Vol Factor
Portfolio Specification
Assets
| Barclays Bank PLC (VXX) | 100.00% |
Policy
| Rebalancing Interval | Daily |
|---|---|
| Weights Algorithm | Constant Weights |
Benchmark
Portfolio Description
“Vol” is an equity risk factor that captures sensitivity to changes in price of a volatility index of the S&P 500.
A front-month Vix index is used to proxy this factor.
Policy Report
Backtest Report
From to (14y 16d)
Returns (annualized)
| Portfolio | -47.10% |
| Benchmark | 13.13% |
Risk (annualized)
| Portfolio | 69.99% |
| Benchmark | 17.49% |
Sharpe (annualized)
| Portfolio | -0.59 |
| Benchmark | 0.71 |
Excess Return (annualized)
| -60.23% |
Tracking Error (annualized)
| 84.24% |
Information Ratio
| -0.72 |
| Statistic | Portfolio | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Downside Volatility | 56.57% | 18.65% |
| Sortino Ratio | -0.73 | 0.67 |
| Calmar Ratio | -0.41 | 0.37 |
| Ulcer Index | 3.26 | 15.27 |
| Max Drawdown | 100.00% | 33.70% |
| VaR (99% Confidence) | $-16,279 | $-4,068 |
| VaR (99.9% Confidence) | $-21,625 | $-5,404 |
| Beta to Benchmark | -3.09 | N/A |
Value at Risk (VaR) is calculated off a $10,000 portfolio value.
Growth Charts
Return Distribution
Excess Kurtosis
| 8.78 |
Skew
| 1.62 |
Data Table
| Factor | Portfolio | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Factor | -0.2272 | -0.2272 |
| High Beta (Low Beta) | -0.1873 | -0.1873 |
| Market Factor | -2.9105 | -2.9105 |
| Vol Term Structure | -0.9562 | -0.9562 |
Adjusted R2
| Portfolio | 0.63 |
| Benchmark | 0.94 |
Intercept
| Portfolio | -0.00 |
| Benchmark | 0.00 |