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Einstein is a particularly interesting Sector BPI portfolio as the owner moves money in and out of the portfolio for personal needs. Whereas most portfolios don’t see all that many withdrawals, the Einstein is different. When viewing performance and associated risks, keep this in mind. Deposits and withdrawals add another variable to the Sector BPI experiment.
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Einstein Security Holdings
Below is the investment quiver and all the holdings for the Einstein. This portfolio is one of the newer accounts using the Sector BPI model. Therefore it has not gone through a complete Buy/Sell cycle.
Einstein Security Recommendations
No sectors are in the oversold zone so no Buy orders are in place for the eleven sector ETFs. When this is the situation we look to the U.S. Equity ETFs (VTI, VOO, and ESGV) to put available cash to work. Check the fourth column from the right and we see VTI is a Hold whereas VOO and ESGV are a Buy. This worksheet is the Tranche worksheet from the Kipling spreadsheet.
The next screenshot, Manual Risk Adjustments worksheet, provides guidance as to how many shares of VOO and/or ESGV to purchase.
Einstein Manual Risk Adjustments
I adjusted the SD Multiplier to 1.63 so the Stop Loss for VTI is 8.0%. This is one risk control I place on nearly all ITA portfolios. The Maximum Trade Position Risk is set so the Maximum Portfolio Risk is close to 6.0%. The current value is 5.50%. This leaves over $37,000 in cash which is fine as the owner of this portfolio needs cash in the near future.
The recommendation is to leave VTI and VOO as is and add 80 more shares to ESGV. I have limit orders in place to add more shares of ESGV. VTI and VOO are currently oversubscribed or holding more shares than recommended. This is not a problem.
Einstein Performance Data
Over the past two plus years the Einstein lags all six possible benchmarks. This negative delta is a primary reason for moving the investing model from a momentum approach over to the Sector BPI model. Now we need to be patient and see if the gap closes over the next few years.
Einstein Risk Ratios
The following data provides a one-year glimpse as to what is happening within the Einstein. Since the last update the short-term risk-free interest rates jumped another 0.5 percentage points placing further downward pressure on the Jensen Alpha.
The Information Ratio is the best risk measurement when it comes to a head to head comparison with the SPY benchmark. Over the last year the Einstein has not kept pace with the S&P 500 (SPY). Part of the reason is related to holding over 30% in cash. Another part relates back to the former investing model or my inability to use the model properly. Regardless, we are now on a new tack with the Sector BPI investing model.
The slope of the Jensen (-0.29) is likely to improve once we clear the 2023 January value. However, it may take months before the slope turns positive.
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Moments ago a receipt came through that 20 more shares of ESGV were added to the Einstein. That leaves 60 more shares to be added before the recommended number is filled.
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