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100 added, 51 removed. Audit B to B.

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description: Review and analyze investment portfolio performance and allocation
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# Portfolio Review
Comprehensive portfolio analysis and optimization recommendations.
- ## Portfolio Analysis
+ ## Phase 1 — Portfolio Snapshot
- 1. **Performance Metrics**
- - Absolute returns (YTD, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y)
- - Risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio)
- - Alpha and beta vs. benchmarks
- - Maximum drawdown analysis
- - Volatility metrics
+ Start with a high-level summary before diving into details:
+ - Total portfolio value and cash position
+ - Number of holdings and average position size
+ - Date range of analysis
+ - Investor profile: risk tolerance (conservative / moderate / aggressive), time horizon, income vs. growth objective
- 2. **Asset Allocation**
- - Current allocation breakdown
- - Asset class exposure (stocks, bonds, cash, alternatives)
- - Geographic diversification
- - Sector and industry weightings
- - Market cap distribution
+ ## Phase 2 — Performance Analysis
- 3. **Risk Assessment**
- - Portfolio volatility
- - Correlation analysis
- - Concentration risk
- - Factor exposures (value, growth, momentum, quality)
- - Downside protection analysis
+ 1. **Absolute Returns**
+ - YTD, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y total return
+ - Compare against relevant benchmarks (S&P 500, Russell 2000, custom blended benchmark)
+ - Annualized return vs. benchmark — outperformance or underperformance in basis points
- 4. **Holdings Review**
- - Individual position performance
- - Position sizing appropriateness
- - Overlap and redundancy
- - Tax efficiency considerations
- - Cost analysis (expense ratios, trading costs)
+ 2. **Risk-Adjusted Returns**
+ - Sharpe ratio (excess return per unit of total risk)
+ - Sortino ratio (penalizes only downside volatility)
+ - Calmar ratio (annualized return / max drawdown)
+ - Information ratio vs. benchmark
- ## Optimization Recommendations
+ 3. **Drawdown Analysis**
+ - Maximum drawdown: peak-to-trough magnitude and duration
+ - Recovery period after each significant drawdown
+ - Drawdown frequency over the analysis window
+ - Compare portfolio drawdown vs. benchmark during market stress periods
- 1. **Rebalancing Needs**
- - Deviation from target allocation
- - Rebalancing opportunities
- - Tax-loss harvesting potential
- - Trim/add recommendations
+ 4. **Volatility Metrics**
+ - Annualized standard deviation of returns
+ - Beta vs. S&P 500 (market sensitivity)
+ - Tracking error vs. benchmark
+ - Upside capture / downside capture ratios
+ ## Phase 3 — Asset Allocation Review
+
+ 1. **Current Allocation Breakdown**
+ - Asset class weights: equities, fixed income, cash, REITs, commodities, alternatives
+ - Equity sub-breakdown: US large cap, US small/mid cap, international developed, emerging markets
+ - Compare current weights to target/policy weights — flag deviations > 5%
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+ 2. **Geographic Diversification**
+ - US vs. international exposure (%)
+ - Country concentration risk — any single country > 20%?
+ - Currency exposure and hedging status
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+ 3. **Sector and Industry Weights**
+ - GICS sector breakdown vs. S&P 500 sector weights
+ - Overweight / underweight sectors and the investment thesis behind each
+ - Cyclical vs. defensive balance relative to current macro environment
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+ 4. **Market Cap Distribution**
+ - Large cap / mid cap / small cap split
+ - Growth vs. value tilt (P/E, P/B relative to benchmark)
+ - Quality factor exposure (ROE, balance sheet strength)
+
+ ## Phase 4 — Holdings Review
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+ 1. **Individual Position Analysis**
+ - Position size as % of portfolio — flag any > 10% single-stock concentration
+ - Contribution to total return (winners vs. laggards)
+ - Unrealized gain/loss and holding period (tax impact)
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+ 2. **Position Sizing Discipline**
+ - Largest 5 positions — are sizes justified by conviction and risk/reward?
+ - Smallest positions — are they too small to be meaningful?
+ - Kelly criterion or volatility-scaled sizing check
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+ 3. **Overlap and Redundancy**
+ - Identify pairs of holdings with > 0.7 correlation
+ - ETF overlap analysis — holdings duplicated across ETFs
+ - Factor overlap: are multiple positions expressing the same single bet?
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+ 4. **Cost Efficiency**
+ - Weighted average expense ratio for ETF/fund holdings
+ - Estimated annual trading cost drag
+ - Tax lot optimization — identify specific lots to sell for tax efficiency
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+ ## Phase 5 — Optimization Recommendations
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+ 1. **Rebalancing Actions**
+ - List all positions with > 2% drift from target weight
+ - Priority order: largest drift first
+ - Tax-aware rebalancing: prioritize tax-loss harvesting in taxable accounts
+ - Proposed trades: ticker, action (buy/sell/trim), target weight, estimated proceeds
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2. **Diversification Improvements**
- - Concentration risk mitigation
- - Correlation reduction opportunities
- - Geographic/sector gaps
- - Alternative asset considerations
+ - Specific gaps to fill (e.g., no international exposure, no inflation hedge)
+ - Correlation-reduction swaps: replace redundant holdings with uncorrelated alternatives
+ - Alternative asset candidates if appropriate (gold, TIPS, REITs, private credit proxies)
- 3. **Performance Enhancement**
- - Underperforming position evaluation
- - Upgrade candidates
- - New opportunity identification
- - Cost reduction opportunities
+ 3. **Underperformer Review**
+ - For each position underperforming benchmark by > 10% over 1Y:
+ - Is the original thesis intact?
+ - Has fundamentals deteriorated or is this a temporary setback?
+ - Hold / average down / exit decision with rationale
- ## Output
+ 4. **Upgrade Candidates**
+ - Positions to add based on current conviction and valuation
+ - New opportunities that fit the portfolio's existing factor tilts
+ - Cost reduction opportunities (replace active fund with cheaper ETF equivalent)
- Deliver comprehensive portfolio review with:
- - Executive summary of current state
- - Performance analysis vs. benchmarks
- - Risk profile assessment
- - Asset allocation recommendations
- - Specific rebalancing actions
- - Position-level recommendations (hold/trim/sell/add)
- - Expected impact of changes
- - Implementation roadmap with priorities
+ ## Output Format
- Focus on actionable insights aligned with investment objectives and risk tolerance.
+ Deliver the review as a structured report with these sections:
+ 1. Executive Summary (3–5 bullet points: biggest strengths and risks)
+ 2. Performance Scorecard (table: metric | portfolio | benchmark | delta)
+ 3. Allocation Heat Map (sector/geography breakdown in table form)
+ 4. Holdings Table (position | weight | 1Y return | status: hold/trim/exit)
+ 5. Action List (prioritized, with expected portfolio impact)
+ 6. Implementation Roadmap (immediate / 30-day / 90-day actions)
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+ Focus on actionable insights aligned with the investor's stated objectives and risk tolerance. Flag any positions or allocations that conflict with the investor profile.
## Standard Signal Output
All analysis concludes with this standardized block:
```
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║ INVESTMENT SIGNAL ║
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║ Signal: BULLISH / NEUTRAL / BEARISH ║
║ Confidence: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW ║
║ Horizon: SHORT / MEDIUM / LONG-TERM ║
║ Score: X.X / 10 ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Action: BUY / HOLD / SELL ║
║ Conviction: STRONG / MODERATE / WEAK ║
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```
**Score Guide**: 8.0–10.0 Strongly Bullish | 6.0–7.9 Moderately Bullish | 4.0–5.9 Neutral | 2.0–3.9 Moderately Bearish | 0.0–1.9 Strongly Bearish
**Confidence**: HIGH (strong data, clear signals) | MEDIUM (mixed signals) | LOW (limited data, conflicting signals)
**Horizon**: SHORT-TERM (1 week–3 months) | MEDIUM-TERM (3 months–1 year) | LONG-TERM (1+ years)