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Deutsche Bank Markets Research
North America
United States
Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
US ETF Insights
Date
9 June 2016
Portfolio Implementation Ideas with ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter
Tactical Asset Allocation made easy with EFRoM portfolios
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Deutsche Bank does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. Thus, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision. DISCLOSURES AND ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS ARE LOCATED IN APPENDIX 1.MCI (P) 057/04/2016.
Author
Sebastian Mercado, CFA
Strategist
(+1) 212 250-8690
Related research Date
ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter 05 May 2016
Source: Deutsche Bank
Use our Risk-o-Meter signal for implementing tactical trades or overlays in multi asset, balanced, smart beta, or sector portfolios.
ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter (EFRoM) Portfolios for performance enhancement We use our recently developed EFRoM signal for tactically constructing ETF portfolios. Each portfolio is built using two investment pillars: a risk-on and a risk-off one. Positive MoM EFRoM signal changes suggest an increase in risk and a corresponding positioning on Risk-on assets; while negative changes suggest a reduction of risk with its respective positioning on Risk-off assets.
Not your usual 60/40 portfolio A multi asset portfolio using the EFRoM signal to tactically switch between a risk-on and a risk-off basket can enhanced significantly the risk-return profile of a traditional multi asset portfolio, both on a long-only and a long/short format. In addition, a traditional 60/40 balanced long-only portfolio can also enhance its performance with as little as a 5% tactical allocation budget.
Use Minimum Volatility and Momentum for Smart Beta tactical asset allocation Minimum Volatility and Momentum can enhance performance of broad equity positions when used in a tactical asset allocation EFRoM strategy.
Use Utilities, Financials, and Materials for Sector tactical asset allocation Utilities, and Financials or Materials can enhance performance of broad equity positions when used in a tactical asset allocation EFRoM strategy.
ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter recommends a reduction of risk in June The EFRoM level decreased in May suggesting a reduction of risk in June; therefore the EFRoM portfolios should be positioned on the Risk-Off trade.
Figure 1: ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter suggests reduction of risk in June
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Table Of Contents
EFRoM Portfolios ................................................................. 3 Methodology behind construction of EFRoM portfolios ...................................... 3 Multi Asset Portfolios: Not your usual 60/40 ....................................................... 4 Equity Smart Beta Portfolios ................................................................................ 7 Equity Sector Portfolios ........................................................................................ 9
Appendix A ........................................................................ 11 EFRoM Methodology and Applications ............................................................. 11
Appendix B ........................................................................ 13 List of ETFs from EFRoM portfolios ................................................................... 13
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EFRoM Portfolios
Methodology behind construction of EFRoM portfolios
The EFRoM portfolios use our recently developed ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter
signal1 for tactical asset allocation. The main concept is that month-over-
month changes of the EFRoM signal can provide guidance for the expected
future returns of risky assets. Thus a positive MoM change of the signal
suggests that risky assets should see a favorable month ahead and, therefore,
investors should increase their exposure to risky assets. On the other hand, a
negative MoM change of the signal suggests that risky assets should see a
challenging month ahead and, therefore, investors should reduce their
exposure to risky assets.
Each portfolio’s investment universe is composed of two blocks: a risk-on
group of investments, and a risk-off one. The risk-on group has a more
aggressive risk-return profile and should do well when the economic outlook,
investor sentiment, and markets are positive; while the risk-off group has a
more defensive risk-return profile and should do well when the
macroeconomic environment seems uncertain, markets are under pressure,
and investors seek the protection of safe haven assets. Each group could range
from one to several ETFs. The majority of products have been selected using a
criteria that would allow for efficient tactical trading of the portfolio, such as
liquidity (volume and cost), and ability to short2; however, investors may use
other ETFs suitable for implementing each asset class as they see fit.
We provide ideas for both long-only and long/short portfolio implementations.
For the long-only portfolios, whenever the EFRoM MoM signal change
suggests adding exposure to risky assets, the portfolio will be invested in the
Risk-on investment set, while it will be invested in the Risk-off investment set if
the signal suggests a reduction in risky asset exposure. On the other hand, for
the long/short implementations the portfolio will take a long position in the
risk-on assets and a short position in the risk-off assets when the signal implies
an increase in risk; while during periods when the signal suggests a reduction
of risk, the portfolio will take a long position on the risk-off basket and a short
position on the risk-on basket.
Furthermore, some portfolios are fully tactical, while other portfolios have a
strategic core and a tactical satellite overlay. The tactical component of the
portfolio allocation is fully invested according to the EFRoM signals. Portfolio
allocations are evaluated and adjusted on a monthly basis, if necessary. In this
report, we present different implementations covering multi asset, traditional
60/40, sector, and smart beta portfolios.
Performance presented in this report is back-tested performance covering the
period of time between Dec 31st, 2014 and May 31st, 2016.
1 See Appendix A for more details on the methodology.
2 A list of the ETFs used in this report and their characteristics is provided on Appendix B.
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Multi Asset Portfolios: Not your usual 60/40
60/40 Multi Asset portfolio with moderate and aggressive EFRoM
implementation
The 60/40 multi asset portfolios provide access to a diversified portfolio
including 60% of global equity exposure, and 40% of non-equity exposure. The
global equity exposure is broken down into 30% to US equities, 25% to DM Intl
equities, and 5% to EM equities; while the non-equity exposure is broken down
into 5% Gold and 35% to bonds. Furthermore, we defined a Risk-on basket
with exposure to the target asset classes offering higher sensitivity to risky
asset classes; while at the same time we defined a Risk-off basket with a more
defensive profile. The risk-on basket should outperform the risk-off basket
during times when investors are increasing their risk appetite, while the
opposite should happen when investors are reducing their risk appetite.
On the risk-on side we implement the Gold and Bonds allocations with ETFs
offering exposure to Gold miners and High Yield Corporate debt, respectively;
while for equities we use Large Caps in the US and broad equity exposures
outside the US. Meanwhile, on the risk-off side we implement the Gold and
Bonds allocations with ETFs offering exposure to Physical Gold and
Intermediate US Treasuries, respectively; while for equities we use ETFs
employing a minimum volatility strategy. The former implementation, which
we would consider moderate in terms of risk, can be slightly adjusted to obtain
a more aggressive risk-return profile. More specifically, by switching the US
Large Caps for US Small Caps, and Gold Miners for Small Cap Gold Miners on
the risk-on side; and switching the Intermediate US Treasuries for Long US
Treasuries on the risk-off side, investors can access a wider breadth of returns
which can allow the tactical signal to boost returns in an absolute and in a risk-
adjusted basis (Figure 2).
Figure 2: 60/40 Multi Asset portfolio constituents and allocation details
Asset Class Weight Focus Ticker Focus Ticker
Multi Asset - Moderate Implementation
US Equities 30% US Large Caps SPY US Min Vol USMV
DM Intl Equities 25% DM Intl Broad EFA DM Intl Min Vol EFAV
EM Equities 5% EM Broad EEM EM Min Vol EEMV
Gold 5% Gold Miners GDX Physical Gold GLD
Bonds 35% High Yield Credit HYG UST Intermediate IEF
Multi Asset - Aggressive Implementation
US Equities 30% US Small Caps IWM US Min Vol USMV
DM Intl Equities 25% DM Broad EFA DM Intl Min Vol EFAV
EM Equities 5% EM Broad EEM EM Min Vol EEMV
Gold 5% Gold Small Miners GDXJ Physical Gold GLD
Bonds 35% High Yield Credit HYG UST Long TLT
Risk-on Risk-off
Source: Deutsche Bank.
During the backtesting period, we observed that both Long and Long/Short
implementations for the Moderate and Aggressive portfolios outperformed a
traditional 60%/40% portfolio benchmark and their individual risk-on and risk-
off baskets. The improvement was not only on an absolute return basis, but
also on a risk-adjusted basis (Figure 3 to Figure 7).
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Figure 3: 60/40 Multi Asset performance details – Moderate & Aggressive
Risk/Return Metrics
Multi Asset EFRoM
60/40
Bmk Long
60/40 EFRoM
Long
60/40 EFRoM
Long/Short
Risk-on
Basket Long
Risk-off
Basket Long
60/40 EFRoM
Long
60/40 EFRoM
Long/Short
Risk-on
Basket Long
Risk-off
Basket Long
Annualized Total Return 1.2% 10.8% 13.2% 1.8% 6.1% 14.0% 20.3% 0.9% 6.4%
Annualized Volatility 9.3% 9.3% 6.9% 12.2% 7.2% 9.8% 9.8% 12.7% 7.5%
Sharpe Ratio (RF=0) 0.13 1.16 1.91 0.15 0.85 1.42 2.06 0.07 0.85
Maximum Drawdown 11.4% 7.3% 4.1% 16.5% 5.8% 6.8% 5.6% 19.1% 6.8%
Moderate Aggressive
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
Figure 4: 60/40 Multi Asset performance vs. Constituents
Risk-on and Risk-off Baskets - Moderate
Figure 5: 60/40 Multi Asset performance vs. Benchmark -
Moderate
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60/40 Bmk Long Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet. Note: 60/40 Benchmark is 60% Global Equities (ACWI) and 40% Aggregate Bonds (AGG) rebalanced on a monthly basis.
Figure 6: 60/40 Multi Asset performance vs. Constituents
Risk-on and Risk-off Baskets - Aggressive
Figure 7: 60/40 Multi Asset performance vs. Benchmark -
Aggressive
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60/40 Bmk Long Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet. Note: 60/40 Benchmark is 60% Global Equities (ACWI) and 40% Aggregate Bonds (AGG) rebalanced on a monthly basis.
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Traditional 60/40 portfolio with tactical EFRoM overlay
The traditional 60/40 portfolio with tactical EFRoM overlay seeks to represent a
common balanced portfolio allocating 60% to Global Equities, and 40% to
Aggregate Bonds, but with an additional allocation tilt driven by the monthly
tactical EFRoM signal. We present several variations of this strategy to
illustrate the benefits of the tactical signal at different levels of allocation
budget. More specifically we provide guidance for implementations using a
5%, 15%, 25%, or unconstrained tactical budget. For example, an investor with
a 15% tactical budget would fluctuate anywhere between 45%/55%
Equity/Bonds and 75%/25% Equity/Bonds.
Furthermore, we provide two implementation alternatives: the first option
involves tilting the allocation weights of the diversified positions; while the
second one uses more concentrated positions (e.g. US Large Caps, Long Term
US Treasuries) for the implementation of the tactical overlays. These portfolios
are provided on a long-only basis (Figure 8).
Figure 8: Traditional 60/40 portfolio with tactical EFRoM tilt and overlay
constituents and allocation details
Asset Class Weight Ticker Weight Ticker
60/40 - Diversified Allocations +/- 5%/15%/25%/Unconstrained
Global Equities (60%) 65%-85% ACWI (60%) 55%-35% ACWI
Agg Bonds (40%) 35%-15% AGG (40%) 45%-65% AGG
60/40 - Extra Overlay +/- 5%/15%/25%/Unconstrained
Global Equities 60% ACWI 55%-35% ACWI
US Equities (extra) 5%-25% SPY 0% SPY
Agg Bonds 35%-15% AGG 40% AGG
UST Long (extra) 0% TLT 5%-25% TLT
Risk-on Risk Off
Source: Deutsche Bank
We observed that a tactical signal based on the EFRoM methodology
increased the absolute returns and risk-adjusted returns of all the tilted and
unconstrained portfolios during the backtesting period relative to a neutral
60/40 portfolio benchmark rebalanced on a monthly basis (Figure 9 to Figure
11).
Figure 9: Traditional 60/40 portfolio with tactical EFRoM tilt and overlay performance details
Risk/Return Metrics
60/40 EFRoM
60/40
Neutral
60/40 +/-5%
EFRoM tilt
60/40 +/-15%
EFRoM tilt
60/40 +/-25%
EFRoM tilt
Eqty/Bond
Unconstrained
60/40 +/-5%
EFRoM tilt
60/40 +/-15%
EFRoM tilt
60/40 +/-25%
EFRoM tilt
Eqty/Bond
Unconstrained
Annualized Total Return 1.2% 2.4% 4.8% 7.3% 13.9% 3.0% 6.6% 10.3% 26.3%
Annualized Volatility 9.3% 9.0% 8.7% 8.7% 9.3% 8.9% 8.4% 8.6% 13.8%
Sharpe Ratio (RF=0) 0.13 0.27 0.56 0.83 1.49 0.34 0.79 1.20 1.90
Maximum Drawdown 11.4% 10.1% 7.9% 7.1% 5.9% 9.3% 7.1% 5.6% 10.3%
Extra OverlayDiversified Allocations
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
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Figure 10: Traditional 60/40 EFRoM performance vs.
Neutral Benchmark – Diversified allocations
Figure 11: Traditional 60/40 EFRoM performance vs.
Neutral Benchmark – Extra Overlay
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Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet Note: 60/40 Benchmark is 60% Global Equities (ACWI) and 40% Aggregate Bonds (AGG) rebalanced on a monthly basis.
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet Note: 60/40 Benchmark is 60% Global Equities (ACWI) and 40% Aggregate Bonds (AGG) rebalanced on a monthly basis.
Equity Smart Beta Portfolios
We studied the behavior for different smart beta strategies such as minimum
volatility, momentum, size, quality, and value during periods of increasing and
decreasing risk appetite, and we found that minimum volatility and momentum
had the most distinctive behavior compared to the other three factor strategies
which seemed to be less dependent on risk cycles. Minimum volatility clearly
presented a more defensive profile more suitable for periods when investors
are unloading risk, while momentum exhibited a more aggressive profile
suitable for periods when investors are loading up on risk. Therefore, we
decided to implement a Smart Beta portfolio using our EFRoM tactical signal
that would work as a 0/100% binary signal for the long-only portfolios, and a
100/-100% signal for the long/short portfolios. Thus whenever the EFRoM
signal recommends an increase in risk the long-only portfolio would take a full
position on a Momentum ETF, while in the case of a reduction of risk the
portfolio would take a full position on a Minimum Volatility ETF. For the
long/short portfolio the allocations would be similar with the addition of a short
position of equal size on the other ETF (Figure 12)
Figure 12: Smart Beta portfolio constituents and allocation details
Asset Class Weight Ticker Weight Ticker
Minimum Volatility/Momentum - Long Only
US Min Volatility 0% USMV 100% USMV
US Momentum 100% MTUM 0% MTUM
Minimum Volatility/Momentum - Long/Short
US Min Volatility -100% USMV 100% USMV
US Momentum 100% MTUM -100% MTUM
Risk-on Risk Off
Source: Deutsche Bank
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Both, long and long/short, smart beta strategies outperformed a US equity
benchmark on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis during the backtesting
period. However, only the long-only strategy outperformed the constituents
(US Momentum and US Min Volatility) on both absolute and risk-adjusted
basis; nevertheless the long/short strategy still looked very attractive from a
risk-adjusted perspective despite not being able to outperform the portfolio
constituents. We believe that the long/short strategy was somewhat limited on
its upside given the low dispersion of returns among the two smart beta
strategies tracking a very similar asset class (i.e. US Equities); still the
long/short strategy could be an attractive low risk strategy (Figure 13 to Figure
15).
Figure 13: Smart Beta EFRoM portfolio performance details
Risk/Return Metrics
Smart Beta EFRoM
EFRoM Smart
Beta Long
EFRoM Smart
Beta Long/Short
US
Equity
US Minimum
Volatility
US
Momentum
Annualized Total Return 12.1% 6.9% 3.3% 8.8% 7.6%
Annualized Volatility 13.7% 6.7% 15.5% 12.8% 16.1%
Sharpe Ratio (RF=0) 0.88 1.02 0.22 0.69 0.47
Maximum Drawdown 9.5% 5.2% 13.0% 9.5% 12.9%
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
Figure 14: Smart Beta EFRoM portfolio performance vs.
constituents
Figure 15: Smart Beta EFRoM portfolio performance vs.
benchmark
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US Equity Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet. Note: US Equity benchmark is US Large Caps
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Equity Sector Portfolios
We reviewed the behavior for different equity sectors during periods of
increasing and decreasing risk appetite, and we found that Utilities, Financials,
and Materials had the most distinctive behavior compared to the other sectors
which seemed to be less dependent on risk cycles. Utilities clearly presented a
more defensive profile more suitable for periods when investors are unloading
risk; this came as no surprise to us given that this sector is usually considered
a bond proxy among equities. On the other hand, Financials and Materials
exhibited a more aggressive profile suitable for periods when investors are
loading up on risk. Therefore, we decided to implement two Sector rotation
portfolios using our EFRoM tactical signal that would work as a 0/100% binary
signal for the long-only portfolios, and a 100/-100% signal for the long/short
portfolios. Thus whenever the EFRoM signal recommends an increase in risk
the long-only portfolio would take a full position on a Financials or a Materials
ETF, while in the case of a reduction of risk the portfolio would take a full
position on a Utilities ETF. For the long/short portfolio the allocations would be
similar with the addition of a short position of equal size on the other ETF
(Figure 16).
Figure 16: Sector EFRoM portfolio constituents and allocation details
Asset Class Weight Ticker Weight Ticker
Utilities/Financials - Long Only
Utilities 0% XLU 100% XLU
Financials 100% XLF 0% XLF
Utilities/Financials - Long/Short
Utilities -100% XLU 100% XLU
Financials 100% XLF -100% XLF
Utilities/Materials - Long Only
Utilities 0% XLU 100% XLU
Materials 100% XLB 0% XLB
Utilities/Materials - Long/Short
Utilities -100% XLU 100% XLU
Materials 100% XLB -100% XLB
Risk-on Risk Off
Source: Deutsche Bank
Both pairs of long and long/short sector strategies outperformed a US equity
benchmark and their constituents on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis
during the backtesting period. We also noticed a significant performance
enhancement in the long/short portfolios, most likely due to the wide
dispersion of returns between risk-on and risk-off sectors (Figure 17 to Figure
21)
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Figure 17: Sector EFRoM portfolio performance details
Risk/Return Metrics
Sector EFRoM
EFRoM Sector
Uti/Fin Long
EFRoM Sector
Uti/Fin Long/Short
EFRoM Sector
Uti/Mat Long
EFRoM Sector
Uti/Mat Long/ShortUS Equity US Utilities
US
Financials
US
Materials
Annualized Total Return 20.2% 34.7% 23.0% 40.3% 3.3% 6.1% -1.1% -0.7%
Annualized Volatility 16.9% 19.5% 17.1% 19.9% 15.5% 16.4% 18.5% 19.5%
Sharpe Ratio (RF=0) 1.19 1.78 1.35 2.03 0.22 0.37 -0.06 -0.03
Maximum Drawdown 12.8% 15.5% 12.8% 17.2% 13.0% 15.7% 22.3% 26.9% Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSet
Figure 18: Sector EFRoM portfolio performance vs.
constituents – Utilities/Financials
Figure 19: Sector EFRoM portfolio performance vs.
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Figure 20: Sector EFRoM portfolio performance vs.
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Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP, FactSe.t Note: US Equity benchmark is US Large Caps
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Appendix A
EFRoM Methodology and Applications
The ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter (EFRoM) signal combines selected individual
TAARSS3 signals and our past experience in an effort to provide a unique
indicator of investors’ risk appetite in the market.
Defining the asset classes and risk factors
We first identify 14 asset classes which are relevant to the anatomy of a
risk-on or risk-off trade, then we assigned risk factors to each of these asset
classes. Those asset classes more likely to receive inflows during a risk-off
trade are assigned a negative risk factor, while those asset classes more likely
to receive inflows during a risk-on trade are assigned a positive risk factor.
Furthermore, the magnitude of the risk factors varies depending on the nature
of the asset class; thus more defensive asset classes have lower risk factors
than more aggressive asset classes (Figure 22).
Figure 22: Selected TAARSS Asset Classes and Risk Factors
Asset Class
US
Treasurie
s
Gold Corp IG Sr Loans Corp HY EM Debt
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Comdty
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Risk Factor -1 -1 -0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1.5 1.5
Risk Appetite
EquitiesCommoditiesFixed Income
LESS RISK MORE RISK
Source: Deutsche Bank
Defining the allocation measure
The next step is to determine the interest in the particular trade or allocation.
We obtain this measure by leveraging the TAARSS signals for the respective
14 asset classes. Each TAARSS signal measures the magnitude, direction, and
consistency of a particular asset allocation trend.
Calculating the ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter (EFRoM) Level
Finally, we calculate the ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter Level by multiplying each
TAARSS signal by its respective risk factor, and aggregating these results into
a single measure by adding them up.
(1) EFRoM Level = SUM [i] {TAARSS[i] x Risk Factor [i]} ,
i=1 to 14 representing the different asset classes in the model
3 Refer to “US ETF Insights: ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter (EFRoM)” published on May 5, 2016 for additional
details on this methodology. Our TAARSS strategy focuses on identifying relative strength signals across
asset classes based on the magnitude and consistency of ETF flow trends, and it was first introduced in
“Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) insights from ETF Flows” published on May 14, 2014.
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Figure 23 depicts the monthly levels and changes of the ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter
for the past 18 months. A positive Risk-o-Meter measure suggests that
investors are on risk-on mode and have a relatively high appetite for risk; while
a negative reading suggests that investors are on risk-off mode and have a
relatively low appetite for risk.
Figure 23: ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter (EFRoM)
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Practical applications of the ETF Flow Risk-o-Meter
The level of the Risk-o-Meter is not a leading or lagging indicator, but rather a
concurrent indicator. It should not be used to try to predict the performance of
risky assets, but rather as a tool to measure and understand the level of
investors’ risk appetite in the market at a specific point in time. However, we
found that the month-over-month changes of the Risk-o-Meter level had some
predictive power in terms of forecasting the performance of risky asset;
although more in terms of the direction of the performance of risky assets than
the actual magnitude of such performance.
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Appendix B
List of ETFs from EFRoM portfolios
Figure 24: List of ETFs used in EFRoM portfolios and select characteristics
5-Day $ 5-Day bps
Equities
Global Equities ACWI 0.33% 5,622 89 63 152 0.01 1.8
US Large Caps SPY 0.09% 181,436 17,787 7,485 25,272 0.01 0.5
US Small Caps IWM 0.20% 26,631 3,227 165 3,392 0.01 0.9
US Min Volatility USMV 0.15% 13,465 144 728 871 0.01 2.3
US Momentum MTUM 0.15% 1,325 14 2,327 2,341 0.03 4.4
US Financials XLF 0.14% 16,985 868 1,207 2,075 0.01 4.2
US Materials XLB 0.14% 2,732 267 504 771 0.01 2.2
US Utilities XLU 0.14% 8,291 709 596 1,305 0.01 2.0
DM Intl Broad EFA 0.33% 59,907 1,389 1,823 3,212 0.01 1.7
DM Intl Min Volatility EFAV 0.20% 7,364 68 336 404 0.02 3.1
EM Broad EEM 0.69% 22,161 2,176 447 2,624 0.01 3.0
EM Min Volatility EEMV 0.25% 3,589 39 28 68 0.02 3.3
Gold Miners GDX 0.52% 8,048 2,089 62 2,152 0.01 4.3
Gold Small Miners GDXJ 0.54% 2,886 566 18 584 0.01 2.9
Fixed Income
Aggregate Bonds AGG 0.08% 37,236 263 n.a. n.a. 0.01 0.9
UST Intermediate IEF 0.15% 9,554 209 n.a. n.a. 0.01 0.9
UST Long TLT 0.15% 8,656 915 n.a. n.a. 0.01 0.8
High Yield Credit HYG 0.50% 14,587 1,078 n.a. n.a. 0.01 1.2
Commodities
Physical Gold GLD 0.40% 35,240 1,119 n.a. n.a. 0.01 0.9
Implied
Liq. $M
Total
Liq. $
Avg. Bid/Ask SpreadsTicker TER AUM $M
20D ADV
$MAsset Class
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP. Data as of Jun 7, 2016
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