Tangency Portfolio 3 06/26/2008
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A steady 60/30/10 mix designed for the best return per unit of risk: broad US and global stocks, a balanced ladder of Treasuries (incl. TIPS), and diversifiers (mainly US dollar, plus gold and real estate), rebalanced only when weights drift widely.
- Put 60% in stocks, 30% in US government bonds, 10% in diversifiers (US dollar, gold, real estate, infrastructure).
- US stocks are split by sector (tech, health care, financials, etc.); foreign stocks are split into developed and emerging markets.
- Bonds mix short-, medium-, long-term Treasuries plus inflation-protected bonds for balance.
- Diversifiers: mostly a long US dollar position, a small gold slice, and small real-estate/infrastructure slices.
- No set rebalance schedule; only rebalance if weights drift a lot (about one-third) from targets.
Superior risk-adjusted resilience: out-of-sample Sharpe ~1.17 vs SPY ~1.01, Calmar ~1.12, max drawdown 10.8% vs 18.8%. Lower beta (~0.56) and a diversified 60/30/10 mix aim for steadier, durable growth vs the S&P 500.
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OOS Start Date
Oct 2, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 33%
Type
Stocks
Category
Strategic multi-asset allocation, global equities, us treasuries, diversifiers (usd, gold, reits), efficient frontier/tangency
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 22 assets in total
Ticker
Type
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
FXR
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
ICF
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IFGL
iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Stocks