Best for Rate cute
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Asset Allocation
| Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
|---|---|---|
AMT American Tower Corporation | Real Estate | 5.88% |
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | 5.88% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | 5.88% |
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | Real Estate | 5.88% |
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc. | Energy | 5.88% |
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | 5.88% |
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | Consumer Defensive | 5.88% |
PSA Public Storage | Real Estate | 5.88% |
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | Technology Equities | 5.88% |
TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | Energy | 5.88% |
TRP TC Energy Corporation | Energy | 5.88% |
TTE TotalEnergies SE | Energy | 5.88% |
VLO Valero Energy Corporation | Energy | 5.88% |
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Large Cap Growth Equities | 5.88% |
WELL Welltower Inc. | Real Estate | 5.88% |
WMT Walmart Inc. | Consumer Defensive | 5.88% |
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation | Energy | 5.88% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Best for Rate cute, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced every 3 months.
The earliest data available for this chart is Oct 12, 2012, corresponding to the inception date of FANG
Returns By Period
As of Apr 20, 2025, the Best for Rate cute returned 0.63% Year-To-Date and 16.72% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
| YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
^GSPC S&P 500 | -10.18% | -6.71% | -9.92% | 6.35% | 13.40% | 9.65% |
| Best for Rate cute | -1.90% | -3.14% | -5.16% | 14.59% | 23.72% | 14.51% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -9.88% | -6.64% | -9.35% | 7.75% | 15.13% | 11.61% |
TRP TC Energy Corporation | 7.55% | 1.80% | 5.37% | 46.34% | 8.88% | 6.73% |
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation | 0.28% | -7.75% | -9.37% | -7.80% | 27.01% | 6.61% |
TTE TotalEnergies SE | 8.70% | -7.52% | -7.32% | -14.33% | 19.34% | 6.93% |
TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | -1.84% | -12.51% | 8.14% | 57.75% | 90.01% | 10.64% |
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc. | -15.39% | -13.15% | -24.29% | -29.07% | 41.06% | 7.86% |
VLO Valero Energy Corporation | -9.49% | -18.37% | -18.42% | -30.85% | 22.05% | 10.71% |
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 12.60% | 7.79% | 10.41% | 74.13% | 44.60% | 29.61% |
AMT American Tower Corporation | 22.40% | 4.77% | 0.08% | 34.28% | 0.50% | 11.40% |
WELL Welltower Inc. | 17.38% | -0.42% | 12.42% | 64.74% | 30.71% | 11.37% |
PSA Public Storage | -0.16% | -0.16% | -12.68% | 18.17% | 13.65% | 8.55% |
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | -14.27% | -0.44% | -7.47% | 13.61% | 4.59% | 12.77% |
WMT Walmart Inc. | 3.46% | 8.93% | 15.22% | 58.37% | 18.37% | 15.86% |
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | 2.40% | 1.84% | 0.23% | 9.85% | 9.90% | 10.54% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 8.66% | 11.07% | 12.07% | 40.93% | 28.31% | 23.30% |
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | -5.23% | -2.93% | -16.98% | -15.24% | 4.21% | 7.03% |
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | -20.50% | -15.20% | -23.11% | -2.92% | 25.33% | 22.43% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Best for Rate cute, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.10% | 1.41% | -3.78% | -3.42% | -1.90% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 0.88% | 6.34% | 5.62% | -2.56% | 7.48% | 4.20% | 1.27% | 4.49% | -1.25% | -2.79% | 7.13% | -5.79% | 26.75% |
| 2023 | 6.65% | -1.90% | 2.12% | 0.79% | -0.46% | 4.63% | 4.19% | 1.39% | -2.21% | -1.54% | 7.14% | 7.57% | 31.46% |
| 2022 | -2.94% | -2.27% | 5.78% | -5.02% | 5.82% | -8.90% | 5.60% | -2.69% | -10.94% | 11.75% | 5.79% | -5.49% | -6.05% |
| 2021 | 0.35% | 3.91% | 5.13% | 4.47% | 5.01% | 4.06% | -0.72% | 2.49% | -1.19% | 7.51% | 4.69% | 6.30% | 50.53% |
| 2020 | -3.60% | -10.60% | -13.84% | 13.49% | 3.21% | -0.42% | 4.16% | 3.76% | -4.83% | -2.73% | 13.15% | 2.96% | 0.95% |
| 2019 | 10.07% | 2.47% | 4.89% | 4.24% | -5.27% | 6.56% | 0.22% | 2.29% | -0.12% | -0.12% | -1.61% | 4.50% | 30.89% |
| 2018 | 1.05% | -5.00% | 0.33% | 1.62% | 0.26% | 2.83% | 3.56% | 0.88% | 1.09% | -7.70% | 2.25% | -9.58% | -9.04% |
| 2017 | 0.79% | 2.19% | 2.43% | 0.19% | 0.83% | -1.44% | 3.37% | -1.17% | 3.05% | 2.67% | 2.86% | 3.53% | 20.91% |
| 2016 | 0.00% | -1.49% | 6.09% | 1.29% | 0.18% | 4.15% | 0.06% | 1.81% | 0.63% | -2.50% | 4.19% | 3.35% | 18.85% |
| 2015 | 1.35% | 4.20% | 0.44% | 0.43% | -1.55% | -0.34% | 0.34% | -5.95% | 0.95% | 8.93% | -0.43% | -3.23% | 4.52% |
| 2014 | -1.83% | 6.51% | 3.37% | 4.32% | 1.51% | 4.72% | -2.36% | 5.21% | -4.82% | 1.77% | -1.45% | -1.03% | 16.32% |
Expense Ratio
Best for Rate cute has an expense ratio of 0.02%, which is considered low. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 86, Best for Rate cute is among the top 14% of portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for positions. Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
| Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.32 | 0.57 | 1.08 | 0.32 | 1.42 |
TRP TC Energy Corporation | 2.20 | 2.66 | 1.40 | 1.57 | 10.99 |
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation | -0.29 | -0.24 | 0.97 | -0.36 | -0.86 |
TTE TotalEnergies SE | -0.60 | -0.69 | 0.91 | -0.53 | -1.05 |
TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | 1.67 | 1.98 | 1.30 | 2.18 | 7.56 |
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc. | -0.79 | -0.95 | 0.87 | -0.72 | -1.80 |
VLO Valero Energy Corporation | -0.89 | -1.16 | 0.85 | -0.80 | -1.96 |
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 2.14 | 2.99 | 1.40 | 4.43 | 12.85 |
AMT American Tower Corporation | 1.26 | 1.79 | 1.24 | 0.86 | 2.73 |
WELL Welltower Inc. | 3.40 | 4.25 | 1.56 | 5.42 | 17.26 |
PSA Public Storage | 0.74 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 0.55 | 1.59 |
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 0.48 | 0.85 | 1.11 | 0.47 | 1.28 |
WMT Walmart Inc. | 2.32 | 3.15 | 1.44 | 2.62 | 9.19 |
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | 0.66 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 1.03 | 2.65 |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.83 | 2.43 | 1.33 | 2.29 | 7.12 |
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | -0.61 | -0.74 | 0.91 | -0.50 | -1.08 |
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | -0.27 | -0.11 | 0.99 | -0.33 | -0.84 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Best for Rate cute provided a 2.71% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2.71% | 2.83% | 3.03% | 3.46% | 2.61% | 3.72% | 2.99% | 3.55% | 3.10% | 3.01% | 3.70% | 2.50% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.44% | 1.24% | 1.46% | 1.69% | 1.25% | 1.54% | 1.88% | 2.06% | 1.78% | 2.02% | 2.10% | 1.85% |
TRP TC Energy Corporation | 5.01% | 5.42% | 7.14% | 8.63% | 7.04% | 5.82% | 3.98% | 7.15% | 3.64% | 5.94% | 6.06% | 3.20% |
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation | 3.63% | 3.57% | 3.68% | 3.22% | 5.70% | 8.44% | 4.92% | 4.74% | 3.66% | 3.30% | 3.69% | 2.92% |
TTE TotalEnergies SE | 5.81% | 6.19% | 4.67% | 6.21% | 6.10% | 8.97% | 3.64% | 4.75% | 4.29% | 4.47% | 5.06% | 5.21% |
TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | 1.72% | 1.54% | 2.13% | 1.90% | 0.77% | 4.59% | 8.92% | 10.11% | 7.52% | 6.49% | 12.53% | 2.52% |
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 4.51% | 5.06% | 5.15% | 6.55% | 1.62% | 3.10% | 0.74% | 0.40% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
VLO Valero Energy Corporation | 3.94% | 3.49% | 3.14% | 3.09% | 5.22% | 6.93% | 3.84% | 4.27% | 3.05% | 3.51% | 2.40% | 2.12% |
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 0.42% | 1.59% | 0.54% | 0.20% | 0.16% | 0.38% | 0.35% | 0.56% | 0.46% | 0.56% | 0.55% | 1.14% |
AMT American Tower Corporation | 2.95% | 3.53% | 2.99% | 2.77% | 1.78% | 2.02% | 1.64% | 1.99% | 1.84% | 2.05% | 1.87% | 1.42% |
WELL Welltower Inc. | 1.78% | 2.03% | 2.71% | 3.72% | 2.84% | 4.18% | 4.26% | 5.01% | 5.46% | 5.14% | 4.85% | 4.20% |
PSA Public Storage | 4.05% | 4.01% | 3.93% | 7.55% | 2.14% | 3.46% | 3.76% | 3.95% | 3.83% | 3.27% | 2.62% | 3.03% |
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 3.24% | 2.75% | 3.63% | 4.87% | 2.62% | 3.21% | 3.61% | 3.79% | 3.27% | 3.58% | 5.62% | 5.01% |
WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.92% | 0.92% | 1.45% | 1.58% | 1.52% | 1.50% | 1.78% | 2.23% | 2.07% | 2.89% | 3.20% | 2.24% |
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.77% | 2.36% | 2.55% | 2.38% | 2.08% | 2.24% | 2.37% | 3.09% | 2.98% | 3.18% | 3.31% | 2.78% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 0.47% | 0.49% | 2.87% | 0.76% | 0.54% | 3.38% | 0.86% | 1.08% | 4.81% | 1.09% | 4.06% | 0.97% |
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | 3.79% | 3.51% | 2.91% | 2.50% | 2.45% | 2.71% | 2.77% | 3.25% | 2.64% | 2.83% | 2.76% | 2.68% |
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | 0.56% | 0.44% | 0.60% | 1.18% | 0.51% | 0.69% | 1.50% | 1.88% | 1.43% | 0.80% | 2.14% | 1.16% |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Best for Rate cute. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Best for Rate cute was 36.41%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 199 trading sessions.
The current Best for Rate cute drawdown is 6.36%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -36.41% | Jan 22, 2020 | 43 | Mar 23, 2020 | 199 | Jan 5, 2021 | 242 |
| -20.37% | Jun 8, 2022 | 76 | Sep 26, 2022 | 191 | Jun 30, 2023 | 267 |
| -19.79% | Oct 4, 2018 | 56 | Dec 24, 2018 | 59 | Mar 21, 2019 | 115 |
| -16.84% | Feb 21, 2025 | 33 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -13.23% | Apr 17, 2015 | 91 | Aug 25, 2015 | 31 | Oct 8, 2015 | 122 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Best for Rate cute volatility is 12.75%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Diversification
Asset Correlations Table
| COKE | FANG | VLO | WMT | DLR | PSA | WELL | TRGP | AMT | PG | COST | TRP | SMH | TTE | PEP | XOM | VOO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COKE | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.36 |
| FANG | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.09 | 0.62 | 0.40 |
| VLO | 0.15 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.45 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.42 |
| WMT | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.42 |
| DLR | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.41 |
| PSA | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.53 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.37 |
| WELL | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.36 |
| TRGP | 0.14 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.12 | 0.57 | 0.45 |
| AMT | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.42 |
| PG | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.64 | 0.23 | 0.43 |
| COST | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.41 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.56 |
| TRP | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.43 |
| SMH | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.76 |
| TTE | 0.15 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 0.63 | 0.48 |
| PEP | 0.37 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.45 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 0.45 |
| XOM | 0.17 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.57 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0.48 |
| VOO | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 1.00 |