Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Baystate 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.
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The earliest data available for this chart is Jan 30, 2024, corresponding to the inception date of QQQI
Returns By Period
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | 0.72% | -3.54% | -3.95% | -2.09% | 15.95% | 16.96% | 10.34% | 12.24% |
Portfolio Baystate Core | 0.73% | -1.98% | 3.94% | 7.40% | 25.61% | — | — | — |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 0.18% | -2.36% | 8.80% | 11.45% | 28.45% | 16.26% | 10.42% | — |
GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 1.75% | -10.65% | 10.47% | 22.97% | 52.25% | 33.69% | 22.00% | 14.11% |
TDIV First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund | 0.38% | -4.56% | -2.59% | -4.65% | 29.22% | 22.26% | 13.53% | 15.77% |
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF | 1.12% | -4.17% | 2.86% | 3.53% | 16.98% | 13.49% | 8.08% | — |
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 0.99% | -4.72% | -0.74% | 1.90% | 22.33% | 17.24% | 9.43% | 11.64% |
RODM Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 1.01% | -2.35% | 7.69% | 13.13% | 32.16% | 19.45% | 10.14% | 8.84% |
VTV Vanguard Value ETF | 0.24% | -4.38% | 3.54% | 6.37% | 16.56% | 15.18% | 10.91% | 11.83% |
DBMF iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 0.20% | -3.07% | 8.09% | 15.25% | 26.29% | 9.97% | 8.67% | — |
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | 2.28% | -5.95% | -1.22% | 2.12% | 49.61% | 15.44% | 2.49% | — |
SPHD Invesco S&P 500® High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | -0.36% | -5.48% | 4.26% | 1.88% | 3.30% | 9.85% | 6.98% | 7.20% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 31, 2024, Baystate Core's average daily return is +0.07%, while the average monthly return is +1.39%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 4.2 years.
Historically, 71% of months were positive and 29% were negative. The best month was Jan 2026 with a return of +4.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2026 at -4.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.
On a daily basis, Baystate Core closed higher 58% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +6.7%, while the worst single day was Apr 4, 2025 at -4.8%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.42% | 3.87% | -4.87% | 0.73% | 3.94% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 3.20% | -0.07% | -1.16% | -0.07% | 4.19% | 3.96% | 0.87% | 3.29% | 3.88% | 1.57% | 1.27% | 0.93% | 23.96% |
| 2024 | -0.87% | 2.52% | 3.86% | -2.36% | 3.70% | 0.54% | 3.03% | 1.74% | 2.18% | -1.55% | 3.03% | -2.93% | 13.33% |
Benchmark Metrics
Baystate Core has an annualized alpha of 8.77%, beta of 0.67, and R² of 0.82 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 31, 2024.
- This portfolio participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (88.16%) than losses (43.04%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 8.77% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- Beta of 0.67 indicates this portfolio moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index — a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.
- Alpha
- 8.77%
- Beta
- 0.67
- R²
- 0.82
- Upside Capture
- 88.16%
- Downside Capture
- 43.04%
Expense Ratio
Baystate Core has an expense ratio of 0.34%, 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.
Top 10 holdings
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Baystate Core ranks 85 for risk / return — in the top 85% of portfolios on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 1.91 | 0.92 | +0.99 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 2.64 | 1.41 | +1.22 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.41 | 1.21 | +0.20 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 2.62 | 1.41 | +1.21 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 13.01 | 6.61 | +6.39 |
Data is calculated on a 1-year rolling basis and updated daily. The trend shows the change in the indicator over the past month. | |||
How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.
| Risk / Return Rank | Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 69 | 1.22 | 1.78 | 1.25 | 1.88 | 7.40 |
GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 85 | 1.89 | 2.31 | 1.35 | 2.70 | 9.90 |
TDIV First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund | 72 | 1.25 | 1.87 | 1.26 | 2.27 | 7.79 |
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF | 48 | 0.85 | 1.33 | 1.18 | 1.35 | 5.66 |
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 74 | 1.30 | 1.90 | 1.28 | 1.92 | 8.83 |
RODM Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 94 | 2.41 | 3.15 | 1.49 | 3.48 | 16.44 |
VTV Vanguard Value ETF | 60 | 1.12 | 1.61 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 6.48 |
DBMF iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 95 | 2.19 | 2.98 | 1.46 | 4.35 | 18.69 |
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | 80 | 1.53 | 2.10 | 1.28 | 2.73 | 9.31 |
SPHD Invesco S&P 500® High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | 17 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 1.05 | 0.25 | 0.80 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Baystate Core provided a 3.65% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 3.65% | 3.81% | 3.89% | 3.59% | 2.85% | 2.09% | 1.55% | 2.22% | 2.04% | 1.36% | 1.47% | 1.40% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 1.40% | 1.58% | 1.61% | 1.65% | 1.74% | 1.28% | 1.21% | 0.38% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
TDIV First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund | 1.49% | 1.40% | 1.59% | 1.74% | 2.51% | 1.76% | 2.07% | 2.27% | 2.97% | 2.27% | 2.45% | 2.52% |
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF | 1.35% | 1.33% | 1.29% | 1.37% | 1.54% | 1.18% | 1.32% | 1.37% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 1.80% | 1.82% | 1.95% | 2.08% | 2.20% | 1.82% | 1.66% | 2.32% | 2.53% | 2.11% | 2.39% | 2.45% |
RODM Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 2.89% | 3.11% | 4.09% | 4.42% | 3.81% | 4.41% | 2.82% | 2.82% | 2.03% | 2.24% | 3.19% | 2.60% |
VTV Vanguard Value ETF | 2.02% | 2.05% | 2.31% | 2.46% | 2.52% | 2.15% | 2.56% | 2.50% | 2.73% | 2.29% | 2.44% | 2.60% |
DBMF iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 5.29% | 5.91% | 5.75% | 2.91% | 7.72% | 10.38% | 0.86% | 9.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 0.88% | 0.75% | 2.41% | 0.53% | 0.69% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SPHD Invesco S&P 500® High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | 4.32% | 4.02% | 3.41% | 4.48% | 3.89% | 3.45% | 4.89% | 4.07% | 4.40% | 3.14% | 3.83% | 3.49% |
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Baystate 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 Baystate Core was 12.76%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 27 trading sessions.
The current Baystate Core drawdown is 4.19%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -12.76% | Feb 19, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 27 | May 16, 2025 | 62 |
| -7.07% | Feb 26, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | — | — | — |
| -6.28% | Jul 17, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 14 | Aug 23, 2024 | 28 |
| -3.89% | Nov 13, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 11 |
| -3.84% | Dec 5, 2024 | 11 | Dec 19, 2024 | 21 | Jan 23, 2025 | 32 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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Diversification
Diversification Metrics
Number of Effective Assets
The portfolio contains 19 assets, with an effective number of assets of 16.45, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.
Asset Correlations Table
| Benchmark | DBC | TLTW | GLD | GDX | SPHD | DBMF | GTEYX | LVHI | VWO | ARTY | AVUV | QQQI | RODM | TDIV | VTV | FSMD | GPIX | VEA | VT | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.94 | 0.59 | 0.86 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| DBC | 0.07 | 1.00 | -0.18 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.24 |
| TLTW | 0.17 | -0.18 | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.29 | -0.05 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.25 |
| GLD | 0.11 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.40 |
| GDX | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.79 | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.52 |
| SPHD | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 1.00 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 0.59 | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.24 | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.51 |
| DBMF | 0.41 | 0.33 | -0.05 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| GTEYX | 0.73 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.45 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.65 |
| LVHI | 0.49 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.76 | 0.40 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.67 |
| VWO | 0.61 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.77 |
| ARTY | 0.82 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 0.48 | 0.83 | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.82 | 0.64 | 0.82 | 0.77 |
| AVUV | 0.67 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.59 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.77 |
| QQQI | 0.94 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.69 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 0.84 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.86 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.77 |
| RODM | 0.59 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| TDIV | 0.86 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 0.40 | 0.62 | 0.83 | 0.60 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.84 | 0.81 |
| VTV | 0.73 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.77 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.80 |
| FSMD | 0.76 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.93 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
| GPIX | 0.98 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.71 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.85 |
| VEA | 0.72 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.92 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.89 |
| VT | 0.95 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.88 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 0.95 |
| Portfolio | 0.86 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 1.00 |