Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the NASDAQ US BuyBack AchieversTM Index. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the underlying index. The NASDAQ includes common stocks in the underlying index pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology that identifies a universe of BuyBack Achievers TM.

Statistics (YTD)

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TotalReturn:

'Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year, when all distributions are reinvested. Total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. For example, a total return of 20% means the security increased by 20% of its original value due to a price increase, distribution of dividends (if a stock), coupons (if a bond) or capital gains (if a fund). Total return is a strong measure of an investment’s overall performance.'

Applying this definition to our asset in some examples:
  • Looking at the total return, or performance of 121.5% in the last 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF, we see it is relatively greater, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (109.3%)
  • Compared with SPY (34.3%) in the period of the last 3 years, the total return, or performance of 27.5% is lower, thus worse.

CAGR:

'Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business and investing specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate of return over the time period. CAGR is not an accounting term, but it is often used to describe some element of the business, for example revenue, units delivered, registered users, etc. CAGR dampens the effect of volatility of periodic returns that can render arithmetic means irrelevant. It is particularly useful to compare growth rates from various data sets of common domain such as revenue growth of companies in the same industry.'

Which means for our asset as example:
  • The compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is 17.3%, which is larger, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (16%) in the same period.
  • Compared with SPY (10.4%) in the period of the last 3 years, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% is lower, thus worse.

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.'

Using this definition on our asset we see for example:
  • Compared with the benchmark SPY (18%) in the period of the last 5 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 19.4% of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is greater, thus worse.
  • Compared with SPY (18.8%) in the period of the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 18.6% is lower, thus better.

DownVol:

'Downside risk is the financial risk associated with losses. That is, it is the risk of the actual return being below the expected return, or the uncertainty about the magnitude of that difference. Risk measures typically quantify the downside risk, whereas the standard deviation (an example of a deviation risk measure) measures both the upside and downside risk. Specifically, downside risk in our definition is the semi-deviation, that is the standard deviation of all negative returns.'

Applying this definition to our asset in some examples:
  • Looking at the downside deviation of 13.3% in the last 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (12.5%)
  • Looking at downside deviation in of 13% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (13%).

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio was developed by Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe, and is used to help investors understand the return of an investment compared to its risk. The ratio is the average return earned in excess of the risk-free rate per unit of volatility or total risk. Subtracting the risk-free rate from the mean return allows an investor to better isolate the profits associated with risk-taking activities. One intuition of this calculation is that a portfolio engaging in 'zero risk' investments, such as the purchase of U.S. Treasury bills (for which the expected return is the risk-free rate), has a Sharpe ratio of exactly zero. Generally, the greater the value of the Sharpe ratio, the more attractive the risk-adjusted return.'

Which means for our asset as example:
  • The risk / return profile (Sharpe) over 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is 0.76, which is larger, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (0.75) in the same period.
  • Compared with SPY (0.42) in the period of the last 3 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of 0.32 is lower, thus worse.

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.'

Using this definition on our asset we see for example:
  • Looking at the downside risk / excess return profile of 1.11 in the last 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (1.07)
  • Looking at excess return divided by the downside deviation in of 0.46 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (0.6).

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.'

Which means for our asset as example:
  • The Ulcer Index over 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is 7.83 , which is smaller, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (8.45 ) in the same period.
  • Compared with SPY (5.75 ) in the period of the last 3 years, the Downside risk index of 6.03 is larger, thus worse.

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown measures the loss in any losing period during a fund’s investment record. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from a fund’s peak value to the fund’s valley value. The drawdown is in effect from the time the fund’s retrenchment begins until a new fund high is reached. The maximum drawdown encompasses both the period from the fund’s peak to the fund’s valley (length), and the time from the fund’s valley to a new fund high (recovery). It measures the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred in any fund’s data record.'

Which means for our asset as example:
  • The maximum reduction from previous high over 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is -23.5 days, which is higher, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (-24.5 days) in the same period.
  • Compared with SPY (-18.8 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum drop from peak to valley of -20.9 days is smaller, thus worse.

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.'

Which means for our asset as example:
  • Compared with the benchmark SPY (488 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum time in days below previous high water mark of 527 days of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is larger, thus worse.
  • Compared with SPY (199 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum days under water of 132 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.'

Applying this definition to our asset in some examples:
  • The average time in days below previous high water mark over 5 years of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF is 135 days, which is greater, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (118 days) in the same period.
  • Looking at average time in days below previous high water mark in of 41 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to SPY (45 days).

Performance (YTD)

Historical returns have been extended using synthetic data.

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  • Note that yearly returns do not equal the sum of monthly returns due to compounding.
  • Performance results of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF are hypothetical and do not account for slippage, fees or taxes.