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# Inverse Volatility Weights

> Computes portfolio weights inversely proportional to asset volatilities. This simple yet effective strategy allocates more to lower-volatility assets, providing natural diversification.

**Use Cases:**
- Simple risk-based portfolio construction
- Benchmark for more sophisticated strategies
- Low-volatility portfolio implementation
- Quick diversification without optimization

**Formula:**
w_i = (1/σ_i) / Σ(1/σ_j)

Where σ_i is the volatility of asset i.

**Advantages:**
- Simple and transparent
- No expected returns required
- Naturally diversifies to lower-risk assets
- Robust to estimation error

**Credits:** 5 per request [Tier: PRO, Credits: 5]



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-specs/portfolio.json post /quantlib/portfolio/risk/inverse-volatility
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: FinceptQuantLib API - Portfolio
  description: >-
    Portfolio optimization and risk management module for institutional-grade
    portfolio construction, analysis, and monitoring. Includes mean-variance
    optimization, Black-Litterman, risk parity, and comprehensive risk metrics.


    **Tier:** Pro (5 credits per request)


    **Key Features:**

    - Mean-variance optimization (minimum variance, maximum Sharpe, target
    return)

    - Efficient frontier construction with tangency portfolio identification

    - Black-Litterman model for Bayesian view incorporation

    - Risk parity strategies (ERC, HRP, inverse volatility)

    - Comprehensive risk metrics (VaR, CVaR, tracking error, information ratio)

    - Advanced portfolio analytics (risk contribution, drawdown,
    diversification)
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Fincept API Support
    url: https://fincept.in
servers:
  - url: https://api.fincept.in
    description: Fincept API Production Server
security:
  - APIKeyHeader: []
tags:
  - name: quantlib-portfolio
    description: Portfolio optimization and risk management endpoints
    x-displayName: Portfolio
paths:
  /quantlib/portfolio/risk/inverse-volatility:
    post:
      tags:
        - quantlib-portfolio
      summary: Inverse Volatility Weights
      description: >-
        Computes portfolio weights inversely proportional to asset volatilities.
        This simple yet effective strategy allocates more to lower-volatility
        assets, providing natural diversification.


        **Use Cases:**

        - Simple risk-based portfolio construction

        - Benchmark for more sophisticated strategies

        - Low-volatility portfolio implementation

        - Quick diversification without optimization


        **Formula:**

        w_i = (1/σ_i) / Σ(1/σ_j)


        Where σ_i is the volatility of asset i.


        **Advantages:**

        - Simple and transparent

        - No expected returns required

        - Naturally diversifies to lower-risk assets

        - Robust to estimation error


        **Credits:** 5 per request [Tier: PRO, Credits: 5]
      operationId: inverse_vol_weights
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - covariance_matrix
              properties:
                covariance_matrix:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: number
                  description: >-
                    Asset covariance matrix (annualized). Only diagonal elements
                    (variances) are used.
                  example:
                    - - 0.04
                      - 0.006
                      - 0.008
                      - 0.01
                    - - 0.006
                      - 0.09
                      - 0.012
                      - 0.015
                    - - 0.008
                      - 0.012
                      - 0.0625
                      - 0.018
                    - - 0.01
                      - 0.015
                      - 0.018
                      - 0.16
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Inverse volatility weights successfully calculated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      weights:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                        description: >-
                          Inverse volatility portfolio weights (sum to 1.0).
                          Higher weights to lower-volatility assets.
                        example:
                          - 0.38
                          - 0.22
                          - 0.27
                          - 0.13
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InsufficientCreditsError'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
components:
  responses:
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication information is missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              detail:
                type: string
                example: Invalid API key
    InsufficientCreditsError:
      description: Insufficient API credits
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              detail:
                type: string
                example: Insufficient credits. This endpoint requires 5 credits.
    ValidationError:
      description: Request validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              detail:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    loc:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                    msg:
                      type: string
                    type:
                      type: string
          example:
            detail:
              - loc:
                  - body
                  - expected_returns
                msg: field required
                type: value_error.missing
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. Get your key at
        https://api.fincept.in/auth/register

````