John Gerard Lewis Profile Picture Investment Adviser

John Gerard Lewis

Gerard Wealth

  • Founded 2008

Stable High Yield

I invest in income-producing securities, primarily bond ETFs and REITs. The goal is to minimize risk.
I invest in income-producing securities, primarily bond ETFs and agency real estate investment trusts. I may also include high-yielding equities, including master limited partnerships in the energy sector.
I select securities on their relative yield and price stability characteristics. I glean candidates for inclusion  from the ideas and recommendations of recognized fixed-income analysts like Bill Gross and CNBC analysts, with final selection determined by our own fundamental analysis. I closely monitor economic factors such as interest rate and inflation/deflation expectations of private sector economists and officials of the Federal Reserve Board.
I balance securities to maintain relative stability of invested capital while seeking optimal yield. This results in a portfolio with a high percentage of short-duration bond investments in periods of rising interest rates, and longer duration bond investments when the interest-rate outlook appears stable. I therefore monitor interest rates on a daily basis.
I close positions when either of two conditions occurs: 1) a change in interest rates or inflation/deflation necessitates (or allows) a change in order to provide suitable protection of invested capital, or 2) a change relating to a position creates specific-security risk that makes it no longer suitable for the portfolio.
The strategy, as stated, is comprehensive. There are no significant exceptions to it.

Risk score

2
8.5%

Best 30 days

-5.5%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • 1.7%
    30 day
  • 2.6%
    90 day
  • 10.4%
    365 day
Monthly vs S&P500
john gerard lewis - stable high yield
-2.8% 12 months
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  • 0.5% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

15.0%
13.7%
13.0%
12.8%
12.6%

Model commentary

  1. Why we bought a position in the DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

    12 May 2013

    DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach has been a stellar bond performer.

  2. Where will you be when the party’s over? 15 April 2013
  3. Take the long view when sizing up performance 24 March 2013
  4. Ignore the risk-on TV carnival barkers. Buy these bonds instead. 21 February 2013
  5. After getting pounded, mREITs are poised to recover 31 January 2013

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • First Trust Taxable Fixed Income TR
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception July 07, 2011
as of May 21, 2013 Manager First Trust Taxable Fixed Income TR S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days 1.7% 1.4% 7.3% 1.4%
Past 90 days 2.6% 2.5% 10.4% 2.1%
Past 365 days 10.4% 18.6% 26.8% 7.6%
Since Inception (Annualized) 11.4% 10.6% 11.8% -
2013 (YTD) 11.5% 7.3% 17.0% 10.6%
2012 7.2% 17.5% 13.4% 2.9%

Risk Metrics

Last 365 days
as of May 21, 2013 Manager First Trust Taxable Fixed Income TR S&P 500
Best 30 days 8.5% 5.4% 8.2%
Worst 30 days -5.5% -5.9% -7.0%
Volatility 7.4% 6.9% 12.7%
Sharpe Ratio 1.38 2.70 2.11
Sortino Ratio 2.04 2.75 3.02
Maximum Drawdown -7.9% -7.0% -7.7%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -1.7% -1.6% -2.9%
vs. First Trust Taxable Fixed Income TR vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio -1.05 -1.42
Alpha 2.7% 3.9%
Beta 0.43 0.26
R-Squared 0.16 0.19
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Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 3.2
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
05/15/13 PFN PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II Yes Buy $11.70
04/30/13 DSL DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS Yes Buy $25.00
04/23/13 CMO CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORP Yes Sell $12.96
04/23/13 CYS CYS INVESTMENTS INC Yes Sell $12.25
04/23/13 HTS HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP Yes Sell $27.65
04/23/13 SBY Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp Yes Sell $19.59
02/08/13 VCSH VANGUARD S/T CORP BOND ETF Yes Buy $80.23
02/08/13 SCPB SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL SHORT Yes Buy $30.77


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