Skip to Content
Symphonies
Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation
Today’s Change
—

A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here

About

A simple, rules-based plan that monthly buys the 3 best-performing funds from a set spanning US/international stocks, real estate, long Treasury bonds, gold, commodities, and cash-like T‑bills, splitting the money evenly among them.
NutHow it works
Once a month, it looks at 9 broad funds and measures how much each has gained over the last ~7 months (about 150 trading days). It picks the 3 with the best recent performance and splits the money evenly among them. Next month it repeats and shifts to new leaders if they change.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers higher risk-adjusted growth with lower drawdown than the S&P 500. Annualized return ~46% vs ~29%; Sharpe ~3.22 vs ~1.41; max drawdown ~6.25% vs ~13.7%. Monthly, rules-based momentum across diverse assets.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.050.350.260.51
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
584.82%11.11%9.27%4.88%0.63
Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation
344.16%8.51%6.15%8.26%0.67
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$44,415.66
Regulatory Fees
$32.25
Total Slippage
$197.09
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 8, 2025
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Momentum rotation, trend following, tactical asset allocation, multi-asset, monthly rebalance, equal weight, rules-based
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
VNQ
Vanguard 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.

"Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation" is currently allocated toEEM, DBCandGLD. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation" has returned 39.42%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation" is 6.52%. 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 "Mama Bear Portfolio Approximation", 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.