{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a hedged equity ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 26 alternatives ETFs in equity hedged, the largest alternatives group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf#article","headline":"What is a hedged equity ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 26 alternatives ETFs in equity hedged, the largest alternatives group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a hedged equity ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is down-week capture?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The fund\u2019s average return in weeks the S&P 500 fell, as a share of the index\u2019s average. Below zero means the fund rose."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How does a hedge cost money?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Options have a price, which comes out of the fund\u2019s return."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is this the same as a buffer ETF?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. A buffer fund has a stated floor and cap over a set period."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a hedged equity ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a hedged equity ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 26 alternatives ETFs in equity hedged, the largest alternatives group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1977,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a hedged equity ETF? \n \n What is a hedged equity ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 26 alternatives ETFs in equity hedged, the largest alternatives group, among 90 alternatives ETFs.\n \n In plain words\n A hedged equity ETF owns stocks and adds a hedge, often options, to soften falls. The hedge costs money, so the fund tends to give up some gain in rising markets.\n ETFIQ places 26 funds here, more than any other alternatives strategy, and measures weekly correlation and beta with the S&P 500 and down-week capture. Down-week capture below 100% means the fund fell less than the index in its down weeks. It is a one-year weekly measure, not a promise, and ETFIQ shows the weeks counted.\n Questions\n What is down-week capture? The fund\u2019s average return in weeks the S&P 500 fell, as a share of the index\u2019s average. Below zero means the fund rose.\n How does a hedge cost money? Options have a price, which comes out of the fund\u2019s return.\n Is this the same as a buffer ETF? No. A buffer fund has a stated floor and cap over a set period.\n Where to next\n Alternatives Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs What is a buffer ETF outcome period? What is a managed futures ETF? What is a market neutral ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a hedged equity ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a hedged equity ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a hedged equity ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf Markdown [What is a hedged equity ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-hedged-equity-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. 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