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.
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The earliest data available for this chart is May 4, 2015, corresponding to the inception date of GBTC
Returns By Period
As of Apr 2, 2026, the Rick's Barbell returned 0.41% Year-To-Date and 9.05% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
| 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 Rick's Barbell | 0.04% | -1.44% | 0.41% | 1.60% | 5.70% | 8.85% | 7.55% | 9.05% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
LCSIX LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies Fund | 0.00% | 1.03% | 2.78% | 1.51% | 0.27% | -2.12% | 1.92% | 2.75% |
SVARX Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 0.13% | -0.59% | 0.38% | 2.25% | 5.64% | 6.08% | 3.35% | 6.51% |
BTAL AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | 1.23% | -1.89% | -2.85% | -8.42% | -29.50% | -8.40% | -1.47% | -3.19% |
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund | 0.47% | 1.46% | 3.07% | 4.62% | 1.27% | 4.90% | 5.26% | 3.13% |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | -3.94% | -17.59% | 9.85% | 32.96% | 88.49% | 56.26% | 34.59% | 20.29% |
TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 2.27% | -5.76% | -21.28% | -24.42% | 61.49% | 38.97% | 17.97% | 38.26% |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 1.08% | -1.70% | -3.87% | -2.71% | 144.73% | 92.19% | 44.90% | 50.94% |
CURE Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3x Shares | -1.97% | -18.15% | -17.27% | 2.05% | -9.16% | -1.04% | 3.25% | 13.03% |
FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares | 0.94% | -9.51% | -28.55% | -24.89% | -19.14% | 32.47% | 7.90% | 18.98% |
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) | -1.70% | -1.94% | -23.71% | -45.06% | -24.09% | 48.11% | 0.50% | 57.65% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since May 5, 2015, Rick's Barbell's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.73%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.9 years.
Historically, 73% of months were positive and 27% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +4.1%, while the worst month was Mar 2026 at -2.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.
On a daily basis, Rick's Barbell closed higher 58% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +1.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -2.6%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.47% | 0.13% | -2.47% | 0.34% | 0.41% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 1.95% | 0.03% | 0.10% | -2.10% | 1.07% | 1.42% | 0.48% | 0.54% | 2.48% | 0.96% | 0.40% | -0.06% | 7.43% |
| 2024 | 2.22% | 1.83% | 2.48% | -0.37% | 1.47% | 1.54% | 0.12% | 0.46% | 0.84% | 0.16% | 1.58% | -1.22% | 11.61% |
| 2023 | 2.85% | -1.77% | 1.99% | 0.24% | -0.07% | 0.69% | 0.96% | 0.19% | 0.04% | 0.50% | 2.71% | 1.78% | 10.49% |
| 2022 | -1.21% | -0.26% | 2.06% | -0.69% | -0.87% | -0.99% | 2.15% | -1.76% | -2.31% | 2.48% | 1.44% | -1.88% | -1.97% |
| 2021 | 0.02% | 0.46% | 1.33% | 1.93% | 0.62% | 1.46% | 1.15% | 1.03% | -0.66% | 2.83% | 0.21% | 1.94% | 12.99% |
Benchmark Metrics
Rick's Barbell has an annualized alpha of 6.58%, beta of 0.21, and R² of 0.52 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since May 05, 2015.
- This portfolio participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (36.08%) than losses (14.40%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 6.58% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- Beta of 0.21 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
- 6.58%
- Beta
- 0.21
- R²
- 0.52
- Upside Capture
- 36.08%
- Downside Capture
- 14.40%
Expense Ratio
Rick's Barbell has a high expense ratio of 1.56%, 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.
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Rick's Barbell ranks 21 for risk / return — below 21% of portfolios on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 1.00 | 0.88 | +0.12 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 1.33 | 1.37 | -0.04 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.21 | 1.21 | 0.00 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 1.19 | 1.39 | -0.20 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 3.84 | 6.43 | -2.60 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LCSIX LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies Fund | 4 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1.02 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
SVARX Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 84 | 2.13 | 2.81 | 1.46 | 2.25 | 7.51 |
BTAL AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | 1 | -1.32 | -1.98 | 0.79 | -0.89 | -1.20 |
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund | 14 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 1.04 | 0.15 | 0.30 |
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold | 74 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 1.29 | 2.40 | 8.01 |
TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 44 | 0.77 | 1.50 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 3.84 |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 88 | 1.89 | 2.43 | 1.34 | 4.65 | 12.68 |
CURE Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3x Shares | 9 | -0.17 | 0.11 | 1.01 | -0.22 | -0.41 |
FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares | 6 | -0.34 | -0.11 | 0.98 | -0.42 | -1.12 |
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) | 20 | -0.54 | -0.53 | 0.94 | -0.45 | -0.95 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Rick's Barbell provided a 3.41% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 3.41% | 3.38% | 4.56% | 3.61% | 3.05% | 3.26% | 0.93% | 2.00% | 4.07% | 1.82% | 3.08% | 2.61% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
LCSIX LoCorr Long/Short Commodity Strategies Fund | 2.26% | 2.32% | 2.75% | 1.88% | 10.75% | 7.14% | 2.94% | 0.54% | 12.36% | 0.02% | 3.21% | 7.36% |
SVARX Spectrum Low Volatility Fund | 5.92% | 5.95% | 9.35% | 3.35% | 0.00% | 5.85% | 0.71% | 4.91% | 2.41% | 6.90% | 9.07% | 3.02% |
BTAL AGFiQ US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | 2.56% | 2.49% | 3.49% | 6.14% | 1.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.88% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund | 3.33% | 3.43% | 4.48% | 6.44% | 0.89% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.03% | 1.08% | 0.10% | 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 | 9.02% | 7.19% | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.52% | 0.25% | 0.47% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 0.48% | 0.39% | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.72% | 0.93% | 0.32% | 0.46% | 0.39% |
CURE Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3x Shares | 1.29% | 1.12% | 1.17% | 2.02% | 0.38% | 0.02% | 0.17% | 0.40% | 0.70% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares | 11.67% | 8.21% | 0.76% | 1.77% | 0.91% | 0.60% | 0.47% | 0.62% | 1.43% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.61% | 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 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 6.83%, occurring on Mar 16, 2020. Recovery took 29 trading sessions.
The current Rick's Barbell drawdown is 3.15%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -6.83% | Feb 20, 2020 | 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 29 | Apr 27, 2020 | 47 |
| -5.44% | Feb 12, 2025 | 39 | Apr 8, 2025 | 59 | Jul 3, 2025 | 98 |
| -5.26% | Aug 19, 2022 | 30 | Sep 30, 2022 | 133 | Apr 13, 2023 | 163 |
| -4.53% | Jan 30, 2026 | 39 | Mar 26, 2026 | — | — | — |
| -4.05% | Sep 3, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 69 | Dec 31, 2020 | 83 |
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 11 assets, with an effective number of assets of 4.93, 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
| Benchmark | LCSIX | UGL | UUP | GBTC | SVARX | BTAL | CURE | FAS | USD | TECL | UPRO | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | -0.05 | 0.02 | -0.14 | 0.25 | 0.41 | -0.55 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
| LCSIX | -0.05 | 1.00 | 0.14 | -0.08 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.02 | -0.02 | -0.05 | -0.05 | -0.04 | -0.04 | 0.34 |
| UGL | 0.02 | 0.14 | 1.00 | -0.47 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.03 | -0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.24 |
| UUP | -0.14 | -0.08 | -0.47 | 1.00 | -0.11 | -0.24 | 0.10 | -0.12 | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.11 | -0.14 | 0.04 |
| GBTC | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.09 | -0.11 | 1.00 | 0.10 | -0.21 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.36 |
| SVARX | 0.41 | -0.01 | 0.16 | -0.24 | 0.10 | 1.00 | -0.31 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.35 |
| BTAL | -0.55 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.10 | -0.21 | -0.31 | 1.00 | -0.26 | -0.51 | -0.51 | -0.48 | -0.55 | -0.17 |
| CURE | 0.69 | -0.02 | 0.03 | -0.12 | 0.14 | 0.29 | -0.26 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.54 |
| FAS | 0.79 | -0.05 | -0.06 | -0.09 | 0.19 | 0.32 | -0.51 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.50 |
| USD | 0.76 | -0.05 | 0.01 | -0.10 | 0.24 | 0.30 | -0.51 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.54 |
| TECL | 0.90 | -0.04 | 0.01 | -0.11 | 0.25 | 0.35 | -0.48 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.65 |
| UPRO | 1.00 | -0.04 | 0.02 | -0.14 | 0.25 | 0.41 | -0.55 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
| Portfolio | 0.67 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.36 | 0.35 | -0.17 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 1.00 |