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Aperiodic · AF-MOM · FactsheetAs of Jul 24, 2026
AF-MOM

Momentum

momentum

Captures short-term momentum opportunities, aiming for uncorrelated returns while minimizing directional exposure.

CAGR
+18.50%
Ann. vol
17.7%
Sharpe
1.05

How the factor is constructed

The market-neutral momentum index exploits cross-sectional price inefficiencies, capturing short-term, asset-specific momentum signals. By maintaining balanced long and short exposures, it aims to deliver alpha while minimizing sensitivity to broader market movements.

The universe consists of the most liquid and actively traded assets, identified on a rolling basis and survivorship-bias free. Positions are scaled by the inverse of rolling volatility; the factor is available point-in-time with hourly updates.

Signals
Momentum Cross-sectional
Construction
Rank-weighted Long / short
Risk
Vol-targeted Inverse-vol scaled
Data
Point-in-time Reproducible

Momentum

Jan 01, 2020 – Jul 24, 2026
75128180232285337Jan 20Feb 21Mar 22Apr 23May 24Jun 25Jul 26
Performance & risk by period
PeriodReturnBTCAnn. volSharpeMax DD
1 month+1.62%+5.12%——-1.6%
3 months+10.65%-17.26%——-4.4%
Year to date-1.41%-27.77%——-11.6%
1 year+4.00%-45.85%14.8%0.34-14.4%
Since inception (CAGR)+18.50%+39.55%17.7%1.05-20.1%
Factor properties
Ticker
AF-MOM
API id
momentum
Family
Momentum
Universe
Top 40 Market Cap
Default smoothing
None
Rebalancing
Daily, hourly updates
History from
Jan 01, 2020
As of
Jul 24, 2026
Point-in-time
Yes — no look-ahead
Since inception (CAGR)
+18.50%
Max drawdown
-20.1%
Daily turnover
28.6%
Avg net exposure
6.1%
Avg gross exposure
98.8%
Downloads & links
PDFFactsheetCSVPortfolio returnsCSVRaw factor dataIPYNBAlphaLens notebook

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Custom pricing based on AUM, live weights via API, and methodology access under NDA.

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