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low volitility 2
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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in low volitility 2, 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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Returns By Period


Position1D1MYTD6M1Y3Y*5Y*10Y*
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
0.50%0.31%8.56%8.85%24.33%19.37%11.84%13.61%
Portfolio
low volitility 2
0.82%6.76%60.40%65.99%134.35%
CCNR
ALPS/CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF
0.78%-3.42%21.92%23.45%55.12%
EMDM
First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
0.70%6.11%36.28%42.03%83.08%30.34%
EMEQ
Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF
0.81%10.20%70.13%81.37%141.42%
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
-0.75%10.39%103.10%117.85%203.95%46.46%18.80%16.84%
FDT
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
0.21%0.87%23.23%24.33%50.01%27.84%12.16%11.17%
FDTS
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
-0.17%-2.15%18.78%20.77%44.72%24.70%10.78%10.96%
FPA
First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund
-0.27%3.70%47.02%47.32%65.35%29.68%12.60%11.11%
FRDM
Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF
0.49%9.04%40.13%46.37%87.32%34.29%18.68%
GOOY
YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF
0.00%-7.48%13.92%14.56%81.48%
IDV
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
0.31%0.43%13.60%15.83%36.40%25.11%12.17%10.92%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 24, 2025, low volitility 2's average daily return is +0.30%, while the average monthly return is +5.87%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 1.0 years.

Historically, 76% of months were positive and 24% were negative. The best month was Jan 2026 with a return of +19.3%, while the worst month was Mar 2026 at -6.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 2 months.

On a daily basis, low volitility 2 closed higher 63% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +8.2%, while the worst single day was Apr 4, 2025 at -6.7%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
202619.30%9.23%-6.75%17.85%12.10%-0.09%60.40%
2025-2.40%-0.23%0.15%6.47%8.89%1.51%5.28%12.75%10.84%1.12%3.77%58.45%

Benchmark Metrics

low volitility 2 has an annualized alpha of 73.97%, beta of 1.09, and R2 of 0.61 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 24, 2025.

  • This portfolio captured 350.27% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -21.83%) - a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
  • This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 73.97% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
  • With beta of 1.09 and R2 of 0.61, this portfolio moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
73.97%
Beta
1.09
0.61
Upside Capture
350.27%
Downside Capture
-21.83%

Expense Ratio

low volitility 2 has an expense ratio of 0.57%, 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

low volitility 2 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.


low volitility 2 Risk / Return Rank: 9999
Overall Rank
low volitility 2 Sharpe Ratio Rank: 9999
Sharpe Ratio Rank
low volitility 2 Sortino Ratio Rank: 9898
Sortino Ratio Rank
low volitility 2 Omega Ratio Rank: 9999
Omega Ratio Rank
low volitility 2 Calmar Ratio Rank: 9999
Calmar Ratio Rank
low volitility 2 Martin Ratio Rank: 9999
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below presents risk-adjusted performance metrics for low volitility 2 and compares them with S&P 500 Index.

Values are calculated on a 1-year rolling basis and updated daily. Risk-adjusted metrics are more stable over longer periods — use the period switch above to explore them.


PortfolioBenchmarkDifference
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility

5.44

1.86

+3.58

Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk

5.57

2.53

+3.04

Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability

1.88

1.34

+0.54

Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown

12.95

2.53

+10.42

Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown

52.54

11.37

+41.17


How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.

Sharpe Ratio

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk. Learn how to interpret the Sharpe ratio.

The current low volitility 2 Sharpe ratio is 5.44 as of Jun 13, 2026 (the value is recalculated daily), calculated over the past 12 months.

Compared to the broad market, where average Sharpe ratios range from 1.54 to 2.41, this portfolio's current Sharpe ratio is in the top 25%. This signifies superior risk-adjusted performance, meaning the portfolio is delivering strong returns for the level of risk taken compared to most others.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of low volitility 2 compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend yield

low volitility 2 provided a 4.64% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


PositionTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Portfolio4.64%4.63%4.37%2.41%1.59%1.70%1.11%1.36%1.20%1.27%1.01%1.07%
CCNR
ALPS/CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF
2.86%3.48%1.27%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
EMDM
First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
2.62%3.57%5.87%2.16%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
EMEQ
Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF
1.62%2.76%0.84%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
1.03%2.10%2.55%2.52%1.23%2.16%0.73%2.10%1.34%2.90%1.21%2.42%
FDT
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
2.89%3.27%3.89%4.36%2.29%3.80%2.42%2.78%2.13%1.57%1.76%1.83%
FDTS
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
2.53%2.94%3.94%2.90%3.71%3.01%2.02%2.30%1.96%2.08%1.78%1.73%
FPA
First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund
3.63%4.71%3.40%3.02%4.22%5.12%1.59%3.90%2.81%3.15%2.42%1.74%
FRDM
Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF
1.56%2.26%2.53%2.66%2.72%2.17%1.11%1.07%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
GOOY
YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF
49.78%41.50%36.74%7.90%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
IDV
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
4.40%4.94%6.46%6.51%7.33%5.78%5.47%5.15%5.93%4.52%4.69%5.08%

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 low volitility 2. 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 low volitility 2 was 14.94%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 23 trading sessions.

The current low volitility 2 drawdown is 1.27%.


Related event

Drawdown

Fall

Recovery

Underwater

2025 selloff2025
-14.94%Apr 2025
19d1mo 4d
1mo 23dMar 2025 - May 2025
2026 correction2026
-10.31%Mar 2026
28d9d
1mo 7dMar 2026 - Apr 2026
2025 pullback2025
-8.41%Nov 2025
7d1mo 3d
1mo 10dNov 2025 - Dec 2025
2026 pullback2026
-7.76%Jun 2026
7d
12d 21hJun 2026 - now
2026 pullback2026
-4.85%May 2026
7d7d
14dMay 2026 - May 2026

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 17 assets, with an effective number of assets of 17.00, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. Your capital is spread almost evenly across your holdings, indicating a well-balanced allocation. Note that true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets — check the diversification ratio below.


Diversification Ratio
1Y
All Time
Diversification Ratio

1.30

1.27

The portfolio has a diversification ratio of 1.27, in line with the typical range across portfolios. There's room to improve by adding less correlated assets.

low volitility 2 correlation to the S&P 500 Index

low volitility 2 has a 0.77 correlation to S&P 500 Index over the trailing 12 months. This section compares each holding's correlation to the benchmark and to the portfolio.

Correlation
Correlation (1Y)
Calculated over the trailing 1-year period

0.77

Correlation (All Time)
Calculated using the full available price history since Feb 24, 2025

0.77


Benchmark Correlations

Correlation vs. S&P 500 Index. VOO has the highest benchmark correlation at 1.00, while RNWZ has the lowest at 0.35.

RNWZ
0.35
SNDK
0.43
CCNR
0.49
FPA
0.51
IDV
0.52
EWY
0.58
GOOY
0.61
IYZ
0.62
FDTS
0.63
EMEQ
0.65
ROKT
0.67
FDT
0.67
EMDM
0.69
VOLT
0.69
XTL
0.70
FRDM
0.72
VOO
1.00

Portfolio Correlations

Correlation vs. low volitility 2. EMDM has the highest portfolio correlation at 0.86, while RNWZ has the lowest at 0.44.

RNWZ
0.44
GOOY
0.52
IYZ
0.60
IDV
0.62
CCNR
0.64
ROKT
0.65
VOLT
0.70
XTL
0.70
SNDK
0.71
FPA
0.73
FDTS
0.76
VOO
0.77
EWY
0.81
FDT
0.81
EMEQ
0.84
FRDM
0.86
EMDM
0.86

Asset Correlations Table

The table below displays the correlation coefficients between the individual components of the portfolio, the entire portfolio, and the chosen benchmark.

The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Feb 24, 2025
Diversification Analysis

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