TrendYCMacro at a glance

TrendYCMacro is a tactical asset allocation (TAA) strategy by Keller & Keuning / Vojtko across US Equity, Long-Term Treasuries, Intermediate Treasuries, Short-Term Treasuries, rebalanced monthly. Backtested 1992-11-30 to 2026-04-24 (33.3 years): 9.7% CAGR, 0.81 Sharpe, -27.9% max drawdown, 12.4% volatility.

Type
Tactical (TAA)
Author
Keller & Keuning / Vojtko
Rebalancing
Monthly
Risk
Moderate
Period
1992-11-30 to 2026-04-24
CAGR
9.7%
Sharpe
0.81
Max Drawdown
-27.9%
Volatility
12.4%

TrendYCMacro Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy

TrendYCMacro combines two independent signals: equity trend (SPY vs 10-month SMA) and yield curve proxy (IEF 12m return vs SHY 12m return). Both on → 100% offensive; one on → 50/50; neither → 100% defensive.

Backtest Performance (1992-11-30 to 2026-04-24)

MetricTrendYCMacro
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)9.7%
Maximum Drawdown-27.9%
Sharpe Ratio0.81
Sortino Ratio1.03
Annualized Volatility12.4%
Calmar Ratio0.35
Total Return2066.6%
Backtest Period33.3 years

Strategy Details

Type
Tactical (TAA)
Rebalancing
monthly
Risk Level
moderate
Variants
2
Author
Keller & Keuning / Vojtko
Source
Keller & Keuning / Vojtko. TrendYCMacro

Asset Classes

  • US Equity
  • Long-Term Treasuries
  • Intermediate Treasuries
  • Short-Term Treasuries

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