Asset Allocation
| Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
|---|---|---|
ATD.TO Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | 10% |
AXP American Express Company | Financial Services | 10% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Financial Services | 10% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | 10% |
CTAS Cintas Corporation | Industrials | 5% |
DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | 5% |
DOL.TO Dollarama Inc. | Consumer Defensive | 10% |
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | 5% |
MNST Monster Beverage Corporation | Consumer Defensive | 10% |
MSCI MSCI Inc. | Financial Services | 10% |
V Visa Inc. | Financial Services | 10% |
WM Waste Management, Inc. | Industrials | 5% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Marathon, 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 9, 2009, corresponding to the inception date of DOL.TO
Returns By Period
As of Apr 3, 2026, the Marathon returned -4.97% Year-To-Date and 18.78% 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 Marathon | 0.62% | -5.75% | -4.97% | -2.10% | 3.13% | 16.19% | 15.13% | 18.78% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
V Visa Inc. | 0.77% | -6.24% | -14.05% | -12.70% | -12.50% | 10.35% | 7.55% | 15.28% |
AXP American Express Company | -0.11% | -2.17% | -18.42% | -8.45% | 10.57% | 23.99% | 17.15% | 19.06% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | -0.24% | -0.83% | -5.03% | -3.74% | -11.23% | 15.44% | 13.08% | 12.79% |
MSCI MSCI Inc. | 1.47% | -3.68% | -4.67% | -2.16% | -4.14% | 0.45% | 6.04% | 23.41% |
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 2.57% | -8.74% | -10.59% | -13.23% | -19.48% | 5.24% | 1.18% | 12.02% |
DOL.TO Dollarama Inc. | 0.40% | -15.16% | -16.98% | -5.22% | 11.30% | 27.58% | 22.60% | 18.67% |
ATD.TO Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | -0.78% | -5.48% | 3.30% | 6.39% | 11.25% | 4.85% | 12.34% | 10.42% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.85% | 0.71% | 17.86% | 11.02% | 5.74% | 28.60% | 24.74% | 22.54% |
CTAS Cintas Corporation | 1.34% | -13.50% | -7.09% | -13.68% | -15.73% | 15.81% | 15.96% | 24.15% |
DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. | 1.04% | -8.47% | -2.74% | -18.05% | 10.45% | 13.61% | 10.04% | 17.95% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 12, 2009, Marathon's average daily return is +0.08%, while the average monthly return is +1.73%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 3.4 years.
Historically, 71% of months were positive and 29% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +14.3%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -12.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.
On a daily basis, Marathon closed higher 56% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.2%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.88% | 3.57% | -8.07% | 0.70% | -4.97% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2.39% | 3.73% | -1.89% | 2.84% | 2.94% | 0.34% | -1.68% | 3.02% | 0.11% | -2.09% | 4.34% | 0.43% | 15.14% |
| 2024 | 2.87% | 5.17% | 1.23% | -3.47% | 4.65% | -1.65% | 5.10% | 2.96% | 1.12% | -0.89% | 7.93% | -6.02% | 19.69% |
| 2023 | 7.05% | -2.97% | 3.96% | 0.65% | -1.39% | 6.52% | 2.68% | -0.74% | -3.10% | -0.99% | 9.46% | 6.00% | 29.54% |
| 2022 | -4.43% | -0.79% | 4.26% | -5.14% | 0.39% | -5.85% | 10.65% | -4.61% | -7.24% | 9.31% | 7.20% | -5.42% | -3.81% |
| 2021 | -5.82% | 2.51% | 6.85% | 8.12% | 0.28% | 3.23% | 5.96% | 0.81% | -4.52% | 3.69% | -2.05% | 8.64% | 29.96% |
Benchmark Metrics
Marathon has an annualized alpha of 10.58%, beta of 0.87, and R² of 0.80 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 12, 2009.
- This portfolio captured 110.59% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 62.36% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 10.58% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- With beta of 0.87 and R² of 0.80, 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
- 10.58%
- Beta
- 0.87
- R²
- 0.80
- Upside Capture
- 110.59%
- Downside Capture
- 62.36%
Expense Ratio
Marathon 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.
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Marathon ranks 13 for risk / return — in the bottom 13% of portfolios on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 0.22 | 0.88 | -0.67 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 0.42 | 1.37 | -0.95 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.06 | 1.21 | -0.15 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 1.30 | 1.39 | -0.09 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 5.71 | 6.43 | -0.73 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V Visa Inc. | 16 | -0.53 | -0.59 | 0.92 | -0.61 | -1.33 |
AXP American Express Company | 50 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 1.10 | 0.52 | 1.47 |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 15 | -0.62 | -0.73 | 0.90 | -0.70 | -1.19 |
MSCI MSCI Inc. | 32 | -0.14 | 0.01 | 1.00 | -0.15 | -0.41 |
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 12 | -0.79 | -1.07 | 0.88 | -0.66 | -1.38 |
DOL.TO Dollarama Inc. | 55 | 0.47 | 0.82 | 1.11 | 0.77 | 2.61 |
ATD.TO Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | 54 | 0.42 | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 2.17 |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 45 | 0.29 | 0.56 | 1.07 | 0.36 | 0.72 |
CTAS Cintas Corporation | 14 | -0.74 | -0.92 | 0.88 | -0.58 | -1.24 |
DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. | 47 | 0.27 | 0.74 | 1.08 | 0.40 | 0.82 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Marathon provided a 0.82% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 0.82% | 0.73% | 0.66% | 0.90% | 0.74% | 0.56% | 0.94% | 0.71% | 0.85% | 1.10% | 0.84% | 1.11% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
V Visa Inc. | 0.84% | 0.70% | 0.68% | 0.72% | 0.76% | 0.62% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.67% | 0.61% | 0.75% | 0.64% |
AXP American Express Company | 1.41% | 0.85% | 0.91% | 1.24% | 1.35% | 1.05% | 1.42% | 1.29% | 1.51% | 1.32% | 1.61% | 1.58% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway 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% |
MSCI MSCI Inc. | 1.37% | 1.25% | 1.07% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.59% | 0.65% | 0.98% | 1.30% | 1.04% | 1.27% | 1.11% |
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 1.94% | 1.67% | 1.44% | 1.17% | 1.27% | 0.67% | 0.81% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.97% | 0.95% | 1.11% |
DOL.TO Dollarama Inc. | 0.25% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.31% | 0.34% | 0.39% | 0.48% | 0.27% | 0.40% | 0.44% |
ATD.TO Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | 1.05% | 1.07% | 0.90% | 0.76% | 0.79% | 0.71% | 0.69% | 0.61% | 0.57% | 0.55% | 0.50% | 0.27% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.49% | 2.87% | 0.76% | 0.54% | 3.38% | 0.86% | 1.08% | 4.81% | 1.09% | 4.06% |
CTAS Cintas Corporation | 1.00% | 0.89% | 0.80% | 0.83% | 0.93% | 0.77% | 0.99% | 0.95% | 1.22% | 1.04% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. | 1.22% | 1.15% | 0.93% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 0.76% | 1.05% | 1.18% | 1.51% | 0.83% | 1.24% | 0.84% |
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 Marathon. 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 Marathon was 31.02%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 86 trading sessions.
The current Marathon drawdown is 7.54%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.02% | Feb 21, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 86 | Jul 22, 2020 | 108 |
| -19.45% | Sep 13, 2018 | 73 | Dec 24, 2018 | 67 | Apr 1, 2019 | 140 |
| -15.73% | Jul 22, 2011 | 12 | Aug 8, 2011 | 54 | Oct 24, 2011 | 66 |
| -15.73% | Dec 7, 2015 | 47 | Feb 11, 2016 | 47 | Apr 20, 2016 | 94 |
| -15.18% | Apr 21, 2022 | 41 | Jun 16, 2022 | 43 | Aug 16, 2022 | 84 |
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 12 assets, with an effective number of assets of 11.11, 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 | ATD.TO | DOL.TO | DPZ | MNST | DHI | COST | WM | MSCI | AXP | V | BRK-B | CTAS | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.82 |
| ATD.TO | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.52 |
| DOL.TO | 0.39 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| DPZ | 0.42 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.48 |
| MNST | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.59 |
| DHI | 0.52 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.56 |
| COST | 0.54 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.58 |
| WM | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.57 |
| MSCI | 0.63 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.68 |
| AXP | 0.69 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.68 |
| V | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.71 |
| BRK-B | 0.69 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 0.54 | 0.68 |
| CTAS | 0.68 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.69 |
| Portfolio | 0.82 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 1.00 |