.7% as much as the S&P 500 in the 26 weeks it fell.

HELO risk and return scorecard

vs VOO · Oct 2023 to Oct 2026 · 160 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

3.1 years
HELO +40.4%, VOO +82.9%, Oct 2023 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureHELOVOOEdge
Total return+40.4%+82.9%VOO
Annualized+11.6%+21.7%VOO
Price return+37.7%+76.1%VOO
Risk
MeasureHELOVOOEdge
Volatility7.8%14.1%HELO
Max drawdown−9.6%−16.7%HELO
Upside capture44.7%100.0%VOO
Downside capture62.7%100.0%HELO
Risk-adjusted
MeasureHELOVOOEdge
Sharpe ratio0.881.15VOO
Sortino ratio1.371.80VOO
Alpha vs VOO
MeasureHELOVOOEdge
Alpha, a year−1.7%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−1.32
Beta to VOO0.531.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Nov 3, 2026
Last 4 trading days
−$6.9m
12 months to Jul 31, 2026
+$1.1bn
3 years to Jul 31, 2026
+$4.2bn
In on 6 days, out on 2. 45 days missing.

What you earned

HELO 0.0%, VOO −1.1%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO0.0%
VOO−1.1%
HELO +0.2%, VOO −0.1%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO+0.2%
VOO−0.1%
HELO +3.1%, VOO +5.0%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO+3.1%
VOO+5.0%
HELO +5.3%, VOO +13.4%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO+5.3%
VOO+13.4%
HELO +7.2%, VOO +14.8%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO+7.2%
VOO+14.8%
HELO +40.1%, VOO +83.3%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO+40.1%
VOO+83.3%
HELO +42.5%, VOO +86.4%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
HELO+42.5%
VOO+86.4%

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

+0.95
Correlation with the S&P 500
+0.59
Beta to the S&P 500
60.7%
Down-week capture
+3.4 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
0.6%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.0907
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 22, 2026
Sector mix
Cost against like funds

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Price, 1 year

$69.69+1.1%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +7.2%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

HELO returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (VOO)Gap to VOO
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 20260.0%−1.1%+1.1 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026+0.2%−0.1%+0.3 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026+3.1%+5.0%−1.9 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+5.3%+13.4%−8.1 pts
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+7.2%+14.8%−7.6 pts
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+40.1%+83.3%−43.2 pts
Since launch Sep 29, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+42.5%+86.4%−43.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Sep 29, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+12.1%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Fell 61% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 61% as much as the S&P 500HELO in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HELO −0.65%.SPY−1.07%HELO−0.65%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 61% as much as the S&P 500HELO in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HELO −0.65%.SPY−1.07%HELO−0.65%Average week when SPY fell

HELO in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, HELO −0.65%.

38.7
IQ Alternatives ScoreETFIQ Stock Diversification Score13th of 22 · Nov 4, 2026
4.5 · lowest of 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year95.5 · highest

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

HELO’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.95 with the S&P 500, and in the weeks the index fell its down-week capture was 60.7%. Over the same 52 weeks it finished 3.4 points ahead of T-bills.

correlation with the S&P 500+0.95 · 34th pct
down-week capture against the S&P 50060.7% · 43rd pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 3, 2026

HELO: in the 22 trading days to Nov 3, 2026, net $26.2m came in, from 20 counts.

5D
−$6.9m
−0.1% of $4.9bn on Oct 27, 2026
Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026
4 of 5 trading days counted
12 months
+$1.1bn
31.8% of $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$4.2bn
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Aug 2023 to Jul 2026
+$4.2bn
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into HELO each trading day, Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026+$3.5m+$7.0m+$7.0m+$8.7m+$5.2m+$12.1m−$10.4m−$6.9mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from JPMorgan+$12.1m−$12.1mAug 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026

HELO, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 6 days and went out on 2 days, of the 20 days with daily data; the other 45 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 6 days, out on 2. 45 days missing.

Net flow into HELO each trading day, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026+$3.5m+$7.0m+$7.0m+$8.7m+$5.2m+$12.1m−$10.4m−$6.9mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from JPMorgan+$12.1m−$12.1mNov 4, 2025Nov 3, 2026

HELO, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 6 days and went out on 2 days, of the 20 days with daily data; the other 231 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 6 days, out on 2. 231 days missing.

Net flow into HELO each trading day, Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026+$3.5m+$7.0m+$7.0m+$8.7m+$5.2m+$12.1m−$10.4m−$6.9mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from JPMorgan+$12.1m−$12.1mApr 2, 2025Nov 3, 2026

HELO, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 6 days and went out on 2 days, of the 20 days with daily data; the other 380 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 6 days, out on 2. 380 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis
Streak
Money out on its last trading day, Nov 3, 2026, a net −$6.9m.

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from JPMorgan’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for HELO, back to Aug 2023, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare HELO with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months20 days
Nov 3, 2026 −$6.9m covers 2 trading days
Oct 30, 2026 $0
Oct 29, 2026 $0
Oct 28, 2026 $0
Oct 27, 2026 −$10.4m
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 +$12.1m
Oct 22, 2026 +$5.2m
Oct 21, 2026 +$8.7m
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 +$7.0m
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 +$7.0m
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 +$3.5m
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks
Nov 3, 2026 −$6.9m 1 day
Oct 30, 2026 −$10.4m
Oct 23, 2026 +$26.0m
Oct 16, 2026 +$14.0m
Oct 9, 2026 +$3.5m 4 days

Net flow into HELO each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outOct 2023 to Nov 2026

HELO, money in and money out each month from Oct 2023 to Oct 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Oct 2023 to Jul 2026 are from HELO’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 have no data. Nov 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 32 and went out in 4.

Bars for Oct 2023 to Jul 2026 are from HELO’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 32 and went out in 4.

MonthInOutNet
Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 3 to Nov 3$0−$6.9m−$6.9m
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 30+$43.5m−$10.4m+$33.1m
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$655m$0+$655m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$49.1m−$242m−$193m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$129m−$42.4m+$86.4m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$61.2m−$10.0m+$51.2m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$106m−$27.2m+$79.1m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$87.1m−$15.0m+$72.1m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$147m−$10.0m+$137m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$123m−$24.9m+$97.8m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$53.8m−$93.9m−$40.1m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$149m$0+$149m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$74.5m−$137m−$62.7m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$147m−$116m+$31.4m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$155m−$139m+$16.2m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$93.2m−$24.6m+$68.6m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$177m−$18.0m+$159m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$383m−$217m+$166m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$148m−$74.4m+$73.2m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$256m$0+$256m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$287m$0+$287m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$272m$0+$272m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$140m−$43.9m+$96.4m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$212m−$1.5m+$210m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$165m$0+$165m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$299m$0+$299m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$233m−$3.0m+$230m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$101m$0+$101m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$193m$0+$193m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$107m−$15.3m+$91.3m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$84.7m−$1.4m+$83.3m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$85.7m$0+$85.7m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$53.2m$0+$53.2m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$40.8m$0+$40.8m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$96.2m−$1.3m+$94.9m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.0m$0+$36.0m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

HELO key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$70.15 on Aug 14, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$63.33 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$69.69, 93% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.53, against VOO
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.87
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Nov 3, 2026
Trading · HELOas of Nov 3, 2026
83
Liquid92nd percentile of 18 alternatives ETFs3 of 6 measured · Nov 3, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Liquid: trades at a typical spread of 0.043063%.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.220.022%
$10,000$2.150.022%
Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000
0.57%fee alone 0.50%
Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 3 close+0.02%
−0.1%95% of days within ±0.07% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.1%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell.At the Nov 3 close of $68.96, that’s $68.98 to buy and $68.94 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

HELO for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
HELO interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

HELO is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work

How much does it diversify a stock portfolio?

Correlation with the S&P 500
TAIL −0.74QBER −0.71CAOS −0.15CCOR −0.14TOAK +0.12HOLA +0.69QBUL +0.85HEDG +0.87HEQQ +0.88SHDG +0.90ATTR +0.91QTR +0.91KSPY +0.92PHEQ +0.94ZHDG +0.96HEQT +0.97FHEQ +0.98HEGD +0.98ACIO +0.99THEQ +0.99XTR +1.00HELO +0.95+0.95−0.74+1.00
−0.74 to +1.00 across 22 · Its percentile 34.1 · Weight 50%

34.1% of the 22 sit at or above HELO on this measure.

Down-week capture against the S&P 500
CCOR −20.7%TAIL −15.9%QBER −15.4%TOAK −6.1%CAOS −3.3%ATTR 15.6%HEDG 15.8%QBUL 23.9%PHEQ 31.6%HOLA 36.9%KSPY 41.0%HEQT 54.2%SHDG 70.4%HEGD 71.4%THEQ 72.3%ACIO 84.3%ZHDG 85.6%FHEQ 86.0%HEQQ 96.6%XTR 100.0%QTR 167.0%HELO 60.7%HELO 60.7%−20.7%167.0%
−20.7% to 167.0% across 22 · Its percentile 43.2 · Weight 50%

43.2% of the 22 sit at or above HELO on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 22 equity hedged alternatives ETFs with a full year. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower.

One year of weekly moves against the S&P 500, within one strategy; it ignores what the fund returned. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

What the score is computed from
HELO: What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
correlation with the S&P 500+0.9534.150%
down-week capture against the S&P 50060.7%43.250%

About HELO

IssuerJPMorgan
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Hedged equity
Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Apr 30, 2026)0.50%Report
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$4.9bnReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)S&P 500 Index, measured by VOO, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Dec 30, 2025
HELO, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026+7.2%
VOO, the same days+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−7.6 pts
Weeks measured52, from Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026
Weeks the S&P 500 fell26
The S&P 500 in those weeks, on average−1.07%
HELO in those weeks, on average−0.65%
HELO total return over those weeks+7.0%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
When stocks fellS&P 500 −4.9% in March 2026; HELO −4.0%
Weekly correlation with the S&P 500+0.95, 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026
First tradedSep 29, 2023
Days traded778
Quotedon an exchange, every trading day
How we measure
Weekly closes from Tiingo with distributions reinvested, 52 weeks to the same date for the fund, SPY and BIL. ETFIQ calculation. Method
IQ Investment Committee on HELO

12 seats on HELO, as of Nov 4, 2026: 2 Supports, 2 Challenges, 7 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatSupports
Put HELO to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about HELO

Does HELO move with the S&P 500?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HELO’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.95 with the S&P 500’s, on a scale where 1 moves in step, 0 shows no pattern and −1 moves opposite. Its beta was +0.59, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.59% the same way.
What did HELO do when stocks fell?
The S&P 500 fell in 26 of the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, by 1.07% on average. In those weeks HELO fell 0.65% on average, a down-week capture of 60.7%.
Did HELO earn more than cash?
Over the same 52 weeks HELO returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. HELO finished 3.4 percentage points ahead of it.
What does HELO cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year.
Why is HELO listed as hedged equity?
ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and HELO’s, filed Feb 25, 2026, describes a hedged equity fund.
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Correlation
How closely the fund’s weekly returns moved with the S&P 500’s over the last year, from −1 to 1. At 1 the two rise and fall together, at 0 there is no pattern, and below 0 the fund tended to move the other way.
Beta
How far the fund moved, on average, for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the same weeks. At 0.3 it moved about 0.3% the same way; below 0 it moved the other way.
Down week
A week in which the S&P 500 fell, measured through SPY with dividends reinvested. A week that ended exactly level is not a down week.
Down-week capture
The fund’s average return in the S&P 500’s down weeks as a share of the index’s own average in those weeks. At 100% it fell as much, at 50% half as much, and below zero it rose. It is weekly and covers one year, so it is not the same number as Morningstar’s downside capture.
Against T-bills
The fund’s total return minus a short Treasury bill fund’s (BIL) over the same year, in percentage points. A fund can steady a portfolio and still earn less than cash.
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