Analyze your portfolio's sector allocation, compare to market benchmarks, and get personalized rebalancing recommendations to achieve optimal diversification.
Analyze and optimize your portfolio's sector allocation in three simple steps
Enter your current holdings to analyze your portfolio's sector allocation. You can add stocks, ETFs, or mutual funds. We'll automatically determine the sector classification for each holding.
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Select a benchmark index to compare your portfolio's sector allocation. This will help you understand how your portfolio differs from market averages.
The S&P 500 represents the 500 largest U.S. companies and is widely used as a benchmark for the overall U.S. stock market.
The NASDAQ Composite includes all companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange and has a stronger focus on technology companies.
The Russell 2000 Index represents 2,000 small-cap companies, offering a benchmark for the small-cap segment of the U.S. market.
The DJIA tracks 30 large, publicly-owned blue-chip companies and is one of the oldest and most-watched indices.
The MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 developed markets countries globally.
Define your own target sector allocation based on your investment strategy and risk tolerance.
Fine-tune your target sector allocation. You can adjust the benchmark allocations to match your investment strategy or risk tolerance.
| Sector | Your Allocation (%) | Benchmark (%) | Difference (%) | Target Allocation (%) |
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Proper sector diversification is a key strategy used by professional portfolio managers to optimize risk-adjusted returns
Proper sector diversification reduces exposure to sector-specific downturns, helping to protect your portfolio from concentrated risks.
Intelligently allocate capital across sectors to capitalize on economic trends while maintaining a balanced investment approach.
Our sector optimizer provides concrete action steps to systematically rebalance your portfolio for better long-term performance.
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Different approaches professional investors use to allocate across sectors
Various sector allocation strategies can be employed depending on your investment objectives, risk tolerance, and market outlook. Our optimizer helps you implement these professional approaches.
| Strategy | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Market-Weight | Match sector allocations to major indices | Passive investors seeking market returns |
| Strategic Overweight | Deliberately overweight sectors with long-term growth potential | Growth-oriented investors with longer time horizons |
| Defensive Positioning | Overweight utilities, healthcare, consumer staples | Conservative investors or volatile market conditions |
| Cyclical Focus | Emphasize industrials, materials, discretionary sectors | Bullish investors during economic expansion |
| Tactical Rotation | Actively shift between sectors based on economic cycle | Active investors willing to make periodic adjustments |
Sectors perform differently throughout economic cycles. Understanding these patterns can help you optimize your sector allocation based on the current economic environment.
Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials typically outperform as economic growth begins to accelerate
Technology, Communication Services, and Materials often perform well during stable economic growth
Energy, Healthcare, and Basic Materials tend to outperform as inflation rises and growth slows
Utilities, Consumer Staples, and Healthcare are typically more resilient during economic contractions
Everything you need to know about portfolio sector balancing
Most financial advisors recommend reviewing your sector allocation quarterly and rebalancing at least annually. However, rather than adhering to a strict calendar schedule, it's often better to rebalance when:
The key is to balance the benefits of maintaining your target allocation against transaction costs and potential tax consequences of frequent trading.
Not necessarily. While market-weight sector allocation (matching benchmark indices) provides broad diversification, there are valid reasons to deviate based on your specific situation:
Our optimizer helps you start with benchmark allocations and then customize based on your specific situation.
ETFs and mutual funds contain holdings across multiple sectors, making it important to "look through" these funds to understand your true sector exposure:
Our optimizer automatically analyzes the sector composition of common ETFs and mutual funds to provide an accurate picture of your overall sector exposure. For less common funds, you can manually set the sector allocation.
You can implement our sector rebalancing recommendations in several ways:
Remember to consider transaction costs and tax implications when implementing changes. Sometimes a gradual approach to rebalancing is more cost-effective than immediate, large adjustments.
International investments add another dimension to sector allocation since different countries and regions have different sector concentrations:
Our optimizer can account for international holdings in two ways:
For most investors, maintaining appropriate geographic diversification alongside sector diversification is important for a well-balanced portfolio.
Our tool uses industry-standard GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) sector classifications, which are widely used by investment professionals. However, there are a few points to note:
If you're unsure about a particular classification, you can check the company's investor relations materials or financial statements for their own sector description.
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