Portfolio Optimizer:
Reweight what you hold for a better score

The Portfolio Optimizer suggests new weights for the holdings you already own, to raise your Portfolio Score at your risk level.

It does not add new investments, never lowers expected return, and moves at most 20% of the portfolio's value. If no better mix passes those rules, it leaves the portfolio as it is. Open on every plan.

Feature basics

Which plan you need
Open on every plan, including Free
Changes
Only the weights of holdings you already own
Limits
Never lowers expected return. Moves at most 20% of the portfolio.

What does an optimized portfolio look like?

An illustrative result for a hypothetical portfolio. Switch between the current and the optimized weights.

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Illustrative Portfolio Optimizer result for a hypothetical five-holding portfolio. A switch shows the current and the optimized weights, with the Portfolio Score and expected return of each.

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 the Portfolio Optimizer works in PortfolioPilot

Three steps from your accounts to the answer.

Step 1

Add your accounts

Connect brokerages, 401(k)s and IRAs from 12,000+ institutions, upload a statement, or enter holdings by hand.

Step 2

Check your risk level

The Optimizer works at your risk level, so Risk Match needs to be 8 out of 10 or more.

Step 3

Run the Optimizer

Open Recommendations, then Portfolio Optimizer. Lock any holding you want to keep as it is.

What you get

How does the Portfolio Optimizer work?

A before and after you can review line by line.

Score before and after

The Portfolio Score, its grades, expected return and dividend income, current and optimized.

Lock what you keep

Tick a holding to keep its weight. At least three holdings must stay unlocked.

Save it as a draft

Save the result as a draft portfolio to study it before you trade.

Order list

An order execution list shows the trades that would move you to the new weights.

Next step

Act on your investing recommendations

The Optimizer only reweights what you hold. To add or replace investments, Personalized Recommendations suggest specific trades and show how each one would change your Portfolio Score. Part of Gold.

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Find better weights for what you own

Add your accounts or upload a statement. The Portfolio Optimizer is open on every plan.

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Questions

Questions about the Portfolio Optimizer

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

What is the Portfolio Optimizer?

A tool that reweights the holdings you already own to raise your Portfolio Score at your risk level. Read more in the Help Center →

Where do I find it?

Open Improve, then Recommendations, and choose Portfolio Optimizer. Read more in the Help Center →

Will it change what I own?

No. It only changes weights. It does not add new investments, and you can lock any holding.

Why did it leave my portfolio unchanged?

If the best mix it finds would lower your expected return or barely moves the score, it keeps your current weights.

Is the Portfolio Optimizer free?

Yes. It is open on every plan, including Free.