SPDR Sectors - 14d return (B4) - Quarterly
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About
Buy the three worst-performing SPDR sector ETFs over the last 14 days, allocate equally, and rebalance quarterly to chase mean-reversion in beaten-down sectors.
Plain-language description:
1) Check how nine SPDR sector ETFs performed in the last 14 trading days.
2) Find the three sectors that fell the most (the worst performers).
3) Invest an equal amount in each of those three sectors.
4) Hold until the next quarterly rebalance, then repeat with the latest 14-day window.
5) The aim is to buy sectors after a drop and benefit if they recover, while staying spread across different parts of the economy.
Assets included: Energy (XLE), Industrials (XLI), Financials (XLF), Health Care (XLV), Technology (XLK), Consumer Staples (XLP), Utilities (XLU), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Materials (XLB).
A disciplined, quarterly- rebalance tilt to beaten-down sectors. Out-of-sample stats show lower beta (~0.82) and smaller drawdown (~17.6% vs 18.8% for the S&P), with solid risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe ~1.33, Calmar ~1.15) and broad diversification.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.93 | 0.77 | 0.88 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772.4% | 8.31% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.51 | |
| 2,324.02% | 12.47% | -2.23% | 1.04% | 0.68 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$242,402.24Regulatory Fees
$139.81
Total Slippage
$835.78
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 10, 2023
Trading Setting
Quarterly
Type
Stocks
Category
Equity, sector rotation, quantitative, etf-based, long-only
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
XLB
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks
XLE
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks
XLF
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
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XLI
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
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XLK
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
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XLP
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
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XLU
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
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XLV
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
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XLY
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks