Semiconductor Alphas
Asset Allocation
Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
---|---|---|
1YD.DE Broadcom Inc | Technology | 10% |
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | Technology | 10% |
AMD.DE Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Technology | 10% |
AP2.DE Applied Materials Inc | Technology | 10% |
ASME.DE ASML Holding NV | Technology | 10% |
MTE.DE Micron Technology Inc | Technology | 10% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Technology | 10% |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Technology | 10% |
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | Technology | 10% |
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | Technology | 10% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Semiconductor Alphas, 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 Dec 7, 2010, corresponding to the inception date of 1YD.DE
Returns By Period
As of Apr 13, 2025, the Semiconductor Alphas returned -17.13% Year-To-Date and 28.56% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -8.81% | -4.89% | -7.77% | 4.68% | 13.56% | 9.83% |
Semiconductor Alphas | -17.13% | -12.78% | -23.98% | -11.99% | 27.41% | 28.94% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | -20.15% | -9.42% | -17.70% | 11.76% | 27.48% | 23.68% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | -17.39% | -8.83% | -19.64% | 25.82% | 71.58% | 68.45% |
ASME.DE ASML Holding NV | -6.78% | -8.16% | -23.76% | -31.25% | 19.11% | 21.97% |
AMD.DE Advanced Micro Devices Inc | -26.25% | -8.69% | -45.02% | -44.24% | 10.63% | 42.43% |
AP2.DE Applied Materials Inc | -14.14% | -9.62% | -33.42% | -31.87% | 23.52% | 21.34% |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | -8.87% | -11.07% | -20.95% | -17.08% | 14.97% | 10.49% |
1YD.DE Broadcom Inc | -25.17% | -9.24% | -1.85% | 32.12% | 49.38% | 32.01% |
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | -20.70% | -16.34% | -28.27% | -8.78% | 9.23% | 12.63% |
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | -15.31% | -14.17% | -23.57% | -5.24% | 13.97% | 12.94% |
MTE.DE Micron Technology Inc | -22.08% | -32.58% | -36.55% | -44.90% | 8.38% | 9.28% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Semiconductor Alphas, 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 | 2.25% | -5.35% | -8.28% | -6.64% | -17.13% | ||||||||
2024 | 5.65% | 11.63% | 7.40% | -2.59% | 10.76% | 7.43% | -6.34% | -0.89% | 1.83% | -3.43% | -1.55% | 1.51% | 33.92% |
2023 | 16.98% | 1.28% | 10.46% | -6.12% | 16.44% | 3.88% | 4.19% | -3.94% | -6.48% | -4.01% | 14.44% | 12.85% | 72.43% |
2022 | -11.59% | -0.21% | -0.64% | -13.59% | 4.47% | -16.80% | 14.55% | -9.80% | -12.72% | 2.89% | 17.80% | -8.21% | -33.94% |
2021 | 5.10% | 5.70% | 0.74% | 2.31% | 2.14% | 6.64% | 1.03% | 2.56% | -4.82% | 6.36% | 14.64% | 2.06% | 53.07% |
2020 | -2.91% | -2.99% | -8.61% | 12.78% | 3.82% | 9.65% | 11.04% | 7.53% | -0.15% | -0.58% | 18.68% | 6.26% | 65.20% |
2019 | 12.29% | 3.31% | 4.84% | 12.04% | -14.16% | 12.40% | 6.28% | -1.07% | 1.82% | 6.99% | 6.00% | 8.57% | 73.29% |
2018 | 9.83% | -0.46% | -4.36% | -4.57% | 12.09% | -1.89% | 6.13% | 5.10% | 1.61% | -16.98% | 3.13% | -7.96% | -2.02% |
2017 | 1.99% | 6.41% | 5.11% | -2.02% | 8.09% | -2.15% | 5.84% | 1.73% | 5.87% | 5.76% | 1.70% | -0.92% | 43.59% |
2016 | -10.67% | 4.53% | 10.68% | -0.06% | 13.88% | 2.35% | 13.64% | 5.57% | 3.45% | 0.24% | 9.64% | 6.80% | 75.39% |
2015 | -4.98% | 12.04% | -4.58% | -1.80% | 4.37% | -9.16% | -4.93% | -5.70% | -1.10% | 10.60% | 2.67% | 3.20% | -1.72% |
2014 | -3.00% | 8.06% | 3.83% | -1.36% | 5.64% | 4.54% | -4.63% | 6.87% | -1.98% | -0.16% | 6.37% | 0.37% | 26.24% |
Expense Ratio
Semiconductor Alphas 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of Semiconductor Alphas is 10, meaning it’s performing worse than 90% 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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TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 0.50 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 0.62 | 1.97 |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 0.67 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.07 | 3.05 |
ASME.DE ASML Holding NV | -0.56 | -0.55 | 0.93 | -0.53 | -0.87 |
AMD.DE Advanced Micro Devices Inc | -0.83 | -1.09 | 0.87 | -0.61 | -1.39 |
AP2.DE Applied Materials Inc | -0.60 | -0.64 | 0.92 | -0.50 | -0.94 |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | -0.26 | -0.09 | 0.99 | -0.26 | -0.47 |
1YD.DE Broadcom Inc | 0.83 | 1.54 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 3.76 |
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | -0.19 | -0.03 | 1.00 | -0.22 | -0.68 |
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | -0.05 | 0.23 | 1.03 | -0.07 | -0.23 |
MTE.DE Micron Technology Inc | -0.63 | -0.63 | 0.91 | -0.62 | -1.10 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Semiconductor Alphas provided a 1.37% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
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Portfolio | 1.37% | 1.09% | 1.22% | 1.57% | 0.99% | 1.19% | 1.42% | 1.62% | 1.17% | 1.29% | 1.37% | 1.13% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 1.57% | 1.18% | 1.78% | 2.48% | 1.56% | 1.58% | 3.49% | 3.55% | 2.32% | 2.61% | 2.54% | 1.79% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.11% | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.27% | 0.46% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 1.20% | 1.70% |
ASME.DE ASML Holding NV | 1.09% | 0.92% | 0.87% | 1.27% | 0.47% | 0.64% | 1.19% | 1.02% | 0.82% | 0.99% | 0.84% | 0.68% |
AMD.DE Advanced Micro Devices 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% |
AP2.DE Applied Materials Inc | 1.06% | 0.78% | 0.67% | 0.96% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.19% | 1.91% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 2.44% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.67% | 1.47% | 1.69% | 2.81% | 4.27% | 3.50% | 3.17% | 3.72% | 2.17% |
1YD.DE Broadcom Inc | 1.17% | 0.78% | 1.52% | 2.74% | 1.88% | 2.93% | 0.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | 3.60% | 2.81% | 2.94% | 2.84% | 2.23% | 2.27% | 2.50% | 2.78% | 2.03% | 2.25% | 2.55% | 2.32% |
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.73% | 1.73% | 1.85% | 1.57% | 1.68% | 1.82% | 2.24% | 2.02% | 2.31% | 2.89% | 2.67% |
MTE.DE Micron Technology Inc | 0.63% | 0.45% | 0.48% | 0.81% | 0.18% | 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 Semiconductor Alphas. 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 Semiconductor Alphas was 44.78%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 194 trading sessions.
The current Semiconductor Alphas drawdown is 29.21%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-44.78% | Dec 28, 2021 | 208 | Oct 14, 2022 | 194 | Jul 17, 2023 | 402 |
-34.98% | Jul 11, 2024 | 190 | Apr 4, 2025 | — | — | — |
-34.43% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 56 | Jun 5, 2020 | 76 |
-30.46% | Feb 21, 2011 | 160 | Oct 3, 2011 | 409 | May 3, 2013 | 569 |
-26.52% | Mar 3, 2015 | 124 | Aug 25, 2015 | 191 | May 23, 2016 | 315 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Semiconductor Alphas volatility is 14.68%, 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
Asset Correlations Table
1YD.DE | AMD.DE | MTE.DE | ASME.DE | AP2.DE | NVDA | TSM | QCOM | TXN | ADI | |
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1YD.DE | 1.00 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 |
AMD.DE | 0.31 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 |
MTE.DE | 0.36 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 |
ASME.DE | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
AP2.DE | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
NVDA | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
TSM | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.59 |
QCOM | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
TXN | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 0.82 |
ADI | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 1.00 |
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