Performance
Global Core Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy finished February up 0.01% and up 3.47% year to date.
Both Equities and Fixed Income drifted slightly lower during March; however our blend earned us a sliver of out-performance.
Long Term Capital Gains
The Global Core Strategy started 2016 in cash and Fixed Income as the market was completing its first serious correction in 5 years. Equity indexes bottomed in early February and by the end of the month, Global Core shifted into Equities in time to catch most of this rally.
The Subscriber Tax Settings webpage includes the following description of our portfolio adjustment process: "TAAS Strategies can maintain an ETF position for a long period while dynamically adjusting the share count up and down during the holding period. This effectively adds and trims shares at the outer edge of the position. We can optimize opportunities for Long Term Capital Gains in the core investment by treating the adjustments as short term trades." It goes on to point out that "“Last In, First Out” provides the best opportunity for the longest held shares to qualify for LTCG treatment".
A notice late last week from the broker holding our Tactical Asset Allocation portfolio alerted me that some holdings would be eligible for Long Term tax treatment on April Fool's day. The notice was no joke. Well over half of the portfolio holdings have been in place for a full year.
Market
Equity Market Valuations remain extreme - see our Historical Valuations webpage and the Advisor Perspectives Blog on market valuations. My general sense is that while there may still be a little gas left in the tank for this rally; the next major trending move will be down accompanied by a shift in Global Core from Equities to Fixed Income and/or cash.
Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy Performance
Global Strategy (Conservative)
Month-to-date: 0.01% gain
Year-to-date: 3.47% gain
Full cycle-to-date (Sep 2007): 12.81% CAGR, 6.53% Max Monthly Drawdown
Performance table (updated after the close each month)
Global Strategy (Aggressive)
Month-to-date: 0.01% gain
Year-to-date: 3.47% gain
Full cycle-to-date (Sep 2007): 15.30% CAGR, 8.21% Max Monthly Drawdown
Performance table (updated after the close each month)
Tactical Asset Allocation Fund Basket Performance
Global Core
Month-to-date: 0.01% gain
Year-to-date: 3.47% gain
Full cycle-to-date (Sep 2007): 10.29% CAGR, 6.53% Max Monthly Drawdown
Performance table (updated after the close each month)
Global Satellite
Month-to-date: hibernating since Nov 2014
Year-to-date: hibernating since Nov 2014
Full cycle-to-date (Sep 2007): 25.90% CAGR@Risk, 8.2% Max Monthly Drawdown
Performance table (updated after the close each month)
Other baskets
US Core
Month-to-date: 0.01% gain,
Year-to-date: 3.47% gain
Full cycle-to-date (Sep 2007): 10.44% CAGR, 7.13% Max Monthly Drawdown
Performance table (updated after the close each month)
