“We began volatility targeting the portfolio ... its average volatility would be in approximately probably about a 15 vol in the 90s ... later ... to mute those kinds of responses, to make it more compatible with professional allocators”

Pat Welton · Top Traders Unplugged · TTU153: Why Investors Keep Getting Trend Following Wrong ft. Patrick Welton

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Implemented volatility targeting for the portfolio, adjusting exposure so that overall volatility stayed within a target range (average ~15%, ranging 10-20%)

average 15% vol, range 10-20% vol

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“I would do volatility targeting at the portfolio level… if I would expect that the volatility going forward would be elevated, then I would cut the risk across the board at a portfolio level.”
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“If you look at our private company portfolio, we're targeting in excess of 20 percent IRR.”
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