GEM Dual Momentum

Details

The GEM Dual Momentum was developed by Gary Antonacii and outlined in his paper: Risk Premia Harvesting Through Dual Momentum.

He expands on this further in his book Dual Momentum: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk.

The strategy uses relative and absolute momentum to determine which of three assets to hold.

Average Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
45%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
28%
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., All-Term
27%
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Equity, Inter. Developed, Large Cap

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
14.4%
Sharpe Ratio
0.79
10 Year Annual Return
6.1%
Volatility (annualized)
12.6%
Max Drawdown
-19.5%
Positive Periods
67.5%
Dot Com Annual Return
4.2%
Great Financial Crisis Return
4.9%
Trade Frequency
Monthly
Ulcer Performance Index
1.8

Strategy Rules

This strategy holds one asset at a time.

  1. On the last trading day of the month, calculate the 12-month total return of SPY, EFA, and BIL (short-term US treasuries).
  2. If the 12-month total return of SPY > BIL:
    • Invest 100% in SPY if the 12-month return of SPY > EFA
    • Invest 100% in EFA if the 12-month return of EFA > SPY
  3. If the 12-month total return of BIL > SPY, invest 100% in AGG.
  4. Hold the position until the last trading day of the next month.

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GEM Dual Momentum Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-17.6%
15.6%
102.1%
3-Year
-3.7%
15.5%
56.5%
5-Year
0.5%
15.1%
47.3%
10-Year
4.7%
15.8%
30.2%

Charts

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

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
14.4%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
6.1%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.79
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-19.5%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
12.6%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
4.2%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
4.9%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
67.5%
65.8%
63.3%

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

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