NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy

TotalReturn:

'Total return, when measuring performance, is the actual rate of return of an investment or a pool of investments over a given evaluation period. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends and distributions realized over a given period of time. Total return accounts for two categories of return: income including interest paid by fixed-income investments, distributions or dividends and capital appreciation, representing the change in the market price of an asset.'

• The total return, or performance over 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy is 218.7%, which is higher, thus better compared to the benchmark QQQ (185.7%) in the same period.
• Looking at total return, or performance in of 122.7% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus better in comparison to QQQ (113.2%).

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.'

• Compared with the benchmark QQQ (23.4%) in the period of the last 5 years, the annual performance (CAGR) of 26.1% of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy is greater, thus better.
• Looking at annual return (CAGR) in of 30.6% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus better in comparison to QQQ (28.7%).

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.'

• Looking at the volatility of 24.4% in the last 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark QQQ (22.5%)
• Looking at historical 30 days volatility in of 29.3% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to QQQ (25%).

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 17.2% in the last 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark QQQ (16.1%)
• Looking at downside risk in of 20.6% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to QQQ (17.8%).

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio is the measure of risk-adjusted return of a financial portfolio. Sharpe ratio is a measure of excess portfolio return over the risk-free rate relative to its standard deviation. Normally, the 90-day Treasury bill rate is taken as the proxy for risk-free rate. A portfolio with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered superior relative to its peers. The measure was named after William F Sharpe, a Nobel laureate and professor of finance, emeritus at Stanford University.'

• Compared with the benchmark QQQ (0.93) in the period of the last 5 years, the Sharpe Ratio of 0.97 of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy is larger, thus better.
• Compared with QQQ (1.05) in the period of the last 3 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of 0.96 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.'

• The excess return divided by the downside deviation over 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy is 1.37, which is higher, thus better compared to the benchmark QQQ (1.29) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the excess return divided by the downside deviation is 1.36, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 1.47 from the benchmark.

Ulcer:

'Ulcer Index is a method for measuring investment risk that addresses the real concerns of investors, unlike the widely used standard deviation of return. UI is a measure of the depth and duration of drawdowns in prices from earlier highs. Using Ulcer Index instead of standard deviation can lead to very different conclusions about investment risk and risk-adjusted return, especially when evaluating strategies that seek to avoid major declines in portfolio value (market timing, dynamic asset allocation, hedge funds, etc.). The Ulcer Index was originally developed in 1987. Since then, it has been widely recognized and adopted by the investment community. According to Nelson Freeburg, editor of Formula Research, Ulcer Index is “perhaps the most fully realized statistical portrait of risk there is.'

• Compared with the benchmark QQQ (5.64 ) in the period of the last 5 years, the Ulcer Ratio of 5.98 of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy is larger, thus worse.
• Compared with QQQ (5.56 ) in the period of the last 3 years, the Downside risk index of 7.18 is higher, 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.'

• Looking at the maximum reduction from previous high of -30.8 days in the last 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark QQQ (-28.6 days)
• Compared with QQQ (-28.6 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum DrawDown of -30.8 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.'

• The maximum time in days below previous high water mark over 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy is 131 days, which is lower, thus better compared to the benchmark QQQ (154 days) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the maximum time in days below previous high water mark is 94 days, which is larger, thus worse than the value of 72 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 26 days in the last 5 years of NASDAQ 100 Balanced Unhedged Sub-strategy, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark QQQ (26 days)
• Compared with QQQ (18 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the average time in days below previous high water mark of 23 days is larger, thus worse.