On a quarterly basis the NAOI provides updated performance numbers for the two NAOI default Investments. These are the NAOI Alpha Dynamic Investment that is discussed at this link and the NAOI Market Biased Dynamic Portfolio that is discussed at this link. Also shown below are the ETFs that will be owned by each investment for Quarter 1, 2020.

Please note that nothing on this page should be seen as “investing advice”, rather it should be viewed as investor education. And it is highly recommended that users of this information first read “The Amazing Future of Investing” book that can be purchased in the NAOI Store at this link.

Performance Results as of March 31, 2020

The following table shows the performance for both the NAOI Alpha DI and the NAOI Market-Biased Portfolio for the Q1, 2020 along with the performance from 2008 through Q1, 2020. The Sharpe Ratio is a measure of how much return was generated for each unit of risk taken.

 
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You can see that both the Alpha DI and the Market Biased Portfolio protected investors from the Corona Virus market crash in Q1 of 2020 by using the Trailing Stop Loss order placed on RZG - the ETF that had the strongest price trend in Q4 of 2019. RZG was automatically sold with a loss of only 4.2% and the DI was out of the market for the remainder of the Quarter as the stock market dropped over 18%.

The Market Biased Portfolio ETFs had these returns:

  • Alpha DI: -4.2% (with a 50% allocation) = -2.1%

  • EDV: +28% (with a 20% allocation) = +5.6%

  • SPY: -18.2% (with a 30% allocation) = -5.46%

  • Total for Quarter 1: - 2.0%

Holdings for Quarter 2 of 2020

At the end of each calendar quarter, the Alpha Dynamic Investment and the Market Biased Portfolio determine which ETFs in their Dynamic Equity Pool (DEP) to purchase, or retain if already held, for the next calendar quarter. The selection is made based on the returns generated by each ETF in the DEP during the previous calendar quarter. The ETF selected for purchase is the one that has trended up most strongly during the past calendar quarter.

The NAOI Alpha Q2, 2020 Holding:

  • EDV 100% allocation - Government Bond ETF with a 7% Trailing Stop Loss Order.

The NAOI Market-Biased Portfolio Q2, 2020 Holdings: The Market Biased Portfolio holds two buy-and-hold ETFs (SPY and EDV) along with the Alpha Dynamic Investment using the allocations shown.

  • 70% EDV, 30% SPY defined by the following portfolio components:

    • SPY - 30% allocation (a buy and hold Stock ETF)

    • EDV - 20% allocation (a buy and hold Government Bond ETF)

    • EDV- 50% allocation (from the NAOI Alpha DI - this can change quarterly)

The Next Update

The next Performance Update will be posted at the end of Quarter 2, 2020.