Return stacking offers a compelling way to do more with every dollar. By layering uncorrelated strategies like managed futures on top of traditional equity and bond exposures, investors can seek improved diversification and more resilient portfolios.
This article is written for U.S. investors – particularly those with a home equity market bias – who are concerned about underperforming international equities but still want to retain their home market tilt. We explore a capital-efficient way to hedge that risk: overlaying gold exposure on top of their domestic equity allocations.
By using tools that combine traditional asset class exposures – such as those that seek to deliver 100% exposure to equities and 100% exposure to bonds in a single position – advisors can overlay core exposures back onto an alternative-heavy portfolio.