Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Alden ETF , 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 never rebalanced.
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The earliest data available for this chart is Aug 15, 2018, corresponding to the inception date of AAAU
Returns By Period
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | -0.11% | 0.61% | -0.42% | 4.03% | 29.40% | 18.38% | 10.55% | 12.70% |
Portfolio Alden ETF | 0.34% | -0.24% | 5.49% | 7.28% | 37.41% | 21.23% | 10.19% | — |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | -0.72% | 0.47% | 3.10% | 7.11% | 25.28% | 12.56% | 8.03% | 11.51% |
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 0.55% | 2.14% | 5.56% | 10.14% | 39.09% | 15.31% | 4.99% | 8.10% |
VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 0.28% | 3.03% | 8.62% | 16.60% | 45.32% | 17.90% | 9.43% | 9.81% |
GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund | 0.34% | 2.43% | 21.96% | 31.46% | 62.14% | 12.16% | 12.52% | 11.81% |
BIL SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 0.03% | 0.32% | 0.98% | 1.82% | 4.00% | 4.70% | 3.30% | 2.14% |
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -0.04% | 0.02% | 0.37% | 1.17% | 3.56% | 3.89% | 1.72% | 1.65% |
AAAU Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF | -0.15% | -8.18% | 10.34% | 18.53% | 49.88% | 33.18% | 22.04% | — |
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) | 1.66% | 3.61% | -16.56% | -37.61% | -9.20% | 47.65% | 2.81% | 59.07% |
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF | 1.06% | -1.94% | 15.88% | 32.11% | 112.24% | 43.86% | 25.13% | 16.96% |
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 0.22% | 1.43% | 6.20% | 7.60% | 17.01% | 8.09% | 3.71% | 5.16% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Aug 16, 2018, Alden ETF 's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.07%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.4 years.
Historically, 59% of months were positive and 41% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +11.9%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -15.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.
On a daily basis, Alden ETF closed higher 55% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +7.2%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -9.4%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.64% | 3.59% | -7.05% | 3.71% | 5.49% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 5.22% | -3.32% | 1.27% | 2.25% | 4.51% | 3.57% | 1.79% | 2.51% | 5.38% | -0.78% | -0.16% | 2.16% | 26.88% |
| 2024 | -1.10% | 7.42% | 6.43% | -4.21% | 5.08% | -2.87% | 2.49% | -0.37% | 3.37% | 0.33% | 7.12% | -4.47% | 19.80% |
| 2023 | 7.68% | -5.11% | 4.07% | 1.25% | -4.81% | 5.59% | 3.73% | -3.03% | -2.89% | 1.35% | 7.31% | 4.81% | 20.52% |
| 2022 | -3.70% | 2.35% | 2.48% | -6.12% | -1.44% | -10.82% | 4.64% | -3.46% | -6.85% | 5.40% | 6.15% | -2.27% | -14.24% |
| 2021 | 1.12% | 4.99% | 4.19% | 1.63% | -2.56% | -1.46% | 0.88% | 1.15% | -4.12% | 8.91% | -3.48% | -1.03% | 9.87% |
Benchmark Metrics
Alden ETF has an annualized alpha of 3.88%, beta of 0.69, and R² of 0.59 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since August 16, 2018.
- This portfolio participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (78.31%) than losses (75.84%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 3.88% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- Beta of 0.69 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
- 3.88%
- Beta
- 0.69
- R²
- 0.59
- Upside Capture
- 78.31%
- Downside Capture
- 75.84%
Expense Ratio
Alden ETF has an expense ratio of 0.23%, which is considered low. 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
Alden ETF ranks 27 for risk / return — below 27% 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 | 2.15 | 2.23 | -0.08 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 2.64 | 3.12 | -0.48 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.39 | 1.42 | -0.03 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 3.24 | 4.05 | -0.81 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 10.11 | 17.91 | -7.80 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 56 | 1.99 | 2.90 | 1.36 | 3.92 | 14.57 |
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 71 | 2.55 | 3.50 | 1.48 | 4.14 | 15.31 |
VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 82 | 3.09 | 4.11 | 1.56 | 4.57 | 18.43 |
GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund | 96 | 4.15 | 5.09 | 1.73 | 10.22 | 44.12 |
BIL SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 100 | 19.56 | 254.71 | 180.39 | 366.82 | 4,118.43 |
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 73 | 2.55 | 4.08 | 1.53 | 3.92 | 14.60 |
AAAU Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF | 43 | 1.86 | 2.27 | 1.34 | 3.09 | 10.67 |
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) | 25 | -0.21 | -0.00 | 1.00 | -0.12 | -0.24 |
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF | 64 | 2.55 | 2.69 | 1.39 | 4.58 | 15.86 |
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 30 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 1.23 | 2.54 | 8.05 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Alden ETF provided a 2.40% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2.40% | 2.69% | 2.97% | 2.83% | 2.98% | 2.37% | 2.02% | 2.53% | 2.50% | 2.37% | 1.89% | 2.52% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 1.59% | 1.64% | 1.52% | 1.64% | 1.82% | 1.28% | 1.64% | 1.69% | 2.02% | 1.52% | 1.20% | 1.70% |
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 2.56% | 2.79% | 3.20% | 3.52% | 4.11% | 2.63% | 1.91% | 3.23% | 2.88% | 2.30% | 2.52% | 3.26% |
VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 2.77% | 3.22% | 3.35% | 3.15% | 2.91% | 3.16% | 2.04% | 3.04% | 3.35% | 2.77% | 3.05% | 2.92% |
GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund | 2.19% | 2.81% | 3.39% | 3.55% | 4.12% | 3.61% | 2.79% | 3.25% | 3.27% | 2.00% | 1.73% | 4.50% |
BIL SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 3.95% | 4.13% | 5.03% | 4.92% | 1.35% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 2.05% | 1.66% | 0.68% | 0.07% | 0.00% |
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 3.72% | 3.81% | 3.92% | 2.99% | 1.30% | 0.26% | 0.94% | 2.12% | 1.72% | 0.98% | 0.71% | 0.54% |
AAAU Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 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% |
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF | 0.64% | 0.74% | 1.19% | 1.61% | 1.66% | 1.67% | 0.53% | 0.67% | 0.50% | 0.76% | 0.26% | 0.85% |
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 3.75% | 3.92% | 3.85% | 3.95% | 3.91% | 2.56% | 3.93% | 3.39% | 4.74% | 4.23% | 4.82% | 3.92% |
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 Alden ETF . 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 Alden ETF was 31.34%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 97 trading sessions.
The current Alden ETF drawdown is 7.04%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.34% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 97 | Aug 5, 2020 | 117 |
| -27.94% | Nov 10, 2021 | 221 | Sep 27, 2022 | 355 | Feb 27, 2024 | 576 |
| -13.38% | Jan 29, 2026 | 36 | Mar 20, 2026 | — | — | — |
| -12.63% | Feb 21, 2025 | 33 | Apr 8, 2025 | 21 | May 8, 2025 | 54 |
| -12.22% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 68 | Apr 3, 2019 | 148 |
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 12.25, 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 | BIL | SHY | TIP | GBTC | AAAU | PPLT | SIVR | GDX | EWZ | AMLP | VNQ | IXC | SLYV | VWO | RSP | VEA | GUNR | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.70 |
| BIL | -0.01 | 1.00 | 0.11 | -0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | -0.00 | -0.00 | -0.00 | -0.00 | -0.02 | 0.01 | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.02 |
| SHY | -0.01 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 0.65 | -0.00 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.01 | -0.07 | 0.18 | -0.12 | -0.01 | -0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | -0.03 | 0.06 |
| TIP | 0.10 | -0.01 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.18 |
| GBTC | 0.33 | 0.03 | -0.00 | 0.06 | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.66 |
| AAAU | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.53 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.38 |
| PPLT | 0.28 | -0.01 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.50 |
| SIVR | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.51 |
| GDX | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.77 | 0.53 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.51 |
| EWZ | 0.45 | -0.00 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
| AMLP | 0.46 | -0.00 | -0.07 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| VNQ | 0.62 | -0.00 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.54 |
| IXC | 0.46 | -0.00 | -0.12 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.45 | 0.72 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 0.56 |
| SLYV | 0.74 | -0.02 | -0.01 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.66 |
| VWO | 0.66 | 0.01 | -0.00 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.72 |
| RSP | 0.89 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.58 | 0.89 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| VEA | 0.80 | -0.01 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.78 |
| GUNR | 0.61 | -0.01 | -0.03 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.47 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.76 |
| Portfolio | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 1.00 |