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Symphonies
Stocks and Gold
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A simple 90% U.S. stocks (via SPY) + 10% gold (via GLD) portfolio. Rebalanced once a year to keep those targets. Aims to capture stock growth while gold adds a potential cushion during market stress.
NutHow it works
Put 90% in SPY (tracks the 500 biggest U.S. companies—think Apple, Microsoft, Google, etc.) and 10% in GLD (tracks the price of gold). Hold. Once a year, sell a bit of what grew more and buy the other to get back to 90% stocks / 10% gold.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, a 90/10 SPY/GLD mix offers higher risk-adjusted returns (OOS Sharpe 1.27 vs 1.08), higher annualized return (19.8% vs 17.9%), and smaller drawdowns (16.6% vs 18.8%), delivering smoother growth than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.010.890.990.99
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
754.7%10.62%-0.15%0.4%0.63
Stocks and Gold
814.03%10.97%0.3%2.59%0.7
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$91,402.72
Regulatory Fees
$0.64
Total Slippage
$3.13
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OOS Start Date
Aug 6, 2022
Trading Setting
Yearly
Type
Stocks
Category
Passive allocation, us stocks, gold, long-only, diversification, annual rebalance, buy-and-hold
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 2 assets in total
Ticker
Type
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
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.

"Stocks and Gold" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Stocks and Gold" is currently allocated toGLDandSPY. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Stocks and Gold" has returned 18.72%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Stocks and Gold" is 16.62%. 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 "Stocks and Gold", 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.