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Model Portfolios

Simplify’s Model Portfolios thoughtfully incorporate alternative investment strategies into the traditional balanced portfolio in an effort to enhance risk-adjusted returns beyond what is possible solely with traditional equity and bond investments.

To view standardized returns, total expense ratios and unsubsidized SEC 30-Day yields for the funds, please click on any of the ETF names below.

 
Income

0

  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -

80

  • 30
  • 10
  • -
  • 10
  • 10
  • 10
  • 10

20

  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • 20
  • -
  •  
  • 0.60%
    0.48%
 
Alternative

20

  • -
  • 20
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -

15

  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • 15
  • -

65

  • 25
  • -
  • 25
  • -
  • -
  • 15
  •  
  • 0.69%
    0.67%
 
Conservative

35

  • 10
  • 15
  • 5
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • 5

36

  • 12
  • 10
  • 4
  • 5
  • -
  • 5
  • -

29

  • 6
  • 5
  • 7
  • 5
  • -
  • 6
  •  
  • 0.54%
    0.44%
 
Moderate

60

  • 13
  • 10
  • 10
  • -
  • -
  • 10
  • 7
  • 10

20

  • 8
  • 5
  • -
  • 3
  • -
  • 4
  • -

20

  • 4
  • 4
  • 5
  • 3
  • -
  • 4
  •  
  • 0.55%
    0.46%
 
Growth

80

  • 20
  • -
  • 10
  • 4
  • 10
  • 12
  • 9
  • 15

5

  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • 5
  • -

15

  • 4
  • 3
  • 4
  • -
  • -
  • 4
  •  
  • 0.56%
    0.48%

Source: Simplify Asset Management. As of 03/13/26.

1The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed, through at least October 31, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.                                               

2The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed, through at least October 31, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.                                              

3The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed, through at least October 31, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.                                                      

4The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to reduce the Fund’s fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2027 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any taxes, interest, brokerage fees and commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, indirect expenses, expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund may invest, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.67% of average daily net assets.   

5Expense Ratio is allocation-weighted across fund expense ratios. 

How Our Model Portfolios Are Constructed

Traditional Open Architecture 20/80

  • Fixed Income(%)80
  • Short Bond: BBSA15
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ50
  • High Yield: USHY15
  • Equity(%)20
  • Large Cap: SPLG12
  • Small Cap: SPSM2
  • Developed: IDEV4
  • Emerging: IEMG2

Strategic Alternatives

  • Fixed Income64
  • Short Bond: BBSA12
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ40
  • High Yield: USHY12
  • Equity16
  • Large Cap: SPLG10
  • Small Cap: SPSM1.5
  • Developed: IDEV3
  • Emerging: IEMG1.5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Strategic Beta Enhancements

  • Fixed Income64
  • Short Bond: BBSA12
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH40
  • High Yield: CDX12
  • Equity16
  • Large Cap: SPLG10
  • Small Cap: SPSM1.5
  • Developed: IDEV3
  • Emerging: IEMG1.5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Tactical Enhancements

  • Fixed Income54
  • Short Bond: BBSA12
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH30
  • High Yield: CDX12
  • Equity26
  • Large Cap: SPLG10
  • Equity Income: SVOL5
  • Hedged Equity: HEQT5
  • Small Cap: SPSM1.5
  • Developed: IDEV3
  • Emerging: IEMG1.5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Traditional Open Architecture 60/40

  • Fixed Income(%)40
  • Short Bond: BBSA7.5
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ25
  • High Yield: USHY7.5
  • Equity(%)60
  • Large Cap: SPLG35
  • Small Cap: SPSM5
  • Developed: IDEV15
  • Emerging: IEMG5

Strategic Alternatives

  • Fixed Income30
  • Short Bond: BBSA5
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ20
  • High Yield: USHY5
  • Equity50
  • Large Cap: SPLG30
  • Small Cap: SPSM5
  • Developed: IDEV12
  • Emerging: IEMG3
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Strategic Beta Enhancements

  • Fixed Income30
  • Short Bond: BBSA5
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH20
  • High Yield: CDX5
  • Equity50
  • Large Cap: SPLG30
  • Small Cap: SPSM5
  • Developed: IDEV12
  • Emerging: IEMG3
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Tactical Enhancements

  • Fixed Income25
  • Short Bond: BBSA5
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH15
  • High Yield: CDX5
  • Equity55
  • Large Cap: SPLG25
  • Equity Income: SVOL5
  • Hedged Equity: HEQT5
  • Small Cap: SPSM5
  • Developed: IDEV12
  • Emerging: IEMG3
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Traditional Open Architecture 80/20

  • Fixed Income(%)20
  • Short Bond: BBSA4
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ12
  • High Yield: USHY4
  • Equity(%)80
  • Large Cap: SPLG46
  • Small Cap: SPSM7
  • Developed: IDEV20
  • Emerging: IEMG7

Strategic Alternatives

  • Fixed Income16
  • Short Bond: BBSA3
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ10
  • High Yield: USHY3
  • Equity64
  • Large Cap: SPLG37
  • Small Cap: SPSM6
  • Developed: IDEV16
  • Emerging: IEMG5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Strategic Beta Enhancements

  • Fixed Income16
  • Short Bond: BBSA3
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH10
  • High Yield: CDX3
  • Equity64
  • Large Cap: SPLG37
  • Small Cap: SPSM6
  • Developed: IDEV16
  • Emerging: IEMG5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Tactical Enhancements

  • Fixed Income12
  • Short Bond: BBSA3
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH6
  • High Yield: CDX3
  • Equity68
  • Large Cap: SPLG32
  • Equity Income: SVOL5
  • Hedged Equity: HEQT4
  • Small Cap: SPSM6
  • Developed: IDEV16
  • Emerging: IEMG5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Traditional Open Architecture 20/80

  • Fixed Income(%)80
  • Short Bond: BBSA15
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ50
  • High Yield: USHY15
  • Equity(%)20
  • Large Cap: SPLG12
  • Small Cap: SPSM2
  • Developed: IDEV4
  • Emerging: IEMG2

Strategic Alternatives

  • Fixed Income64
  • Short Bond: BBSA12
  • Intermediate Bond: SCHZ40
  • High Yield: USHY12
  • Equity16
  • Large Cap: SPLG10
  • Small Cap: SPSM1.5
  • Developed: IDEV3
  • Emerging: IEMG1.5
  • Alternatives20
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6

Strategic Beta & Income Enhancements

  • Fixed Income49
  • Short Bond: BBSA12
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH30
  • High Yield: CDX7
  • Equity21
  • Large Cap: SPLG5
  • Equity Income: SVOL10
  • Small Cap: SPSM1.5
  • Developed: IDEV3
  • Emerging: IEMG1.5
  • Alternatives30
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6
  • Enhanced Income: HIGH10

Tactical/Income Enhancements

  • Fixed Income44
  • Short Bond: BBSA12
  • Intermediate Bond: AGGH25
  • High Yield: CDX7
  • Equity21
  • Large Cap: SPLG5
  • Equity Income: SVOL10
  • Small Cap: SPSM1.5
  • Developed: IDEV3
  • Emerging: IEMG1.5
  • Alternatives35
  • Equity L/S: EQLS6.7
  • Quant Multi-Strat: QIS6.7
  • Managed Futures: CTA6.6
  • Enhanced Income: HIGH15

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