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60/40 SMH/XLE

60% semiconductors through SMH and 40% US energy through XLE. Target weights reset monthly and drift with returns between rebalances. The ETF holdings are the same in both universe views; only the comparison benchmark changes.

2 ETFs · ETF allocation · FW 3000 benchmark60% SMH / 40% XLE · monthly rebalance2026-09-11 · close
1 day+1.0%basket return
20 days+0.4%basket return
20 days vs FW 3000+2.3%relative return
Year to date+59.2%basket return

Performance

Follow the theme against the wider market.

Period
-8.5%-4.9%-1.4%+2.2%+5.8%2026-06-162026-09-11
60/40 SMH/XLEFW 3000

Series before each basket's creation date are a backtest of the membership as of creation; live tracking starts at creation.

Return1 day5 days20 days60 daysMTDYTD1 year
Basket+1.0%+2.0%+0.4%+3.4%+2.0%+59.2%+79.8%
vs FW 3000+0.1%+3.2%+2.3%+1.4%+2.3%+41.6%+53.3%

Risk statistics

Period · 1y

1y · 2025-09-11 – 2026-09-11 · 252 / 252 sessions

Sharpe ratio2.60Annualized · 0% risk-free rate
Sortino ratio3.85Annualized · 0% downside target
Historical volatility24.0%Annualized · daily log returns

Basket total returns · Annualized using 252 trading sessions · 0% risk-free rate and downside target. As of 2026-09-11 · close.

How these statistics are calculated

Risk methodology

Sharpe: average daily simple return divided by its sample standard deviation, multiplied by √252. The risk-free rate is assumed to be 0%; this is not a cash-adjusted ratio.

Sortino: average daily simple return divided by downside deviation, multiplied by √252. Downside deviation is the square root of the average squared shortfall below 0%, counting all sessions, including zeros for gains.

Historical volatility: √(252 × average squared daily log return), matching the Vol page’s realized-volatility convention. This differs from the sample standard deviation used in Sharpe.

Each period requires complete history and at least 5 sessions. MTD and YTD follow the calendar; 1y is 252 sessions. Missing data or an undefined ratio displays — with a reason. Short periods can produce unstable ratios; intraday snapshots include a partial session. History before this basket’s creation is backtested. If a new basket has no stored daily return series yet, estimates from its rounded published chart levels are marked ≈.

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Inside the basket · 2 ETFs

Current members and the reasoning behind each inclusion. Returns are for individual holdings.

Why it’s includedAdded
XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund40% target allocation to US energy.+0.3%+0.8%+6.7%+47.7%2026-09-09
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF60% target allocation to semiconductors.+1.5%+2.9%-3.5%+57.9%2026-09-09

How this basket is built

60% SMH / 40% XLE; monthly rebalance, buy-and-hold between rebalances; dated membership changes reset the target weights.

Tracked since 2026-09-09. Membership decisions are documented below.

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Reading the returns

Basket returns include dividends. “vs FW 3000” compares the basket’s compounded growth with the benchmark’s. Green means positive; red means negative.

Membership history & changes

Membership history

  • created

    Added the requested 60% SMH / 40% XLE ETF allocation, rebalanced at month-end. Earlier history is a backtest of this allocation.

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