Using Asset Classes in Amerivest Guided Portfolios to Construct ETF Portfolios
07/22/2011 0 comments
We have just released ETF based plan Amerivest Guided Portfolios Based ETF Plan that uses index ETFs to represent the asset classes suggested by the Amerivest balanced portfolio. Based on Amerivest, the model portfolios are suggested by Morningstars.
One can see the list of ETFs used in this plan from the Investment Options of the plan.
This plan investment choice is rated as average based on our plan rating methodology that measures the effectiveness of a plan's available investment funds. It has the following detailed ratings:
Diversification -- Rated as great (94%)
Fund Quality -- Rated as below average (26%)
Portfolio Building -- Rated as below average (23%)
Overall Rating -- Average (45%)
The performance has been reasonable.
Portfolio Performance Comparison
Portfolio/Fund Name | 1Yr AR | 1Yr Sharpe | 3Yr AR | 3Yr Sharpe | 5Yr AR | 5Yr Sharpe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VFINX | 23% | 151% | 3% | 15% | 3% | 8% |
Amerivest Guided Portfolios Based ETF Plan Strategic Asset Allocation Moderate | 19% | 181% | 3% | 17% | 6% | 34% |
Amerivest Guided Portfolios Based ETF Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate | 14% | 125% | 7% | 44% | 11% | 76% |
VBINX | 16% | 203% | 6% | 32% | 5% | 28% |
Both SAA and TAA portfolios beat the general S&P 500 (SPX) (VFINX) and the balanced portfolio index (VBINX) in the last 5 years.
See more detailed comparison from our comparison tool here. Users can change the parameters on that page to compare with other portfolios or funds.
See the SeekingAlpha article for some detailed description on this plan.
In general, this is a good plan that has very good diversification. Users can do more comparison and studies on this.
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