Asset Allocation
| Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
|---|---|---|
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | Financial Services | 6.67% |
BNS.TO The Bank of Nova Scotia | Financial Services | 6.67% |
CM.TO Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Financial Services | 6.67% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc | Communication Services | 6.67% |
HDIV.TO Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF | Derivative Income | 6.67% |
HMAX.TO Hamilton Canadian Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF | Derivative Income | 6.67% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Technology | 6.67% |
RY.TO Royal Bank of Canada | Financial Services | 6.67% |
TD.TO The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Financial Services | 6.67% |
VDY.TO Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF | Dividend | 6.67% |
XDIV.TO iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF | Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities | 6.67% |
XEF.TO iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF | Global Equities | 6.67% |
XEI.TO iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF | Canada Equities | 6.67% |
ZCN.TO BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF | Canada Equities | 6.67% |
ZDV.TO BMO Canadian Dividend ETF | Canada Equities | 6.67% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of CA$10,000 in Cher1, 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 Jul 16, 2021, corresponding to the inception date of HDIV.TO
Returns By Period
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | 1.02% | 4.64% | 2.14% | 2.44% | 27.37% | 20.19% | 12.91% | 13.66% |
Portfolio Cher1 | 1.04% | 6.59% | 10.04% | 18.08% | 58.65% | 30.49% | — | — |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
BNS.TO The Bank of Nova Scotia | 0.93% | 9.97% | 3.64% | 16.42% | 65.77% | 21.33% | 11.90% | 10.47% |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | 1.35% | 9.73% | 15.61% | 16.04% | 66.17% | 24.48% | 17.55% | 14.73% |
HDIV.TO Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF | 0.87% | 6.83% | 9.31% | 15.01% | 53.23% | 23.87% | — | — |
HMAX.TO Hamilton Canadian Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF | 0.86% | 8.72% | 5.19% | 13.79% | 42.36% | 18.87% | — | — |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 3.65% | 9.41% | 5.74% | 7.05% | 76.28% | 96.43% | 68.06% | 72.43% |
VDY.TO Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF | -0.01% | 4.78% | 12.23% | 19.44% | 51.34% | 21.80% | 17.18% | 13.70% |
XDIV.TO iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF | -0.02% | 5.18% | 10.67% | 15.54% | 39.53% | 19.87% | 16.01% | — |
XEF.TO iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF | 0.78% | 8.05% | 8.35% | 10.83% | 33.96% | 17.09% | 10.54% | 9.81% |
XEI.TO iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF | -0.14% | 3.05% | 15.03% | 18.28% | 45.96% | 17.69% | 15.20% | 11.94% |
ZCN.TO BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF | 0.68% | 5.04% | 8.19% | 13.59% | 46.27% | 21.72% | 15.28% | 12.88% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 24, 2023, Cher1's average daily return is +0.10%, while the average monthly return is +2.12%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 2.8 years.
Historically, 70% of months were positive and 30% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +8.1%, while the worst month was Oct 2023 at -4.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.
On a daily basis, Cher1 closed higher 59% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +5.2%, while the worst single day was Apr 4, 2025 at -4.1%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.92% | 3.71% | -2.40% | 6.66% | 10.04% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2.61% | -0.89% | -3.33% | 0.17% | 7.02% | 3.83% | 3.26% | 5.39% | 6.19% | 2.86% | 3.31% | 2.19% | 37.32% |
| 2024 | 1.09% | 3.87% | 5.69% | -1.92% | 4.48% | -0.34% | 4.67% | 1.64% | 4.26% | 1.44% | 4.58% | -0.69% | 32.46% |
| 2023 | 1.30% | -0.53% | -0.36% | 2.97% | -1.24% | 3.08% | 3.82% | -2.07% | -3.23% | -4.07% | 8.07% | 5.96% | 13.75% |
Benchmark Metrics
Cher1 has an annualized alpha of 14.54%, beta of 0.64, and R² of 0.61 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 24, 2023.
- This portfolio captured 103.06% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 24.40% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 14.54% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- Beta of 0.64 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
- 14.54%
- Beta
- 0.64
- R²
- 0.61
- Upside Capture
- 103.06%
- Downside Capture
- 24.40%
Expense Ratio
Cher1 has an expense ratio of 0.12%, 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.
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Cher1 ranks 99 for risk / return — in the top 99% 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 | 6.01 | 2.06 | +3.95 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 7.95 | 2.84 | +5.10 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 2.19 | 1.40 | +0.79 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 9.38 | 3.42 | +5.96 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 44.22 | 12.35 | +31.87 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNS.TO The Bank of Nova Scotia | 96 | 4.74 | 6.61 | 1.98 | 6.04 | 23.68 |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | 96 | 3.94 | 5.02 | 1.68 | 7.01 | 25.62 |
HDIV.TO Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF | 95 | 4.42 | 5.51 | 1.85 | 6.71 | 32.80 |
HMAX.TO Hamilton Canadian Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF | 95 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 1.85 | 6.49 | 28.62 |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 80 | 2.18 | 2.73 | 1.34 | 3.83 | 8.81 |
VDY.TO Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF | 99 | 6.73 | 9.28 | 2.36 | 18.24 | 79.96 |
XDIV.TO iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF | 98 | 5.65 | 7.97 | 2.20 | 19.02 | 68.93 |
XEF.TO iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF | 68 | 2.58 | 3.54 | 1.47 | 3.35 | 14.27 |
XEI.TO iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF | 99 | 6.61 | 9.20 | 2.42 | 19.90 | 76.87 |
ZCN.TO BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF | 92 | 3.84 | 4.75 | 1.71 | 5.54 | 26.64 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Cher1 provided a 3.69% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 3.69% | 3.94% | 4.78% | 5.00% | 3.90% | 2.84% | 3.23% | 2.95% | 3.25% | 2.49% | 2.43% | 2.97% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
BNS.TO The Bank of Nova Scotia | 4.29% | 4.27% | 5.49% | 6.48% | 4.61% | 5.14% | 5.23% | 3.60% | 4.91% | 3.82% | 3.91% | 6.11% |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | 3.19% | 3.61% | 4.39% | 4.42% | 5.32% | 3.74% | 5.20% | 4.03% | 4.24% | 3.54% | 3.84% | 4.15% |
HDIV.TO Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF | 9.62% | 10.09% | 11.38% | 10.41% | 9.64% | 3.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
HMAX.TO Hamilton Canadian Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF | 11.99% | 12.29% | 14.08% | 15.47% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.11% | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.27% | 0.46% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 1.20% |
VDY.TO Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF | 3.12% | 3.59% | 4.40% | 4.64% | 4.42% | 3.58% | 4.59% | 4.25% | 4.43% | 3.82% | 3.25% | 4.11% |
XDIV.TO iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF | 3.51% | 3.81% | 4.29% | 4.20% | 3.95% | 3.58% | 4.58% | 4.02% | 4.85% | 1.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
XEF.TO iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF | 2.24% | 2.43% | 2.76% | 2.75% | 2.93% | 2.42% | 1.93% | 2.72% | 2.76% | 2.10% | 2.42% | 2.42% |
XEI.TO iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF | 3.86% | 4.39% | 5.45% | 4.98% | 4.68% | 3.58% | 5.03% | 4.62% | 5.42% | 4.29% | 4.42% | 5.64% |
ZCN.TO BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF | 2.08% | 2.22% | 2.78% | 3.29% | 3.27% | 2.74% | 3.24% | 3.13% | 3.16% | 2.71% | 2.84% | 3.33% |
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 Cher1. 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 Cher1 was 12.87%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 25 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -12.87% | Jan 31, 2025 | 47 | Apr 8, 2025 | 25 | May 14, 2025 | 72 |
| -10.3% | Aug 1, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 33 | Dec 13, 2023 | 96 |
| -6.65% | Feb 8, 2023 | 25 | Mar 15, 2023 | 45 | May 18, 2023 | 70 |
| -6.37% | Feb 27, 2026 | 16 | Mar 20, 2026 | 12 | Apr 8, 2026 | 28 |
| -5.5% | Aug 1, 2024 | 5 | Aug 7, 2024 | 8 | Aug 19, 2024 | 13 |
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 15 assets, with an effective number of assets of 15.00, 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 | GOOG | NVDA | TD.TO | XEF.TO | BNS.TO | CM.TO | BMO.TO | RY.TO | XDIV.TO | XEI.TO | ZDV.TO | HDIV.TO | ZCN.TO | VDY.TO | HMAX.TO | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.72 |
| GOOG | 0.59 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.45 |
| NVDA | 0.64 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.56 |
| TD.TO | 0.36 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.67 |
| XEF.TO | 0.61 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.70 |
| BNS.TO | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.70 |
| CM.TO | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.74 |
| BMO.TO | 0.41 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.73 |
| RY.TO | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.73 |
| XDIV.TO | 0.39 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.71 |
| XEI.TO | 0.37 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.72 | 0.71 |
| ZDV.TO | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.80 | 0.77 |
| HDIV.TO | 0.61 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.83 |
| ZCN.TO | 0.57 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| VDY.TO | 0.43 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.81 |
| HMAX.TO | 0.55 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 0.87 |
| Portfolio | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 1.00 |