Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF (GSY)

TotalReturn:

'The total return on a portfolio of investments takes into account not only the capital appreciation on the portfolio, but also the income received on the portfolio. The income typically consists of interest, dividends, and securities lending fees. This contrasts with the price return, which takes into account only the capital gain on an investment.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (94.2%) in the period of the last 5 years, the total return of 14.7% of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is smaller, thus worse.
• Looking at total return, or performance in of 12.7% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (34.4%).

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate isn't a true return rate, but rather a representational figure. It is essentially a number that describes the rate at which an investment would have grown if it had grown the same rate every year and the profits were reinvested at the end of each year. In reality, this sort of performance is unlikely. However, CAGR can be used to smooth returns so that they may be more easily understood when compared to alternative investments.'

• The compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over 5 years of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is 2.8%, which is lower, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (14.2%) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the annual return (CAGR) is 4.1%, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 10.4% from the benchmark.

Volatility:

'Volatility is a rate at which the price of a security increases or decreases for a given set of returns. Volatility is measured by calculating the standard deviation of the annualized returns over a given period of time. It shows the range to which the price of a security may increase or decrease. Volatility measures the risk of a security. It is used in option pricing formula to gauge the fluctuations in the returns of the underlying assets. Volatility indicates the pricing behavior of the security and helps estimate the fluctuations that may happen in a short period of time.'

• Looking at the historical 30 days volatility of 1.7% in the last 5 years of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF, we see it is relatively smaller, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (21%)
• Looking at historical 30 days volatility in of 0.7% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to SPY (17.5%).

DownVol:

'The downside volatility is similar to the volatility, or standard deviation, but only takes losing/negative periods into account.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (15%) in the period of the last 5 years, the downside volatility of 1.4% of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is smaller, thus better.
• Looking at downside deviation in of 0.4% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus better in comparison to SPY (12.3%).

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio (also known as the Sharpe index, the Sharpe measure, and the reward-to-variability ratio) is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk, named after William F. Sharpe.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.56) in the period of the last 5 years, the ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) of 0.17 of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is lower, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (0.45) in the period of the last 3 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of 2.37 is larger, thus better.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio, a variation of the Sharpe ratio only factors in the downside, or negative volatility, rather than the total volatility used in calculating the Sharpe ratio. The theory behind the Sortino variation is that upside volatility is a plus for the investment, and it, therefore, should not be included in the risk calculation. Therefore, the Sortino ratio takes upside volatility out of the equation and uses only the downside standard deviation in its calculation instead of the total standard deviation that is used in calculating the Sharpe ratio.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.78) in the period of the last 5 years, the ratio of annual return and downside deviation of 0.2 of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is lower, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the downside risk / excess return profile is 4.5, which is greater, thus better than the value of 0.64 from the benchmark.

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• The Downside risk index over 5 years of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is 0.6 , which is lower, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (9.33 ) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the Downside risk index is 0.41 , which is lower, thus better than the value of 8.87 from the benchmark.

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown is defined as the peak-to-trough decline of an investment during a specific period. It is usually quoted as a percentage of the peak value. The maximum drawdown can be calculated based on absolute returns, in order to identify strategies that suffer less during market downturns, such as low-volatility strategies. However, the maximum drawdown can also be calculated based on returns relative to a benchmark index, for identifying strategies that show steady outperformance over time.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum DrawDown of -5.2 days of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is larger, thus better.
• Looking at maximum DrawDown in of -1.1 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus better in comparison to SPY (-22.4 days).

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs) in days.'

• The maximum days below previous high over 5 years of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is 329 days, which is lower, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (488 days) in the same period.
• Compared with SPY (375 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum days under water of 233 days is smaller, thus better.

AveDuration:

'The Average Drawdown Duration is an extension of the Maximum Drawdown. However, this metric does not explain the drawdown in dollars or percentages, rather in days, weeks, or months. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (122 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the average days below previous high of 76 days of Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF is lower, thus better.
• During the last 3 years, the average time in days below previous high water mark is 68 days, which is smaller, thus better than the value of 113 days from the benchmark.