In this case we normalize the ratio between SPY and FDLO (one of the better-performing min-volatility etfs of the year) to the start of the year. We can clearly see a shift in favour of a min-volatility portfolio as of late.
Performing efficient frontier upon FDLO to narrow down our investments, we see that, for maximizing a Sharpe ratio at the current 3-month treasury bond yield, our best options are (in terms of TICKER, WEIGHT): CI,0.20459 LIN,0.14878 CABO,0.01408 CTXS,0.01166 CLX,0.01038 AKAM,0.00986 DPZ,0.00929 DG,0.00923 ADBE,0.00918 INTU,0.00909 and so on. stats: Expected annual return: 22.8% Annual volatility: 10.9% Sharpe Ratio: 1.90
Minimizing volatility as opposed to maximizing Sharpe gives us more tickers (of course, the portfolio was made to be volatility-averse in general... but not COVID-Recession-Averse). For stats of Expected annual return: 14.1% Annual volatility: 8.5% Sharpe Ratio: 1.42,