Protective Asset Allocation

Protective Asset Allocation Strategy Explanation Video

This strategy invests in the asset classes with the highest momentum using a selection universe of 12 ETFs. The asset classes covered are the S&P 500, the Russell 2000, the NASDAQ 100, European Equities, Japanese Equities, emerging market equities, long-term treasury bonds, high yield bonds, corporate bonds, commodities, gold, and real estate. The strategy will invest in the 6 asset classes with the strongest momentum on each rebalancing date. It will also move toward a crash protection asset (short or intermediate-term bonds) as the number of asset classes that are in a downtrend rises. Once more than half the assets in the selection universe are in a downtrend, the portfolio will invest 100% of its value in the crash protection asset.

Since 2006, this portfolio has returned 7.6% per year, outperforming its benchmark by 0.4%

Protective Asset Allocation
60/40 Allocation
* Returns are model returns and do not reflect actual trading. Full performance disclaimer

Annual Return: 7.6% 60/40 Portfolio: 7.2%
Year To Date: -3.9% 60/40 Portfolio: 4.1%
Beta: 0.11 Standard Deviation: 11.4%
Full Return History

Portfolio Holdings


Ticker Date Added Return
QQQ 5/1/2020 20.72%
GLD 5/1/2020 15.00%
IEF 2/7/2020 8.68%
LQD 5/1/2020 7.69%
SPY 5/29/2020 6.00%
TLT 5/1/2020 1.64%
EEM 7/24/2020 0.72%

Latest Changes

Last Rebalancing: 7/24/2020  Next Rebalancing: 8/21/2020

Additions Deletions
EEM EWJ
Performance Disclaimer: Returns presented on Validea.com are model returns and do not represent actual trading. As a result, they do not incorporate any commissions or other trading costs or fees. Model portfolios with inception dates on or after 12/30/2005 include a combination of back tested and live model returns. The back-tested performance results shown are hypothetical and are not the result of real-time management of actual accounts. The back-testing of performance differs from actual account performance because the investment strategy may be adjusted at any time, for any reason and can continue to be changed until desired or better performance results are achieved. Back-tested returns are presented to provide general information regarding how the underlying strategy behind the portfolio performed in our historical testing. A back-tested strategy has the benefit of hindsight and the results do not reflect the impact that material economic or market factors may have had on advisor's decision-making if actual client assets were being managed using this approach.

Optimal portfolios presented on Validea.com represent the rebalancing period that has led to the best historical performance for each of our equity models. Each optimal portfolio was determined after the fact with performance information that was not available at portfolio inception. As a result, an investor could not have invested in the optimal portfolio since its inception. Optimal portfolios are presented to allow investors to quickly determine the portfolio size and rebalancing period that has performed best for each of our models in our historical testing.

Both the model portfolio and benchmark returns presented for all equity portfolios on Validea.com are not inclusive of dividends. Returns for our ETF portfolios and trend following system, and the benchmarks they are compared to, are inclusive of dividends. The S&P 500 is presented as a benchmark because it is the most widely followed benchmark of the overall US market and is most often used by investors for return comparison purposes. As with any investment strategy, there is potential for profit as well as the possibility of loss and investors may incur a loss despite a past history of gains. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Results will vary with economic and market conditions.