Papa Bear Portfolio Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy

Momentum rotation across 13 diversified ETFs spanning equities, REITs, commodities, and bonds. Holds the top 3 by average 3/6/12-month return, equal-weighted. Broader universe than Mama Bear for more diversification. Monthly rebalancing.

Backtest Performance (1993-11-30 to 2026-04-07)

MetricPapa Bear Portfolio
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)10.6%
Maximum Drawdown-24.2%
Sharpe Ratio0.77
Sortino Ratio1.02
Annualized Volatility14.5%
Calmar Ratio0.44
Total Return2517.3%
Backtest Period32.4 years

Strategy Details

Type
Tactical (TAA)
Rebalancing
monthly
Risk Level
conservative
Variants
1
Author
Brian Livingston

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