Macro factor exposure:
How growth, inflation and rates hit your portfolio

Macro factor exposure measures how sensitive a portfolio is to big economic forces, such as inflation or interest rates, that can hit many holdings at once.

In PortfolioPilot, six of the ten Downside Protection areas are macro drivers. Open one to see your net exposure next to a typical investor's, and the holdings that contribute most. Included in the Free plan.

Feature basics

Which plan you need
All six macro areas in Downside Protection. Included in the Free plan
Six drivers
Economic growth, inflation, raw materials, interest rates, credit, liquidity
For each
Your net exposure, a typical investor's, and the largest contributors

Where do macro exposures show up?

The Portfolio Score page open on Downside Protection, with a hypothetical portfolio.

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PortfolioPilot macro factor exposure demo. The Portfolio Score page open on Downside Protection, with a hypothetical portfolio.

The portfolio is hypothetical, and all figures are for demonstrative purposes only. Nothing shown is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

How it works

How macro factor exposure works in PortfolioPilot

Three steps from your accounts to the answer.

Step 1

Add your accounts

Connect brokerages, 401(k)s and IRAs, upload a statement, or enter holdings by hand.

Step 2

Open Downside Protection

In Improve, Portfolio Score, choose Downside Protection.

Step 3

Open a driver

Pick a macro area to see your exposure and its largest contributors.

The six drivers

Which economic forces are measured?

Each has a status: Good, Warning or Critical.

Growth and inflation

How the portfolio reacts when the economy speeds up, slows down, or prices rise.

Raw materials

Sensitivity to commodity prices such as energy and metals.

Interest rates and credit

What rising rates or widening credit spreads would do.

Close to zero is best

A net-neutral exposure means no single force dominates.

Next step

Act on your investing recommendations

Personalized Recommendations suggest specific trades and show how each one would change your Portfolio Score. Part of Gold.

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Questions

Questions about macro factor exposure

Short answers here, with a link to the full help center article where one exists.

What is macro factor exposure?

How sensitive your portfolio is to economic drivers such as inflation and interest rates.

Where do I see it?

In Downside Protection, on the six macro areas.

What is a good exposure?

Close to zero, where no single driver dominates.

Is it free?

Yes. It is part of the Portfolio Score in the Free plan.