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SPHY

SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for SPHY (SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF) using the Excess Return MMA* strategy in a Trading context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -5.8% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -22.0%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.3%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 4.6%. The strategy executed 91 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility.

SPHY Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR3.87%5.02%3.16%4.13%3.81%4.84%3.32%4.58%
Sharpe Ratio1.571.340.880.570.940.600.720.57
Max Drawdown-1.26%-2.41%-5.05%-15.29%-5.80%-21.97%-5.80%-21.97%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%85.0%100.0%86.5%100.0%87.7%100.0%
Trades / Year4.00.06.80.06.50.06.70.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open or Mark-to-Market exit denotes an active position (either in the primary asset or a cash/yield sleeve) valued at the current price for reporting purposes. Interest entries record yield accrued from cash or cash alternatives (like BIL) during out-of-market defensive periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
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2026-04-20 2026-05-22 Completed 33.33% $23.20 $23.16 -0.23% Signal
2025-07-17 2026-05-08 Completed 33.33% $21.99 $23.15 5.21% Signal
2026-03-12 2026-05-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.52% Interest Income
2026-02-27 2026-04-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2025-12-18 2026-03-12 Completed 33.33% $22.77 $22.83 0.19% Signal
2025-12-11 2026-02-27 Completed 33.33% $22.77 $23.01 1.01% Signal
2025-11-11 2025-12-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2025-10-21 2025-12-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.55% Interest Income
2025-05-23 2025-11-11 Completed 33.33% $21.41 $22.62 5.61% Signal
2025-05-09 2025-10-21 Completed 33.33% $21.34 $22.59 5.78% Signal
2025-04-17 2025-07-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.04% Interest Income
2025-04-01 2025-05-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.63% Interest Income
2025-03-14 2025-05-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.66% Interest Income
2024-07-22 2025-04-17 Completed 33.33% $20.30 $20.97 3.27% Signal
2025-02-10 2025-04-01 Completed 33.33% $21.38 $21.31 -0.41% Signal
2025-01-28 2025-03-14 Completed 33.33% $21.36 $21.26 -0.52% Signal
2025-01-16 2025-02-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-12-30 2025-01-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2024-12-09 2025-01-16 Completed 33.33% $21.28 $21.18 -0.52% Signal
2024-11-22 2024-12-30 Completed 33.33% $21.06 $21.01 -0.29% Signal
2024-11-13 2024-12-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2024-10-25 2024-11-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2024-05-31 2024-11-13 Completed 33.33% $19.75 $21.06 6.55% Signal
2024-05-15 2024-10-25 Completed 33.33% $19.83 $20.92 5.45% Signal
2024-06-27 2024-07-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-12-29 2024-06-27 Completed 33.33% $19.44 $19.93 2.50% Signal
2024-04-22 2024-05-31 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.59% Interest Income
2024-04-16 2024-05-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.44% Interest Income
2023-11-27 2024-04-22 Completed 33.33% $18.60 $19.48 4.63% Signal
2024-03-12 2024-04-16 Completed 33.33% $19.65 $19.41 -1.28% Signal
2024-02-08 2024-03-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.46% Interest Income
2023-11-13 2024-02-08 Completed 33.33% $18.33 $19.47 6.18% Signal
2023-10-23 2023-12-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.00% Interest Income
2023-09-12 2023-11-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.15% Interest Income
2023-09-28 2023-11-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.69% Interest Income
2023-06-27 2023-10-23 Completed 33.33% $17.93 $17.74 -1.12% Signal
2023-09-18 2023-09-28 Completed 33.33% $18.31 $18.02 -1.64% Signal
2023-08-22 2023-09-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2023-07-07 2023-09-12 Completed 33.33% $17.90 $18.33 2.32% Signal
2023-06-20 2023-08-22 Completed 33.33% $18.03 $18.16 0.63% Signal
2023-06-09 2023-07-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2023-05-22 2023-06-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.50% Interest Income
2023-05-18 2023-06-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.44% Interest Income
2023-04-26 2023-06-09 Completed 33.33% $17.90 $18.00 0.53% Signal
2023-01-13 2023-05-22 Completed 33.33% $17.80 $17.78 -0.16% Signal
2023-04-11 2023-05-18 Completed 33.33% $17.80 $17.72 -0.46% Signal
2023-03-15 2023-04-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
2023-02-27 2023-04-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income
2022-11-22 2023-03-15 Completed 33.33% $17.17 $17.33 0.90% Signal
2023-02-03 2023-02-27 Completed 33.33% $17.98 $17.55 -2.42% Signal
2023-01-11 2023-02-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
2022-02-04 2023-01-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.21% Interest Income
2022-11-04 2023-01-11 Completed 33.33% $16.85 $17.70 4.96% Signal
2022-09-19 2022-11-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.70% Interest Income
2022-09-08 2022-11-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.58% Interest Income
2022-08-09 2022-09-19 Completed 33.33% $17.73 $16.96 -4.36% Stop
2022-07-27 2022-09-08 Completed 33.33% $17.26 $17.20 -0.41% Signal
2022-02-04 2022-08-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income
2022-01-25 2022-07-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.49% Interest Income
2022-01-04 2022-02-04 Completed 33.33% $19.22 $18.66 -2.96% Signal
2020-06-08 2022-02-04 Completed 33.33% $16.76 $18.66 11.28% Signal
2021-12-27 2022-01-25 Completed 33.33% $19.20 $18.83 -2.01% Signal
2021-11-02 2022-01-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2021-12-02 2021-12-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-11-09 2021-12-02 Completed 33.33% $19.14 $18.71 -2.27% Signal
2021-10-13 2021-11-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-04-27 2021-11-02 Completed 33.33% $18.57 $19.07 2.61% Signal
2021-09-03 2021-10-13 Completed 33.33% $19.12 $18.94 -0.99% Signal
2021-08-12 2021-09-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-04-09 2021-08-12 Completed 33.33% $18.52 $18.87 1.82% Signal
2021-04-05 2021-04-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-03-17 2021-04-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-11-09 2021-04-05 Completed 33.33% $17.79 $18.47 3.77% Signal
2020-10-20 2021-03-17 Completed 33.33% $17.27 $18.26 5.71% Signal
2020-10-16 2020-11-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-09-28 2020-10-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-05-06 2020-10-16 Completed 33.33% $15.48 $17.28 11.60% Signal
2020-08-11 2020-09-28 Completed 33.33% $17.26 $16.98 -1.70% Signal
2020-07-20 2020-08-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-04-17 2020-07-20 Completed 33.33% $15.74 $16.65 5.76% Signal
2020-03-10 2020-06-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-03-06 2020-05-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-03-05 2020-04-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2019-03-06 2020-03-10 Completed 33.33% $15.72 $15.72 -0.03% Stop
2019-09-26 2020-03-06 Completed 33.33% $16.59 $16.65 0.32% Signal
2019-12-24 2020-03-05 Completed 33.33% $17.02 $16.92 -0.67% Signal
2019-12-02 2019-12-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2019-11-08 2019-12-02 Completed 33.33% $16.63 $16.73 0.54% Signal
2019-10-17 2019-11-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2019-09-09 2019-10-17 Completed 33.33% $16.56 $16.63 0.32% Signal
2019-09-04 2019-09-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2019-08-09 2019-09-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2019-07-03 2019-09-04 Completed 33.33% $16.37 $16.48 0.62% Signal
2019-06-24 2019-08-09 Completed 33.33% $16.35 $16.32 -0.22% Signal
2019-06-10 2019-07-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2019-05-23 2019-06-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2019-01-18 2019-06-10 Completed 33.33% $15.34 $16.13 5.08% Signal
2019-01-10 2019-05-23 Completed 33.33% $15.26 $16.08 5.28% Signal
2018-11-16 2019-03-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.69% Interest Income
2018-10-09 2019-01-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.65% Interest Income
2018-09-21 2019-01-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.69% Interest Income
2018-09-14 2018-11-16 Completed 33.33% $15.35 $15.07 -1.84% Signal
2018-07-24 2018-10-09 Completed 33.33% $15.24 $15.21 -0.24% Signal
2018-07-25 2018-09-21 Completed 33.33% $15.25 $15.38 0.78% Signal
2018-02-14 2018-09-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.10% Interest Income
2018-07-02 2018-07-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2018-02-08 2018-07-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.82% Interest Income
2018-06-18 2018-07-02 Completed 33.33% $15.15 $15.10 -0.39% Signal
2018-05-04 2018-06-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2018-04-20 2018-05-04 Completed 33.33% $15.23 $15.08 -1.06% Signal
2018-01-29 2018-04-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2017-03-06 2018-02-14 Completed 33.33% $14.81 $15.20 2.61% Signal
2018-01-02 2018-02-08 Completed 33.33% $15.63 $15.31 -2.13% Signal
2017-12-18 2018-01-29 Completed 33.33% $15.52 $15.49 -0.24% Signal
2017-11-28 2018-01-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2017-11-15 2017-12-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2017-08-29 2017-11-28 Completed 33.33% $15.28 $15.54 1.61% Signal
2017-08-08 2017-11-15 Completed 33.33% $15.27 $15.29 0.09% Signal
2017-08-07 2017-08-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2017-07-17 2017-08-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-01-12 2017-08-07 Completed 33.33% $14.57 $15.28 4.87% Signal
2017-04-17 2017-07-17 Completed 33.33% $14.92 $15.20 1.83% Signal
2017-03-23 2017-04-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2016-12-21 2017-03-23 Completed 33.33% $14.37 $14.73 2.45% Signal
2017-01-10 2017-03-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2016-11-16 2017-01-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2016-03-04 2017-01-10 Completed 33.33% $13.23 $14.60 10.38% Signal
2016-11-10 2016-12-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2016-03-04 2016-11-16 Completed 33.33% $13.23 $14.35 8.43% Signal
2016-10-26 2016-11-10 Completed 33.33% $14.75 $14.55 -1.43% Signal
2016-10-04 2016-10-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-03-01 2016-10-04 Completed 33.33% $13.21 $14.74 11.55% Signal
2016-01-19 2016-03-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2015-12-04 2016-03-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2015-11-23 2016-03-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2015-08-05 2016-01-19 Completed 33.33% $13.43 $12.79 -4.79% Stop
2015-08-05 2015-12-04 Completed 33.33% $13.43 $13.20 -1.71% Signal
2015-10-28 2015-11-23 Completed 33.33% $13.46 $13.31 -1.17% Signal
2015-10-06 2015-10-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-08-05 2015-10-06 Completed 33.33% $13.43 $13.24 -1.44% Signal
2015-07-08 2015-08-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-05-28 2015-08-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-05-14 2015-08-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2013-11-26 2015-07-08 Completed 33.33% $12.54 $13.44 7.13% Signal
2015-05-04 2015-05-28 Completed 33.33% $13.66 $13.59 -0.58% Signal
2015-04-10 2015-05-14 Completed 33.33% $13.72 $13.60 -0.91% Signal
2015-04-10 2015-05-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-03-18 2015-04-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-01-20 2015-04-10 Completed 33.33% $13.59 $13.72 0.87% Signal
2015-01-09 2015-03-18 Completed 33.33% $13.47 $13.54 0.45% Signal
2014-12-12 2015-01-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-11-26 2015-01-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-11-10 2014-12-12 Completed 33.33% $13.48 $13.30 -1.35% Signal
2014-10-24 2014-11-26 Completed 33.33% $13.45 $13.43 -0.19% Signal
2014-10-10 2014-11-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-09-26 2014-10-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-01-27 2014-10-10 Completed 33.33% $12.63 $13.37 5.87% Signal
2014-08-27 2014-09-26 Completed 33.33% $13.52 $13.34 -1.34% Signal
2014-08-05 2014-08-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-12-30 2014-08-05 Completed 33.33% $12.55 $13.29 5.87% Signal
2014-01-02 2014-01-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-10-08 2014-01-02 Completed 33.33% $12.34 $12.45 0.84% Signal
2013-12-02 2013-12-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-09-23 2013-12-02 Completed 33.33% $12.35 $12.54 1.45% Signal
2013-07-11 2013-11-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2013-08-26 2013-10-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-08-21 2013-09-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-08-20 2013-08-26 Completed 33.33% $12.12 $12.09 -0.25% Signal
2013-07-26 2013-08-21 Completed 33.33% $12.33 $11.97 -2.91% Signal
2013-06-13 2013-08-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2013-06-04 2013-07-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2013-01-02 2013-07-11 Completed 33.33% $12.64 $12.08 -4.46% Signal
2013-04-05 2013-06-13 Completed 33.33% $12.74 $12.35 -3.07% Signal
2013-03-15 2013-06-04 Completed 33.33% $12.63 $12.57 -0.57% Signal
2013-03-04 2013-04-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2013-02-14 2013-03-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2013-01-02 2013-03-04 Completed 33.33% $12.64 $12.54 -0.79% Signal
2013-01-02 2013-02-14 Completed 33.33% $12.64 $12.49 -1.19% Signal
2012-12-28 2013-01-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-12-28 2013-01-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-12-28 2013-01-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income