Global Sector Rotation 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.'

• Compared with the benchmark ACWI (61.4%) in the period of the last 5 years, the total return, or increase in value of 45.7% of Global Sector Rotation Strategy is lower, thus worse.
• Looking at total return, or increase in value in of 39% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to ACWI (65.3%).

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a useful measure of growth over multiple time periods. It can be thought of as the growth rate that gets you from the initial investment value to the ending investment value if you assume that the investment has been compounding over the time period.'

• The annual return (CAGR) over 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy is 7.9%, which is lower, thus worse compared to the benchmark ACWI (10.1%) in the same period.
• Looking at compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in of 11.7% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to ACWI (18.4%).

Volatility:

'Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. Volatility can either be measured by using the standard deviation or variance between returns from that same security or market index. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. In the securities markets, volatility is often associated with big swings in either direction. For example, when the stock market rises and falls more than one percent over a sustained period of time, it is called a 'volatile' market.'

• The volatility over 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy is 7.8%, which is smaller, thus better compared to the benchmark ACWI (15.9%) in the same period.
• Compared with ACWI (14%) in the period of the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 8.3% is lower, thus better.

DownVol:

'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.'

• Looking at the downside deviation of 5.6% in the last 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to the benchmark ACWI (11%)
• During the last 3 years, the downside deviation is 5.9%, which is smaller, thus better than the value of 9.5% from the benchmark.

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.'

• The ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) over 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy is 0.69, which is greater, thus better compared to the benchmark ACWI (0.48) in the same period.
• Looking at ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) in of 1.1 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to ACWI (1.14).

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio improves upon the Sharpe ratio by isolating downside volatility from total volatility by dividing excess return by the downside deviation. The Sortino ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that differentiates harmful volatility from total overall volatility by using the asset's standard deviation of negative asset returns, called downside deviation. The Sortino ratio takes the asset's return and subtracts the risk-free rate, and then divides that amount by the asset's downside deviation. The ratio was named after Frank A. Sortino.'

• The excess return divided by the downside deviation over 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy is 0.96, which is greater, thus better compared to the benchmark ACWI (0.69) in the same period.
• Looking at downside risk / excess return profile in of 1.54 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to ACWI (1.68).

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 Global Sector Rotation Strategy is 3.5 , which is lower, thus better compared to the benchmark ACWI (8.87 ) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the Downside risk index is 1.99 , which is lower, thus better than the value of 3.11 from the benchmark.

MaxDD:

'A maximum drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum Drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period. It can be used both as a stand-alone measure or as an input into other metrics such as 'Return over Maximum Drawdown' and the Calmar Ratio. Maximum Drawdown is expressed in percentage terms.'

• Looking at the maximum reduction from previous high of -9.2 days in the last 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy, we see it is relatively greater, thus better in comparison to the benchmark ACWI (-26.4 days)
• Compared with ACWI (-16.5 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum DrawDown of -6.8 days is greater, thus better.

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.'

• Compared with the benchmark ACWI (516 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum days under water of 473 days of Global Sector Rotation Strategy is smaller, thus better.
• During the last 3 years, the maximum days below previous high is 168 days, which is larger, thus worse than the value of 94 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.'

• Looking at the average time in days below previous high water mark of 116 days in the last 5 years of Global Sector Rotation Strategy, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to the benchmark ACWI (127 days)
• During the last 3 years, the average days under water is 38 days, which is greater, thus worse than the value of 16 days from the benchmark.