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Asset Allocation Report

Contents

Introduction

Why Use the Asset Allocation Report?

See the Asset Allocation Report in Action: Compare Current and Target Allocations

See the Asset Allocation Report in Action: Track Changes in Allocation

Features of the Asset Allocation Report

Use Tooltips to See Details

Customize Data Displayed on the Fly

Zoom In or Out to Change the View

Share on the Mobile App

Add Asset Allocation to the Reporting Dashboard

Asset Allocation Report Settings

Report Actions

 

Introduction

Applies to:
✔ Dynamic ✔ PDF ✔ Mobile ✔ Client Portal

The Asset Allocation report offers tailored views that provide a clear picture of a portfolio's makeup. This report allows you to see holdings displayed in a table, pie chart, bar chart, or as allocation over time. Each charting option allows you to tell a different story about the holdings in the account or group.

The Asset Allocation report offers the following charting options:

Why Use the Asset Allocation Report?

In the Asset Allocation report, you will find versatile sorting and charting options that let you answer many allocation-related questions about accounts and groups, such as:

See the Asset Allocation Report in Action: Compare Current and Target Allocations

An advisor just brought a new client on board. He discussed with the client an aggressive portfolio comprising primarily US equities, with some international equities and a small number of bonds for stability. When the assets transferred, the advisor assigned a target allocation to the new account reflecting the desired allocation. Now, the advisor wants to evaluate the current holdings and compare them with the intended target allocation.

The advisor uses a basic Asset Allocation report to compare the current allocation in comparison with the target allocation, using a donut chart for quick visual evaluation and a table to provide details.

This gives the advisor a good view of how he needs to rebalance the account.

See the Asset Allocation Report in Action: Track Changes in Allocation

A couple of years ago, an advisor and client discussed rebalancing the client's portfolio. The client asked to put more emphasis on options and the advisor rebalanced accordingly. Now, the client is concerned about the volatility in his account, and he wants to understand why the returns have changed recently.

The advisor uses an allocation over time Asset Allocation report to review the allocation changes over the last several years.

This clearly shows a point when options holdings were expanded. In conjunction with the appropriate performance report, the advisor can correlate the change and explain to the client the impact of the rebalance on his account performance.

Features of the Asset Allocation Report

The dynamic report helps you easily identify and focus on the data that you want to see. Interactive features include the following.

Use Tooltips to See Details

Hover over a category on the pie or bar chart to see details. You will see a tooltip and the matching category will be highlighted wherever it appears in the chart or table.

For the allocation over time chart, you'll see a tooltip with details for each data type for that day.

Customize Data Displayed on the Fly

Click data points in the chart legend to show/hide data points. This feature is available for pie charts and the allocation over time chart.

Zoom In or Out to Change the View

Zoom in on the allocation over time chart by clicking and dragging to select an area. You can then scroll through the zoomed area by holding down the Shift key and dragging to the left or right. Reset your zoomed chart quickly by clicking the button.

Share on the Mobile App

This report is optimized for mobile viewing, making it easy to use on any device, anywhere. To learn more about mobile app report features, see Mobile App Reports.

Add Asset Allocation to the Reporting Dashboard

You can use dashboard views to see a pared-down, at-a-glance summary of the main dynamic report on your dashboard.

To learn more about creating and managing dashboard views, see Create and Share Dashboard Views.

For more information on customizing your dashboard, visit Working With Dashboard Modules.

Asset Allocation Report Settings

The following settings are available for the Asset Allocation report. Click the setting name for more details:

Setting Details Available In...  
Dynamic Report PDF Report Reporting Dashboard PDF 
Dashboard
Report Name Designate a unique name for the report view. X   X  
Mark as Publicly Accessible Share the report view. X      
Section Title Designate what the section will be called in the PDF report.   X   X
Section Alignment

Align the PDF Dashboard report to the top, middle, or bottom of the vertical space.

      X (table, bar, and pie chart only)
Theme Designate what theme the section will use.   X    
Header and Footer Choose a unique header and footer for the section or use defaults.   X    
Include Page Break After This Section

Control where page breaks occur in PDF reports.

  X    
Account Grouping Control grouping of accounts and groups.   X    

Show As

Decide what type of table or chart is shown and control related settings.

X X X X

Show as: Allocation Over Time

Display the data on the Asset Allocation report as a color-coded chart that represents the proportion of each category held at a specific time. X X X  

Show as: Bar Chart

Display the data on the Asset Allocation report in a bar chart. X X X X

Show as: Table

Display the data on the Asset Allocation report in a basic table format. X X X X

Show as: Pie Chart

Display the data on the Asset Allocation report in a pie or donut chart. X X X X

Chart Position

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to configure the chart position. X   X X

Use Donut Chart

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to set it as donut. X X   X
Show Pie Chart Titles On the PDF Dashboard, show or hide titles for pie charts.       X

Show Chart Legend (on PDF Dashboard, called Show Pie Chart Legend)

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to add a legend and summary table.

  X   X

Show Chart Labels

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to add a chart label.

  X   X

Gradient Chart

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to add shading to charts in PDF reports.   X   X

Show Category Color Keys

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to add the category colors to the table as a legend.       X

Show Totals

When you display asset allocation as a pie chart, this setting allows you to show or hide totals on the legend.       X
Include Current Allocation in Chart and Include Target Allocation in Chart

On the PDF Dashboard, choose which allocation charts to display, and how to label them.

      X

Highlight Rows Outside Target Allocation Min/Max Range

Mark out-of-range securities on the chart legend with an asterisk.

X X X X

Target Allocation Chart Label

Customize the label shown beneath the target allocation pie chart.

X X   X
As of Date Select the date you want to use for the report. X   X  

Date Period (Allocation Over Time only)

Select the date period you want to use for the report. X   X  
Filter By Filter the assets displayed by category. X X X X

Include Target Allocation

Compare the current asset allocation side-by-side with a target allocation.

X X X X
If No Target Allocation is Assigned, Group By Designate that default grouping for when a target allocation is not available. X X X X
Group By/Then By

Organize a report by various categories.

X X X  
Maximum Groups to Show Designate how many different security groups you want displayed. X X    
Sort By Determine the default order in which the data is displayed. X X X X
Include Unmanaged Assets

Specify how unmanaged assets are treated in the report.

For more information about marking securities as unmanaged and how reports display unmanaged assets, see:

X X   X
Use Multiple Security Categories Choose whether to display securities by primary category or by multiple categories where applicable. X X X X
Use SMA Categories Choose how to use the SMA categories assigned to that account. X X X X
Use Security Group Categories View security categories at the group level. X X X X
Available/Selected Columns Choose which columns are included, in what order. X X X X
Preview See a sample of the PDF report with the selected settings.       X

Report Actions

To learn more about reports in Tamarac, see Introduction to Reports.

To learn more about how to generate a report, change the data displayed, print or export the report data, and more, see Basics of Working With Reports.

To learn more about creating and using PDF reports, see Understanding PDF Reports and Workflow: Generate a PDF Report.