Galactic Evergreen Grow

Medium-term Capital Growth through Multi-asset BALANCED return-volatility approach using ETFs

Overview

The Evergreen GROW portfolio is exposed to Indian Equities through broad-based indices, and gold in order to grow and accumulate capital with dynamically-allocated and tactically managed assets so as to balance returns and volatility.

Core Investment Objectives

of the Evergreen GROW Portfolio

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I. Growth

Create wealth (through human efforts) through various economies using:

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II. Accumulation

Maintain wealth (by at least beating inflation) over the long run using:

Rolling Returns

The Evergreen GROW Portfolio shows superior 5 Year Rolling Returns in comaprison to NIFTY100 (benchmark)

A note on Rolling Returns in 5 Numbers
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Recent Performance

1, 3 and 5 Year Equity Curves

5 Year

Equity Curve

3 Year

Equity Curve

1 Year

Equity Curve

Portfolio Features

Solutions, System & Strategy

Solution

Investment Objective 

Core Portfolio
  • Accumulate and Grow wealth with a time horizon of 5 years and beyond
  • Gain by investing in Multi-asset & Multi-strategy portfolios
  • Start with a minimum lump sum and add more using SIP or lump sum at any schedule
System

Parameters 

Broad-based Equity | Multi-asset
  • 4 ETFs (NIFTYBEES, JUNIORBEES, GOLDBEES & LIQUIDBEES)
  • Quantitative ✓ | Fundamental ✕ | Technical ✓
  • Monthly Signal Review
  • Low Churn
  • Delivery-based & Long-only
  • Majority of trades fall under LTCG
Strategy

Investment Process 

Multi-Algorithm
  1. Dynamic Asset Allocation
  2. 2-D Diversification for 2 Asset creating 1 Risk Configurations
  3. Strategic & Tactical Barbell Principle
  4. Tactical Management for Growth & Preservation Assets
Suitability

Preferences, Capacity & Requirements

Risk Preferences

Exposure to volatility 

LOW

Suitable for:
Low ✓ | Medium ✓ | High ✓

Risk Preferences Criteria for Satellite Portfolios
Risk Capacity

Minimum ticket size of investment 

MEDIUM
  • Minimum Capital: 1 lac.
  • Ticket Size: Low ✕ | Medium ✓ | High ✓
Risk Capacity Criteria for Core Portfolios
Risk Requirements

Minimum Holding Period 

5 Years+
  • Medium-term (to be realized after 5 years or beyond)
Applications

Practical Uses 

Wealth Waterfall

Best used to:

  • Create a corpus
Asset Allocation

Meeting the Investment Objectives of the Evergreen GROW Portfolio

Dynamic Asset Allocation
  • Dynamic Asset allocation varies allocation between asset classes basis a formula that is linked to a set of variables such as time, economic measures, ratios, etc.
  • Inter-asset Dynamic Asset Allocation: The portfolio dynamically allocates capital between the Cygnus sub-portfolio, and the Sagittarius sub-portfolio. The change is triggered when the Tactical status of any of the sub-portfolios changes from in-market to out-of-market or vice versa, thereby balancing between the Growth Asset – equity and the Accumulation Asset – Gold. When both the assets are out-of-market and likely to face volatility, the portfolio chooses debt as the preferred option.
  • Intra-asset Dynamic Allocation: Within the Cygnus sub-portfolio capital is allocated to different market caps based on a formula to balance the returns-volatility of the Growth asset – equity.
Comparison with Benchmark

The NIFTY 100 represents the top 100 companies based on full market capitalisation and average daily turnover from the eligible universe.

Equity Curve

The Evergreen GROW Portfolio exhibits a Continuous Return Profile.

A note on Continuous Return Profile
Log Equity Curve

The Log equity curve shows the effect of Tactical Management by smoothening the equity curve especially during bear markets when the likelihood of sharp drawdowns is high.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics show the clear superiority of the portfolio in comparison to its benchmark.

A note on Performance Metrics
Recent Returns

Recent Returns are not always indicative of portfolio performance in the future.

Notes on Inclusions & Exclusion in Performance and Curves
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Galactic Suite

Multi-Asset Broad-Market Portfolios for Preservation, Accumulation & Growth
using Exchange Traded Funds


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The Galactic Family of Portfolios

When you decide to invest for your future self, be it 10, 20, 30, or 50 years from today, we respect your choice that requires a long-term commitment. During this time you may encounter:

  • Turbulence in the markets
  • Personal challenges

Investment portfolios suffer the greatest damage when these events coincide (need for money and drop in portfolio value). The Galactic Suite provides a comfortable and doable investment journey while avoiding unsavory outcomes using 5 strategies combined to make 5 portfolios for the long to medium term.

Inspiration Behind The Galactic Suite

The Galactic Suite is inspired by The Milky Way galaxy, which has 5 arms in the shape of Golden Spirals. 5 itself is a Fibonacci number.

Correspondingly, the Galactic Suite’s portfolios, are themselves a portfolio of 5 strategies representing the 5 arms of the Milky Way.

Each of these strategies gives exposure to a separate asset class and is named after the arms of the Milky Way galaxy:

  1. Cygnus
  2. Perseus
  3. Sagittarius
  4. Scutum-Crux
  5. Norma
Cygnus Algorithm
Construction, Rolling Returns & Equity Curves
  • The Cygnus algorithm enters and exits India Equity using Tactical Management algorithms run on the flagship index the Nifty 50.
  • Consequently, the algorithm leads to 100% exposure to equity during In-market periods [N% of the time] and 100% exposure to the alternate-asset (Arbitrage) during Out-of-market periods [(1-N)% of the time] i.e. Tactical Barbell.
  • Over a period of time, this exposure is akin to holding [N% of equity] and [(1-N)% of alternate-asset] 100% of the time i.e. a Strategic Barbell.
  • The Alternate Asset used is Equity Arbitrage (Volatility-linked asset).
  • The Tactical Barbell yields not only better returns, but also lower volatility (and drawdowns) in comparison to a simple Strategic Barbell.
Exposure

The Tactical Barbell created using the Cygnus algorithm gives better results than a Buy and Hold Strategy as seen from the Rolling Returns and Equity Curves below.

Cygnus Algorithm on various Component Indices
Nifty 50

Nifty 100

Nifty Next 50

Nifty Midcap 150

Sagittarius Algorithm
Equity Curves & Rolling Returns on Gold
  • The Sagittarius A and Sagittarius B algorithms enter and exit Gold using Tactical Management algorithms run on Gold-INR.
  • Consequently, the algorithms lead to 100% exposure to gold during In-market periods [N% of the time] and 100% exposure to the alternate-asset (low-durartion bonds) during Out-of-market periods [(1-N)% of the time] i.e. Tactical Barbell.
  • Over a period of time, this exposure is akin to holding [N% of gold] and [(1-N)% of alternate-asset] 100% of the time i.e. a Strategic Barbell.
  • The Sagittarius A is a low-touch algorithm and is more tax-efficient than its counterpart Sagittarius B. On the other hand, Sagittarius B gives better returns and is a high-touch algorithm.
  • The Alternate Asset used is Low-duration Bonds (Inflation-linked assets).
  • The Tactical Barbell yields not only better returns, but also lower volatility (and drawdowns) in comparison to a simple Strategic Barbell.
Exposure

The Tactical Barbell created using the Cygnus algorithm gives better results than a Buy and Hold Strategy as seen from the Rolling Returns and Equity Curves below.

Cygnus Algorithm on various Component Indices
Sagittarius A (Low Touch)

Sagittarius B (High Touch)

5 Numbers Framework
Rolling Returns

Five Numbers compare the Rolling Returns offset by 1 review period (1 month or 1 week) for the specified timeframe.

  • The Expected Return is the median of all the periods.
  • The Best Case Scenario and Worst Case Scenario Returns are the extremes outcomes. They represent the role of luck in investing/ trading.
  • The Expected Upside and Expected Downside Returns are the averages between the median and the extremes respectively. These are the realistic bounds between which an investor can expect outcomes with high probability.
Asset Allocation
for Core Portfolios

Asset allocation involves dividing your investments among different assets, such as stocks, bonds, gold, cash, etc.

External View: Different assets have different characteristics and increase or decrease in value at different points of time (market cycles) owing to various conditions affecting an economy or the world at a point in time. Since these conditions are very hard to predict diversifying into various assets becomes essential for an investor.

Internal View: Asset allocation is also relevant to the investment objectives of the investor. For an individual or a family, the asset allocation will be guided by the life-stage and wealth levels. Since wealth levels are relative (at a given point of time) and life stages are predictable (for a few generations), asset allocations can be reasonably determined. For a non-individual, the allocation will be guided by more-clear cut objectives defined by its investment policy or charter.

Asset allocation can be done in 2 ways:

I. Dynamic

Dynamic asset allocation requires frequent adjustment of the mix of asset classes to suit market conditions basis an underlying formula.

  • For medium-term portfolios 5 to 10 years.
  • Rebalance according to a schedule.
  • Efficient for portfolio characteristics like lowering volatility or enhancing returns.
II. Strategic

Strategic asset allocation requires investors to set target allocations for various asset classes and only rebalance the portfolio at certain triggers.

  • For long-term portfolios beyond 10 years.
  • Rebalance according to an event occurrence.
  • Efficient for lower tax and better returns.
2-D Diversification
Inter-Asset and Intra-Asset Diversification

Diversification means investing in multiple assets and their variants. This is akin to owning multiple businesses which are independent of each other. The intention is to bank on the fact that not all businesses will perform badly or fail at the same time. This means some growth and safety will be provided by each asset class at different times for the invested corpus.

Diversification can not only be done in between asset classes (inter-asset diversification) but also within an asset class (intra-asset diversification). These are the 2 dimensions of 2-D Diversification.

I. Inter-Asset Diversification

The first dimension or the inter-asset diversification is determined by the Asset Allocation strategy. It involves splitting up capital between different asset classes. The trade-off here is between preservation and growth. Asset classes in order of lower safety to higher safety are as follows:

Preservation Assets (Government Bonds > Corporate Bonds) >> Accumulation Assets (Gold) >> Growth Assets (U.S. Equity > India Equity)

Typically, for the individual, a higher percentage of Growth assets are preferred in youth, and more Preservation assets are taken up as the individual matures. This allocation can be fixed (static/ strategic) or variable (dynamic/ tactical).

II. Intra-asset Diversification

Diversification can also be done within an asset class by taking exposure to different components of the asset class. This exposure is highly linked to the volatility of the different components of the asset class. Volatility can be easily liked to a single major parameter of the asset class. The various parameters for different asset classes are as follows:

Variability of Duration (Government Bonds) – This means that funds exposed to constant maturity bonds are less risky than those which are exposed to variable maturity bonds i.e. actively managed.

Quality (Corporate Bonds) – Quality of debt i.e. AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, etc, ratings are directly linked to the volatility and returns of the bonds. Lower-quality debt carries a higher risk of default but also can give more returns. Lower-quality debt is also more volatile.

Touch-frequency (Gold) – Strategies which hold gold for longer are less risky than once which tactically manage (move in and out of the asset) the market cycles of gold at a higher frequency.

Specialization (U.S. Equity) – In a developed economy like the U.S. specialized companies (such as technology) carry more risk than the general economy, but also carry the potential of growing faster than the general economy.

Market-cap (India Equity) – In a developing but large market like India, the size (or market capitalization) of the companies is a good indicator of risk involved with them and hence the volatility. larger size carries less risk, smaller size more risk as well as returns.

The 2-Dimension of Risk can be crossed over to meet various investment objectives for various risk profiles as follows.

Asset Class
Asset Parameter
Variation
 
From less risky
 to more risky assets
 
Variation within
an asset class

Categories within
the asset class.
Government Bonds (India) Variability of Duration Fixed Duration | Variable Duration
Corporate Bonds (India) Quality 100% AAA | 90% AAA | 80% AAA
Gold Touch frequency High-touch | Low-touch
U.S. Equity Specialization S&P500 | NASDAQ100
India Equity Market-cap (Size) NIFTY50 | NIFTY100 | NIFTY NEXT50 | NIFTY MIDCAP150
3 Point Risk Criteria
for Satellite Portfolios

Criteria 3 Point Scale:

  • Low (limited to Large-cap stocks only – Top 100)
  • Medium (limited to Large, Mid & Small-cap stocks only – Top 500)
  • High (All cap stocks)
    3 Point Risk Capacity Criteria
    for Core Portfolios

    Criteria 3 Point Scale:
    Minimum ticket size invested one-time or cumulatively per annum.

    • Low (Up to 1 lac)
    • Medium (1 to 5 lac)
    • High (5 lac and above)

     

      Continuous Return Profile

      A strategy with a Continuous Return Profile generates growth uniformly over a period of time. This means it may suffer mild drawdowns from time to time in order to get the benefits of long-term holding taxation as well as fining cheap valuations in falling markets. Periods of growth or cheap valuation cannot be predicted and require the investor to stay invested in the strategy for at least the minimum recommended period in order to realize its characteristics and generate the desired returns.

      Understanding Performance Metrics
      • CAGR Since Inception indicates the performance of the strategy so far and may vary in the future.
      • The Final NAV represents the current value of INR 100 invested at the beginning in the Strategy as well as the Benchmark Index.
      • Up Months/Weeks indicate the percentage of Months/Weeks the strategy gives positive returns in comparison to the Benchmark Index.  A higher percentage means less volatility.
      • Jensen’s Alpha indicates the risk-adjusted outperformance of the strategy w.r.t to the benchmark at a given risk-free rate. Higher alpha is desirable.
      • The Beta of the strategy in comparison to the Benchmark indicated comovement of the strategy with respect to the market (benchmark) Lower Beta implies lesser risk than the Benchmark Index.
      • Annualized Volatility is the overall volatility of monthly/weekly returns. Volatility is composed of both up moves and down moves. When considered with Up Months/ Weeks it provides a picture onto which side (Up or Down) volatility contributes to the overall figure.
      • Maximum Drawdown shows the worst fall in the portfolio from its highest value so far. This may not hold true in the future.
      • Sharpe ratio is an indicator of returns earnt in comparison to the risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio is desirable.
      Notes on the Performance Curves
      • 1: Integrated Actual and Backtest Curves – The Equity Curve and the Monthly/ Weekly returns plots represent the integrated picture of backtesting as well as the live performance of the strategy.
      • 2: Inclusions & Exclusions in Curve – The curve and figure do not include any trading costs, taxes, or advisory fees charged. Actual returns to the investor will be net of such costs and may also vary as per the execution prices achieved by the investor when placing and executing orders.
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      Brief Comparison of the Galactic Suite ETF Portfolio
      Portfolio Evergreen SAVE Evergreen GROW Evergreen PRIME
      Intended Use Building a corpus for Beginners Building a corpus Funding Goals
      Instruments Exchange-Traded Funds Exchange-Traded Funds Exchange-Traded Funds
      Signal Review Monthly Monthly Monthly
      Majority Tax LTCG & STCG LTCG & STCG LTCG & STCG
      Min. Capital 25k 1 lac. 2 lac.
      Recommended Hold. 5 Yrs. 5 Yrs. 5 Yrs.
      No. of Asset Classes 2 2 2
      Asset Allocation Dynamic – low volatility approach Dynamic – balanced volatility-returns approach Dynamic – high returns approach
      Risk Profiles Conservative (Low) & Higher Balanced (Medium) & Higher Aggressive (High) & Higher
      Return Profile Continuous Continuous Continuous

       

      SEBI Registration Certificate
      License granted on 11 September, 2020

      Investment advisory – Number of complaints
      Data and Trends

      Data for the month ending April 2022

      Sr. No. Received From Pending at the end of last month Received Resolved Total Pending# Pending Complaints > 3 months Average Resolution time^ (in days)
      1 Directly from Investors 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 SEBI (SCORES) 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Other Sources (if any) 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Grand Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

      ^ Average Resolution time is the sum total of time taken to resolve each complaint in days, in the current month divided by total number of complaints resolved in the current month.

      The trend of monthly disposal of complaints

      Sr. No. Month Carried forward from the previous month Received Resolved* Pending#
      1 April 2021 0 0 0 0
      2 May 2021 0 0 0 0
      3 June 2021 0 0 0 0
      4 July 2021 0 0 0 0
      5 August 2021 0 0 0 0
      6 September 2021 0 0 0 0
      7 October 2021 0 0 0 0
      8 November 2021 0 0 0 0
      9 December 2021 0 0 0 0
      10 January 2022 0 0 0 0
      11 February 2022 0 0 0 0
      12 March 2022 0 0 0 0
      13 April 2022 0 0 0 0
      Grand Total 0 0 0 0

      *Inclusive of complaints of previous months resolved in the current month.
      #Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the month.

      The trend of annual disposal of complaints

      Sr. No. Year Carried forward from the previous year Received Resolved* Pending#
      1 2020-21 0 0 0 0
      2 2021-22 0 0 0 0
      3 2022-23 0 0 0 0
      Grand Total 0 0 0 0

      *Inclusive of complaints of previous years resolved in the current year.
      #Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the year.

      Investor Charter
      Investor Charter in respect of Investment Adviser (IA)

      A. Vision and Mission Statements for investors

      • Vision

      Invest with knowledge & safety.

      • Mission

      Every investor should be able to invest in the right investment products based on their needs, manage and monitor them to meet their goals, access reports, and enjoy financial wellness.

      B. Details of business transacted by the Investment Adviser with respect to the investors

      • To enter into an agreement with the client providing all details including fee details, aspect of Conflict of interest disclosure, and maintaining the confidentiality of information.
      •  To do a proper and unbiased risk – profiling and suitability assessment of the client.
        • To obtain registration with Know Your Client Registration Agency (KRA) and Central Know Your Customer Registry (CKYC).
        • To conduct an audit annually.
        • To disclose the status of complaints on its website.
        • To disclose the name, proprietor name, type of registration, registration number, validity, complete address with telephone numbers, and associated SEBI regional/local Office details on its website.
        • To employ only qualified and certified employees.
        • To deal with clients only from official numbers.
        • To maintain records of interactions, with all clients including prospective clients (prior to onboarding), where any conversation related to advice has taken place.

      C. Details of services provided to investors (No Indicative Timelines)

      • Onboarding of Clients
        • Sharing of agreement copy
        • Completing KYC of clients
      • Disclosure to Clients
        • To provide full disclosure about its business, affiliations, compensation in the agreement.
        • To not access client’s accounts or holdings for offering advice.
        • To disclose the risk profile to the client.
      • To provide investment advice to the client based on the risk-profiling of the clients and suitability of the client.

      D. Details of grievance redressal mechanism and how to access it

      • In case of any grievance/complaint, an investor should approach the concerned Investment Adviser and shall ensure that the grievance is resolved within 30 days.
      • If the investor’s complaint is not redressed satisfactorily, one may lodge a complaint with SEBI on SEBI’s ‘SCORES’ portal which is a centralized web-based complaint redressal system. SEBI takes up the complaints registered via SCORES with the concerned intermediary for timely redressal. SCORES facilitates tracking the status of the complaint.
      • With regard to physical complaints, investors may send their complaints to:- Office of Investor Assistance and Education, Securities, and Exchange Board of India, SEBI Bhavan, Plot No. C4-A, ‘G’ Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051.

      E. Expectations from the investors (Responsibilities of investors)

      • Do’s
        i. Always deal with SEBI registered Investment Advisers.
        ii. Ensure that the Investment Adviser has a valid registration certificate.
        iii. Check for the SEBI registration number.

      Please refer to the list of all SEBI registered Investment Advisers which is available on the SEBI website at the following link: https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/other/OtherAction.do?doRecognisedFpi=yes&intm Id=13

      iv. Pay only advisory fees to your Investment Adviser. Make payments of advisory fees through banking channels only and maintain duly signed receipts mentioning the details of your payments.

      v. Always ask for your risk profiling before accepting investment advice. Insist that Investment Adviser provides advisory strictly on the basis of your risk profiling and take into account available investment alternatives.

      vi. Ask all relevant questions and clear your doubts with your Investment Adviser before acting on the advice.

      vii. Assess the risk-return profile of the investment as well as the liquidity and safety aspects before making investments

      viii. Insist on getting the terms and conditions in writing duly signed and stamped. Read these terms and conditions carefully particularly regarding advisory fees, advisory plans, category of recommendations, etc. before dealing with an Investment Adviser.

      ix. Be vigilant in your transactions.

      x. Approach the appropriate authorities for redressal of your doubts/grievances.

      xi. Inform SEBI about Investment Advisers offering assured or guaranteed returns.

      • Don’ts

      xii. Don’t fall for stock tips offered under the pretext of investment advice.

      xiii. Do not provide funds for investment to the Investment Adviser.

      xiv. Don’t fall for the promise of indicative or exorbitant or assured returns by the Investment Advisers. Don’t let greed overcome rational investment decisions.

      xv. Don’t fall prey to luring advertisements or market rumors.

      xvi. Avoid doing transactions only on the basis of phone calls or messages from any Investment adviser or its representatives.

      xvii. Don’t take decisions just because of repeated messages and calls by Investment Advisers.

      xviii. Do not fall prey to limited period discounts or other incentives, gifts, etc. offered by Investment advisers.

      xix. Don’t rush into making investments that do not match your risk-taking appetite and investment goals.

      xx. Do not share the login credentials and passwords of your trading and Demat accounts with the Investment Adviser.