For those of you still interested in the results, in the 5 ETF Ivy Portfolio + SHY, the 3 month returns, 20 day returns, and 20 day
volatility strategy returned 96.5 % (19.6 % CAGR) with 16.7 % volatility -LRB--5.7 % drawdown).
Not exact matches
Macro: The Macro
strategy's strongest contributions came from long equity and Energy - sector positioning as low
volatility and sustained, upward trends in these markets continued driving
returns throughout most of January.
With a combination of these diversified
strategies, a flexible active approach aims to find fixed income
return opportunities in all corners of the market, even during times of greater
volatility or rising interest rates.
In their May 2012 paper entitled «Adaptive Asset Allocation: A Primer», Adam Butler, Michael Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo backtest a progression of
strategies culminating in an Adaptive Asset Allocation (AAA)
strategy that incorporates
return predictability from relative momentum (last 120 trading days, about six months),
volatility predictability from recent
volatility (last 60 trading days) and pairwise correlation predictability from recent correlations (last 250 trading days).
She modifies this
strategy to investigate correlation and
volatility effects by: (1) measuring also during the selection phase
return correlations and sum of
volatilities based on daily closing prices for each possible stock pair; (2) allocating each pair to a correlation quintile (ranked fifth) and to a summed
volatility quintile; and, (3) randomly selecting 20 twenty pairs out of each of the 25 intersections of correlation and summed
volatility quintiles.
For risk management, they forecast next - month momentum
strategy volatility based on past
strategy volatility calculated based on daily
returns over the past one, three or six months.
Do
strategies that seek to exploit
return volatility persistence by adjusting stock market exposure inversely with recent market
volatility relative to some target (including exposures greater than 100 %) produce obvious benefits for investors?
As we discuss in detail in the book, while much improved, Quality and Price is not a perfect
strategy: the better
returns are attended by higher
volatility and worse drawdowns.
The long / short
strategy generated excess
returns of 45 basis points per month, 50 % higher than the 31 basis points per month generated by the unconditional quality
strategy, despite running at lower
volatility (10.4 % as opposed to 12.2 %).
The long / short
strategy based on the joint quality and value signal generated excess
returns of 61 basis points per month, twice that generated by the quality or value signals alone and a third higher than the market, despite running at a
volatility of only 9.7 %.
The
strategy returned a modest 7.9 % annually but did so at 8.1 %
volatility and a max drawdown of -9.2 %.
This highly flawed concept, widely taught in MBA and financial engineering programs, perceives
volatility as an exogenous measurement of risk, ignoring its role as both a source of excess
returns, and a direct influencer on risk itself... Systematic
strategies are based on market
volatility as a key decision metric for leverage... The majority of active management
strategies rely on some form of
volatility for excess
returns and to make leverage decisions.
From the point of an advisor, low
volatility strategies ETFs cover three of these, offering down - side protection with equity - like
returns.
Each of these
strategies varies in the types of
returns they generate and in their expected
volatility, as you are about to see.
A subscriber, noting an article on slowing down intrinsic (absolute or time series) momentum for SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) when its
return volatility is relatively high, suggested doing the same for the Simple Asset Class ETF Momentum
Strategy (SACEMS).
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To give you confidence in a long - term distribution
strategy, several factors must be considered to solve for the «magic number» needed to support your lifestyle including: sequence of
returns,
volatility, portfolio withdrawals, taxes, life expectancy, inflation, and more.
Remarks: Due to their conceptual scope — and if not explicitly stated otherwise — , all models / setups /
strategies do not account for slippage, fees and transaction costs, do not account for
return on cash and / or interest on margin, do not use position sizing (e.g. Kelly, optimal f)-- they're always «all in «-- , do not use leverage (e.g. leveraged ETFs), do not utilize any kind of abnormal market filter (e.g. during market phases with extremely elevated
volatility), do not use intraday buy / sell stops (end - of - day prices only), and models / setups /
strategies are not «adaptive «(do not adjust to the ongoing changes in market conditions like bull and bear markets).
The Litman Gregory folks started with a common premise: «In the years ahead, we believe there will be mediocre
returns and higher
volatility from stocks, and low
returns from bonds... [we sought] «alternative»
strategies that we believe are not highly dependent on tailwinds from stocks and bonds to generate
returns.»
As investors look for diversification beyond traditional stock and bond funds, absolute
return strategies can provide a differentiated
return and risk profile and the potential to reduce long - term portfolio
volatility.
The prospect of lower stock
returns and higher
volatility going forward suggests for Russ that investors should consider
strategies such as carry, or yield, to boost risk adjusted
returns.
You can also find
strategy indexes that allow you to invest for specific goals, such as low
volatility or high dividend
return.
Low -
volatility equities Lower -
volatility stock
strategies typically experience less dramatic price changes when the market goes down since fund managers aim for benchmark
returns with considerably less risk.
Take a deeper dive into the Defined Risk
Strategy (DRS) and learn how since inception in 1997 this distinct, hedged - equity investment approach has posted an enviable track record of consistent
returns with reduced
volatility across full market cycles.
«
Volatility drag is the culprit that impedes compounding of returns, so we like low volatility strategies also,» sa
Volatility drag is the culprit that impedes compounding of
returns, so we like low
volatility strategies also,» sa
volatility strategies also,» says Yamada.
Standard deviation of
returns (a measure of
volatility) for the
strategy was 23.6 % vs. 13.1 % for the S&P / TSX Composite.
The unconstrained
strategy can be thought of in two ways: always trying to earn a positive
return with high probability (T - bills are the benchmark, if any), or being willing to accept equity - like
volatility while the bond manager sources obscure bonds, or takes large interest rate or credit risks.
While covered - call
strategies appear to promise «a free lunch» of increased
returns with less risk, investors who care about more than the
volatility of
returns will not find this an efficient
strategy.
While diversification through an asset allocation
strategy is a useful technique that can help to manage overall portfolio risk and
volatility, there is no certainty or assurance that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall
return or outperform one that is not diversified.
While
returns are important, knowing an optimal asset mix and having an investment
strategy in place will allow one to weather the market's
volatility with greater comfort.
Since «smart beta»
strategies exhibit both higher
returns and elevated
volatility compared to the index, naturally a question arises: What is the incremental
return per unit of risk of these
strategies compared to that of the index?
I.e., for any profitable
strategy, odds are that it will show higher
returns during periods of high
volatility, so I'd be more interested in something like a Sharpe Ratio per trade when comparing subsets of trades.
In addition, the
return - on - equity
strategy beat the low -
volatility strategy on a risk - adjusted basis.
Investors can achieve superior
returns and experience less
volatility by focusing their investment
strategy around dividend - growing stocks.
«These ETFs give investors the opportunity to build better portfolios with
strategies that can help reduce
volatility, manage risk and potentially enhance
returns.»
The same
strategy I back - tested, produced a much greater downside deviation (a measure of the
volatility of negative
returns) than the index.
Our analysis indicates the potential of a low
volatility factor
strategy in reducing
return volatility in U.S. preferred stocks.
The
strategy detailed above has offered strong historical
returns at comparable
volatility and much lower drawdowns compared to a balanced 60/40 mutual fund.
The
strategy says avoid summer
volatility in the markets by selling your stocks in May, and then
return to the markets in November.
These
strategies are designed to smooth out
return characteristics, lower portfolio
volatility or create an additional source of income — without making changes to the underlying portfolio.
The
strategy returned a modest 7.9 % annually but did so at 8.1 %
volatility and a max drawdown of -9.2 %.
The encouraging news for low -
volatility investors is that buy — write
strategies offer an uncorrelated source of
return and a risk - diversifying addition to their portfolios.
In their March 2018 paper entitled «The Conservative Formula: Quantitative Investing Made Easy», Pim van Vliet and David Blitz propose a stock selection
strategy based on low
return volatility, high net payout yield and strong price momentum.
Not only does covered call writing (especially the 3mo - 1mo
strategy) earn a higher
return versus the buy - and - hold index portfolio, but it benefits from lower
volatility than the index.
Do
strategies that seek to exploit
return volatility persistence by adjusting stock market exposure inversely with recent market
volatility relative to some target (including exposures greater than 100 %) produce obvious benefits for investors?
Your investment analysis should include these high probability value
strategies because they improve
returns and lower portfolio
volatility.
She modifies this
strategy to investigate correlation and
volatility effects by: (1) measuring also during the selection phase
return correlations and sum of
volatilities based on daily closing prices for each possible stock pair; (2) allocating each pair to a correlation quintile (ranked fifth) and to a summed
volatility quintile; and, (3) randomly selecting 20 twenty pairs out of each of the 25 intersections of correlation and summed
volatility quintiles.
Looking beyond the story telling that characterizes various investment philosophies, the long - term
return drivers of many complex smart beta
strategies are tilts toward well - known factor / style exposures, such as value, size, and low
volatility.
A study Barry Feldman and Dhruv Roy, cleraly shows the BXM Index (CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index), a benchmark for an S&P 500 - based covered call
strategy, had slightly higher
returns and significantly less
volatility than the S&P 500 over a time period of almost 16 years, despite the fact that covered calls have a truncated upside in the short term.
Returns go down a little bit, and the
strategy's
volatility goes up, but its correlation with the stock market goes to zero.