# HOLD (Harbor Alpha Layering ETF)

Harbor · Alternatives ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

In the S&P 500’s down weeks over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOLD fell 40% as much as the index.

## Key facts

- HOLD, correlation with the S&P 500: +0.57, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HOLD, beta to the S&P 500: +0.60, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HOLD, down-week capture: 39.5%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HOLD, against T-bills, 52 weeks: +10.2 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HOLD, net assets: $8m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- HOLD, expense ratio: 0.70% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## HOLD over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | The fund | S&P 500 | Difference, percentage points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | −0.8% | +2.3% | −3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +8.9% | +18.0% | −9.1 pts |
| 1 year | +14.0% | +16.6% | −2.6 pts |
| Since it listed | +16.8% | +19.7% | −2.9 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Issuer | Harbor | ETFIQ |
| Strategy | Managed futures | ETFIQ, from its prospectus |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Net assets | $8m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Weeks measured | 52, from Sep 19, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Weeks the S&P 500 fell | 22 | ETFIQ |
| The S&P 500 in those weeks, on average | −1.24% | ETFIQ |
| HOLD in those weeks, on average | −0.49% | ETFIQ |
| HOLD total return over those weeks | +13.8% | ETFIQ |
| T-bills | +3.6% | ETFIQ |
| Listed since | Aug 14, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Days traded | 90 | ETFIQ |
| Quoted | on an exchange, every trading day | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### Does HOLD move with the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOLD’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.57 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 +0.60, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.60% the same way.

### What did HOLD do when stocks fell?

The S&P 500 fell in 22 of the 52 weeks to Sep 18, 2026, by 1.24% on average. In those weeks HOLD fell 0.49% on average, a down-week capture of 39.5%.

### Did HOLD earn more than cash?

Over the same 52 weeks HOLD returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.6%. HOLD finished 10.2 percentage points ahead of it.

### What does HOLD cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year.

### Why is HOLD listed as managed futures?

ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and HOLD’s, filed Feb 27, 2026, describes a managed futures fund.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, HOLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/hold
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