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DB USD Index Bullish

for period ending April 30, 2023
 
This portfolio ingredient is provided by PowerShares.
UUP is the ticker for this portfolio ingredient. This ticker appears in the scatterplots below and on the Summary Page showing all portfolio ingredients. You can invest in this portfolio ingredient using the ticker "UUP" at your favorite brokerage. See How to Invest (below) for more details on how buy this portfolio ingredient.
 
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Risk vs. return for UUP:   The scatterplots below show the best portfolio ingredients as dots closest to the green smiley the at top left of each scatterplot. The yellow dot shows the total return and risk for this portfolio ingredient. The risk is measured by maximum loss over each period. Any dot closer to the top left corner has shown better performance using this metric.

For more metrics (Total Return, Risk and Volatility, Correlation) scroll down on this page. The Summary Page compares all portfolio ingredients.
Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
UUPPeer groupAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
 
Description   DB USD Index Bullish gives investors access to exposure in a particular currency. This portfolio ingredient is an exchange-traded fund and can be used as part of an overall asset allocation or as part of a portfolio recipe.

Category   Global Asset Classes, Currency: USD index

Peer Group   Global Asset Classes. See How to Invest, below. You can see how this portfolio ingredient has performed compared to its peers by clicking on any "Rank: Group" link in the Compare sections, below.

Methodology   This portfolio is an exchange-traded fund and its holdings are determined by the fund's manager, PowerShares. The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Futures index. The index is comprised solely of long futures contracts. The futures contract is designed to replicate the performance of being long the US Dollar against the Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc. You may consult www.invesco.com for details on how this manager chooses particular assets for inclusion in this fund.

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How to Invest

You can invest in this portfolio ingredient by buying the ticker symbol "UUP" at your favorite brokerage. See below for the full set of risk and return metrics for this portfolio ingredient. For portfolio recipes that combine multiple ingredients into optimized portfolios that minimize risk and maximize return, visit www.RecipeInvesting.com. Upgrade your subscription for full access. Only $15 per month. Cancel anytime.
 

How to Rebalance

You do not need to adjust the composition of this portfolio. While the underlying assets in this portfolio may change, the portfolio manager handles the details of buying and selling the underlying ingredients.

Compare: Risk vs. Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
Downside Deviation vs. Annual Return
UUPPeer groupAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
Standard Deviation vs. Annual Return
UUPPeer groupAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
M-squared
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-8.2%-14.3%-5.6%-9.1%-7.9%-7.4%
Peer Group* average-8.1%-12.3%-10.9%-10.3%-9.8%-6.3%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-3.7%-5.4%-2.0%-2.0%-1.3%0.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.1%-1.7%-3.9%-2.8%-4.0%-4.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-13.0%-28.3%-12.5%-13.7%-10.9%-2.4%
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Alpha
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-5.7%2.0%2.6%2.4%3.0%2.9%
Peer Group* average-5.6%-3.4%-4.8%-4.0%-4.0%-2.8%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-2.7%-3.7%-1.3%-1.2%-0.7%0.6%
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.1%-1.4%-3.6%-2.4%-3.5%-4.3%
U.S. Equities (SPY)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-5.7%-8.4%-2.3%-2.3%-1.1%1.2%
Ranking: Peer Group*Rank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: Group
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Sharpe
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-0.52-0.090.230.130.230.12
Peer Group* average-0.420.100.020.120.140.23
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-0.230.390.420.550.650.61
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.060.590.350.530.510.35
U.S. Equities (SPY)-0.060.680.540.690.750.59
U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.59-0.77-0.14-0.140.020.39
Ranking: Peer Group*Rank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: Group
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Sortino
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-0.68-0.130.320.190.330.19
Peer Group* average-0.5%0.3%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.3%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-0.310.550.580.780.940.87
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.090.900.490.760.740.50
U.S. Equities (SPY)-0.081.040.791.021.140.86
U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.71-0.87-0.17-0.180.020.55
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VizMetricsTM Score This is a 0 to 100 score that measures risk-adjusted return
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP9368100959484
Peer Group* average686670717270
60% Equity / 40% Bonds78739510010099
Global Equities (ACWI)718079939068
U.S. Equities (SPY)71849310010090
U.S. Bonds (BND)8754929093100
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Compare: Total Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
5-year graph UUPGlobal equities (ACWI)U.S. equities (SPY)U.S. bonds (BND)60% Equity / 40% Bonds (s.6040)
Total Return (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
 Year-to-dateApr 20231 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-0.2%-0.5%1.5%1.5%3.4%2.5%2.6%1.6%
Peer Group* average4.0%0.3%-1.6%6.2%2.8%4.1%3.5%3.7%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds6.4%0.9%1.0%7.1%7.1%7.7%7.6%7.2%
Global Equities (ACWI)9.1%1.6%2.7%12.3%7.2%9.4%8.0%5.7%
U.S. Equities (SPY)9.2%1.6%2.7%14.5%11.4%12.5%12.1%9.7%
U.S. Bonds (BND)3.6%0.6%-0.4%-3.2%1.2%0.9%1.3%2.7%
Ranking: Peer Group*Rank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: GroupRank: Group
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Historical Return
 20182019202020212022
UUP5.9%4.1%-6.7%5.7%9.5%
Peer Group* average-6.2%15.9%8.8%11.0%-13.8%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-2.8%21.8%16.4%14.0%-16.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-9.1%26.6%16.3%18.7%-18.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)-4.6%31.2%18.4%28.7%-18.2%
U.S. Bonds (BND)0.1%8.8%7.7%-1.9%-13.1%
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Compare: Risk & Volatility

for period ending April 30, 2023
Maximum Drawdown
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-8.0%-8.9%-9.7%-12.0%-12.0%-20.9%
Peer Group* average-12.7%-23.5%-26.5%-27.2%-29.0%-41.0%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-10.3%-20.7%-20.7%-20.7%-20.7%-29.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-14.7%-25.7%-25.7%-25.7%-25.7%-51.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)-12.9%-23.9%-23.9%-23.9%-23.9%-46.3%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-7.9%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%
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Standard Deviation
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP8.8%7.4%6.5%6.5%6.7%8.2%
Peer Group* average17.0%15.9%15.9%14.4%13.2%15.4%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds15.7%13.5%13.5%11.7%10.6%11.4%
Global Equities (ACWI)22.0%19.4%19.1%16.9%15.6%18.6%
U.S. Equities (SPY)22.3%20.6%20.8%18.2%16.6%17.9%
U.S. Bonds (BND)8.6%6.0%5.7%5.1%4.6%4.6%
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Downside Deviation
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP5.8%4.9%4.2%4.2%4.3%5.3%
Peer Group* average11.6%10.0%11.1%9.9%9.1%10.7%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds11.0%8.9%9.1%7.8%6.9%7.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)15.0%12.0%13.1%11.4%10.3%13.0%
U.S. Equities (SPY)15.2%12.7%13.8%11.9%10.6%12.1%
U.S. Bonds (BND)6.1%4.8%4.0%3.6%3.2%2.9%
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Beta
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
UUP-0.22-0.24-0.15-0.16-0.16-0.25
Peer Group* average0.640.600.600.590.570.63
60% Equity / 40% Bonds0.720.690.670.660.660.64
Global Equities (ACWI)0.960.940.930.930.941.03
U.S. Equities (SPY)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
U.S. Bonds (BND)0.310.230.140.130.100.07
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Compare: Correlation

for period ending April 30, 2023
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
to Global Stocks (ACWI)-0.68-0.69-0.55-0.53-0.48-0.63
to S&P500 (SPY)-0.55-0.59-0.45-0.40-0.36-0.50
to U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.79-0.72-0.56-0.52-0.37-0.36
to Commodities (DBC)-0.67-0.37-0.34-0.26-0.38-0.55
to Gold (GLD)-0.80-0.68-0.62-0.61-0.46-0.47