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Systematic portfolio construction for US equities. Compare strategy performance, risk-adjusted returns, and factor-based allocations. US equity results use S&P 500 stocks with multiple construction rules.

Methodology

30 systematic portfolio strategies are constructed using S&P 500 stocks. Factor signals include momentum (1M, 3M, 6M, 12M), volatility, quality (Sharpe ratio), trend (SMA), and volume metrics. Each strategy selects and weights stocks based on its factor rules, then rebalances weekly, monthly, or quarterly.

Backtests use daily price data. Transaction costs are not modeled. Equity curves show portfolio value normalized to 100 at the start of the backtest period.

Click any strategy row to expand its holdings, weights, and equity curve. The risk-return scatter plots each strategy by annualized volatility vs total return, with bubble size proportional to Sharpe ratio.

30 US equity strategies · 495 S&P 500 stocks

US Equity (S&P 500)

Best Return
859.2%
Best Sharpe
4.49
Lowest Volatility
9.0%
Avg Sharpe
3.34
Performance by Category
Risk-Return Profile (Volatility vs Return)
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StrategyCategoryRebalanceHoldingsReturn %Volatility %SharpeMax DD %
12-Month Momentum Top 10Momentumquarterly10481.5%41.2%4.49-13.6%
Aggressive Momentum Top 5Aggressiveweekly5561.6%45.4%4.41-17.8%
Quality Composite ScoreQualityquarterly15265.4%30.6%4.39-10.9%
All Weather PortfolioDefensivequarterly20214.8%27.0%4.39-9.8%
High Sharpe Ratio Top 10Qualityquarterly10216.3%27.9%4.28-10.0%
Momentum + QualityMulti-Factormonthly15322.1%35.1%4.28-12.7%
High Conviction Top 3Aggressivemonthly3859.2%56.9%4.27-21.6%
3-Month Momentum Top 15Momentummonthly15234.1%29.4%4.26-13.5%
Above SMA50 + MomentumTrendmonthly15234.1%29.4%4.26-13.5%
Golden Cross PortfolioTrendmonthly15234.1%29.4%4.26-13.5%
High Volume + MomentumVolumemonthly15242.3%30.3%4.22-13.5%
6-Month Momentum Top 20Momentumquarterly20254.5%32.5%4.06-13.2%
Above SMA200 Top 20Trendmonthly20254.5%32.5%4.06-13.2%
Risk Parity by DrawdownRisk Parityquarterly20137.6%21.9%4.06-8.3%
Sector Rotation MomentumRotationmonthly20254.5%32.5%4.06-13.2%
Equal Weight Top 30 MomentumEqual Weightquarterly30189.7%28.6%3.87-10.9%
Quality + ValueMulti-Factorquarterly1577.4%15.7%3.74-8.4%
Low Drawdown Top 15Qualityquarterly15124.8%23.0%3.64-8.6%
Momentum + Low VolatilityMulti-Factormonthly1558.3%12.9%3.64-4.1%
1-Month Momentum Top 10Momentummonthly10137.7%32.5%2.83-15.0%
Monthly Rebalance Top 10Rotationmonthly10137.7%32.5%2.83-15.0%
Low Vol + High MomentumLow Volatilitymonthly1529.7%9.0%2.56-5.0%
Defensive Low BetaDefensivequarterly1529.7%9.0%2.56-5.0%
Risk Parity by VolatilityRisk Paritymonthly2031.5%9.6%2.55-4.5%
Low Volatility 60D Top 20Low Volatilityquarterly2025.2%9.0%2.22-4.6%
Equal Weight Low Vol 25Equal Weightquarterly2522.2%9.1%1.97-4.9%
Low Volatility 20D Top 15Low Volatilitymonthly1522.1%9.4%1.91-5.4%
Oversold RSI Top 10Mean Reversionweekly1023.1%18.0%1.24-9.7%
Max Drawdown RecoveryMean Reversionmonthly1017.4%25.8%0.75-33.4%
Volume BreakoutVolumemonthly152.4%13.4%0.22-13.1%

Stock Factor Analysis

Risk vs Momentum (bubble size = Sharpe ratio)
Top 20 by 6M Momentum
TickerPrice1M %3M %6M %Vol %SharpeRSI
MU$971.0087.8%135.4%322.0%85.9%1.9070
WDC$531.2122.3%96.8%237.2%65.9%2.2664
STX$879.8030.6%132.2%224.5%63.4%2.4165
DELL$420.91101.4%175.0%218.2%92.5%1.0785
INTC$114.6821.4%152.0%211.5%89.3%1.3340
ENPH$68.36107.4%52.9%145.7%88.2%-0.0583
ON$120.6219.7%81.4%143.0%64.1%0.7464
AMD$516.1045.6%159.8%140.9%73.0%1.2567
GLW$181.1610.5%14.9%117.4%75.9%2.0747
TER$374.319.0%14.9%108.8%83.1%1.1355
LRCX$318.1823.4%37.9%105.7%59.3%1.4662
HPE$43.0449.6%95.7%102.4%55.6%1.2281
MRNA$47.192.7%-10.7%88.7%53.7%-0.5525
TXN$305.689.3%46.4%87.0%51.8%0.8460
GNRC$277.917.2%20.6%86.7%54.8%0.9055
MCHP$94.652.4%28.0%82.0%45.9%0.2942
AMAT$450.0614.2%21.1%80.5%51.0%1.0356
JBL$364.568.0%39.6%76.0%49.3%1.5954
KEYS$338.33-3.3%8.0%72.5%38.5%1.3836
FTNT$137.9763.6%74.2%71.3%54.7%1.2280

Model Optimization

Portfolio optimization comparing Max Sharpe, Min Variance, Equal Weight, Inverse Volatility, Max Diversification, and Risk Parity — with equity curves, drawdowns, rolling Sharpe, return distributions, and weights.

Generated Sunday, May 31, 2026

Methodology

Built with the skfolio library. US portfolio uses a subset of S&P 500 stocks; global portfolio uses major equity indices. Six models fitted on historical daily returns — transaction costs not modeled.

US Portfolio (US equity)

80 assets · Select a model to view metrics and plots

Risk–return (all models)

What this shows: Model-level risk/return scatter: volatility on x-axis, total return on y-axis, bubble size by Sharpe.

How to read it: Higher and leftward points with larger bubbles are generally better risk-adjusted candidates.

All models: cumulative returns (wealth index)

What this shows: Overlayed wealth-index curves for all optimization models.

How to read it: Compare long-run slope and drawdown/recovery behavior to spot robust models rather than single-period winners.

All models: drawdown % comparison
Sharpe Ratio
0.92
Volatility %
15.27%
Max Drawdown %
18.34%
Total Return %
27.97%
Sortino Ratio
1.30
Calmar Ratio
0.00
win_rate_pct
53.17%
var_95_pct
1.32%
cvar_95_pct
2.15%
average_drawdown_pct
2.13%
annualized_return_pct
14.10%
Cumulative returns (wealth index)

What this shows: Selected model wealth-index path over time (Equal Weight).

How to read it: Steadier ascent with smaller interruptions is typically preferable to highly jagged paths with similar endpoint return.

Drawdown %
Portfolio weights (top 20)
Rolling Sharpe ratio (21-day, annualized)
Rolling volatility (21-day, annualized %)
Daily returns distribution (%)

Global Portfolio (global indices)

20 assets · Select a model to view metrics and plots

Risk–return (all models)

What this shows: Model-level risk/return scatter: volatility on x-axis, total return on y-axis, bubble size by Sharpe.

How to read it: Higher and leftward points with larger bubbles are generally better risk-adjusted candidates.

All models: cumulative returns (wealth index)

What this shows: Overlayed wealth-index curves for all optimization models.

How to read it: Compare long-run slope and drawdown/recovery behavior to spot robust models rather than single-period winners.

All models: drawdown % comparison
Sharpe Ratio
1.90
Volatility %
9.63%
Max Drawdown %
10.61%
Total Return %
40.19%
Sortino Ratio
2.50
Calmar Ratio
0.01
win_rate_pct
59.52%
var_95_pct
0.78%
cvar_95_pct
1.44%
average_drawdown_pct
0.92%
annualized_return_pct
18.31%
Cumulative returns (wealth index)

What this shows: Selected model wealth-index path over time (Equal Weight).

How to read it: Steadier ascent with smaller interruptions is typically preferable to highly jagged paths with similar endpoint return.

Drawdown %
Portfolio weights (top 20)
Rolling Sharpe ratio (21-day, annualized)
Rolling volatility (21-day, annualized %)
Daily returns distribution (%)
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