Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: Rebalancing Strategy
Managing the Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 5.51% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 5.33%.
How do returns and drawdowns change, implementing different rebalancing strategies?
Rebalancing Strategies
In order to keep risk under control, you should rebalance assets quotes from time to time, so to keep them at the original percentage of the asset allocation.
At fixed time intervals:
- Yearly: Jan 1st
- Half Yearly: Jan 1st, Jul 1st
- Quarterly: Jan 1st, Apr 1st, Jul 1st, Oct 1st
Portfolio Returns as of Jun 30, 2026
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
Portfolio returns are calculated in CAD, assuming:
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends, if existing
| Return (%) and number of rebalances as of Jun 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~39Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 13.59 | (0) | 5.45 | (0) | 4.89 | (0) | 5.51 | (0) | 5.99 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 8.78 | (1) | 3.56 | (5) | 3.86 | (10) | 5.35 | (30) | 5.87 | (39) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 8.53 | (2) | 3.44 | (10) | 3.83 | (20) | 5.33 | (60) | 5.85 | (77) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 8.40 | (4) | 3.45 | (20) | 3.84 | (40) | 5.35 | (120) | 5.87 | (154) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 8.94 | (1) | 3.67 | (2) | 3.91 | (3) | 5.37 | (9) | 5.90 | (10) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 10.23 | (1) | 4.09 | (2) | 4.22 | (2) | 5.29 | (2) | 5.81 | (2) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Jun 30, 2026
Historical returns and stats of Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
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Standard Deviation
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Max Drawdown (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | Return % | Std Dev(%) | Ret. / Std Dev | MaxDD(%) | Ret. / MaxDD | |
| No Rebalancing | 5.99 | (0) | 5.62 | 1.06 | -12.63 | 0.47 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 5.87 | (39) | 5.48 | 1.07 | -12.58 | 0.47 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 5.85 | (77) | 5.45 | 1.07 | -12.58 | 0.47 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 5.87 | (154) | 5.46 | 1.07 | -12.54 | 0.47 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 5.90 | (10) | 5.51 | 1.07 | -12.56 | 0.47 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 5.81 | (2) | 5.52 | 1.05 | -12.63 | 0.46 |
Drawdowns as of Jun 30, 2026
Historical Drawdowns of Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-12.63
Feb 1994 - Nov 1995
|
-12.58
Feb 1994 - Nov 1995
|
-12.58
Feb 1994 - Nov 1995
|
-12.54
Feb 1994 - Nov 1995
|
-12.56
Feb 1994 - Nov 1995
|
-12.63
Feb 1994 - Nov 1995
|
|
-11.86
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-11.93
Jan 2022 - Aug 2024
|
-11.93
Jan 2022 - Aug 2024
|
-11.79
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-11.92
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-11.52
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
|
-9.91
Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
|
-8.53
Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
|
-8.34
Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
|
-8.76
Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
|
-8.89
Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
|
-9.91
Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
|
|
-7.48
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-7.04
Jun 1998 - Jan 1999
|
-6.82
Jun 1998 - Dec 1998
|
-6.77
Jun 1998 - Dec 1998
|
-7.07
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-7.48
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
|
-6.69
Jun 1998 - Dec 1998
|
-6.53
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-6.53
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-6.53
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-6.84
Jun 1998 - Dec 1998
|
-6.69
Jun 1998 - Dec 1998
|
| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -9.71 | -9.32 | -9.24 | -9.28 | -9.46 | -9.64 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -7.17 | -6.86 | -6.78 | -6.80 | -6.84 | -7.13 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Canada Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.