Portfolio Construction

Optimize Portfolio Outcomes

Run scenario analysis, optimize exposures, evaluate hedge ideas, and systematically improve risk-adjusted returns through sophisticated factor modeling and institutional-grade portfolio analytics.
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Arcana: Systematically improve performance while reducing unintended risk
How teams use portfolio construction

Evaluate Portfolio Changes

Run before-and-after analysis to understand how new positions, exits, and sizing changes impact portfolio risk and exposures.

Assess New Positions

Test how a potential position fits within the existing portfolio before putting capital to work.

Identify Unintended Risk

Surface hidden concentrations, factor exposures, and sources of portfolio risk before they become material.

Scenario Analysis & What-If

Evaluate sizing changes, new positions, and portfolio shifts with full transparency.
Compare
Run before-and-after analysis across portfolio scenarios.
Instantly
See the impact on risk and exposures in real time.

Optimizer

Systematically rebalance portfolios against explicit risk and return objectives.
Set Objectives
Maximize Sharpe, idiosyncratic risk, volatility, or targeted single- and multi-factor exposures.
Rebalance
Solve for position changes and new names within portfolio constraints to improve risk-adjusted returns.

Hedge Ideas

Systematically identify optimal hedges across custom universes in real-time.
Screen
Rank potential hedges across custom universes based on portfolio-level impact.
Quantify Impact
Measure changes in volatility, factor exposures, and portfolio composition before implementation.
Arcana by the numbers

10+

hrs

saved per investment professional each week

60-80%

reduction in manual analysis and reporting

Trillions

in assets managed on Arcana
Sr. PM
Major Multi-Manager

"Arcana has become table stakes if you are serious about portfolio construction and risk."

See your portfolio differently.