DENVER, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AthenaInvest, (http://www.AthenaInvest.com) the leader in Behavioral Portfolio Management, today announced that the Athena Global Tactical ETFs portfolio ended a challenging year by outpacing its Morningstar Global Markets Index benchmark by 8.7% in 2020. For the full year 2020, the portfolio generated 24.8% compared to benchmark performance of 16.1%. The portfolio's annualized return since inception, which passed ten years in September of 2020, is 18.6% compared to benchmark performance of 10.8% for the same period. The portfolio has received Morningstar's 5-Star rating Overall for 24 consecutive quarters in the 291-member Tactical Allocation Category as of 9/30/2020 (Morningstar's most recent ratings). Full performance is attached.
The Athena Global Tactical ETFs portfolio is designed to deliver long-term capital growth. With its global tactical mandate, it is intended to enhance returns by making portfolios more responsive to market changes.
"The unprecedented market events of 2020 tested even the most seasoned portfolio managers, but we were patient, and our disciplined behavioral approach continued to serve our clients well," commented C. Thomas Howard, PhD, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of AthenaInvest. "While the COVID-19 pandemic was a wild card, measuring and acting on investor behavior proved to be a reliable signal during an extraordinary period."
The portfolio uses a market rotation strategy that attempts to identify and invest in the most attractive developed global equity markets. Its market signal is based on AthenaInvest's patented research which measures macro-level crowd behaviors. This unique market barometer also measures the strength of the signal to determine its level of exposure to a chosen market.
Unlike other tactical funds, which can whipsaw a portfolio with frequent trading, Athena's tactical portfolio pursues an intermediate-term approach, typically trading over periods of months or even years.
"We believe in the long-term power of the equity markets and as such, we aim to optimize the upside capture of market performance," adds Dr. Howard. "The Athena Global Tactical ETFs portfolio has also captured less downside than its benchmark since inception."
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About AthenaInvest Advisors LLC
AthenaInvest is a boutique asset manager that specializes in the application of behavioral finance to investment management. The firm offers actively managed equity and alternative behavioral investment strategies that seek to generate high performance with lower correlation to broad markets. Led by C. Thomas Howard, PhD, AthenaInvest utilizes its deep academic foundation and patented behavioral research platform to identify unique investment opportunities. The firm offers strategies in separately managed accounts, a mutual fund and a private hedge fund.
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