Rick's Barbell
Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Rick's Barbell, 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 Dec 16, 2013, corresponding to the inception date of SVARX
Returns By Period
As of Apr 13, 2025, the Rick's Barbell returned 0.22% Year-To-Date and 8.23% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
| YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
^GSPC S&P 500 | -8.81% | -4.89% | -7.77% | 4.68% | 13.56% | 9.83% |
| Rick's Barbell | -12.64% | -6.86% | -13.35% | -2.74% | 9.60% | 8.82% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||
SVARX Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 0.08% | -0.63% | -0.35% | 3.22% | 5.83% | 6.43% |
BTAL AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | 13.42% | 3.76% | 11.24% | 18.02% | -1.84% | 1.82% |
LCSIX LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies Fund | -0.11% | -2.68% | -6.13% | -10.55% | 0.90% | 4.86% |
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen | -13.17% | -6.55% | -3.45% | -4.03% | 17.19% | 6.37% |
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro | -15.95% | -7.70% | -5.41% | -8.05% | 0.98% | 0.92% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 45.35% | 15.45% | 39.44% | 69.69% | 16.61% | 13.33% |
TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | -47.44% | -27.32% | -48.65% | -37.49% | 26.19% | 29.86% |
UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 | -30.93% | -18.89% | -30.41% | -5.32% | 28.55% | 18.49% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Rick's Barbell, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43% | -1.84% | -6.80% | -5.85% | -12.64% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 1.35% | 3.95% | 2.57% | -5.44% | 5.35% | 5.83% | -1.00% | 1.32% | 2.82% | -2.64% | 5.86% | -2.94% | 17.52% |
| 2023 | 6.33% | -3.55% | 3.88% | 0.06% | 1.44% | 4.50% | 2.71% | -1.61% | -4.58% | -0.85% | 10.12% | 6.14% | 26.27% |
| 2022 | -7.04% | -4.35% | 2.59% | -9.38% | -1.27% | -6.69% | 6.92% | -5.06% | -7.01% | 3.58% | 4.36% | -4.36% | -25.69% |
| 2021 | -0.43% | 1.08% | 1.74% | 4.85% | 0.45% | 3.55% | 2.83% | 3.09% | -4.99% | 6.91% | 1.08% | 4.21% | 26.70% |
| 2020 | 2.31% | -4.13% | -8.18% | 5.34% | 5.05% | 3.63% | 6.49% | 5.95% | -4.03% | -2.48% | 8.07% | 4.90% | 23.64% |
| 2019 | 4.80% | 3.06% | 1.49% | 3.48% | -4.25% | 4.71% | 1.35% | -1.04% | 0.26% | 1.08% | 1.97% | 3.63% | 22.14% |
| 2018 | 3.51% | -2.83% | -1.26% | 0.01% | 1.52% | -0.19% | 1.88% | 2.48% | 0.47% | -4.65% | -0.28% | -3.71% | -3.36% |
| 2017 | 2.04% | 2.59% | 0.22% | 1.09% | 1.67% | -0.45% | 2.04% | 1.40% | 0.70% | 1.70% | 0.84% | 0.42% | 15.18% |
| 2016 | -0.04% | 0.53% | 4.24% | 2.44% | 1.15% | 0.68% | 2.69% | 1.36% | -0.25% | -0.36% | -0.19% | 2.12% | 15.24% |
| 2015 | 0.62% | 2.01% | -0.93% | 0.65% | 0.70% | -1.57% | 0.64% | -1.66% | -0.89% | 2.38% | -0.88% | 0.12% | 1.11% |
| 2014 | -0.59% | 2.42% | 0.05% | 0.71% | 1.04% | 1.71% | -0.76% | 0.85% | -1.21% | 0.84% | 0.83% | -0.06% | 5.90% |
Expense Ratio
Rick's Barbell has a high expense ratio of 2.16%, 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 89, Rick's Barbell is among the top 11% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SVARX Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 1.25 | 1.81 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 3.59 |
BTAL AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | 0.97 | 1.56 | 1.18 | 0.72 | 3.10 |
LCSIX LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies Fund | -1.61 | -2.05 | 0.75 | -0.78 | -1.74 |
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen | -0.14 | -0.02 | 1.00 | -0.15 | -0.34 |
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro | -0.39 | -0.42 | 0.95 | -0.32 | -1.18 |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 2.16 | 2.63 | 1.34 | 4.49 | 11.14 |
TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | -0.42 | -0.14 | 0.98 | -0.56 | -1.51 |
UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 | -0.13 | 0.20 | 1.03 | -0.15 | -0.64 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Rick's Barbell provided a 7.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 7.16% | 7.15% | 3.12% | 0.62% | 4.93% | 0.73% | 2.80% | 2.60% | 3.84% | 5.51% | 2.80% | 2.76% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
SVARX Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 8.49% | 8.49% | 3.35% | 0.00% | 5.70% | 0.71% | 3.38% | 2.41% | 4.79% | 6.68% | 3.02% | 2.82% |
BTAL AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | 3.08% | 3.49% | 6.14% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.88% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
LCSIX LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies Fund | 2.70% | 2.69% | 1.89% | 10.75% | 7.14% | 2.93% | 0.54% | 12.36% | 0.02% | 3.20% | 7.35% | 9.86% |
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 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% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 0.75% | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.52% | 0.25% | 0.47% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 | 1.45% | 0.93% | 0.74% | 0.52% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.41% | 0.63% | 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.34% | 0.22% |
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 Rick's Barbell. 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 Rick's Barbell was 29.25%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 352 trading sessions.
The current Rick's Barbell drawdown is 2.05%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -29.25% | Dec 28, 2021 | 202 | Oct 14, 2022 | 352 | Mar 12, 2024 | 554 |
| -21.69% | Dec 5, 2024 | 84 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -19.56% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 83 | Jul 21, 2020 | 106 |
| -13.02% | Jul 11, 2024 | 20 | Aug 7, 2024 | 47 | Oct 14, 2024 | 67 |
| -10.68% | Oct 3, 2018 | 57 | Dec 24, 2018 | 59 | Mar 21, 2019 | 116 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Rick's Barbell volatility is 12.31%, 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
| LCSIX | UGL | EUO | SVARX | BTAL | YCS | TECL | UPRO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCSIX | 1.00 | 0.10 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.02 | -0.08 | -0.04 | -0.05 |
| UGL | 0.10 | 1.00 | -0.39 | 0.14 | 0.03 | -0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EUO | -0.01 | -0.39 | 1.00 | -0.17 | 0.08 | 0.42 | -0.09 | -0.11 |
| SVARX | -0.01 | 0.14 | -0.17 | 1.00 | -0.29 | -0.08 | 0.35 | 0.40 |
| BTAL | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.08 | -0.29 | 1.00 | -0.14 | -0.43 | -0.51 |
| YCS | -0.08 | -0.46 | 0.42 | -0.08 | -0.14 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| TECL | -0.04 | 0.00 | -0.09 | 0.35 | -0.43 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.90 |
| UPRO | -0.05 | 0.00 | -0.11 | 0.40 | -0.51 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.00 |