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Simple, Low Leverage, Low Beta | Gobi
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A daily-rebalanced, low-leverage, diversified multi-strategy portfolio that fuses momentum, mean-reversion, and hedging across equities, bonds, commodities, and volatility, designed to be lower beta and more resilient than a pure stock approach.
NutHow it works
- Daily check: The system rebalance every day, adjusting the mix based on a large set of simple, rule-based modules. - Modularity: Each module is a small if/then block that signals whether to own a particular asset or asset group and by how much. If a block fires, its weights contribute to the overall allocation; if not, its slot may stay in cash or be allocated to ballast assets. - Ballast first: Several blocks act as ballast, favoring cash-like assets (short-term Treasuries and cash proxies) or hedges when volatility or risk signals rise. The goal is to keep the portfolio’s overall risk lower than a pure stock allocation. - Diversified themes: The strategy spreads exposure across many baskets, including core equities, sectors, bonds, gold, oil/commodities, and volatility hedges. Even within equities, there are long and hedged or short ideas to temper risk. - Signals in plain terms: Signals are built from simple, short windows (days to a few months) of price behavior, momentum, and mean-reversion checks. When a signal aligns across several blocks, its assets get weight in the overall mix. - Short/defensive rotations: Some blocks implement short or protective exposures (e.g., SQQQ, PSQ, or heavy hedges) to defend against downturns or high volatility. These are offset by other blocks that push toward risk-on assets when conditions improve. - Net exposure and risk budgeting: The design emphasizes a balanced, cash-friendly posture. Net exposures are kept modest to maintain the “low leverage, low beta” objective, with diversification across asset classes intended to reduce single-point risk. - Practical takeaway for a layperson: On any given day you’ll see a mix that could include stock themes, bond/treasury ballast, a dash of gold/commodities, and some volatility hedges. The overall feeling should be steadier than owning a big stock-only portfolio, with the ability to shift toward risk-on when signals look favorable and towards safety when signals look weak.
CheckmarkValue prop
Ballast-first, low‑beta, diversified strategy designed to trim downside and deliver steadier risk‑adjusted returns. OOS beta ~0.45; max drawdown ~4.7%; Calmar ~1.04. Lower correlation to SPY with daily rebalancing, aiming for resilience in choppy markets.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.360.20.060.25
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
518.9%14.7%-2.02%-1.16%0.9
16,102.5%46.63%-0.64%-0.23%2.9
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,620,250.49
Regulatory Fees
$5,675.81
Total Slippage
$36,239.37
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 27, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Diversified multi-strategy, low-leverage, low-beta, mean-reversion, momentum, volatility hedging, macro/tactical tilts
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 69 assets in total
Ticker
Type
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
BRK/B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
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.

"Simple, Low Leverage, Low Beta | Gobi" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Simple, Low Leverage, Low Beta | Gobi" is currently allocated toXME, FCG, XLV, KOLD, EEM, TMF, XOP, DBA, QQQ, UUP, DBC, SHY, DBO, BTAL, SHV, XLE, SH, VT, XLU, GLD, TLT, BIL, XLP, BNDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Simple, Low Leverage, Low Beta | Gobi" has returned 3.82%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Simple, Low Leverage, Low Beta | Gobi" is 4.70%. 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 "Simple, Low Leverage, Low Beta | Gobi", 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.