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Absolute Return Low Volatility Strategy vs D-Fence Trend Switch: SPY or T-Bills with Hedges

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The headline numbers each source publishes, lined up. Hover a number for its exact definition.

These strategies report performance on different (Backtest, OOS). Live and composite results come from real accounts; out-of-sample, hypothetical and model results don't. Compare return and risk with care.

8.6%

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14.4%

40.0%Best

17.6%

10.0%Best

0.70

3.57Best

-31.5%

-1.4%Best

Minimum investment

$100

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Each source uses its own scale

2(1-5 risk tolerance (AInvest))

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Holdings

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80%Best

40%

Growth of $10,000

Each line starts at $10,000 on the first date all of them share, using the strategy's own published history. Bases are labelled and never mixed within a line.

Absolute Return Low Volatility StrategyBacktestup 71.8%
S&P 500 ETFup 84.5%

No published history to chart: D-Fence Trend Switch: SPY or T-Bills with Hedges.

Every published figureShow 38 attributes

Each row is one exact variant (window and basis), so a value appears only where a source publishes it.

Classification

AI categories (Composer)

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bonds, defensive, inverse-hedge, managed futures, risk-on/off, t-bills, tactical, trend-following

Asset classes / instruments

equities, fixed income

equities

Investment purpose (AInvest)

short-term-savings, inflation-hedging

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Section on AInvest's ETF portfolio page

Popular

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Tags (AInvest)

defensive, income

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Scores

AInvest cost score (0-100)

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AInvest diversification score (0-100)

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AInvest momentum score (0-100)

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AInvest overall score (0-100)

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AInvest return score (0-100)

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AInvest risk score (0-100)

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Returns

Best and worst calendar year (AInvest)

best: [object Object] · worst: [object Object]

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Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest)

13.86%

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Return, last 30 days (backtest)

1.85%

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Return, last 365 days (backtest)

8.61%

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Return, last 90 days (backtest)

0.86%

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Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample)

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40.01%

Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample)

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2.98%

Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample)

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2.98%

Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample)

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2.82%

Return, whole backtest (annualized) (backtest)

14.38%

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Return, whole backtest (cumulative) (backtest)

185.78%

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Return, year to date (backtest)

8.89%

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Risk metrics

Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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28.47

Maximum drawdown period (AInvest)

peak: 2021-12 · months: 9 · trough: 2022-09

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Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest)

-24.78%

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Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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-1.41%

Maximum drawdown, whole backtest (backtest)

-31.50%

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Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest)

0.55

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Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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3.57

Sharpe ratio, whole backtest (backtest)

0.70

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Sortino ratio, whole backtest (backtest)

0.97

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Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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10.03%

Volatility, whole backtest (backtest)

17.64%

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Cost & access

Minimum investment

$100

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Construction

Rebalance frequency

monthly

daily

Risk score

Risk tolerance (AInvest)

moderate-conservative

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Risk tolerance 1-5 (AInvest)

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At a glance

Growth of $10,000

What they say: stated rules

What they hold

Do the holdings back the rules?

Costs, access & sources

Compare investment strategies

At a glance

Growth of $10,000

What they say: stated rules

What they hold

Do the holdings back the rules?

Costs, access & sources