Four Quadrant Portfolio

Portfolio Specification

Policy

Rebalancing Interval Quarterly
Weights Algorithm Equal Risk Contribution
Weights Algorithm Look-back 3 Years
Weights Updating Interval Quarterly

Benchmark

Simple 60/40

This portfolio is listed on the Community Portfolios page.

Portfolio Description

The portfolio is comprised of 4 thematic composites designed to capture different market environments.

  • “Inflationary Boom”

  • “Deflationary Boom”

  • “Inflationary Bust”

  • “Deflationary Bust”

Policy Report

Backtest Report

From to (8y 1m 17d)

Returns (annualized)

Portfolio 5.73%
Benchmark 7.75%

Risk (annualized)

Portfolio 8.69%
Benchmark 11.22%

Sharpe (annualized)

Portfolio 0.41
Benchmark 0.51

Excess Return (annualized)

-2.02%

Tracking Error (annualized)

7.02%

Information Ratio

-0.29
Statistic Portfolio Benchmark
Downside Volatility 9.14% 12.08%
Sortino Ratio 0.39 0.47
Calmar Ratio 0.17 0.26
Ulcer Index 15.12 15.21
Max Drawdown 21.26% 22.16%
VaR (99% Confidence) $-2,021 $-2,609
VaR (99.9% Confidence) $-2,685 $-3,466
Beta to Benchmark 0.60 N/A

Value at Risk (VaR) is calculated off a $10,000 portfolio value.

Growth Charts

Historical Weights

Return Distribution

Excess Kurtosis

6.72

Skew

-0.43
Data Table
Factor Coefficients
Factor Portfolio Benchmark Excess
Market Factor 0.3559 0.6195 -0.2636
Style Factor -0.0055 -0.0016 -0.0039
Size Factor 0.0240 0.0157 0.0084
U.S. Tilt (Non U.S.) -0.0712 -0.0135 -0.0577
Duration Factor 0.8909 0.3305 0.5605
Yield Curve Factor 0.0473 0.0205 0.0268
Inflation Factor 0.4840 0.0304 0.4535

Adjusted R2

Portfolio 0.88
Benchmark 0.99

Intercept

Portfolio -0.00
Benchmark 0.00

Factor Attribution