The sky and the pit
A mixture of low volatility stocks with predictable (low) returns and high volatility stocks with (perhaps) high returns.
Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in The sky and the pit, 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 Quarterly
The earliest data available for this chart is Apr 29, 2015, corresponding to the inception date of VKTX
Returns By Period
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y (annualized) | 10Y (annualized) | |
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S&P 500 | 26.84% | 5.60% | 14.34% | 32.39% | 14.23% | 11.32% |
The sky and the pit | 76.50% | 1.17% | 27.49% | 86.50% | 37.09% | N/A |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
Colorado Bond Shares A Tax Exempt Fund | 8.00% | 1.30% | 5.66% | 10.32% | 4.02% | 4.29% |
Doubleline Selective Credit Fund | 7.65% | 0.95% | 5.16% | 10.50% | 2.61% | 4.07% |
SEI Institutional Investments Trust Opportunistic Income Fund | 8.03% | 0.87% | 4.04% | 9.29% | 4.64% | 3.93% |
Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 3.19% | 0.87% | 3.16% | 7.25% | 7.35% | 6.89% |
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund | 4.46% | 0.00% | 2.19% | 4.93% | 2.32% | 1.57% |
SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 4.83% | 0.38% | 2.54% | 5.25% | 2.29% | 1.58% |
WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund | 5.00% | 0.42% | 2.42% | 5.31% | 2.54% | 2.42% |
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 6.02% | 0.46% | 2.87% | 6.55% | 3.01% | 2.36% |
NVIDIA Corporation | 183.27% | 3.59% | 20.47% | 208.27% | 93.30% | 75.74% |
Bitcoin | 127.14% | 39.66% | 36.04% | 128.68% | 66.74% | 74.12% |
Eli Lilly and Company | 40.44% | -0.52% | -2.01% | 39.78% | 48.59% | 29.99% |
Fair Isaac Corporation | 101.49% | 17.92% | 80.03% | 108.95% | 45.39% | 41.58% |
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | 170.07% | -31.04% | -10.62% | 233.29% | 48.52% | N/A |
Caterpillar Inc. | 37.20% | 5.17% | 22.82% | 59.24% | 25.87% | 18.15% |
USD Cash | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of The sky and the pit, 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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2024 | 6.30% | 13.47% | 5.52% | 3.27% | 5.12% | 4.63% | 4.78% | 5.23% | 4.75% | 4.47% | 1.25% | 76.50% | |
2023 | 6.08% | 4.05% | 6.70% | 5.10% | 4.86% | 4.83% | 4.31% | 4.77% | 2.80% | 4.21% | 6.72% | 6.76% | 81.48% |
2022 | -1.35% | -0.36% | 0.81% | -2.23% | 0.23% | -0.46% | 3.38% | 0.55% | 0.17% | 5.17% | 4.34% | 6.88% | 18.06% |
2021 | 1.63% | 1.46% | 1.05% | 0.62% | -0.69% | 1.16% | 0.65% | 0.89% | -1.30% | 1.87% | -0.08% | -0.25% | 7.18% |
2020 | 1.70% | 0.65% | -3.35% | 4.07% | 2.93% | 1.21% | 1.42% | 1.10% | -0.21% | 0.24% | 3.21% | 2.62% | 16.52% |
2019 | 3.12% | 2.96% | 3.34% | 2.30% | 2.95% | 4.44% | 1.88% | 1.37% | 1.26% | 2.35% | 2.10% | 2.20% | 34.79% |
2018 | 2.19% | 1.30% | -0.83% | 2.05% | 4.80% | 0.50% | 3.14% | 2.96% | 1.32% | -0.52% | 0.47% | 0.40% | 19.15% |
2017 | 0.99% | 1.20% | -0.24% | 0.96% | 3.08% | 0.78% | 1.70% | 2.79% | 2.84% | 3.41% | 4.24% | 3.99% | 28.86% |
2016 | -1.93% | 0.46% | 0.71% | 0.70% | 1.23% | 1.07% | 1.66% | -0.05% | 1.02% | -0.42% | 0.95% | 2.08% | 7.67% |
2015 | -0.03% | 0.03% | 0.00% | -0.19% | -0.63% | 0.00% | 1.61% | -0.01% | 0.60% | 1.37% |
Expense Ratio
The sky and the pit has an expense ratio of 0.19%, which is considered low compared to other funds. 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
The current risk-adjusted rank of The sky and the pit is 99, placing it in the top 1% of portfolios on our website in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.
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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Colorado Bond Shares A Tax Exempt Fund | 2.97 | 4.45 | 1.76 | 1.39 | 19.91 |
Doubleline Selective Credit Fund | 3.06 | 4.52 | 1.61 | 1.46 | 17.90 |
SEI Institutional Investments Trust Opportunistic Income Fund | 8.20 | 25.62 | 10.75 | 12.37 | 327.85 |
Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 1.07 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 0.24 | 3.21 |
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund | 3.53 | — | — | — | — |
SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 16.65 | 222.13 | 107.56 | 72.61 | 4,352.46 |
WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund | 13.85 | 48.77 | 11.39 | 13.45 | 696.37 |
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 6.77 | 11.90 | 3.90 | 2.21 | 135.71 |
NVIDIA Corporation | 1.52 | 2.08 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 8.64 |
Bitcoin | 1.14 | 1.85 | 1.18 | 0.91 | 5.00 |
Eli Lilly and Company | 0.25 | 0.59 | 1.08 | 0.06 | 0.93 |
Fair Isaac Corporation | 4.70 | 4.94 | 1.70 | 4.54 | 34.04 |
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | -0.61 | -0.72 | 0.92 | 5.74 | -1.83 |
Caterpillar Inc. | 0.71 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 0.34 | 2.39 |
USD Cash | — | — | — | — | — |
Dividends
Dividend yield
The sky and the pit provided a 48.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
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Portfolio | 48.12% | 49.57% | 16.11% | 1.20% | 5.58% | 21.76% | 16.86% | 6.42% | 1.62% | 1.37% | 1.05% | 0.81% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
Colorado Bond Shares A Tax Exempt Fund | 4.54% | 4.97% | 4.43% | 3.84% | 4.00% | 4.07% | 4.03% | 4.69% | 4.73% | 4.13% | 4.79% | 4.47% |
Doubleline Selective Credit Fund | 6.39% | 6.77% | 6.68% | 4.68% | 4.67% | 6.05% | 7.45% | 9.04% | 9.75% | 9.53% | 2.40% | 0.00% |
SEI Institutional Investments Trust Opportunistic Income Fund | 7.20% | 7.08% | 4.07% | 2.67% | 4.06% | 4.32% | 3.97% | 3.01% | 2.76% | 2.55% | 2.56% | 1.69% |
Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 7.00% | 3.35% | 0.00% | 5.70% | 0.71% | 3.38% | 2.41% | 4.79% | 6.68% | 3.02% | 2.82% | 0.18% |
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund | 4.80% | 4.97% | 1.54% | 0.01% | 0.45% | 2.12% | 1.61% | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 5.07% | 4.92% | 1.35% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 2.05% | 1.66% | 0.68% | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund | 5.23% | 5.12% | 1.78% | 0.01% | 0.40% | 2.08% | 1.67% | 1.04% | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 5.87% | 5.66% | 2.06% | 0.43% | 1.25% | 2.78% | 2.41% | 1.45% | 0.97% | 0.53% | 0.44% | 0.48% |
NVIDIA Corporation | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.11% | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.27% | 0.46% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 1.20% | 1.70% | 1.94% |
Bitcoin | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Eli Lilly and Company | 0.64% | 0.78% | 1.07% | 1.23% | 1.75% | 1.96% | 1.95% | 2.46% | 2.77% | 2.37% | 2.84% | 3.84% |
Fair Isaac Corporation | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.08% | 0.11% | 0.13% |
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Caterpillar Inc. | 1.36% | 1.69% | 1.93% | 2.07% | 2.26% | 2.56% | 2.58% | 1.97% | 3.32% | 4.33% | 2.84% | 1.89% |
USD Cash | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 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 The sky and the pit. 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 The sky and the pit was 8.56%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 43 trading sessions.
The current The sky and the pit drawdown is 0.10%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-8.56% | Feb 20, 2020 | 33 | Mar 23, 2020 | 43 | May 5, 2020 | 76 |
-6.66% | Nov 9, 2021 | 220 | Jun 16, 2022 | 123 | Oct 17, 2022 | 343 |
-3.28% | Dec 30, 2015 | 44 | Feb 11, 2016 | 106 | May 27, 2016 | 150 |
-3.26% | Mar 5, 2024 | 12 | Mar 16, 2024 | 12 | Mar 28, 2024 | 24 |
-2.81% | Sep 20, 2018 | 40 | Oct 29, 2018 | 63 | Dec 31, 2018 | 103 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current The sky and the pit volatility is 1.10%, 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
USD=X | VMFXX | USFR | BTC-USD | BIL | FLOT | HICOX | LLY | DBSCX | VKTX | ENIAX | CAT | NVDA | FICO | SVARX | |
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USD=X | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
VMFXX | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.05 | -0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | -0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.02 | -0.00 | -0.00 | 0.04 |
USFR | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.07 | -0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
BTC-USD | 0.00 | -0.02 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
BIL | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
FLOT | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
HICOX | 0.00 | 0.06 | -0.00 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.12 | -0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
LLY | 0.00 | -0.00 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.12 |
DBSCX | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -0.02 | 0.22 | -0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.24 |
VKTX | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.15 | -0.02 | 1.00 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.12 |
ENIAX | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
CAT | 0.00 | -0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.10 | -0.05 | 0.18 | -0.06 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
NVDA | 0.00 | -0.00 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.23 |
FICO | 0.00 | -0.00 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 0.29 |
SVARX | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 1.00 |