RPAR Risk Parity ETF (RPAR US) – Portfolio Construction MethodologyThe underlying Advanced Research Risk Parity Index delivers a rules-based multi-asset portfolio engineered so that four sleeves—global equities, commodities, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), and U.S. Treasuries—contribute roughly similar long-run volatility. Target notional exposures are set by sleeve: 35% long-duration TIPS, 25% commodities (global commodity-producer equities and gold), ~17.5% global equities (U.S. plus ...

All-season tires can be decent in winter conditions, but may not usually be best in a place like Phoenix, where summer tires shine year round. If the stock market had seasons, it has been (mostly) summer for a long time, and that has made a tough sell for specialty funds that are designed to handle sun, rain and the occasional blizzard. So-called risk-parity funds have struggled to get much attention since just after the 2008 financial crisis — but that may be changing. The very small category of risk-par ...