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Tangency Portfolio 4 06/26/2008
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About

A diversified, rule-driven tangency portfolio that blends U.S. and international stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, and currencies to maximize return per unit of risk, with internal momentum/volatility rules guiding exposure shifts rather than automatic rebalancing.
NutHow it works
Think of it like a recipe for spreading your money across many kinds of investments so no single asset can ruin your day. The plan blends a core mix of stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, and currencies in specific proportions to balance potential gains with risk. It uses simple, built-in rules to decide when to tilt money toward certain assets (for example, favoring some stock ETFs when they’ve traded strongly lately, and pulling back when they look risky). There isn’t a strict every-month rebalance; instead, the rules themselves drive changes and keep the portfolio diversified. The goal is to achieve the highest possible expected return for the amount of risk you’re willing to take, by combining many asset types and letting the rules steer adjustments rather than doing a fixed, quarterly reset.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample Sharpe 2.30 vs SPY 1.01; drawdown 6.1% vs 18.8%; beta ~0.31; Calmar 2.74. Diversified, rule-driven exposure aims for stronger risk-adjusted returns and far smoother downside than the S&P 500.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.040.120.180.43
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
519.21%10.2%-1.77%0.2%0.59
176.57%5.57%0.1%6.99%0.98
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$27,656.81
Regulatory Fees
$0.00
Total Slippage
$1.00
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 2, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 33%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tangency portfolio, multi-asset, diversified, rule-based, momentum-adjusted, cross-asset allocation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
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.

"Tangency Portfolio 4 06/26/2008" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Tangency Portfolio 4 06/26/2008" is currently allocated toTIP, IEF, EEM, UUP, SHY, VNQ, VIG, EFA, QLD, IEI, GLD, TLT, BILandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Tangency Portfolio 4 06/26/2008" has returned 14.19%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Tangency Portfolio 4 06/26/2008" is 6.09%. 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 "Tangency Portfolio 4 06/26/2008", 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.