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Beef Wellington
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About

A daily, rules-based multi-asset rotation that combines momentum signals, volatility hedges, and a managed-futures sleeve to seek strong returns while controlling risk. It tilts among stocks, bonds, gold, oil, volatility ETFs, and leveraged bets, with cash hedges and risk checks to curb drawdowns.
NutHow it works
Think of it as one big, automated chef following many recipes at once. Every day it looks at many markets (big stock indexes, tech-heavy ETFs, bonds, gold, oil, volatility plays, and a managed-futures sleeve). For each market it asks: Is this market trending up or down? Is volatility high or low? Which bets have been performing recently? It ranks or groups these bets by strength and volatility, then picks a small set to fund, giving them weights that can be high (involving leverage) or modest, and it shifts money around as conditions change. It also uses a cash/short-duration-bond ballast when conditions look risky, to keep overall risk in check. The “Managed Futures” portion (KMLM and similar) adds a trend-following flavor that’s designed to profit from broad, persistent directional moves across futures markets, which can be uncorrelated with stocks. The system rebalances daily and uses several risk checks (e.g., maximum drawdown thresholds, moving-average checks, and volatility filters) to guard against outsized losses. In short: it’s a rule-driven mix of momentum, trend-following, hedging, and diversification aimed at stacking winners while dampening risk through hedges and cash. What you actually own, in plain terms, is a bundle of ETFs representing different market bets (stocks, bonds, gold, oil, volatility strategies, and a futures-based sleeve). The final mix is not static; it shifts as signals flip from “want to be invested here” to “time to reduce risk and hold cash or hedges.” Important note for a layperson: several bets use leverage (2x or 3x) to amplify moves. That can boost gains, but also losses. The strategy assumes you’re comfortable with big swings and understands that leverage magnifies risk as well as reward.
CheckmarkValue prop
Diversified, rules-based multi-asset strategy with hedges and managed futures. OOS return ~17.6% with Calmar ~0.98 and Sharpe ~0.82, plus negative SPY beta for diversification—aimed at resilient, risk-adjusted performance vs SPY.
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YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.670.290.040.21
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
53.17%11.4%-1.77%0.2%0.7
1,363.25%97.3%-3.05%7.04%2.95
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$146,325.26
Regulatory Fees
$568.32
Total Slippage
$3,617.43
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 19, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset momentum rotation with volatility hedges and managed futures overlay
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 99 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
CTA
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
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.

"Beef Wellington " is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Beef Wellington " is currently allocated toXME, TIP, FCG, IEF, KOLD, BSV, TMF, XOP, DBA, QQQ, NVO, SVXY, UUP, DBC, GE, HYG, SHY, CTA, LQD, SPY, DBO, UGL, BTAL, LLY, SHV, XLE, SH, IEI, FTLS, GLD, SDS, TMV, VIXM, BIL, IAU, COST, XLP, SPLV, KMLM, BNDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Beef Wellington " has returned 15.69%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Beef Wellington " is 18.03%. 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 "Beef Wellington ", 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, and options.