Data Source: from January 1992 to June 2022
Consolidated Returns as of 30 June 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.52%
1 Day
Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time
0.16%
Current Month
July 2022

The Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio is a High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 8 ETFs.

It's exposed for 55% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio obtained a 7.50% compound annual return, with a 7.95% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

55% Stocks
45% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
20.00 % VV Vanguard Large-Cap Equity, U.S., Large Cap
10.00 % SCZ iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap Equity, EAFE, Small Cap
8.00 % IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap Equity, U.S., Small Cap
6.00 % EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap
6.00 % VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap
5.00 % VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Real Estate, U.S.
41.00 % IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term
4.00 % BIL SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill Bond, U.S., Ultra Short-Term
Most of Lazy Portfolios are made of common components (asset classes), very simple and well defined. For a more complete view, find out the most common ETFs you can use to build your portfolio.

Portfolio and ETF Returns

The Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

According to the available data source, let's assume we built the portfolio on January 1992.

Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming: July 2022 return is calculated on the hypothesis of a newly built portfolio, with the starting asset allocation.
BOB CLYATT SANDWICH PORTFOLIO RETURNS
Consolidated returns as of 30 June 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time
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  Chg (%) Return (%)
Return (%) as of Jun 30, 2022
  1 Day Time ET(*) Jul 2022 1M 6M 1Y 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 30Y(*)
Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio -0.52 0.16 -4.62 -14.12 -12.04 4.30 5.80 7.50
US Inflation Adjusted return -4.62 -17.47 -18.23 0.67 3.26 4.91
Components
VV
Vanguard Large-Cap 		-0.18 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.90 -8.26 -21.46 -12.97 11.11 12.82 9.87
SCZ
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap 		-2.39 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		-2.45 -10.25 -23.88 -23.44 1.65 7.08 7.02
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap 		-0.71 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.22 -8.48 -18.93 -16.91 7.20 11.24 10.52
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 		-1.28 03:00PM
Jul 05 2022 		-1.90 -5.14 -17.20 -25.55 1.56 2.33 6.09
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US 		-2.22 03:00PM
Jul 05 2022 		-2.24 -7.68 -17.38 -18.51 2.89 5.19 5.29
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate 		-0.86 03:00PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.93 -7.46 -20.54 -8.02 5.69 7.49 9.57
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond 		0.16 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.99 -0.73 -6.91 -7.85 0.73 0.98 4.68
BIL
SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill 		0.00 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		-0.01 0.08 0.12 0.08 0.92 0.47 2.19
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)

US Inflation is updated to May 2022. Waiting for updates, inflation of Jun 2022 is set to 0%. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 7.57% , 5Y: 3.61% , 10Y: 2.46% , 30Y: 2.47%

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Portfolio Dividends

In 2021, the Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio granted a 1.55% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns as of Jun 30, 2022

Historical returns and stats of Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

BOB CLYATT SANDWICH PORTFOLIO
Consolidated returns as of 30 June 2022
Data Source: from January 1992 to June 2022
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Period Return (%)
as of Jun 2022		 Return (%)
Infl.Adj.		 Standard
Deviation (%)		 Max
Drawdown (%)		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
Jun 2022
-4.62
-4.62
-4.62
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
0 - 1
3M
-9.01
-10.19
-9.01
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 2
6M
-14.12
-17.47
-14.12
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 5
YTD
-14.12
-17.47
-14.12
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 5
1Y
-12.04
-18.23
8.50
-14.12
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
5 - 7
42% pos
3Y(*)
3.36
-1.10
9.50
-14.12
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
23 - 13
64% pos
5Y(*)
4.30
0.67
8.69
-14.12
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
40 - 20
67% pos
10Y(*)
5.80
3.26
7.21
-14.12
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
82 - 38
68% pos
15Y(*)
5.17
2.81
8.86
-28.96
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
116 - 64
64% pos
20Y(*)
6.93
4.37
8.30
-28.96
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
161 - 79
67% pos
25Y(*)
6.63
4.11
8.27
-28.96
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
197 - 103
66% pos
30Y(*)
7.50
4.91
7.95
-28.96
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
244 - 116
68% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1992
7.38
4.78
7.92
-28.96
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
247 - 119
67% pos
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized

Returns and stats are calculated assuming a yearly rebalancing of the components weight. How do returns change with different rebalancing strategies?

Capital Growth as of Jun 30, 2022

An investment of 1000$, since July 1992, now would be worth 8759.26$, with a total return of 775.93% (7.50% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 4210.23$, with a net total return of 321.02% (4.91% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1992, now would be worth 8767.11$, with a total return of 776.71% (7.38% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 4156.85$, with a net total return of 315.69% (4.78% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-28.96% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Apr 2010 14 30
-14.12% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-10.75% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Jul 2020 4 7
-9.56% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Feb 2012 5 10
-9.04% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Nov 1998 3 7
-7.14% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Apr 2019 4 8
-6.93% Feb 2001 Sep 2001 8 Apr 2002 7 15
-6.91% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Apr 1995 10 15
-6.62% Jun 2002 Sep 2002 4 May 2003 8 12
-5.67% May 2010 Jun 2010 2 Sep 2010 3 5
-5.03% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Jun 2016 4 13
-4.69% Sep 2000 Nov 2000 3 Jan 2001 2 5
-4.32% May 2012 May 2012 1 Sep 2012 4 5
-3.88% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Sep 2004 5 6
-3.38% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Feb 1998 6 7
-3.21% Apr 2000 May 2000 2 Jun 2000 1 3
-2.79% Feb 2018 Apr 2018 3 Aug 2018 4 7
-2.79% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-2.74% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Apr 1999 2 3
-2.74% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-28.96% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Apr 2010 14 30
-14.12% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-10.75% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Jul 2020 4 7
-9.56% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Feb 2012 5 10
-9.04% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Nov 1998 3 7
-7.14% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Apr 2019 4 8
-6.93% Feb 2001 Sep 2001 8 Apr 2002 7 15
-6.91% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Apr 1995 10 15
-6.62% Jun 2002 Sep 2002 4 May 2003 8 12
-5.67% May 2010 Jun 2010 2 Sep 2010 3 5
-5.03% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Jun 2016 4 13
-4.69% Sep 2000 Nov 2000 3 Jan 2001 2 5
-4.32% May 2012 May 2012 1 Sep 2012 4 5
-3.88% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Sep 2004 5 6
-3.38% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Feb 1998 6 7
-3.21% Apr 2000 May 2000 2 Jun 2000 1 3
-2.79% Feb 2018 Apr 2018 3 Aug 2018 4 7
-2.79% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-2.74% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Apr 1999 2 3
-2.74% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 8.28 35.08
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-24.75
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		13.24%
2 Years
 7.98 25.10
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-11.72
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		7.00%
3 Years
 7.82 17.78
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-4.49
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 		1.51%
5 Years
 7.74 14.43
Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 		1.29
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
7 Years
 7.61 11.13
Jul 1992 - Jun 1999 		4.52
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
10 Years
 7.59 9.81
Jan 1995 - Dec 2004 		4.85
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
15 Years
 7.58 10.08
Nov 1992 - Oct 2007 		5.17
Jul 2007 - Jun 2022 		0.00%
20 Years
 7.60 8.56
Apr 1992 - Mar 2012 		6.21
Apr 2000 - Mar 2020 		0.00%
(*) Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Win %		 0.47
61% 		0.20
61% 		0.58
71% 		1.19
84% 		0.53
71% 		0.26
58% 		0.82
67% 		0.28
63% 		0.30
60% 		0.61
63% 		0.89
70% 		1.35
80%
Best
Year		 5.2
2019 		3.9
1998 		5.3
2009 		6.8
2009 		4.9
2003 		3.7
2000 		5.4
2009 		3.5
1993 		5.4
2010 		5.9
2011 		6.5
2020 		3.8
1999
Worst
Year		 -6.4
2009 		-5.9
2009 		-7.2
2020 		-4.9
2022 		-4.4
2010 		-4.6
2022 		-3.3
2002 		-7.0
1998 		-5.4
2011 		-9.8
2008 		-2.7
1994 		-3.6
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1992 - Jun 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
247 Positive Months (67%) - 119 Negative Months (33%)
Jan 1992 - Jun 2022
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022
 -14.12 -17.47 -3.5 -1.6 -0.6 -4.9 0.3 -4.6
2021
 +9.88 +2.60 0.4 1.4 1.3 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.3 -2.7 2.4 -1.5 2.5
2020
 +10.59 +9.19 -0.4 -3.4 -7.2 5.1 2.6 1.6 2.7 2.8 -1.4 -1.0 6.5 3.1
2019
 +16.81 +14.22 5.2 1.2 1.1 1.8 -2.8 3.6 0.0 -0.3 1.1 1.7 1.1 2.0
2018
 -4.77 -6.56 2.0 -2.7 0.1 -0.2 1.1 -0.2 1.4 1.1 -0.6 -4.4 1.5 -3.6
2017
 +13.38 +11.01 1.5 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.7 0.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
2016
 +6.63 +4.49 -2.1 -0.1 4.6 0.3 0.4 1.0 2.5 -0.2 0.7 -1.7 0.1 1.3
2015
 +0.48 -0.16 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.8 0.2 -1.2 0.6 -3.4 -0.9 3.4 -0.1 -1.1
2014
 +4.84 +4.16 -1.4 2.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.2 -1.2 1.9 -2.6 2.1 0.7 -0.4
2013
 +12.69 +11.01 2.1 0.6 1.5 1.6 -0.9 -1.7 3.0 -1.8 3.7 2.5 0.9 0.7
2012
 +10.59 +8.67 4.0 1.9 0.8 0.1 -4.3 2.4 0.5 1.5 1.6 -0.6 0.8 1.8
2011
 +0.70 -2.29 0.8 1.5 0.4 2.8 -0.2 -1.0 -0.1 -3.1 -5.4 5.9 -0.6 0.2
2010
 +13.17 +11.56 -1.5 1.5 3.6 1.5 -4.4 -1.4 5.0 -1.8 5.4 2.5 -0.9 3.5
2009
 +19.04 +15.78 -6.4 -5.9 5.3 6.8 4.6 -0.4 5.4 2.8 3.6 -1.9 3.5 1.2
2008
 -16.79 -16.77 -2.5 -0.1 0.5 1.5 0.6 -4.2 -0.7 0.2 -4.4 -9.8 -2.1 3.4
2007
 +7.88 +3.62 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.1 1.3 -0.8 -0.8 1.2 2.7 2.5 -2.2 -0.9
2006
 +13.86 +11.05 3.4 -0.1 1.5 1.0 -2.6 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.1 2.8 2.5 0.8
2005
 +8.69 +5.18 -0.8 1.8 -1.6 -0.3 2.0 1.4 2.1 0.8 1.0 -2.0 2.3 1.8
2004
 +13.13 +9.47 2.0 1.7 1.0 -3.9 0.6 1.9 -1.5 1.6 1.5 1.8 3.2 2.7
2003
 +24.10 +21.63 -1.3 -0.1 -0.1 4.6 4.9 1.6 0.6 2.2 1.8 3.2 1.0 3.6
2002
 -0.29 -2.70 -0.2 0.7 1.8 0.6 0.7 -1.8 -3.3 1.3 -2.9 1.4 1.8 -0.2
2001
 +0.13 -1.45 2.7 -2.8 -2.9 3.4 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.6 -4.3 2.3 1.7 0.6
2000
 +2.38 -1.02 -2.1 1.4 2.8 -2.2 -1.0 3.7 -0.7 2.6 -1.6 -1.3 -1.8 3.0
1999
 +12.00 +9.08 0.7 -2.7 2.8 4.4 -1.5 2.9 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4 1.6 1.4 3.8
1998
 +9.62 +7.88 1.2 3.9 2.2 0.1 -1.4 0.4 -1.2 -7.0 3.7 3.4 2.6 1.8
1997
 +10.10 +8.26 1.4 0.4 -2.0 1.5 3.9 2.8 3.3 -3.4 3.4 -2.5 0.4 0.9
1996
 +10.04 +6.44 1.9 -0.4 0.3 1.3 0.9 0.3 -2.6 1.1 2.6 1.3 3.6 -0.5
1995
 +19.39 +16.44 0.2 1.8 1.8 2.0 3.3 1.0 1.8 0.3 1.5 -0.5 2.4 2.3
1994
 -2.75 -5.22 2.9 -2.5 -4.0 0.4 0.4 -1.3 2.1 2.6 -1.8 0.6 -2.7 0.9
1993
 +20.08 +16.80 2.9 1.7 2.9 0.1 1.0 1.6 1.0 3.5 0.6 2.1 -2.1 3.3
1992
 +6.13 +3.07 0.0 0.3 -1.9 0.6 2.8 -1.5 2.8 -0.4 0.8 -0.4 1.7 1.4

Portofolio Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets, instead of the actual ETFs of the portfolio.

In particular, it has been used:

  • VV - Vanguard Large-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
  • SCZ - iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • IJR - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2000
  • EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets: simulated historical serie, up to December 2003
  • VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
  • IEI - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • BIL - SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007

Portfolio efficiency

Is the Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio actually efficient, compared to other Lazy Portfolios?

Overall Ratings

The Bob Clyatt Sandwich Portfolio is classified as High Risk.

Very High Risk
Bond weight:
Less than 25%
High Risk
Bond weight:
25% - 49.99%
Medium Risk
Bond weight:
50% - 74.99%
Low Risk
Bond weight:
At least 75%
High Risk
Portfolios		 All
Portfolios
25 Years Ann. Return
(Inflation Adjusted)		 +6.63%
(+4.11%)
Poor : 1 / 5
Average : 2.6 / 5
Standard Deviation
over 25 Years		 8.27%
Excellent : 4.7 / 5
Good : 3.8 / 5
Maximum Drawdown
over 25 Years		 -28.96%
Excellent : 5 / 5
Good : 3.2 / 5
Easy to manage 8 ETFs
Bad : 1.5 / 5
Bad : 1.5 / 5
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