Rebalancing

The trades that bring each holding back to a target weight you set, and what they cost.

Formula

Buy only: grow the book to V* = max(valueᵢ ÷ targetᵢ) and buy each holding up to targetᵢ × V*
Sell only: shrink to min(valueᵢ ÷ targetᵢ) and release the rest as cash

How to read it

A position within 1 percentage point of its target is left alone by default.

How to use it

Arithmetic on your own targets, with no opinion in it. Buy-only answers what it would cost to reach the targets with new money and no sales.

Limitations

Ignores taxes and trading costs; the targets are yours, and the tool does not suggest any.

In Kereon

Portfolio · Rebalancing. Shares and amounts at today's prices.

Also called: rebalance, target weights, drift, buy only, sell only.

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