Adaptive Asset Allocation

Details

The Adaptive Asset Allocation strategy was developed by the team at ReSolve Asset Management and outlined in their paper Adaptive Asset Allocation: A Primer.

The strategy uses a momentum test to determine the best performing assets and then weights them based on correlation and volatility.

Average Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
30%
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term
17%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
10%
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
Real Estate, U.S.
8%
RWX
SPDR DJ Wilshire International Real Estate ETF
Real Estate, International
7%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Commodity, Blend
7%
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap
6%
VGK
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Equity, Europe, Large Cap
6%
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., Long-Term
5%
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust
Commodity, Gold
4%
EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Equity, Japan, Large Cap

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
10.7%
Sharpe Ratio
0.81
10 Year Annual Return
5.4%
Volatility (annualized)
9.9%
Max Drawdown
-15.6%
Positive Periods
66.3%
Dot Com Annual Return
8.3%
Great Financial Crisis Return
12.0%
Trade Frequency
Monthly
Ulcer Performance Index
2.2

Strategy Rules

This strategy trades once a month.

  1. On the last trading day of the month, calculate the 6-month total return of the 10 assets listed above.
  2. Invest in the five assets with the highest 6-month return.
    • The five assets are weighted in the portfolio according to their 6-month correlation and 1-month volatility outlined in the paper.
  3. Hold the positions until the final trading day of the next month.
    • Rebalance the portfolio regardless of whether there are any position changes.

How to Invest in the Adaptive Asset Allocation Portfolio

M1 Finance is the recommended platform to invest in this portfolio.  Find out why.

Adaptive Asset Allocation Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-13.7%
10.8%
42.2%
3-Year
-1.7%
11.0%
23.8%
5-Year
2.4%
11.4%
22.3%
10-Year
4.5%
12.3%
18.0%

Charts

Portfolio vs. 60/40 vs. S&P 500

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
10.7%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
5.4%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.81
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-15.6%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
9.9%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
8.3%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
12.0%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
66.3%
65.8%
63.3%

**S&P 500 backtest to 1972 and 60/40 backtest to 1970

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