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Sigma Advantage Investments

  • Education University of Toledo; University of Cincinnati
  • Qualifications MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma; MS Mechanical Engineering
  • Founded 2011

Aggressive Stock

The model utilizes quantitative analysis of fundamental data for exchange-listed securities with the goal to create a portfolio that will have better long-term returns than the S&P 500 at a similar risk level.
The portfolio consists of stocks within all of the following asset classes; Large Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap, and Foreign / International (through ADRs). The stocks are initially equal-weighted and are restricted to long positions.  If the risk level of the portfolio is greater than the S&P 500 on a 3-year basis, or a portfolio is desired with a lower risk level, the allocation to the risky portfolio is reduced by investing in a risk-free asset, e.g. 30-day U.S. Treasury Bills (through ETFs). This reduces the overall portfolio risk to the target objective.
The model looks for stocks with over 20 stock screens utilizing mainly fundamental data. It looks for companies with Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) and includes data related to stock risk level in addition to long-term return data.  The attractive characteristics the model looks for is significant earnings per share (EPS) and sales growth, increasing operating margin and income, above average return on equity and assets, a reasonable price-earnings ratio and a PEG ratio below or equal to 1.5. It also looks for increasing year-over-year cash flow from operations.
Stocks passing the screening process are initially equal-weighted.  The model typically includes 20 to 40 holdings. Model turnover is typically 15%, resulting in a holding period of a little over 6 years and between 3 and 6 new investment ideas each year.  The portfolio is rebalanced monthly to stay within a fixed percentage of each month’s target weights for each asset class.
The model will sell for one of three reasons: if a security reaches its intrinsic value and the price-earnings ratio to earnings growth shows the stock is overvalued, or if the fundamental analysis signals a sell signal.
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Risk score

4
11.8%

Best 30 days

-10.6%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • 7.1%
    30 day
  • 12.1%
    90 day
  • 34.0%
    365 day
Monthly vs S&P500
sigma advantage investments - aggressive stock
4.1% 12 months
  • $20,000 subscription min
  • 0.5% fee

Replicability

96.3%
3.7%
  • Replicable
  • Non-replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

6.4%
4.5%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%

Model commentary

  1. What is risk adjusted return?

    14 October 2012

  2. A primer on efficient frontier portfolio management 23 September 2012
  3. Risk, return, and the capital asset pricing model 28 August 2012

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception September 13, 2011
as of May 23, 2013 Manager S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days 7.1% 4.5% -
Past 90 days 12.1% 8.9% -
Past 365 days 34.0% 25.1% -
Since Inception (Annualized) 14.2% 22.4% -
2013 (YTD) 25.9% 15.7% -
2012 9.9% 13.4% -

Risk Metrics

Last 365 days
as of May 23, 2013 Manager S&P 500
Best 30 days 11.8% 8.2%
Worst 30 days -5.7% -7.0%
Volatility 16.8% 12.7%
Sharpe Ratio 2.01 1.97
Sortino Ratio 3.11 2.85
Maximum Drawdown -8.8% -7.7%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -3.9% -2.9%
vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio 0.89
Alpha 5.8%
Beta 1.07
R-Squared 0.65
  • $20,000 subscription min
  • 0.5% fee

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 18.1
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
05/14/13 STRL STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO Yes Buy $10.46
05/14/13 SALM SALEM COMMUNICATIONS -CL A Yes Buy $7.46
05/14/13 RCKY ROCKY BRANDS INC Yes Buy $14.79
05/14/13 ZEUS OLYMPIC STEEL INC Yes Buy $24.55
05/14/13 MIND MITCHAM INDUSTRIES INC Yes Buy $14.75
05/14/13 KBALB KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL-B Yes Buy $9.62
05/14/13 KTCC KEY TRONIC CORP Yes Buy $10.72
05/14/13 DCO DUCOMMUN INC Yes Buy $18.75


Important Information

1. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

2. Performance of the model manager's account is calculated by Covestor on a daily time-weighted basis, including cash, dividends and earnings distributions, and broker commissions. Manager returns include trades that fail Covestor's trading rules, do not reflect any Covestor suitability or risk score restrictions and are exclusive of Covestor fees. More

3. Average subscription returns ("Avg Sub" or "Avg Client") are calculated by Covestor and are composed of the average, daily, time weighted returns of all active subscriptions to the underlying model. These daily average returns are then linked together for the timeframe requested. In addition, these returns include cash, dividends and earnings distributions, brokerage commissions, Covestor advisory fees, and reflect individual client suitability and risk score restrictions. More

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9. Top Replicable Holdings: These securities are currently held in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable Holdings" currently pass Covestor's trading rules, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription holdings may vary.

10. Latest Transactions: These transactions were executed in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable" () passed Covestor's trading rules and were eligible for replication at the time of execution, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription trade activity may vary.

11. S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index compiled by Standard & Poor´s Corp. Index returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Individuals cannot invest directly in an Index. S&P 500 index data: S&P/Dow Jones Indices LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies Copyright © 2013.