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Tradestreaming Hedge Fund Guru Portfolio

Stocks · Started Feb 2012

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
23.5%
Max Drawdown
25.0%
Trades
53
Win Trades
73.6%
Profit Factor
6
Win Months
59.9%

About this strategy

The Tradestreaming Hedge Fund Guru Portfolio is a real-world, actionable portfolio that mimics some of the best hedge fund managers in the world.

I've been working on this strategy for over 7 years and played a big part in my book, Tradestream your Way to Profits: Building a Killer Portfolio in the Age of Social Media (Wiley, 2010).

The core strategy is based on a couple of academic works that showed that a strategy that imitates particular investment strategies (long-term, value orientation) can produce an alpha similar to the strategies being mimicked.

I've analyzed over 2500 hedge funds to identify some of the best performing managers that translate well into being piggybacked as part of this portfolio.

It gets even more detailed -- portfolio managers are best imitated in different ways. For some managers, buying their largest holding works well to approximate their returns. For others, buying their largest, newest holding works best.

This portfolio rebalances quarterly where about half the current positions will be swapped out for new ones. The Tradestreaming Hedge Fund Guru Portfolio works well for the long-term, mid-large cap portion of a portfolio.

Questions? Let me know.

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20121.63.00.5-6.76.5-0.22.30.8-2.70.93.89.4
20132.91.72.71.05.0-4.99.9-2.98.20.84.0-8.519.8
201410.03.9-6.1-3.91.07.0-1.07.5-10.64.16.31.819.3
2015-2.14.34.8-3.61.2-3.2-0.4-5.8-6.812.41.00.81.1
2016-18.14.33.2-2.1-1.5-4.38.0-0.54.4-0.07.04.41.9
20175.54.3-1.70.60.53.57.73.4-0.63.80.11.031.6
20188.5-5.8-9.46.15.8-4.4-5.56.0-2.2-10.82.6-11.1-20.7
201915.22.1-0.48.9-0.7-1.30.0-4.70.03.15.05.536.2
2020-6.5-5.2-29.311.818.36.51.917.4-6.23.910.81.916.3
2021-5.59.34.0-0.42.81.0-1.11.5-3.22.30.3-1.88.8
2022-9.4-9.66.6-5.2-3.5-12.7-7.9-2.4-5.4-9.512.89.8-33.6
202310.55.81.12.8-0.312.6-0.4-3.00.70.0
202410.713.23.5-2.62.9-0.00.53.63.04.01.8-1.097.0
20253.34.8-7.90.011.97.44.61.7-8.8-3.18.913.7
2026-1.3-0.0-5.91.96.20.01.77.7

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began2/21/2012
Suggested Minimum Capital$10,000
Age178 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades53
# Profitable39
% Profitable73.6%
Avg trade duration874.5 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown25.0%
drawdown periodMarch 06, 2014 - April 13, 2014
Annual Return (Compounded)23.5%
Avg win$1,239
Avg loss$611

Ratios

W:L ratio6
Sharpe Ratio0.42
Sortino Ratio0.61
Calmar Ratio0.98

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.67
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life470.1%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)68.5%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)23.5%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.2%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)12.0%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity0.0%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.0%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Percent Trades Stocks1.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss100.0%
Chance of 20% account loss100.0%
Chance of 30% account loss13.3%
Chance of 40% account loss6.7%
Chance of 50% account loss6.7%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated0.0%

Popularity

Popularity (Today)611
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)950
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)839

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$611
Avg Win$1,239
# Winners39
Sum Trade PL (losers)$8,551
Sum Trade PL (winners)$48,308
Num Months Winners104
# Losers14
% Winners73.6%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct2982

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table176

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)1259222.12
Avg Position Time (hrs)20987.04
Avg Trade Length874.50
Last Trade Ago1092

Regression

Alpha0
Beta0.99
Treynor Index0.03

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.02
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.09
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.04
MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat—
MAE:Equity, average, winning trades0.01
MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat—
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades0.31
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)0.10
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)—
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats31.92
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats14.75
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)—
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy—
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.14
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.49
Hold-and-Hope Ratio3.75

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.21
SD0.17
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.29
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.26
df45
t2.52
p0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.24
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.31
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.23
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.30
Sortino ratio2.30
Upside Potential Ratio3.71
Upside part of mean0.34
Downside part of mean-0.13
Upside SD0.15
Downside SD0.09
N nonnegative terms31
N negative terms15
N of observations46
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.21
SD of predictor0.11
SD of criterion0.17
Covariance0.01
r0.68
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.08
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.10
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error44
t(b)6.22
p(b)0
t(a)1.52
p(a)0.07
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.73
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.42
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.23
Treynor index (mean / b)0.20
Jensen alpha (a)0.10
Mean0.20
SD0.16
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.20
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.18
df45
t2.35
p0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.22
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.15
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.21
Sortino ratio2.02
Upside Potential Ratio3.40
Upside part of mean0.33
Downside part of mean-0.13
Upside SD0.14
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms31
N negative terms15
N of observations46
Mean of predictor0.10
Mean of criterion0.20
SD of predictor0.11
SD of criterion0.16
Covariance0.01
r0.68
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.09
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error44
t(b)6.16
p(b)0
t(a)1.42
p(a)0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.71
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.41
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.22
Treynor index (mean / b)0.19
Jensen alpha (a)0.09
VaR(95%)0.06
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.08
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean0.21
SD0.14
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.47
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.47
df1334
t2.90
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.48
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.47
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.48
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.47
Sortino ratio2.22
Upside Potential Ratio10.22
Upside part of mean0.95
Downside part of mean-0.74
Upside SD0.11
Downside SD0.09
N nonnegative terms641
N negative terms694
N of observations1335
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.21
SD of predictor0.13
SD of criterion0.14
Covariance0.01
r0.49
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.54
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.05
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error1333
t(b)20.30
p(b)0.20
t(a)2.37
p(a)0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.49
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.59
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.27
Treynor index (mean / b)0.38
Jensen alpha (a)0.15
Mean0.20
SD0.14
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.40
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.40
df1334
t2.77
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.41
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.40
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.41
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.40
Sortino ratio2.09
Upside Potential Ratio10.06
Upside part of mean0.94
Downside part of mean-0.75
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.09
N nonnegative terms641
N negative terms694
N of observations1335
Mean of predictor0.10
Mean of criterion0.20
SD of predictor0.13
SD of criterion0.14
Covariance0.01
r0.49
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.54
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.14
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error1333
t(b)20.33
p(b)0.20
t(a)2.29
p(a)0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.49
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.59
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.26
Treynor index (mean / b)0.36
Jensen alpha (a)0.14
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
Mean0.01
SD0.16
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.05
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.05
df171
t0.04
p0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.72
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.82
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.72
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.82
Sortino ratio0.08
Upside Potential Ratio9.09
Upside part of mean1.00
Downside part of mean-0.99
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms75
N negative terms97
N of observations172
Mean of predictor-0.03
Mean of criterion0.01
SD of predictor0.17
SD of criterion0.16
Covariance0.01
r0.52
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.48
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.02
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error170
t(b)7.84
p(b)0.24
t(a)0.11
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.36
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.60
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.37
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.41
Treynor index (mean / b)0.02
Jensen alpha (a)0.02
Mean-0.00
SD0.16
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.03
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.03
df171
t-0.02
p0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.80
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.74
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.80
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.74
Sortino ratio-0.04
Upside Potential Ratio8.95
Upside part of mean0.99
Downside part of mean-1.00
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms75
N negative terms97
N of observations172
Mean of predictor-0.04
Mean of criterion-0.00
SD of predictor0.17
SD of criterion0.16
Covariance0.01
r0.52
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.48
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.02
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error170
t(b)7.89
p(b)0.24
t(a)0.08
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.36
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.60
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.37
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.40
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.01
Jensen alpha (a)0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations46
Minimum0.86
Quartile 10.99
Median1.02
Quartile 31.04
Maximum1.15
Mean of quarter 10.96
Mean of quarter 21.01
Mean of quarter 31.03
Mean of quarter 41.07
Inter Quartile Range0.06
Number outliers low1
Percentage of outliers low0.02
Mean of outliers low0.86
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.02
Mean of outliers high1.15
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.01
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.04
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.18
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.08
Number of observations1335
Minimum0.94
Quartile 11.00
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.07
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low63
Percentage of outliers low0.05
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high48
Percentage of outliers high0.04
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.11
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.01
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.09
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01
Number of observations172
Minimum0.97
Quartile 11.00
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.04
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low8
Percentage of outliers low0.05
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high6
Percentage of outliers high0.03
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.53
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.01
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.36
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations11
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.03
Quartile 30.05
Maximum0.14
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.04
Mean of quarter 40.10
Inter Quartile Range0.04
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.09
Mean of outliers high0.14
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-1.21
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.11
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.12
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.41
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.15
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.26
Number of observations68
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.01
Quartile 30.03
Maximum0.19
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.02
Mean of quarter 40.07
Inter Quartile Range0.03
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high4
Percentage of outliers high0.06
Mean of outliers high0.14
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.34
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.07
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.12
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.59
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.14
Number of observations4
Minimum0.01
Quartile 10.02
Median0.04
Quartile 30.07
Maximum0.11
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.03
Mean of quarter 30.06
Mean of quarter 40.11
Inter Quartile Range0.05
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high0
Percentage of outliers high0
Mean of outliers high0
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0
VaR(95%) (moments method)0
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0
VaR(95%) (regression method)0
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)38
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.2%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.32
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.23
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.63
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.37
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal2.95
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.32
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.23
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.20
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs3.43
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal15.41
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.01
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.01
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.05
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.05
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0.30

Trading record

Placed 53 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
HZNP long65May 26, 2015Oct 5, 2023$5,492
AAPL long15May 26, 2015Aug 24, 2015($553)
PCYC long14Nov 24, 2014May 26, 2015$1,682
WMB long40Feb 23, 2015May 26, 2015$162
VC long20Feb 23, 2015May 26, 2015$171
FB long27Nov 24, 2014May 26, 2015$183
SHPG long10Nov 24, 2014Feb 23, 2015$260
ENT long120Feb 24, 2014Feb 23, 2015($554)
ZINC long115May 23, 2014Feb 23, 2015($442)
HCA long39May 23, 2013Feb 23, 2015$1,140
HTZ long85Nov 24, 2014Feb 23, 2015($78)
ELN long66Aug 22, 2013Dec 18, 2014$204
NE long65May 23, 2014Nov 24, 2014($615)
GEVA long28Aug 25, 2014Nov 24, 2014$31
BIDU long12May 23, 2014Nov 24, 2014$1,013
SPY long10Aug 22, 2013Aug 25, 2014$269
SGEN long60May 23, 2014Aug 25, 2014$522
BAC long120Feb 24, 2014May 23, 2014($198)
AAPL long28Nov 25, 2013May 23, 2014$330
VOD long50Feb 24, 2014May 23, 2014($348)
EQIX long10Aug 22, 2013May 23, 2014$187
PCLN long1Aug 22, 2013Feb 24, 2014$373
GOOG long1Feb 22, 2013Nov 25, 2013$250
C long20May 23, 2013Aug 22, 2013$8
AON long15May 23, 2013Aug 22, 2013$45
ALK long36May 23, 2013Aug 22, 2013$35
EQIX long5Feb 22, 2013May 23, 2013$17
PCLN long2Feb 22, 2013May 23, 2013$201
MRK long23Feb 22, 2013May 23, 2013$89
GIL long60Nov 23, 2012May 23, 2013$214

Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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