“Unlike other tactical managers, we don’t invest in many different asset classes with small percentages but instead focus on broad equity market exposure," commented C. Thomas Howard, PhD, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of AthenaInvest.
DENVER (PRWEB) September 30, 2020
AthenaInvest, (http://www.AthenaInvest.com) the leader in Behavioral Portfolio Management, today announced that the Athena Global Tactical ETFs portfolio continued its 5-Star performance through the tumultuous first half of 2020. The portfolio has received Morningstar’s highest rating of 5-Stars Overall for 23 consecutive quarters as of 6/30/20, since Morningstar has been tracking the portfolio in the Tactical Allocation category.*
The Athena Global Tactical ETFs portfolio employs a market rotation strategy with the goal of identifying and investing in the most attractive of the major global equity markets using a unique market barometer based on investor behavior.
The strategy is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this month. Over the last ten years, including recent unprecedented market turmoil, the portfolio has outperformed its benchmark with more upside capture and less downside capture, reflecting its flexibility and ability to manage performance and risk over the long run.
“Our unique investment strategy relies on patented research which measures macro-level crowd behaviors to identify the most attractive markets," commented C. Thomas Howard, PhD, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of AthenaInvest. “Unlike other tactical managers, we don’t invest in many different asset classes with small percentages but instead focus on broad equity market exposure.”
Athena Global Tactical ETFs is one of several behavioral strategies offered by AthenaInvest and is also available as a mutual fund. The firm continues its leadership with one of the industry’s longest tenured behavioral portfolio management teams. The team manages registered and private funds and separately managed accounts.
“This year has compelled many advisors to reinforce the importance of a financial plan with their clients, and a focus on long-term results with more responsive portfolios,” added Dr. Howard. “The Athena Global Tactical ETFs has allowed advisors to create dynamic portfolios that help investors stay invested.”
For more information, please visit http://www.AthenaInvest.com or call (877) 430-5675.
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 strategies that seek to generate non-correlated performance. 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 registered and private funds and separately managed accounts.
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*Overall Morningstar Rating™ for Athena Global Tactical ETFs as of June 30, 2020, rated against 310 Tactical Allocation Funds. Morningstar Ratings™ are based on risk-adjusted performance as of 6/30/2020. The Morningstar Rating™ for a strategy is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating™ metrics. For each strategy with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a strategy’s monthly performance (including the effects of applicable fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of strategies in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.
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