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Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker A

for period ending April 30, 2023
 
This portfolio is provided by Goldman Sachs.
GARTX is the ticker for this portfolio. This ticker appears in the scatterplots below and on the Summary Page showing all portfolios. You can invest in this portfolio using the ticker "GARTX" at your favorite brokerage. See How to Invest (below) for more details on how buy this portfolio.
 
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How to Choose

Risk vs. return for GARTX:   The scatterplots below show the best portfolios 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. 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 portfolios.
Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
GARTXPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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Description   Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker A gives investors access to a tactical, hedged portfolio that uses an absolute return approach. This portfolio is a mutual fund and implements a particular asset allocation approach that is directed by the fund manager.

Category   Tactical: Managed

Ingredients used   This portfolio invests in a variety of securities using an absolute return approach.

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

Methodology   This portfolio is a mutual fund and its holdings are determined by the fund's manager, Goldman Sachs. The investment seeks to deliver long-term total return consistent with investment results that approximate the return and risk patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds. The fund's Investment Adviser believes that hedge funds derive a large portion of their returns from exposure to sources of market risk and "Trading Strategies" involving long and/or short positions in Market Exposures and/or individual securities or baskets of securities. It uses a dynamic investment process to seek to identify the appropriate weights to Market Exposures and Trading Strategies that approximate the return and risk patterns of specific hedge fund sub-strategies. You may consult www.goldmansachs.com for details on how this manager chooses particular assets for inclusion in this fund.

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How to Invest

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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 these underlying asset ingredients.

Compare: Risk vs. Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
Downside Deviation vs. Annual Return
GARTXPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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Standard Deviation vs. Annual Return
GARTXPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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M-squared
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
GARTX-6.8%-5.5%-8.0%-6.2%-6.4% 
Peer Group* average-8.9%-6.2%-6.6%-6.0%-5.8%-2.6%
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
GARTX-2.6%-1.9%-2.8%-2.1%-2.2% 
Peer Group* average-4.4%-1.7%-3.0%-2.4%-2.4%-1.1%
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%
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Sharpe
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
GARTX-0.360.340.090.280.31 
Peer Group* average-0.420.340.190.320.370.43
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
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Sortino
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
GARTX-0.450.490.120.380.42 
Peer Group* average-0.5%0.6%0.3%0.5%0.5%0.6%
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
GARTX97809310098 
Peer Group* average777783888984
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 GARTXGlobal 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
GARTX4.2%0.6%2.4%4.9%2.7%3.5%3.0% 
Peer Group* average3.4%0.8%-0.2%7.3%4.4%5.4%4.9%5.2%
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%
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Historical Return
 20182019202020212022
GARTX-2.8%10.4%3.3%6.1%-6.6%
Peer Group* average-5.0%16.4%8.9%11.8%-10.3%
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
GARTX-5.5%-10.1%-10.1%-10.1%-10.1% 
Peer Group* average-10.5%-17.4%-20.2%-20.5%-20.9%-34.3%
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
GARTX8.2%7.2%7.2%6.4%5.9% 
Peer Group* average14.3%12.9%13.2%11.6%10.6%12.7%
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
GARTX5.3%4.3%5.1%4.4%4.1% 
Peer Group* average10.0%7.9%9.1%8.0%7.1%8.8%
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
GARTX0.360.370.360.360.36 
Peer Group* average0.580.550.570.560.550.61
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)0.990.980.970.970.96 
to S&P500 (SPY)0.950.950.940.940.94 
to U.S. Bonds (BND)0.850.680.480.440.37 
to Commodities (DBC)0.730.480.600.570.50 
to Gold (GLD)0.560.350.250.240.15