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You are here: Home / Portfolio & Market Reviews / Q4 2020 – Quarterly Portfolio Review

Q4 2020 – Quarterly Portfolio Review

Portfolio Manager · Jan 21, 2021 ·

This quarterly post reviews the composition and performance of several investment portfolios managed by our Investment Advisor. Portfolios we review are actual live portfolios for several clients and range from a conservative client who is already in retirement and looking for income to a very aggressive portfolio set up for young children with a 30-year investment horizon. The purpose of this post is to educate our investors and clients and help set expectations on how different portfolios perform over time. It also showcases how we think about and manage capital assets. We also show “Advisor View,” which is an overview of all portfolios’ composition and performance under our management.

Quarterly Portfolio Review
In this quarterly post we review the composition and the performance of several actual live investment portfolios managed by our Investment Advisor

Advisors View

Advisors view includes all client accounts, and all client allocated portfolios under our management. It’s a snapshot of the advisor dashboard we look at every day. 

Investment Performance

Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020FY 2020
-12.42%10.51%1.91%11.92%10.42%

Asset Class Allocation

LongShort
Equities54.21%0.74%
Fixed Income8.39%0.00%
Real Estate8.61%0.00%
Other Assets0.07%9.29%
Fund Cash28.59%5.66%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Geographic Allocation

LongShort
North America88.01%90.68%
Asia5.57%0.00%
Europe4.39%0.02%
South America0.79%0.00%
Africa0.49%0.00%
Oceania0.41%0.00%
Other0.34%9.32%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Sector Allocation

LongShort
Basic Materials1.46%0.00%
Cons Cyclical6.22%0.00%
Cons Non-Cyclical2.74%0.00%
Energy4.25%0.00%
Financials17.33%3.70%
Healthcare7.62%0.24%
Industrial5.02%0.23%
Real Estate7.98%0.17%
Technology13.58%0.01%
Telecom Services3.12%0.00%
Utilities1.50%0.00%
Cash28.59%84.31%
Fund Cash0.10%5.66%
Unclassified8.47%9.32%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Retiree Portfolio

Portfolio and client situation summary:

  • The client is already in retirement (as of 1/1/2020)
  • The client needs 20 years (estimated) of income and capital preservation
  • The client will not contribute to the portfolio
  • The investment portfolio is in conservative allocation

Investment Performance

Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020FY 2020
-4.29%3.63%1.51%4.02%4.72%

Asset Class Allocation

LongShort
Equities23.33%0.00%
Fixed Income11.46%0.00%
Real Estate0.43%0.00%
Other Assets0.09%47.22%
Fund Cash0.06%52.78%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Geographic Allocation

LongShort
North America94.22%52.78%
Asia1.83%0.00%
Europe2.61%0.00%
South America0.60%0.00%
Africa0.39%0.00%
Oceania0.16%0.00%
Other0.20%47.22%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Sector Allocation

LongShort
Basic Materials0.89%0.00%
Cons Cyclical2.34%0.00%
Cons Non-Cyclical4.20%0.00%
Energy1.78%0.00%
Financials3.52%0.00%
Healthcare3.73%0.00%
Industrial1.61%0.00%
Real Estate0.42%0.00%
Technology3.19%0.00%
Telecom Services1.30%0.00%
Utilities3.16%0.00%
Cash64.46%0.00%
Fund Cash0.06%52.78%
Unclassified9.76%47.22%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Retirement IRA Portfolio

Portfolio and client situation summary:

  • The client is currently working and is looking toward a 20/25-year time horizon before retirement (as of 1/1/2019)
  • The client will make an annual contribution based on annual maximums
  • The investment portfolio is in mid-to-aggressive allocation

Investment Performance

Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020FY 2020
-22.44%17.41%5.32%14.39%9.71%

Asset Class Allocation

LongShort
Equities75.04%0.37%
Fixed Income14.05%0.00%
Real Estate7.90%0.00%
Other Assets0.06%22.50%
Fund Cash2.68%77.13%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Geographic Allocation

LongShort
North America79.89%77.12%
Asia9.65%0.00%
Europe6.85%0.01%
South America1.31%0.00%
Africa0.97%0.00%
Oceania0.57%0.00%
Other0.82%22.87%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Sector Allocation

LongShort
Basic Materials2.60%0.00%
Cons Cyclical9.16%0.00%
Cons Non-Cyclical3.64%0.00%
Energy5.61%0.00%
Financials14.17%0.00%
Healthcare8.04%0.00%
Industrial6.98%0.00%
Real Estate8.44%0.00%
Technology17.38%0.00%
Telecom Services4.89%0.00%
Utilities2.42%0.00%
Cash0.63%0.00%
Fund Cash0.46%85.16%
Unclassified15.55%14.84%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Trust Brokerage Account for Children

Portfolio and client situation summary:

  • The revocable trust is created with a 30-year time horizon (as of 1/1/2019)
  • The trustee will make a modest but continuous monthly contribution
  • Investment portfolios is in aggressive allocation
  • Investment portfolio uses margin
  • ** Portfolio was 50% margined in late February 2020
Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020FY 2020
-38.30%44.55%11.76%28.78%28.35%

Asset Class Allocation

LongShort
Equities94.02%0.01%
Fixed Income0.05%0.00%
Real Estate5.26%0.00%
Other Assets0.14%0.28%
Fund Cash0.13%99.65%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Geographic Allocation

LongShort
North America84.52%99.70%
Asia9.77%0.00%
Europe3.99%0.00%
South America0.89%0.00%
Africa0.42%0.00%
Oceania0.22%0.00%
Other0.18%0.29%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

Sector Allocation

LongShort
Basic Materials2.64%0.00%
Cons Cyclical12.25%0.00%
Cons Non-Cyclical4.37%0.00%
Energy4.75%0.00%
Financials10.24%0.00%
Healthcare10.44%0.00%
Industrial7.75%0.00%
Real Estate5.25%0.00%
Technology26.99%0.00%
Telecom Services7.20%0.00%
Utilities2.10%0.00%
Cash0.13%99.65%
Fund Cash0.39%0.06%
Unclassified5.49%0.29%
Portfolio asset allocation is a snapshot in time taken at the posting date of this update.

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