Leveraged Core
Asset Allocation
Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
---|---|---|
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 25% |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 25% |
SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 25% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | Leveraged Commodities, Leveraged, Gold | 25% |
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 year.
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 | -7.22% | -2.81% | -5.79% | 4.74% | 14.41% | 10.03% |
Leveraged Core | -12.38% | -7.66% | -2.17% | 18.40% | N/A | N/A |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | -27.09% | -13.69% | -25.73% | -5.26% | 31.77% | 19.18% |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | -2.64% | -13.19% | 2.10% | 7.43% | N/A | N/A |
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | -55.69% | -30.43% | -41.31% | -22.17% | 43.00% | N/A |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 33.39% | 13.48% | 32.48% | 54.53% | 15.22% | 12.16% |
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 | 9.81% | -3.23% | -5.17% | -13.05% | -12.38% | ||||||||
2024 | 3.46% | 12.53% | 7.85% | -5.58% | 8.40% | 12.12% | 0.01% | 0.37% | 5.13% | 1.45% | 12.43% | 0.08% | 73.59% |
2023 | 24.87% | -2.66% | 18.76% | -1.03% | 21.71% | 14.69% | 8.49% | -7.21% | -13.10% | -2.94% | 28.06% | 11.38% | 141.54% |
2022 | -6.58% | -1.36% | 4.75% | -14.64% | 0.78% | -16.35% | 13.46% | -3.13% | -13.83% | 11.56% | 8.40% | -6.51% | -25.64% |
2021 | -0.11% | 5.85% | 0.90% | 11.99% | 4.41% | 7.58% | -1.94% | 3.57% | -7.74% | 16.44% | -5.01% | 3.56% | 44.02% |
2020 | -0.10% | 20.34% | 29.11% | -14.98% | -5.48% | 19.08% | 20.42% | 78.87% |
Expense Ratio
Leveraged Core has a high expense ratio of 0.97%, indicating above-average management fees. 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 83, Leveraged Core is among the top 17% 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 | -0.09 | 0.25 | 1.04 | -0.10 | -0.44 |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | 0.20 | 0.46 | 1.06 | 0.25 | 1.12 |
FNGU MicroSectors FANG+™ Index 3X Leveraged ETN | -0.26 | 0.17 | 1.02 | -0.35 | -0.94 |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 1.72 | 2.20 | 1.28 | 3.52 | 8.74 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Leveraged Core provided a 2.86% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | 2.86% | 2.58% | 2.76% | 2.60% | 2.70% | 1.11% | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.97% |
Portfolio components: | |||||||||
SPXL Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares | 1.10% | 0.74% | 0.98% | 0.33% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.84% | 1.02% | 3.88% |
MLPR ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN | 10.34% | 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% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 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 41.15%, occurring on Sep 26, 2022. Recovery took 154 trading sessions.
The current Leveraged Core drawdown is 25.12%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-41.15% | Nov 17, 2021 | 215 | Sep 26, 2022 | 154 | May 8, 2023 | 369 |
-31.85% | Feb 19, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
-27.81% | Jul 19, 2023 | 71 | Oct 26, 2023 | 33 | Dec 13, 2023 | 104 |
-25.59% | Sep 3, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 51 | Dec 4, 2020 | 65 |
-23.73% | Jul 11, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 53 | Oct 18, 2024 | 71 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Leveraged Core volatility is 19.81%, 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 | SPXL | |
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UGL | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
MLPR | 0.19 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 0.46 |
FNGU | 0.13 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0.80 |
SPXL | 0.15 | 0.46 | 0.80 | 1.00 |