Portfolio balance strategy. 1.43 times better than index!

Alex Ishenko
2 min readAug 5, 2024

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Hands-on quantitative trading portfolio strategies

In comparison, my custom portfolio strategy surged 413.74% against 287.90% in standard portfolio.

Table of contents

  1. Main idea
  2. Dataset
  3. Back test
  4. Result
  5. Final thoughts
  6. Links

1. Main idea

I constructed a portfolio named ‘SP182’ using end-of-day data from the 182 largest companies with a 44-year history, beginning in 1980. Each company was equally weighted.

I developed a monthly rebalancing strategy to enhance performance. After a 10-year AI experimentation phase, 34 years of backtesting demonstrated a 1.43x improvement in returns while maintaining similar diversification and risk levels.

2. Dataset

full list of assets

3. Backtest

I consolidated data from these companies into a chart labeled ‘SP182’. The chart reveals a 287.90% growth for Protroflio over the past 34 years.
In comparison, my custom portfolio strategy surged 413.74% during the same timeframe.

4. Result

  • A custom portfolio (SP182) was created by combining 182 of the largest companies with a 44-year history.
  • An AI-driven rebalancing strategy was developed and tested over a 10-year period.
  • Backtesting over 34 years showed a 1.43x improvement in performance compared to a simple equal-weighted portfolio, while maintaining similar diversification and risk levels.

5. Final thoughts

The AI-driven rebalancing strategy employed in the SP182 portfolio yielded a substantial 1.43x performance enhancement over a 34-year period compared to a traditional equal-weighted approach. This outcome underscores the potential benefits of active management and quantitative modeling in portfolio optimization.

To further validate the strategy, we plan to implement the same rebalancing approach on well-known indices like the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500.

6. Links

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishenko/
  2. https://aishenko.com
  3. https://qialex.me
  4. https://github.com/qialex
  5. https://www.kaggle.com/alexishenko

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Alex Ishenko
Alex Ishenko

Written by Alex Ishenko

Data and quantitative trading enthusiast

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