Portfolios

A portfolio in Portfolio Manager is a named view that combines one or more accounts. Because an account can belong to more than one portfolio, you can slice your investments any way you like — pension vs. taxable, domestic vs. international, or any other dimension that matters to you.

The Portfolios list

The Portfolios page shows all your portfolios in a sortable grid. Each row shows the portfolio name, creation date, and last modified date. If a portfolio is being recalculated, a Recalculating… label appears next to its name. You can filter by name using the search bar at the top.

From this page you can:

• Open a portfolio — click its name to go to the detail view.
• Add a portfolio — click the Add Portfolio button to open the edit form on the right.
• Edit a portfolio — right-click a row and choose Edit to change the name or the set of accounts.
• Copy a portfolio — right-click and choose Copy to duplicate a portfolio under a new name.
• Delete a portfolio — right-click and choose Delete. You can select multiple portfolios for a batch delete.
• Reset a portfolio — right-click and choose Reset to clear all calculated data and start fresh. Use this after adding or removing accounts so that the holdings and history are recalculated correctly.

The portfolio detail view

The detail view for a portfolio is where you spend most of your time. It shows your current holdings, grouped and arranged however you have configured them, along with gain/loss figures, valuations, and rebalancing guidance.

Automatic recalculation

Whenever you import new transactions, Portfolio Manager automatically recalculates the affected portfolios in the background. While a recalculation is in progress, a Recalculating… label is shown next to the portfolio name — both in the list and in the detail view. You can monitor background tasks in the Tasks view.

If a portfolio is not recalculated automatically (for example, after adding or removing accounts), right-click the portfolio in the list and choose Reset to trigger a full recalculation.

Filtering and as-of date

• Search — type in the search bar to filter the assets shown in the grid.
• Date picker — select a date to see your portfolio as it looked on that day. Leave it empty to see the current state.

Asset groups

Grouping your assets makes the portfolio easier to read and unlocks the rebalancing workflow.

Creating groups

1. Select one or more assets in the grid (click to select; hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple).
2. Right-click the selection and choose Move to group.
3. Pick an existing group from the list, or type a new name to create one on the fly.

Reordering assets and groups

Once you have groups, you can drag-and-drop assets between groups or change their order within a group. You can also drag groups themselves to change their relative position.

Setting rebalancing weights

Each group can be assigned a target allocation weight. When a weight is set, the portfolio detail view shows how much of each asset you need to buy or sell to reach that target.

To set a weight, right-click the group header row and enter the desired percentage.

Perspectives

A perspective is a named configuration that defines how your assets are grouped in the portfolio view. You can have as many perspectives as you like, and each one can use completely different groupings.

Common uses for multiple perspectives

Perspective	Groupings
Asset class	Equities, Bonds, Real estate, Commodities
Geography	North America, Europe, Emerging markets
Sector	Technology, Healthcare, Financials, …
Tax treatment	Capital-gains taxed, Mark-to-market taxed

Managing perspectives

Perspectives appear as tabs above the holdings grid.

• Add a perspective — click the + button to the right of the existing tabs.
• Rename / Copy / Delete — right-click a tab and select the action from the context menu. Delete is only available when you have more than one perspective.
• Reorder — drag tabs left or right to change their order.

Instrument details

Click on any asset in the grid to open a detail panel on the right. The panel shows:

• Full instrument name and identifier
• Current quantity and value
• Average cost basis per unit
• Unrealised gain/loss (amount and percentage)
• Tax lot information