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discount retailer
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


TJX 25.00%BURL 25.00%ROST 25.00%M 25.00%EquityEquity

S&P 500 Index

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in discount retailer, 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 Oct 2, 2013, corresponding to the inception date of BURL

Returns By Period

As of Apr 2, 2026, the discount retailer returned 5.59% Year-To-Date and 14.75% of annualized return in the last 10 years.


1D1MYTD6M1Y3Y*5Y*10Y*
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
0.11%-3.43%-3.84%-1.98%16.08%16.86%10.37%12.29%
Portfolio
discount retailer
-0.65%5.37%5.59%21.14%44.71%21.61%13.62%14.75%
TJX
The TJX Companies, Inc.
-0.46%0.99%5.30%13.84%30.68%28.67%21.34%16.79%
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
-0.63%9.44%13.81%28.54%28.87%16.87%1.89%19.12%
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
0.01%11.54%22.38%41.48%67.84%27.85%14.05%15.29%
M
Macy's, Inc.
-1.55%-1.42%-18.27%-0.18%41.33%2.65%6.40%-4.11%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 3, 2013, discount retailer's average daily return is +0.08%, while the average monthly return is +1.51%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 3.9 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +33.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -31.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, discount retailer closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Nov 9, 2020 with a return of +15.9%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -22.3%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026-1.13%5.09%1.10%0.52%5.59%
2025-1.40%-6.57%-6.63%0.07%1.17%-2.66%8.40%7.18%8.25%4.32%6.62%3.92%23.21%
2024-2.04%3.61%6.98%-12.32%13.52%2.66%-0.13%0.86%0.17%-4.78%10.43%0.13%17.86%
20238.10%-8.31%-5.27%-2.52%-10.76%10.64%5.14%-5.40%-7.95%-0.96%20.48%14.98%13.52%
2022-10.18%-4.37%-8.19%5.61%-7.90%-17.43%6.32%1.74%-7.26%22.58%21.17%-2.01%-7.54%
20212.79%3.16%6.50%7.05%0.16%0.42%-1.33%5.09%-4.79%4.37%4.14%1.21%32.06%

Benchmark Metrics

discount retailer has an annualized alpha of 6.31%, beta of 1.06, and R² of 0.38 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 03, 2013.

  • This portfolio captured 107.67% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 86.74% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
  • R² of 0.38 means the benchmark explains less than half of this portfolio's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
6.31%
Beta
1.06
0.38
Upside Capture
107.67%
Downside Capture
86.74%

Expense Ratio

discount retailer has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.


The portfolio doesn't include any funds that charge management fees.

Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

discount retailer ranks 85 for risk / return — in the top 85% 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.


discount retailer Risk / Return Rank: 8585
Overall Rank
discount retailer Sharpe Ratio Rank: 8686
Sharpe Ratio Rank
discount retailer Sortino Ratio Rank: 9090
Sortino Ratio Rank
discount retailer Omega Ratio Rank: 8080
Omega Ratio Rank
discount retailer Calmar Ratio Rank: 9191
Calmar Ratio Rank
discount retailer Martin Ratio Rank: 7979
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


PortfolioBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.70

0.88

+0.82

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

2.51

1.37

+1.15

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.32

1.21

+0.11

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

3.71

1.39

+2.32

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

11.04

6.43

+4.61


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

Risk / Return RankSharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioMartin ratio
TJX
The TJX Companies, Inc.
851.732.511.303.268.66
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
650.711.211.161.814.09
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
932.653.651.524.0811.74
M
Macy's, Inc.
680.811.581.191.574.00

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.

discount retailer Sharpe ratios as of Apr 2, 2026 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.70
  • 5-Year: 0.45
  • 10-Year: 0.47
  • All Time: 0.54

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

Compared to the broad market, where average Sharpe ratios range from 1.00 to 1.69, 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 discount retailer 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

discount retailer provided a 1.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Portfolio1.49%1.32%1.57%1.41%1.39%0.88%0.98%2.86%1.95%2.09%1.58%2.43%
TJX
The TJX Companies, Inc.
1.05%1.07%1.21%1.38%1.44%1.37%0.34%1.45%1.66%1.57%1.32%1.14%
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
0.75%0.90%0.97%0.97%1.07%1.00%0.23%1.10%1.08%0.80%0.82%4.59%
M
Macy's, Inc.
4.15%3.31%4.10%3.29%3.05%1.15%3.36%8.88%5.07%5.99%4.17%3.98%

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 discount retailer. 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 discount retailer was 51.36%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 194 trading sessions.

The current discount retailer drawdown is 0.18%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-51.36%Feb 21, 202022Mar 23, 2020194Dec 28, 2020216
-42.85%Nov 19, 2021213Sep 26, 2022356Feb 27, 2024569
-26.24%Nov 25, 2016183Aug 17, 201790Dec 26, 2017273
-24.75%Aug 19, 201562Nov 13, 2015170Jul 20, 2016232
-23.45%Dec 27, 202469Apr 8, 2025101Sep 3, 2025170

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 4 assets, with an effective number of assets of 4.00, 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

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

BenchmarkMBURLTJXROSTPortfolio
Benchmark1.000.420.430.530.540.55
M0.421.000.450.470.480.78
BURL0.430.451.000.570.640.80
TJX0.530.470.571.000.750.78
ROST0.540.480.640.751.000.82
Portfolio0.550.780.800.780.821.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Oct 3, 2013