Alternative 1
Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Alternative 1, 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 Jan 30, 2024, corresponding to the inception date of QQQI
Returns By Period
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -4.67% | 10.50% | -3.04% | 8.23% | 14.30% | 10.26% |
Alternative 1 | 3.46% | 7.90% | 2.63% | 11.52% | N/A | N/A |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 0.88% | 11.76% | 0.41% | 9.73% | 13.80% | 8.71% |
RODM Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 15.62% | 13.00% | 12.45% | 21.83% | 11.79% | 6.20% |
GLD SPDR Gold Trust | 30.29% | 12.78% | 24.50% | 46.60% | 14.41% | 10.75% |
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 1.64% | -5.38% | -3.59% | 1.11% | -9.64% | -0.78% |
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF | 1.69% | 0.34% | 2.43% | 5.41% | 3.08% | N/A |
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | -3.57% | 12.80% | 0.53% | 11.12% | N/A | N/A |
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | -3.78% | 10.08% | -1.64% | 9.27% | N/A | N/A |
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | -5.64% | 1.07% | -8.31% | 1.88% | 13.00% | 10.24% |
USMF WisdomTree US Multifactor Fund | -0.93% | 7.42% | -0.07% | 10.56% | 13.89% | N/A |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Alternative 1, 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 | 2.60% | 0.77% | -1.29% | 0.48% | 0.89% | 3.46% | |||||||
2024 | -0.72% | 2.49% | 2.85% | -2.62% | 3.44% | 0.88% | 2.51% | 2.27% | 1.85% | -1.35% | 2.87% | -2.59% | 12.24% |
Expense Ratio
Alternative 1 has an expense ratio of 0.18%, which is considered low. 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 81, Alternative 1 is among the top 19% 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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VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 0.67 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 0.72 | 3.18 |
RODM Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 1.69 | 2.32 | 1.34 | 2.23 | 8.03 |
GLD SPDR Gold Trust | 2.78 | 3.68 | 1.47 | 5.91 | 15.84 |
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 0.18 | 0.34 | 1.04 | 0.17 | 0.33 |
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF | 9.00 | 17.90 | 4.22 | 18.42 | 131.92 |
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 0.64 | 1.04 | 1.16 | 0.68 | 2.57 |
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 0.65 | 2.70 |
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 0.19 | 0.37 | 1.05 | 0.19 | 0.63 |
USMF WisdomTree US Multifactor Fund | 0.79 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.80 | 3.06 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Alternative 1 provided a 3.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
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Portfolio | 3.76% | 3.66% | 2.71% | 2.07% | 1.68% | 1.58% | 2.09% | 2.01% | 1.61% | 1.68% | 1.65% | 1.32% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 1.91% | 1.95% | 2.08% | 2.20% | 1.82% | 1.66% | 2.32% | 2.53% | 2.11% | 2.39% | 2.45% | 2.44% |
RODM Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF | 3.54% | 4.09% | 4.42% | 3.81% | 4.41% | 2.82% | 2.82% | 2.03% | 2.24% | 3.19% | 2.60% | 0.00% |
GLD SPDR Gold Trust | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 4.32% | 4.30% | 3.38% | 2.67% | 1.50% | 1.50% | 2.27% | 2.63% | 2.43% | 2.60% | 2.61% | 2.67% |
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF | 4.91% | 5.16% | 4.79% | 1.83% | 0.73% | 1.43% | 2.69% | 2.07% | 0.96% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 15.15% | 12.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 8.92% | 7.46% | 1.40% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 4.07% | 3.64% | 3.49% | 3.39% | 2.78% | 3.16% | 2.98% | 3.06% | 2.63% | 2.89% | 2.97% | 2.63% |
USMF WisdomTree US Multifactor Fund | 1.32% | 1.22% | 1.33% | 1.74% | 1.42% | 1.33% | 1.38% | 1.45% | 0.67% | 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 Alternative 1. 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 Alternative 1 was 10.34%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Alternative 1 drawdown is 1.09%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-10.34% | Feb 21, 2025 | 33 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
-4.74% | Jul 17, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 | Aug 19, 2024 | 24 |
-3.71% | Dec 9, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 17 | Feb 5, 2025 | 39 |
-3.26% | Apr 1, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 14 | May 9, 2024 | 29 |
-2.31% | Sep 3, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 9 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Alternative 1 volatility is 6.73%, 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
Diversification Metrics
Number of Effective Assets
The portfolio contains 9 assets, with an effective number of assets of 4.55, 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
^GSPC | GLD | JPST | TLT | SCHD | QQQI | RODM | USMF | GPIX | VT | Portfolio | |
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^GSPC | 1.00 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 0.93 | 0.60 | 0.77 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.90 |
GLD | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.33 |
JPST | 0.14 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.23 |
TLT | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.29 |
SCHD | 0.56 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.67 |
QQQI | 0.93 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.81 |
RODM | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 1.00 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.83 |
USMF | 0.77 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.82 |
GPIX | 0.97 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.88 |
VT | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.62 | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 0.98 |
Portfolio | 0.90 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.00 |