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Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION
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Adaptive, momentum-based, monthly rebalanced, top-5 from a 10-ETF universe spanning gold, commodities, bonds, stocks, and real estate.
NutHow it works
What you’re investing in: a set of 10 ETFs that cover gold, commodities, bonds, US stocks, and international real estate and stocks. Each month, the strategy looks back at how each ETF performed over the last 126 trading days (about six months) and ranks them by cumulative return. It then selects the top five performers and allocates equal money to those five (roughly 20% each if fully invested). Those weights are reset every month, so you’re continually moving into the assets that have performed best recently. The “21-day” window note is part of how the data is sampled inside the momentum calculation, while the main decision is the six-month lookback and monthly rebalancing. In plain terms: it tries to ride the recent winners across a globally diversified set of assets, rebalancing once a month to keep exposure to the top performers.
CheckmarkValue prop
Adaptive momentum across 10 global ETFs offers stronger risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500 with far less downside. OOS Sharpe ~1.37 vs SPY ~1.31, drawdown ~9.95% vs ~18.76%, and beta ~0.55—tilting toward resilience and smoother growth.

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OOS Start Date
Oct 28, 2022
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Adaptive momentum, multi-asset, global diversification, monthly rebalanced
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 10 assets in total
Ticker
Type
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
VGK
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Stocks
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
Stocks
VNQI
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate 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.

"Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION" is currently allocated toEEM, VGK, DBC, EWJandGLD. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION" has returned 15.54%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION" is 9.95%. 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 "Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION", 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.