Alternatives
Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Alternatives, 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.
The earliest data available for this chart is Mar 8, 2022, corresponding to the inception date of CTA
Returns By Period
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -12.30% | -8.99% | -11.89% | 3.84% | 13.06% | 9.34% |
Alternatives | -3.25% | -4.23% | -1.82% | -1.46% | N/A | N/A |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
DBMF iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | -3.34% | -0.64% | -4.84% | -9.24% | 4.83% | N/A |
BCD abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strategy K-1 Free ETF | 4.66% | -2.70% | 5.17% | 3.82% | 16.08% | N/A |
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Trust | 30.43% | 13.29% | 25.67% | 42.92% | 14.52% | 10.92% |
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -12.03% | -8.89% | -11.37% | 5.19% | 14.80% | 11.29% |
CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 1.16% | -4.90% | 8.26% | 8.43% | N/A | N/A |
KMLM KFA Mount Lucas Index Strategy ETF | -6.58% | -4.02% | -6.21% | -14.90% | N/A | N/A |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Alternatives, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | 1.58% | -0.64% | 0.16% | -4.30% | -3.25% | ||||||||
2024 | 0.78% | 3.24% | 2.94% | 3.40% | 0.07% | 0.32% | -1.57% | -0.44% | 1.82% | -1.42% | 1.71% | 0.71% | 12.03% |
2023 | -0.69% | 0.84% | -4.14% | 2.56% | -0.22% | 2.16% | 2.08% | -0.37% | 2.32% | -1.34% | -1.32% | -1.35% | 0.30% |
2022 | -0.68% | 4.96% | 0.89% | -2.49% | 2.16% | 2.21% | -1.52% | 2.19% | -3.07% | -2.33% | 2.00% |
Expense Ratio
Alternatives 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of Alternatives is 8, meaning it’s performing worse than 92% of other portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for positions. Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
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DBMF iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | -0.83 | -1.05 | 0.87 | -0.53 | -0.97 |
BCD abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strategy K-1 Free ETF | 0.37 | 0.60 | 1.08 | 0.23 | 0.94 |
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Trust | 2.65 | 3.50 | 1.46 | 5.41 | 14.55 |
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.22 | 0.43 | 1.06 | 0.22 | 0.94 |
CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 0.75 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 2.10 |
KMLM KFA Mount Lucas Index Strategy ETF | -1.36 | -1.83 | 0.79 | -0.52 | -1.64 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Alternatives provided a 3.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
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Portfolio | 3.30% | 3.24% | 3.33% | 5.86% | 5.37% | 0.74% | 2.56% | 0.73% | 0.37% | 0.40% | 0.42% | 0.37% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
DBMF iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 6.07% | 5.75% | 2.91% | 7.72% | 10.38% | 0.86% | 9.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
BCD abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strategy K-1 Free ETF | 3.44% | 3.60% | 4.51% | 5.21% | 8.30% | 1.29% | 1.56% | 1.59% | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Trust | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.48% | 1.24% | 1.46% | 1.69% | 1.25% | 1.54% | 1.88% | 2.06% | 1.78% | 2.02% | 2.10% | 1.85% |
CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 4.65% | 4.80% | 7.78% | 6.58% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
KMLM KFA Mount Lucas Index Strategy ETF | 0.88% | 0.82% | 0.00% | 8.12% | 6.94% | 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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Alternatives. 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 Alternatives was 11.33%, occurring on Mar 17, 2023. Recovery took 250 trading sessions.
The current Alternatives drawdown is 7.33%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-11.33% | Nov 8, 2022 | 89 | Mar 17, 2023 | 250 | Mar 15, 2024 | 339 |
-9.05% | Feb 20, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
-6.05% | May 21, 2024 | 52 | Aug 5, 2024 | 99 | Dec 24, 2024 | 151 |
-5.48% | Jun 8, 2022 | 19 | Jul 6, 2022 | 86 | Nov 4, 2022 | 105 |
-3.96% | Mar 9, 2022 | 6 | Mar 16, 2022 | 5 | Mar 23, 2022 | 11 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Alternatives volatility is 5.02%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Diversification
Diversification Metrics
Number of Effective Assets
The portfolio contains 6 assets, with an effective number of assets of 5.00, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets indicates a moderate level of diversification, where some assets may have a more significant influence on overall performance.
Asset Correlations Table
VOO | BCD | CTA | OUNZ | DBMF | KMLM | |
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VOO | 1.00 | 0.26 | -0.13 | 0.16 | 0.01 | -0.17 |
BCD | 0.26 | 1.00 | -0.03 | 0.49 | 0.11 | -0.03 |
CTA | -0.13 | -0.03 | 1.00 | -0.14 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
OUNZ | 0.16 | 0.49 | -0.14 | 1.00 | -0.11 | -0.13 |
DBMF | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.33 | -0.11 | 1.00 | 0.56 |
KMLM | -0.17 | -0.03 | 0.33 | -0.13 | 0.56 | 1.00 |