Leveraged Core
Asset Allocation
Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
---|---|---|
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 22.50% |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 22.50% |
SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 22.50% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | Leveraged Commodities, Leveraged, Gold | 22.50% |
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | Leveraged, Volatility | 10% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Leveraged Core, 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 Jun 3, 2020, corresponding to the inception date of MLPR
Returns By Period
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -0.34% | -3.40% | 4.82% | 15.62% | 14.74% | 10.75% |
Leveraged Core | -1.81% | -12.02% | 22.64% | 45.01% | N/A | N/A |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | -3.05% | -10.39% | 7.81% | 34.92% | 27.42% | 22.36% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 17.03% | 6.19% | 23.32% | 79.17% | 15.96% | 10.71% |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | 14.92% | 1.91% | 21.80% | 35.40% | N/A | N/A |
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | -14.47% | -24.47% | 35.13% | 50.90% | 48.31% | N/A |
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | 0.48% | 11.88% | -8.56% | -39.56% | -71.81% | -66.06% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Leveraged Core, 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 | |
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2025 | 8.80% | -1.81% | |||||||||||
2024 | 4.79% | 14.58% | 6.39% | -7.09% | 9.33% | 14.51% | -1.55% | -0.31% | 4.32% | 0.44% | 16.10% | 0.32% | 77.96% |
2023 | 17.47% | -4.22% | 10.61% | 0.78% | 9.49% | 11.83% | 8.23% | -5.06% | -8.96% | -1.90% | 21.18% | 7.04% | 82.83% |
2022 | -13.92% | -9.51% | 6.11% | -24.96% | -1.36% | -19.53% | 19.47% | -6.30% | -18.68% | 10.70% | 10.44% | -11.02% | -51.24% |
2021 | 1.05% | 7.44% | -5.47% | 12.76% | -0.30% | 13.61% | -2.45% | 5.69% | -10.67% | 21.81% | -3.87% | -0.91% | 40.08% |
2020 | 0.69% | 15.64% | 26.37% | -14.83% | -4.76% | 15.07% | 19.35% | 63.92% |
Expense Ratio
Leveraged Core has a high expense ratio of 0.97%, indicating higher-than-average management fees. Below you can find the expense ratios of portfolio funds side-by-side and effortlessly compare their relative costs.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 80, Leveraged Core is among the top 20% 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 | |
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SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | 0.92 | 1.36 | 1.18 | 1.43 | 5.15 |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 2.53 | 2.92 | 1.38 | 2.95 | 12.60 |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | 1.40 | 1.97 | 1.24 | 2.50 | 7.07 |
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | 0.66 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.04 | 2.72 |
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | -0.34 | 0.20 | 1.02 | -0.40 | -0.77 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Leveraged Core provided a 2.14% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
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Portfolio | 2.14% | 2.32% | 2.49% | 2.34% | 2.43% | 1.00% | 0.19% | 0.23% | 0.87% |
Portfolio components: | |||||||||
SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | 0.76% | 0.74% | 0.98% | 0.33% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.84% | 1.02% | 3.88% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | 8.76% | 9.57% | 10.08% | 10.07% | 10.69% | 4.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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 Leveraged Core. 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 Leveraged Core was 60.68%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 358 trading sessions.
The current Leveraged Core drawdown is 9.06%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-60.68% | Nov 5, 2021 | 237 | Oct 14, 2022 | 358 | Mar 20, 2024 | 595 |
-27.36% | Jul 11, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 67 | Nov 7, 2024 | 85 |
-25.31% | Feb 17, 2021 | 14 | Mar 8, 2021 | 76 | Jun 24, 2021 | 90 |
-24.72% | Sep 3, 2020 | 15 | Sep 24, 2020 | 52 | Dec 8, 2020 | 67 |
-16.02% | Sep 8, 2021 | 19 | Oct 4, 2021 | 11 | Oct 19, 2021 | 30 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Leveraged Core volatility is 11.19%, 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
UGL | MLPR | FNGU | UVXY | SPXL | |
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UGL | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.14 | -0.10 | 0.16 |
MLPR | 0.19 | 1.00 | 0.24 | -0.42 | 0.45 |
FNGU | 0.14 | 0.24 | 1.00 | -0.59 | 0.80 |
UVXY | -0.10 | -0.42 | -0.59 | 1.00 | -0.72 |
SPXL | 0.16 | 0.45 | 0.80 | -0.72 | 1.00 |