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Symphonies
A Better QQQ
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About

An equal-weight, buy-and-hold basket of TQQQ plus seven mega-cap tech/semiconductor stocks, aiming to beat QQQ in bull markets via leverage and concentration. Very volatile and highly concentrated in tech/AI themes.
NutHow it works
It splits your money evenly across 8 holdings: a triple-speed Nasdaq fund (TQQQ) plus 7 big tech/semiconductor stocks (MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, NVDA, AMD, TSLA, TSM). There’s no automatic rebalancing, so winners can grow and losers can shrink over time.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this tech-heavy basket delivers ~59% annualized return with Sharpe ~1.53 and Calmar ~1.64, far better risk-adjusted than the S&P. Expect higher upside in tech bull markets, but with a larger drawdown risk (~36%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.151.60.710.85
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
776.85%15.01%2.19%5.01%0.91
A Better QQQ
19,904.6%40.67%4.18%3.5%1.22
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$2,000,460.01
Regulatory Fees
$19.16
Total Slippage
$112.90
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 18, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tech-heavy growth, leveraged nasdaq etf, concentrated, semiconductors, mega-cap us, high volatility
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 8 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
TSLA
Tesla, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Stocks

FAQ

A Composer symphony is an automated trading strategy that executes trades based on parameters of your choice. Some symphonies are similar to holding one ETF in normal conditions and rotating to a different ETF when market conditions shift, for example a 5% drop in the S&P 500, while others use complex rules with dozens of triggers. However, complex doesn’t always mean better. A simple, well-structured symphony can be just as effective as an intricate one. Learn more about how symphonies work here.

"A Better QQQ" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"A Better QQQ" is currently allocated toNVDA, TQQQ, AAPL, AMZN, TSLA, AMD, TSMandMSFT. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "A Better QQQ" has returned 59.08%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "A Better QQQ" is 35.93%. The maximum drawdown measures the largest peak-to-trough decline. It's an important metric to evaluate risk and the strategy's behavior during market stress.

To invest in "A Better QQQ", simply click the Invest button on this page. You'll need to open an account with Composer if you don't have one yet, then you can start investing. Composer will automatically execute the trades for you based on the strategy's rules. Composer also supports trading individual stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options.