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)
0.86%
1 Day
Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time
0.09%
Current Month
July 2022

The Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio is a Very High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 8 ETFs.

It's exposed for 80% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio obtained a 8.74% compound annual return, with a 12.58% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

80% Stocks
20% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
27.00 % VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Equity, U.S., Large Cap
14.00 % EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap
14.00 % EFA iShares MSCI EAFE Equity, EAFE, Large Cap
12.50 % VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Equity, U.S., Large Cap
12.50 % VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Real Estate, U.S.
7.50 % EMB iShares JP Morgan USD Em Mkts Bd Bond, Emerging Markets, All-Term
7.50 % LQD iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Bond, U.S., All-Term
5.00 % 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 Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties 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.
BURTON MALKIEL MID-FIFTIES 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(*)
Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio -0.86 -0.09 -6.55 -18.04 -13.92 5.83 7.54 8.74
US Inflation Adjusted return -6.55 -21.23 -19.98 2.15 4.96 6.12
Components
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market 		-0.20 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.85 -8.23 -21.32 -14.17 10.53 12.52 9.81
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
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE 		-2.47 03:00PM
Jul 05 2022 		-2.24 -8.72 -18.78 -17.39 2.23 5.36 5.01
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation 		-0.97 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		-0.03 -6.23 -15.69 -5.59 11.19 11.97 10.35
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
EMB
iShares JP Morgan USD Em Mkts Bd 		-0.79 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.60 -6.15 -20.28 -20.94 -1.34 1.59 9.35
LQD
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond 		0.04 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		1.30 -3.62 -16.08 -16.14 1.18 2.60 5.53
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%

Live update: World Markets and Indexes

Portfolio Dividends

In 2021, the Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio granted a 2.30% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns as of Jun 30, 2022

Historical returns and stats of Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

BURTON MALKIEL MID-FIFTIES 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
-6.55
-6.55
-6.55
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
0 - 1
3M
-12.64
-13.77
-12.64
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
0 - 3
6M
-18.04
-21.23
-18.04
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 5
YTD
-18.04
-21.23
-18.04
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 5
1Y
-13.92
-19.98
12.65
-18.04
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
5 - 7
42% pos
3Y(*)
4.47
-0.03
14.71
-18.63
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
22 - 14
61% pos
5Y(*)
5.83
2.15
13.22
-18.63
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
39 - 21
65% pos
10Y(*)
7.54
4.96
10.95
-18.63
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
79 - 41
66% pos
15Y(*)
5.70
3.32
14.10
-46.21
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
111 - 69
62% pos
20Y(*)
7.99
5.40
13.16
-46.21
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
158 - 82
66% pos
25Y(*)
7.42
4.88
13.26
-46.21
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
191 - 109
64% pos
30Y(*)
8.74
6.12
12.58
-46.21
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
236 - 124
66% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1992
8.54
5.92
12.53
-46.21
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
239 - 127
65% 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$, since July 1992, now would be worth 12347.29$, with a total return of 1134.73% (8.74% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 5934.85$, with a net total return of 493.49% (6.12% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1992, now would be worth 12176.43$, with a total return of 1117.64% (8.54% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 5773.36$, with a net total return of 477.34% (5.92% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-46.21% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Feb 2011 24 40
-18.63% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Aug 2020 5 8
-18.18% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Apr 1999 8 12
-18.04% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-15.78% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Mar 2012 6 11
-15.37% Apr 2002 Sep 2002 6 Jun 2003 9 15
-13.61% Sep 2000 Sep 2001 13 Mar 2002 6 19
-10.02% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 11 Mar 2019 3 14
-9.21% May 2015 Feb 2016 10 Jun 2016 4 14
-8.22% Feb 1994 Jan 1995 12 May 1995 4 16
-6.70% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Oct 2004 6 7
-6.25% Apr 2012 May 2012 2 Aug 2012 3 5
-5.58% Oct 1997 Oct 1997 1 Feb 1998 4 5
-4.62% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-3.97% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-3.96% May 2013 Jun 2013 2 Sep 2013 3 5
-3.95% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-3.94% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-3.88% Jul 1999 Sep 1999 3 Nov 1999 2 5
-3.55% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-46.21% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Feb 2011 24 40
-18.63% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Aug 2020 5 8
-18.18% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Apr 1999 8 12
-18.04% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-15.78% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Mar 2012 6 11
-15.37% Apr 2002 Sep 2002 6 Jun 2003 9 15
-13.61% Sep 2000 Sep 2001 13 Mar 2002 6 19
-10.02% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 11 Mar 2019 3 14
-9.21% May 2015 Feb 2016 10 Jun 2016 4 14
-8.22% Feb 1994 Jan 1995 12 May 1995 4 16
-6.70% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Oct 2004 6 7
-6.25% Apr 2012 May 2012 2 Aug 2012 3 5
-5.58% Oct 1997 Oct 1997 1 Feb 1998 4 5
-4.62% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-3.97% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-3.96% May 2013 Jun 2013 2 Sep 2013 3 5
-3.95% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-3.94% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-3.88% Jul 1999 Sep 1999 3 Nov 1999 2 5
-3.61% Jun 1992 Jun 1992 1 Nov 1992 5 6

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 10.11 55.26
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-39.51
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		18.59%
2 Years
 9.48 36.93
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-22.12
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		10.50%
3 Years
 9.14 24.79
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-11.17
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 		9.97%
5 Years
 8.97 19.21
Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 		-1.65
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		0.65%
7 Years
 8.66 14.28
Jan 1993 - Dec 1999 		2.16
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
10 Years
 8.54 12.73
Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 		3.48
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
15 Years
 8.41 12.28
Nov 1992 - Oct 2007 		5.70
Jul 2007 - Jun 2022 		0.00%
20 Years
 8.51 9.71
Mar 1995 - Feb 2015 		6.51
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 Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties 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 %		 0.41
52% 		0.01
58% 		0.84
74% 		1.92
81% 		0.52
61% 		0.19
61% 		1.18
67% 		-0.02
60% 		-0.04
57% 		0.80
63% 		1.18
67% 		2.05
83%
Best
Year		 7.6
2019 		5.4
1998 		7.5
2009 		11.7
2009 		7.1
2009 		5.1
2019 		7.9
2009 		4.0
1993 		7.1
2010 		9.9
2011 		9.4
2020 		7.6
2008
Worst
Year		 -9.2
2009 		-9.7
2009 		-13.0
2020 		-6.7
2004 		-6.8
2010 		-7.3
2008 		-7.1
2002 		-14.5
1998 		-8.8
2001 		-18.4
2008 		-6.0
2008 		-5.7
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1992 - Jun 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
239 Positive Months (65%) - 127 Negative Months (35%)
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
 -18.04 -21.23 -4.4 -3.1 1.3 -6.4 -0.1 -6.6
2021
 +15.75 +8.08 -0.4 1.5 2.5 3.8 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.8 -4.0 4.4 -2.2 4.3
2020
 +11.71 +10.30 -0.8 -5.7 -13.0 8.3 3.9 2.6 4.6 3.7 -2.1 -1.5 9.4 3.8
2019
 +23.79 +21.05 7.6 1.8 1.7 2.3 -3.9 5.1 0.4 -0.4 1.5 1.8 1.3 2.8
2018
 -7.10 -8.85 3.2 -4.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.7 -0.2 2.8 0.7 0.1 -5.9 2.3 -5.7
2017
 +19.19 +16.70 2.2 2.6 0.7 1.3 1.5 0.7 2.2 0.5 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.5
2016
 +8.92 +6.73 -3.7 -0.3 7.2 0.4 0.3 2.1 3.4 -0.1 0.2 -2.2 -0.1 1.8
2015
 -2.27 -2.89 0.1 3.2 -0.8 0.9 -0.3 -2.5 0.9 -5.6 -1.7 5.7 -0.3 -1.5
2014
 +8.09 +7.39 -2.8 4.2 0.8 1.1 2.1 1.5 -1.1 2.6 -3.4 2.8 1.2 -0.9
2013
 +14.67 +12.96 2.8 0.3 1.9 2.8 -1.6 -2.4 3.5 -3.1 4.4 3.7 0.4 1.4
2012
 +15.47 +13.47 5.0 3.1 1.2 -0.2 -6.1 4.1 1.3 1.5 2.0 -0.5 1.0 2.5
2011
 -0.94 -3.88 0.8 2.6 0.6 3.4 -0.8 -1.3 -1.0 -5.2 -8.4 9.9 -1.3 0.7
2010
 +15.05 +13.42 -3.7 2.3 5.8 1.6 -6.8 -2.9 7.4 -2.3 7.1 3.1 -1.6 5.2
2009
 +29.23 +25.70 -9.2 -9.7 7.5 11.7 7.1 -0.5 7.9 3.5 5.0 -2.3 5.1 2.3
2008
 -30.43 -30.42 -4.5 -1.2 0.4 4.6 1.0 -7.3 -0.7 -0.4 -8.0 -18.4 -6.0 7.6
2007
 +7.08 +2.85 2.0 -1.2 1.3 2.8 2.3 -1.4 -2.6 1.7 4.8 3.5 -4.3 -1.5
2006
 +21.13 +18.15 5.0 0.6 1.7 1.3 -3.5 0.6 1.7 2.5 0.7 4.1 3.5 1.4
2005
 +11.28 +7.69 -1.7 2.8 -3.2 0.2 2.6 2.4 3.8 0.4 1.8 -2.7 3.5 1.1
2004
 +15.92 +12.17 2.5 1.3 1.0 -6.7 1.8 1.7 -1.8 2.9 2.1 2.5 4.2 3.7
2003
 +33.06 +30.41 -1.3 -0.3 0.4 7.7 4.9 2.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 4.7 1.9 4.7
2002
 -8.20 -10.42 -0.4 0.9 3.7 -0.3 -0.3 -3.7 -7.1 2.0 -6.6 2.3 2.6 -0.9
2001
 +1.81 +0.20 5.8 -5.2 -4.0 5.1 0.6 0.3 -1.2 -0.4 -8.8 2.9 6.0 1.9
2000
 -1.81 -5.08 -3.1 0.8 3.1 -1.8 -1.4 3.5 0.5 2.6 -2.2 -2.1 -4.4 3.1
1999
 +18.47 +15.38 -0.5 -1.4 3.3 6.1 -1.9 3.2 -2.2 -0.4 -1.2 3.2 2.3 7.3
1998
 +6.91 +5.21 -0.4 5.4 3.6 0.1 -3.1 0.1 -1.4 -14.5 4.9 6.2 4.9 2.8
1997
 +14.24 +12.33 2.6 0.8 -2.7 1.7 5.3 3.9 4.4 -4.6 5.2 -5.6 1.5 1.6
1996
 +18.61 +14.73 3.3 0.0 1.0 2.2 1.5 0.3 -3.3 2.4 3.7 0.8 4.9 0.7
1995
 +20.11 +17.14 -1.3 1.2 1.6 2.8 3.6 1.4 2.9 0.1 2.3 -1.6 2.7 2.9
1994
 -3.32 -5.77 3.9 -3.3 -5.1 1.6 0.6 -1.5 2.1 3.6 -2.2 0.9 -3.9 0.5
1993
 +27.74 +24.25 3.6 1.8 5.2 0.4 0.5 2.3 2.0 4.0 -0.1 3.1 -3.2 5.5
1992
 +3.26 +0.28 0.3 -1.0 -2.3 1.1 4.4 -3.6 3.1 -0.9 -0.3 -0.2 2.1 0.8

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
  • EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets: simulated historical serie, up to December 2003
  • EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE: simulated historical serie, up to December 2001
  • VIG - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation: simulated historical serie, up to December 2006
  • VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
  • EMB - iShares JP Morgan USD Em Mkts Bd: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • LQD - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2002
  • BIL - SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007

Portfolio efficiency

Is the Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio actually efficient, compared to other Lazy Portfolios?

Overall Ratings

The Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio is classified as Very 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%
Very High Risk
Portfolios		 All
Portfolios
25 Years Ann. Return
(Inflation Adjusted)		 +7.42%
(+4.88%)
Bad : 1.2 / 5
Good : 3.1 / 5
Standard Deviation
over 25 Years		 13.26%
Excellent : 4.4 / 5
Average : 2.6 / 5
Maximum Drawdown
over 25 Years		 -46.21%
Excellent : 4.7 / 5
Bad : 2 / 5
Easy to manage 8 ETFs
Bad : 1.5 / 5
Bad : 1.5 / 5
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Last update: Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time.
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