Asset Allocation
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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The earliest data available for this chart is Feb 24, 2025, corresponding to the inception date of SNDK
Returns By Period
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | 0.11% | -3.43% | -3.84% | -1.98% | 16.08% | 16.86% | 10.37% | 12.29% |
Portfolio low volitility 2 | 0.14% | 0.53% | 24.03% | 41.24% | 100.07% | — | — | — |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
FDTS First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund | -1.28% | -4.51% | 11.46% | 17.34% | 60.15% | 21.11% | 10.87% | 10.46% |
FDT First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund | -0.90% | -3.89% | 10.72% | 17.59% | 55.14% | 24.21% | 11.44% | 9.87% |
EMDM First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF | -1.31% | -3.30% | 12.46% | 26.24% | 68.33% | 25.08% | — | — |
IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF | 0.30% | 0.77% | 8.93% | 19.54% | 44.88% | 22.73% | 12.82% | 10.28% |
FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF | -1.27% | -3.24% | 7.99% | 23.96% | 60.43% | 26.79% | 13.19% | — |
FPA First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund | -1.19% | -6.64% | 17.07% | 18.37% | 58.65% | 22.09% | 9.26% | 8.14% |
XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF | 4.22% | 6.28% | 30.16% | 37.68% | 99.01% | 36.46% | 17.13% | 14.61% |
IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 2.57% | 2.31% | 19.88% | 25.54% | 49.71% | 23.23% | 6.79% | 5.14% |
VOLT Tema Electrification ETF | -0.17% | 0.40% | 20.14% | 20.61% | 60.19% | — | — | — |
EMEQ Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF | -2.20% | -4.84% | 11.64% | 23.93% | 78.21% | — | — | — |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 25, 2025, low volitility 2's average daily return is +0.26%, while the average monthly return is +4.85%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 1.2 years.
Historically, 80% of months were positive and 20% 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%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19.30% | 9.23% | -6.75% | 2.07% | 24.03% | ||||||||
| 2025 | -1.62% | -0.23% | 0.15% | 6.47% | 8.89% | 1.51% | 5.28% | 12.75% | 10.84% | 1.12% | 3.77% | 59.73% |
Benchmark Metrics
low volitility 2 has an annualized alpha of 72.20%, beta of 1.00, and R² of 0.63 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 25, 2025.
- This portfolio captured 382.55% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -34.12%) — a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 72.20% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- With beta of 1.00 and R² of 0.63, 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
- 72.20%
- Beta
- 1.00
- R²
- 0.63
- Upside Capture
- 382.55%
- Downside Capture
- -34.12%
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.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 4.23 | 0.88 | +3.35 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 4.55 | 1.37 | +3.19 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.75 | 1.21 | +0.54 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 8.01 | 1.39 | +6.62 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 35.66 | 6.43 | +29.23 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FDTS First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund | 97 | 3.20 | 3.94 | 1.60 | 4.79 | 18.74 |
FDT First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund | 96 | 2.85 | 3.48 | 1.54 | 4.15 | 16.74 |
EMDM First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF | 96 | 2.91 | 3.52 | 1.53 | 4.35 | 17.86 |
IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF | 96 | 2.89 | 3.59 | 1.59 | 4.17 | 18.36 |
FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF | 94 | 2.57 | 3.17 | 1.47 | 3.55 | 14.40 |
FPA First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund | 93 | 2.31 | 3.04 | 1.42 | 3.75 | 14.69 |
XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF | 97 | 3.22 | 3.68 | 1.50 | 6.90 | 25.14 |
IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 96 | 2.65 | 3.31 | 1.48 | 4.53 | 19.83 |
VOLT Tema Electrification ETF | 96 | 2.82 | 3.50 | 1.49 | 6.22 | 19.37 |
EMEQ Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 95 | 2.62 | 3.13 | 1.45 | 4.39 | 17.22 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
low volitility 2 provided a 4.87% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 4.87% | 4.63% | 4.37% | 2.41% | 1.59% | 1.70% | 1.11% | 1.36% | 1.20% | 1.27% | 1.01% | 1.07% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
FDTS First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund | 2.70% | 2.94% | 3.94% | 2.90% | 3.71% | 3.01% | 2.02% | 2.30% | 1.96% | 2.08% | 1.78% | 1.73% |
FDT First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund | 3.22% | 3.27% | 3.89% | 4.36% | 2.29% | 3.80% | 2.42% | 2.78% | 2.13% | 1.57% | 1.76% | 1.83% |
EMDM First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF | 3.17% | 3.57% | 5.87% | 2.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF | 4.59% | 4.94% | 6.46% | 6.51% | 7.33% | 5.78% | 5.47% | 5.15% | 5.93% | 4.52% | 4.69% | 5.08% |
FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF | 2.03% | 2.26% | 2.53% | 2.66% | 2.72% | 2.17% | 1.11% | 1.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
FPA First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund | 4.56% | 4.71% | 3.40% | 3.02% | 4.22% | 5.12% | 1.59% | 3.90% | 2.81% | 3.15% | 2.42% | 1.74% |
XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF | 1.00% | 1.05% | 0.62% | 0.80% | 0.74% | 1.25% | 0.88% | 0.92% | 1.90% | 2.08% | 1.11% | 1.38% |
IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 1.66% | 2.04% | 1.94% | 2.27% | 2.55% | 2.51% | 2.60% | 2.36% | 2.15% | 3.54% | 2.27% | 1.98% |
VOLT Tema Electrification ETF | 0.38% | 0.46% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
EMEQ Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 2.47% | 2.76% | 0.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 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.
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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 14.97%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 23 trading sessions.
The current low volitility 2 drawdown is 4.82%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -14.97% | Mar 20, 2025 | 14 | Apr 8, 2025 | 23 | May 12, 2025 | 37 |
| -10.31% | Mar 2, 2026 | 21 | Mar 30, 2026 | — | — | — |
| -8.41% | Nov 13, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 22 | Dec 23, 2025 | 28 |
| -4.32% | Feb 4, 2026 | 2 | Feb 5, 2026 | 4 | Feb 11, 2026 | 6 |
| -3.74% | Oct 9, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 3 | Oct 15, 2025 | 5 |
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. 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 | SNDK | GOOY | RNWZ | IYZ | IDV | CCNR | FPA | ROKT | VOLT | XTL | EWY | FDTS | EMEQ | VOO | FDT | EMDM | FRDM | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.77 |
| SNDK | 0.43 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.70 |
| GOOY | 0.60 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| RNWZ | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.61 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| IYZ | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.66 |
| IDV | 0.51 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.62 |
| CCNR | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.67 |
| FPA | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.70 |
| ROKT | 0.69 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.69 |
| VOLT | 0.72 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.74 |
| XTL | 0.73 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.82 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.74 |
| EWY | 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.87 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.77 |
| FDTS | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.75 |
| EMEQ | 0.63 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.87 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.81 |
| VOO | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.77 |
| FDT | 0.66 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| EMDM | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.85 |
| FRDM | 0.71 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Portfolio | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 1.00 |