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Risk Parity
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


BND 18.9%DBC 37.7%SPY 42.5%BondBondCommodityCommodityEquityEquity

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Risk Parity, 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.


150.00%200.00%250.00%300.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
155.26%
270.14%
Risk Parity
Benchmark (^GSPC)
Portfolio components

The earliest data available for this chart is May 30, 2007, corresponding to the inception date of BIL

Returns By Period

As of May 9, 2025, the Risk Parity returned -1.59% Year-To-Date and 7.16% of annualized return in the last 10 years.


YTD1M6M1Y5Y*10Y*
^GSPC
S&P 500
-3.70%13.67%-5.18%9.18%14.14%10.43%
Risk Parity-1.59%7.26%-2.80%3.77%13.05%7.16%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
-3.30%13.81%-4.52%10.65%15.81%12.33%
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
2.13%0.32%1.30%5.43%-0.86%1.49%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
-1.96%3.97%-3.37%-4.95%15.73%2.84%
BIL
SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
1.45%0.33%2.14%4.79%2.56%1.77%
*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of Risk Parity, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.30%-0.08%-1.48%-3.54%1.31%-1.59%
20241.15%1.40%3.25%-1.54%2.29%1.60%-0.09%0.53%1.43%-0.30%1.97%-0.73%11.40%
20233.63%-3.24%2.09%0.51%-2.40%3.88%4.66%-0.94%-1.80%-1.89%3.83%1.55%9.87%
20220.34%1.22%4.92%-2.37%2.12%-6.55%3.66%-2.89%-7.41%5.13%3.64%-3.69%-2.91%
20210.66%4.80%1.34%5.37%1.80%2.46%1.75%0.61%-0.31%5.17%-3.66%4.37%26.80%
2020-2.86%-5.49%-11.71%4.73%5.12%2.52%4.71%4.59%-3.02%-2.35%8.68%3.67%6.90%
20196.30%2.46%0.98%2.19%-4.65%4.66%0.25%-1.91%1.22%1.73%1.50%3.42%19.20%
20183.27%-2.86%-0.19%1.35%2.18%-0.52%0.64%1.80%1.41%-5.22%-2.82%-4.85%-6.07%
20170.58%1.73%-1.13%-0.45%0.22%-0.02%2.50%0.44%1.54%2.49%1.64%1.68%11.72%
2016-3.52%0.05%4.55%3.90%1.05%2.29%-0.92%0.26%1.54%-1.04%1.71%2.51%12.80%
2015-2.94%3.74%-2.82%3.04%-0.80%-0.46%-3.70%-2.87%-2.16%3.77%-2.32%-2.79%-10.22%
2014-2.35%3.89%0.31%0.86%0.65%1.69%-2.41%1.50%-3.35%-0.30%-1.70%-3.34%-4.73%

Expense Ratio

Risk Parity has an expense ratio of 0.37%, placing it in the medium range. 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

The current rank of Risk Parity is 16, meaning it’s performing worse than 84% of other portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of Risk Parity is 1616
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of Risk Parity is 1717
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of Risk Parity is 1414
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of Risk Parity is 1414
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of Risk Parity is 1818
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of Risk Parity is 1818
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

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.



Portfolio components
Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioMartin ratio
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
0.540.901.130.572.24
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
1.031.481.180.432.60
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
-0.31-0.380.96-0.11-0.92
BIL
SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
20.66249.02144.77439.344,046.93

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Risk Parity Sharpe ratios as of May 9, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.31
  • 5-Year: 1.07
  • 10-Year: 0.59
  • All Time: 0.40

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

Compared to the broad market, where average Sharpe ratios range from 0.44 to 0.96, this portfolio's current Sharpe ratio places it in the bottom 25%. This suggests weaker risk-adjusted returns than most portfolios, possibly due to lower returns, higher volatility, or both. It may be worth reviewing the allocation. You can use the Portfolio Optimization tool to explore options for improving the Sharpe ratio.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Risk Parity compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.001.002.003.00December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
0.31
0.48
Risk Parity
Benchmark (^GSPC)
Portfolio components

Dividends

Dividend yield

Risk Parity provided a 3.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Portfolio3.30%3.22%3.08%1.43%0.88%1.07%1.87%1.90%1.25%1.34%1.36%1.32%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
1.27%1.21%1.40%1.65%1.20%1.52%1.75%2.04%1.80%2.03%2.06%1.87%
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
3.76%3.67%3.09%2.60%1.97%2.22%2.72%2.81%2.54%2.51%2.57%2.79%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
5.32%5.22%4.94%0.59%0.00%0.00%1.59%1.30%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
BIL
SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
4.69%5.03%4.92%1.35%0.00%0.30%2.05%1.66%0.68%0.07%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.


-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-6.20%
-7.82%
Risk Parity
Benchmark (^GSPC)
Portfolio components

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Risk Parity. 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 Risk Parity was 42.81%, occurring on Mar 3, 2009. Recovery took 876 trading sessions.

The current Risk Parity drawdown is 6.20%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-42.81%Jun 19, 2008177Mar 3, 2009876Aug 21, 20121053
-25.26%Jun 23, 2014398Jan 20, 2016454Nov 6, 2017852
-25.08%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020163Nov 11, 2020207
-16.01%Oct 4, 201856Dec 24, 2018231Nov 22, 2019287
-14.75%Jun 8, 202280Sep 30, 2022330Jan 25, 2024410

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Risk Parity volatility is 6.89%, 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.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
6.89%
11.21%
Risk Parity
Benchmark (^GSPC)
Portfolio components

Diversification

Diversification Metrics


Number of Effective Assets

The portfolio contains 4 assets, with an effective number of assets of 2.79, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests a highly concentrated portfolio, where a few assets dominate the allocation, potentially increasing the portfolio's risk due to lack of diversification.

Asset Correlations Table

The table below displays the correlation coefficients between the individual components of the portfolio, the entire portfolio, and the chosen benchmark.

^GSPCBILBNDDBCSPYPortfolio
^GSPC1.00-0.03-0.160.350.990.78
BIL-0.031.000.02-0.02-0.03-0.03
BND-0.160.021.00-0.11-0.16-0.09
DBC0.35-0.02-0.111.000.350.81
SPY0.99-0.03-0.160.351.000.79
Portfolio0.78-0.03-0.090.810.791.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from May 31, 2007