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Funcle Stagflation Defense Strategy
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Built for high inflation and weak growth: heavy TIPS, gold/commodities, and real assets. A 20% sleeve flips between value/energy stocks and cash-like bonds using a simple trend in inflation-linked Treasuries. Rebalanced monthly.
NutHow it works
Monthly: 30% in inflation-linked US Treasuries, 25% in gold, oil and broad/agri commodities, 15% in real estate/infrastructure, 10% in emerging‑market stocks, foreign bonds and the Australian dollar. The remaining 20% is tactical: if TIPS’ recent average price is above its longer average, it owns value, energy, materials, staples and utilities; otherwise it parks in floating‑rate bonds and T‑bills.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: annualized return ~19.5% vs SPY 15.1%, drawdown ~2.1% vs 5.1%, Sharpe ~3.11 vs ~1.26, Calmar ~9.33. Inflation-hedged, real-asset tilt with disciplined risk control.

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OOS Start Date
Sep 19, 2025
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Inflation hedging, commodities, real assets, tactical trend, value tilt, defensives, emerging markets, fx
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BWX
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
Stocks
FXA
Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
NFRA
FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund
Stocks
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond 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.

"Funcle Stagflation Defense Strategy" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Funcle Stagflation Defense Strategy" is currently allocated toTIP, EEM, DBA, VTIP, NFRA, USO, DBC, VNQ, XLB, XLE, XLU, GLD, FXA, BWX, XLPandVTV. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Funcle Stagflation Defense Strategy" has returned 23.64%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Funcle Stagflation Defense Strategy" is 2.74%. 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 "Funcle Stagflation Defense Strategy", 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.