BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy

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.'

• Looking at the total return of 62.6% in the last 5 years of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to the benchmark AGG (23.2%)
• During the last 3 years, the total return, or performance is 30.3%, which is greater, thus better than the value of 16.5% from the benchmark.

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 BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is 10.2%, which is higher, thus better compared to the benchmark AGG (4.3%) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the annual return (CAGR) is 9.2%, which is greater, thus better than the value of 5.2% 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.'

• Compared with the benchmark AGG (4.6%) in the period of the last 5 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 7.1% of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is larger, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility is 8.5%, which is greater, thus worse than the value of 5.4% from the benchmark.

DownVol:

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

• Compared with the benchmark AGG (3.5%) in the period of the last 5 years, the downside deviation of 5.4% of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is larger, thus worse.
• Looking at downside volatility in of 6.5% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to AGG (4.1%).

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.'

• The Sharpe Ratio over 5 years of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is 1.08, which is larger, thus better compared to the benchmark AGG (0.39) in the same period.
• Compared with AGG (0.5) in the period of the last 3 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of 0.79 is larger, thus better.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio, or strategy. It is a modification of the Sharpe ratio but penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return, while the Sharpe ratio penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally. Though both ratios measure an investment's risk-adjusted return, they do so in significantly different ways that will frequently lead to differing conclusions as to the true nature of the investment's return-generating efficiency. The Sortino ratio is used as a way to compare the risk-adjusted performance of programs with differing risk and return profiles. In general, risk-adjusted returns seek to normalize the risk across programs and then see which has the higher return unit per risk.'

• The downside risk / excess return profile over 5 years of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is 1.44, which is greater, thus better compared to the benchmark AGG (0.51) in the same period.
• Looking at downside risk / excess return profile in of 1.02 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to AGG (0.66).

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 Ulcer Index over 5 years of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is 2.51 , which is larger, thus worse compared to the benchmark AGG (1.63 ) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the Ulcer Ratio is 3.11 , which is greater, thus worse than the value of 1.43 from the benchmark.

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.'

• Compared with the benchmark AGG (-9.6 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum DrawDown of -18.6 days of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is lower, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the maximum reduction from previous high is -18.6 days, which is lower, thus worse than the value of -9.6 days from the benchmark.

MaxDuration:

'The Maximum 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. It is the length of time the account was in the Max Drawdown. A Max Drawdown measures a retrenchment from when an equity curve reaches a new high. It’s the maximum an account lost during that retrenchment. This method is applied because a valley can’t be measured until a new high occurs. Once the new high is reached, the percentage change from the old high to the bottom of the largest trough is recorded.'

• Looking at the maximum days under water of 247 days in the last 5 years of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to the benchmark AGG (331 days)
• During the last 3 years, the maximum days under water is 247 days, which is smaller, thus better than the value of 259 days from the benchmark.

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. 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.'

• The average days under water over 5 years of BUG Permanent Portfolio Strategy is 48 days, which is lower, thus better compared to the benchmark AGG (95 days) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the average days below previous high is 63 days, which is smaller, thus better than the value of 65 days from the benchmark.