Decision by Supervised Learning with Deep Ensembles: A Practical Framework for Robust Portfolio Optimization

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Main Authors: Kim, Juhyeong, Choi, Sungyoon, Lee, Youngbin, Kim, Yejin, Choi, Yongmin, Lee, Yongjae
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author Kim, Juhyeong
Choi, Sungyoon
Lee, Youngbin
Kim, Yejin
Choi, Yongmin
Lee, Yongjae
author_facet Kim, Juhyeong
Choi, Sungyoon
Lee, Youngbin
Kim, Yejin
Choi, Yongmin
Lee, Yongjae
contents We propose Decision by Supervised Learning (DSL), a practical framework for robust portfolio optimization. DSL reframes portfolio construction as a supervised learning problem: models are trained to predict optimal portfolio weights, using cross-entropy loss and portfolios constructed by maximizing the Sharpe or Sortino ratio. To further enhance stability and reliability, DSL employs Deep Ensemble methods, substantially reducing variance in portfolio allocations. Through comprehensive backtesting across diverse market universes and neural architectures, shows superior performance compared to both traditional strategies and leading machine learning-based methods, including Prediction-Focused Learning and End-to-End Learning. We show that increasing the ensemble size leads to higher median returns and more stable risk-adjusted performance. The code is available at https://github.com/DSLwDE/DSLwDE.
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spellingShingle Decision by Supervised Learning with Deep Ensembles: A Practical Framework for Robust Portfolio Optimization
Kim, Juhyeong
Choi, Sungyoon
Lee, Youngbin
Kim, Yejin
Choi, Yongmin
Lee, Yongjae
Machine Learning
Computational Finance
Portfolio Management
We propose Decision by Supervised Learning (DSL), a practical framework for robust portfolio optimization. DSL reframes portfolio construction as a supervised learning problem: models are trained to predict optimal portfolio weights, using cross-entropy loss and portfolios constructed by maximizing the Sharpe or Sortino ratio. To further enhance stability and reliability, DSL employs Deep Ensemble methods, substantially reducing variance in portfolio allocations. Through comprehensive backtesting across diverse market universes and neural architectures, shows superior performance compared to both traditional strategies and leading machine learning-based methods, including Prediction-Focused Learning and End-to-End Learning. We show that increasing the ensemble size leads to higher median returns and more stable risk-adjusted performance. The code is available at https://github.com/DSLwDE/DSLwDE.
title Decision by Supervised Learning with Deep Ensembles: A Practical Framework for Robust Portfolio Optimization
topic Machine Learning
Computational Finance
Portfolio Management
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.13544