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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 rebalance2026-10-16 · close
1 day-0.8%basket return
20 days-0.2%basket return
20 days vs FW 3000+0.3%relative return
Year to date+58.8%basket return

Performance

Follow the theme against the wider market.

Period
-9.4%-4.3%+0.8%+6.0%+11.1%2026-07-232026-10-16
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-0.8%-4.1%-0.2%+2.8%-2.4%+58.8%+67.3%
vs FW 3000+0.4%-1.9%+0.3%+0.1%-2.3%+42.3%+47.0%

Risk statistics

Period · 1y

1y · 2025-10-16 – 2026-10-16 · 252 / 252 sessions

Sharpe ratio2.32Annualized · 0% risk-free rate
Sortino ratio3.44Annualized · 0% downside target
Historical volatility23.6%Annualized · daily log returns

Basket total returns · Annualized using 252 trading sessions · 0% risk-free rate and downside target. As of 2026-10-16 · 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.+2.5%+4.9%+6.7%+55.6%2026-09-09
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF60% target allocation to semiconductors.-3.4%-10.5%-5.8%+49.9%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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