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Symphonies
MAGA Defense
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About

A weekly rebalanced, defense-focused stock basket that sizes positions by recent calmness: bigger slices to steadier names from the past week, smaller to jumpier ones—across primes (Lockheed/RTX/L3Harris), drones, defense software, space, MRO, training, and electronics.
NutHow it works
Each week, it holds a basket of U.S. defense/aerospace companies—drone makers, big weapons contractors, defense software, rocket launch, aircraft maintenance, training simulators, and defense electronics. It gives larger weights to stocks that were calmer over the past 5 trading days and smaller weights to the jumpier ones.
CheckmarkValue prop
Defense/aerospace basket with weekly inverse-vol weighting offers stronger out-of-sample risk-adjusted returns: Sharpe ~2.63 vs SPY ~1.47, annualized ~92% vs ~18%, and Calmar ~7.29. Higher upside, but ~12.7% max drawdown.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.480.90.380.62
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
11.19%10.45%-1.77%0.2%0.62
MAGA Defense
78.44%72.03%2.1%17.98%2.1
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$17,844.17
Regulatory Fees
$6.37
Total Slippage
$37.60
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 17, 2025
Trading Setting
Weekly
Type
Stocks
Category
Equities, defense & aerospace, thematic, weekly rebalance, inverse-volatility, risk-based sizing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AVAV
AeroVironment, Inc.
Stocks
KRMN
Karman Holdings Inc.
Stocks
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Stocks
LHX
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Stocks
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Stocks
MRCY
Mercury Systems Inc.
Stocks
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock
Stocks
RTX
RTX Corporation
Stocks
SARO
StandardAero, Inc.
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.

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

"MAGA Defense" is currently allocated toKRMN, VTSI, LHX, RTX, KTOS, RKLB, LMT, SARO, PLTR, AVAV, VSECandMRCY. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "MAGA Defense" has returned 43.95%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "MAGA Defense" is 13.63%. 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 "MAGA Defense", 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.