Model Portfolio Allocation Changes- This Week
Models Turn 100% Bullish
As the stock market rose to new heights last week, we also tracked significant improvement in our technical indicators that gauge the internal health of the market. It was enough improvement for our models to finally trigger a complete release of a "volatility constraint" that has kept the portfolios in a somewhat defensive posture.
Our model porfolios are all now moving to a fully bullish posture.
Portfolio Changes in the Performance Xtender: This model is now moving 100% into Mid Cap stocks which have emerged as the new leading sector in terms of relative strength.
Portfolio Changes in the Max Xtender: This model is moving 100% into a leveraged Mid Cap fund. The effect of this change will be to increase the leverage factor from 1.5 to 1 to a fully bullish 2 to 1.
Model Portfolio: Performance Xtender
Model Portfolio: Max Xtender
New Model Portfolio Allocations
Model Portfolio Details
The tables below provide the percentage allocation details and mutual fund ticker symbols for investors following the Model Portfolios by using funds from either of the Rydex Investments or ProFunds mutual fund companies -- or alternatively, investors using exchange traded funds (ETFs).
'Performance Xtender'
(A model portfolio that invests selectively in stock market index funds, plus certain market sectors such as Energy, Gold and Real Estate, and in an Inverse Fund ("Bear Fund"), depending on current market trends for each type of investment. The allocation mix is designed to beat the market significantly during both bull and bear markets with only limited risk of volatility.)
| Model Portfolio Changes for this week | Rydex Funds | ProFunds | ETFs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | |
| SELL OTC Index Fund | 30% | RYOCX | 30% | OTPIX | 30% | QQQQ |
| SELL LargeCap Fund | 70% | RYZAX | 70% | BLPIX | 70% | SPY |
| BUY Mid Cap Fund | 100% | RYAVX | 100% | MDPIX | 100% | MDY |
| Corporate Bonds, or Money Market |
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| New Model Portfolio Allocations | Rydex Funds | ProFunds | ETFs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | |
| Mid Cap Stock Fund | 100% | RYAVX | 100% | MDPIX | 100% | MDY |
| Corporate Bonds, or Money Market |
none. | |||||
'Max Xtender'
(A model portfolio that invests selectively in stock market index funds and in an Inverse Fund ("Bear Fund"), depending on current market trends for each type of investment. During strong market trends ... either bullish or bearish ... the model uses up to 2-to-1 leverage to magnify returns. The allocation mix is designed to beat the market substantially during both bull and bear markets but results in a relatively high risk of volatility.)
| Model Portfolio Changes for this week | Rydex Funds | ProFunds | ETFs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | |
| SELL LargeCap Fund | 50% | RYZAX | 50% | BLPIX | 50% | SPY |
| SELL Lev'd OTC Fund | 50% | RYVYX | 50% | UOPIX | 100% | QQQQ |
| BUY Lev'd MidCap | 100% | RYTNX | 100% | UMPIX | 200% | MDY |
| Corporate Bonds, or Money Market |
Rydex does not have a leveraged MidCap fund so we have substituted RYTNX, a leveraged LargeCap Fund. ETF investors should move to a fully margined MDY position for 2 to 1 leverage. | |||||
| New Model Portfolio Allocations | Rydex Funds | ProFunds | ETFs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | Allocation | Ticker | |
| Lev'd MidCap Fund | 100% | RYTNX | 100% | UMPIX | 200% | MDY |
| Corporate Bonds, or Money Market |
ETF Investors: Note that the MDY position is margined 2 to 1. | |||||
