The ETF Complete portfolio closed the week down -1.6%, outperforming the SPY which closed down -2.13%. The lag in performance was somewhat expected given the nature of our positions and the amount of cash in the portfolio.
The week saw …
Both ETF Country models were up between 1.3% and 1.4% on the week, lagging slightly behind the benchmark. The lag in performance was due to missing the large gap on Monday in our two new positions, EWQ (France) and EWL …
All three of the ETF Sector models were up this week, two beat the index while the Moderate lagged a little behind (due in part to the partial position in CURE). Year-to-date, the performance of the various models remain spread …
The The ETF Complete portfolio closed the week up marginally, but lagged the SPY and broader market on the week. The model ended last week with a mixed long and short exposure, but the market, after breaking below the 200 …
The ETF Complete portfolio a busy week with a number of position changes. The major freefall in Asian equities did the Country model no favors, which was the largest contributor to the underperformance this week. However, with Monday, we look …
All three of the ETF Sector models were up between +0.42% and +0.85% on the week, beating by a small margin the benchmarks which were basically flat over this same period. Year-to-date, the performance of the various models remain spread …
Both ETF Country models lagged their benchmarks by a significant margin this week. The major freefall in Asian equities did us no favors, which was the main contributor to the underperformance this week. However, with Monday, we look to have …
Both ETF Country models outperformed their benchmark on the way down this week. After looking like they might spring back to life on Monday, Asian markets, with the exception of Japan, spent most of the week selling off.
The U.S. …
All three of the ETF Sector models were down on the week along with the market. Between semiconductors in the Aggressive and Solar Power ETF in the Conservative and Moderate models, each took a decent hit. We have rotated out …
The ETF Complete portfolio had a rough week, centered on the Global Macro model, which saw XIV and TAN make outsized moves down. Both XIV and FXI were stopped out of at breakeven on the remainder of those positions and …