Portfolio insurance using leveraged ETFs
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https://doi.org/10.61190/fsr.v26i4.3373Keywords:
Leveraged Exchange Traded Funds, Portfolio insuranceAbstract
This study examines the use of Leveraged Exchange Traded Funds (LETFs) within a constant proportional portfolio insurance (CPPI) strategy. The advantage of using LETFs in such a strategy is that it allows a greater percentage of the portfolio to be invested in the risk-free rate relative to a traditional CPPI. Where a standard CPPI strategy may require 50% of the portfolio to be invested in equities, using a 2x LETF only requires 25%, and a 3x LETF only requires 16.7% to attain the same effective exposure to equities. Results show when the risk-free asset is yielding at least 3% or the 1 year minus 90-day Treasury exceeds 1%, the use of LETFs within a CPPI framework results in annual returns approximately 1–2% higher with better Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, and Cumulative Prospect Values while reducing Value at Risk (VaR) and Excess Shortfall (ES) below VaR.
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