The Bogleheads Four Funds Portfolio is exposed for 80% on the Stock Market.
In the last 10 years, it obtained a 10.96% compound annual return, with a 10.79% standard deviation (*).
(*) Last Update: April 2019
The Bogleheads Four Funds Portfolio has the following asset allocation:
The Bogleheads Four Funds Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:
| Weight | ETF: Ticker - Name | Asset | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00 % | VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market |
US Stock Market | |
| 30.00 % | VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US |
Global ex-US Stock Market | |
| 10.00 % | TIP - iShares TIPS Bond |
TIPS | |
| 10.00 % | BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market |
Total US Bond Market |
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a rebalancing of the portfolio at the beginning of each year (i.e. at each January 1st).
Last Update: April 2019.
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
An investment of 1000$, since January 2001, now would be worth 3089.05$, with a total return of 208.91% (6.35% annualized).
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:
VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2001
VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
TIP - iShares TIPS Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2003
BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
| Range | Returns Apr 2019 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+2.89%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
YTD
|
+13.95%
|
0.00%
|
4 - 0 | |
|
1Y
|
+6.39%
|
12.08%
|
-10.66%
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
|
9 - 3 |
|
3Y
|
+10.40%
annualized
|
8.28%
|
-10.70%
Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
|
30 - 6 |
|
5Y
|
+7.05%
annualized
|
8.96%
|
-10.70%
Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
|
42 - 18 |
|
10Y
|
+10.96%
annualized
|
10.79%
|
-15.64%
May 2011 - Sep 2011
|
81 - 39 |
|
MAX
Dec 2000
|
+6.35%
annualized
|
12.12%
|
-44.07%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
137 - 83 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns
Bogleheads Four Funds Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst |
| 1 Year |
+7.82% |
+48.60% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-37.94% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
| 2 Years |
+7.87% |
+33.36% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
-20.48% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
| 3 Years |
+7.83% |
+22.28% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
-10.56% Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 |
| 5 Years |
+7.58% |
+18.54% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
-2.51% Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 |
| 7 Years |
+7.04% |
+12.65% Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 |
+0.75% Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 |
| 10 Years |
+7.09% |
+12.28% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+4.60% Feb 2001 - Jan 2011 |
| 15 Years |
+7.55% |
+9.57% Feb 2003 - Jan 2018 |
+5.06% Feb 2001 - Jan 2016 |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
Yearly Returns - Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2019 |
+13.95% | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.9 | ||||||||
| 2018 |
-7.02% | 4.1 | -3.7 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -6.5 | 1.6 | -6.0 |
| 2017 |
+19.47% | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2016 |
+8.61% | -4.3 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 2015 |
-1.37% | -0.8 | 4.3 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 0.9 | -5.5 | -2.6 | 5.9 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| 2014 |
+5.85% | -3.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 2.6 | -2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -1.2 |
| 2013 |
+19.92% | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -0.3 | -2.3 | 4.5 | -2.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2012 |
+14.85% | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -6.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2011 |
-1.60% | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -5.3 | -7.4 | 9.0 | -0.8 | -0.0 |
| 2010 |
+13.49% | -3.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | -7.1 | -3.1 | 6.6 | -3.0 | 7.8 | 3.4 | -1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2009 |
+26.98% | -8.1 | -8.2 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | -0.4 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | -2.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| 2008 |
-30.83% | -4.9 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | -6.3 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -8.5 | -16.0 | -4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2007 |
+9.23% | 1.2 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | -0.8 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | -3.1 | -1.0 |
| 2006 |
+16.29% | 3.7 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -3.0 | -0.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| 2005 |
+8.31% | -1.7 | 2.3 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| 2004 |
+13.90% | 2.0 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -2.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | -2.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2003 |
+28.68% | -2.5 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 2002 |
-12.27% | -1.7 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -4.5 | -6.7 | 1.0 | -7.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | -2.7 |
| 2001 |
-9.93% | 2.6 | -6.8 | -5.2 | 6.2 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -7.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 |