Data Source: from January 1985 to February 2023 (~38 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 28 February 2023
Live Update: Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.63%
1 Day
Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
1.09%
Current Month
March 2023

The David Swensen Lazy Portfolio is a High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 6 ETFs.

It's exposed for 70% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the David Swensen Lazy Portfolio obtained a 7.88% compound annual return, with a 10.78% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The David Swensen Lazy Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

70% Stocks
30% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The David Swensen Lazy Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
30.00 %
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Equity, U.S., Large Cap
20.00 %
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Real Estate, U.S.
15.00 %
VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap
5.00 %
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap
15.00 %
IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term
15.00 %
TIP iShares TIPS Bond Bond, U.S., All-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 as of Feb 28, 2023

The David Swensen Lazy Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming: March 2023 return is calculated on the hypothesis of a newly built portfolio, with the starting asset allocation.
DAVID SWENSEN LAZY PORTFOLIO RETURNS
Consolidated returns as of 28 February 2023
Live Update: Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
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  Chg (%) Return (%)
Return (%) as of Feb 28, 2023
  1 Day Time ET(*) Mar 2023 1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~38Y)
David Swensen Lazy Portfolio 0.63 -1.09 -3.53 -0.60 -9.87 5.11 6.07 7.88 9.34
US Inflation Adjusted return -4.07 -2.14 -15.00 1.21 3.36 5.24 6.37
Components
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market 		0.87 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		-1.32 -2.40 1.41 -8.31 9.34 11.82 9.64 9.03
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate 		1.14 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		-4.96 -5.86 -5.50 -13.27 7.07 6.31 8.64 7.02
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US 		1.01 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		-1.77 -4.39 7.42 -7.28 1.97 4.24 5.50 8.03
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 		0.37 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		-1.26 -7.57 -1.58 -16.23 -2.35 0.92 5.83 7.41
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond 		-0.28 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		2.70 -2.39 -2.15 -8.08 0.46 0.58 4.20 4.48
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond 		0.09 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		1.44 -1.35 -4.27 -11.42 2.21 0.98 5.20 6.82
Returns over 1 year are annualized | Available data source: since Jan 1985
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)

US Inflation is updated to Feb 2023. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 6.04% , 5Y: 3.86% , 10Y: 2.63% , 30Y: 2.51%

Live update: World Markets and Indexes

Portfolio Metrics as of Feb 28, 2023

Metrics of David Swensen Lazy Portfolio, updated as of 28 February 2023.

Portfolio metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
DAVID SWENSEN LAZY PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 1985 - 28 February 2023 (~38 years)
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Metrics as of Feb 28, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 20Y 30Y MAX
(~38Y)
Portfolio
Return (%)		 -3.53 -0.75 -0.60 -9.87 4.68 5.11 6.07 8.04 7.88 9.34
US Inflation (%) 0.56 1.05 1.58 6.04 5.16 3.86 2.63 2.51 2.51 2.79
Infl. Adjusted
Return (%)		 -4.07 -1.79 -2.14 -15.00 -0.46 1.21 3.36 5.39 5.24 6.37
Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 17.26 15.01 12.95 10.50 11.64 10.78 10.77
Sharpe Ratio -0.69 0.27 0.30 0.52 0.59 0.53 0.50
Sortino Ratio -1.02 0.35 0.40 0.68 0.76 0.68 0.64
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -18.09 -22.43 -22.43 -22.43 -40.89 -40.89 -40.89
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 04 2022 01 2022 01 2022 01 2007 11 2007 11 2007 11
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2009 02 2009 02 2009 02
Start to Bottom (# months) 6 9 9 9 16 16 16
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
> 11
> 14
> 14
> 14
38
38
38
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 48.80 23.62 18.06 13.27 11.99 10.47
Worst Return (%) -35.77 -9.56 -1.29 3.38 6.35 7.86
% Positive Periods 82% 94% 99% 100% 100% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 0 1 3 5 22 41 80 164 244 312
Negative 1 2 3 7 14 19 40 76 116 146
% Positive 0% 33% 50% 42% 61% 68% 67% 68% 68% 68%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 37.42 22.80 13.22 10.12 7.84 9.91
Perpetual WR (%) 0.00 1.19 3.25 5.12 4.98 5.99
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the portfolio
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the portfolio over the risk-free rate by the portfolio standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the portfolio downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

Portfolio Components Correlation

Correlation measures to what degree the returns of the two assets move in relation to each other.

Correlation coefficient is a numerical value between -1 and +1.

If one variable goes up by a certain amount, the correlation coefficient indicates which way the other variable moves and by how much.

Asset correlations are calculated based on monthly returns.
COMPONENTS MONTHLY CORRELATIONS
Monthly correlations as of 28 February 2023
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Asset VTI VNQ VEU EEM IEI TIP
VTI
1.00
0.90
0.84
0.63
0.61
0.86
VNQ
0.90
1.00
0.83
0.70
0.62
0.86
VEU
0.84
0.83
1.00
0.93
0.81
0.82
EEM
0.63
0.70
0.93
1.00
0.80
0.67
IEI
0.61
0.62
0.81
0.80
1.00
0.80
TIP
0.86
0.86
0.82
0.67
0.80
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTI VNQ VEU EEM IEI TIP
VTI
1.00
0.85
0.88
0.72
0.09
0.59
VNQ
0.85
1.00
0.77
0.64
0.19
0.66
VEU
0.88
0.77
1.00
0.92
0.15
0.52
EEM
0.72
0.64
0.92
1.00
0.17
0.43
IEI
0.09
0.19
0.15
0.17
1.00
0.69
TIP
0.59
0.66
0.52
0.43
0.69
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTI VNQ VEU EEM IEI TIP
VTI
1.00
0.72
0.85
0.68
0.00
0.44
VNQ
0.72
1.00
0.64
0.52
0.29
0.64
VEU
0.85
0.64
1.00
0.91
0.10
0.46
EEM
0.68
0.52
0.91
1.00
0.14
0.43
IEI
0.00
0.29
0.10
0.14
1.00
0.73
TIP
0.44
0.64
0.46
0.43
0.73
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTI VNQ VEU EEM IEI TIP
VTI
1.00
0.62
0.82
0.74
-0.14
0.19
VNQ
0.62
1.00
0.58
0.51
0.03
0.32
VEU
0.82
0.58
1.00
0.85
-0.14
0.20
EEM
0.74
0.51
0.85
1.00
-0.10
0.19
IEI
-0.14
0.03
-0.14
-0.10
1.00
0.76
TIP
0.19
0.32
0.20
0.19
0.76
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTI VNQ VEU EEM IEI TIP
VTI
1.00
0.62
0.73
0.71
-0.03
0.22
VNQ
0.62
1.00
0.52
0.48
0.06
0.29
VEU
0.73
0.52
1.00
0.70
-0.02
0.21
EEM
0.71
0.48
0.70
1.00
0.02
0.21
IEI
-0.03
0.06
-0.02
0.02
1.00
0.83
TIP
0.22
0.29
0.21
0.21
0.83
1.00

Portfolio Dividends

In 2022, the David Swensen Lazy Portfolio granted a 2.52% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the David Swensen Lazy Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Capital Growth as of Feb 28, 2023

An investment of 1000$, since March 1993, now would be worth 9738.54$, with a total return of 873.85% (7.88% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 4632.31$, with a net total return of 363.23% (5.24% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1985, now would be worth 30192.68$, with a total return of 2919.27% (9.34% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 10568.04$, with a net total return of 956.80% (6.37% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-40.89% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Dec 2010 22 38
-22.43% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 9 in progress 5 14
-14.66% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Aug 2020 5 7
-12.40% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Feb 2012 5 10
-11.28% Apr 1998 Aug 1998 5 Dec 1998 4 9
-10.67% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 25 May 2003 8 33
-8.21% Feb 1994 Nov 1994 10 May 1995 6 16
-8.18% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Mar 2019 3 7
-6.84% Mar 2015 Sep 2015 7 Jun 2016 9 16
-5.90% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Sep 2004 5 6
-4.74% May 2012 May 2012 1 Aug 2012 3 4
-4.57% May 2013 Aug 2013 4 Oct 2013 2 6
-4.14% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-3.96% Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 Aug 2018 6 7
-3.79% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-3.68% Nov 1993 Nov 1993 1 Jan 1994 2 3
-3.57% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-3.50% Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 Nov 2014 2 3
-3.44% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-3.28% Oct 1997 Oct 1997 1 Jan 1998 3 4
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-40.89% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Dec 2010 22 38
-22.43% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 9 in progress 5 14
-16.20% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 3 Dec 1988 13 16
-14.66% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Aug 2020 5 7
-12.63% Jan 1990 Sep 1990 9 Feb 1991 5 14
-12.40% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Feb 2012 5 10
-11.28% Apr 1998 Aug 1998 5 Dec 1998 4 9
-10.67% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 25 May 2003 8 33
-8.21% Feb 1994 Nov 1994 10 May 1995 6 16
-8.18% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Mar 2019 3 7
-6.84% Mar 2015 Sep 2015 7 Jun 2016 9 16
-5.90% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Sep 2004 5 6
-4.74% May 2012 May 2012 1 Aug 2012 3 4
-4.57% May 2013 Aug 2013 4 Oct 2013 2 6
-4.14% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-3.96% Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 Aug 2018 6 7
-3.94% Sep 1986 Sep 1986 1 Jan 1987 4 5
-3.79% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-3.68% Nov 1993 Nov 1993 1 Jan 1994 2 3
-3.57% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2

Rolling Returns ( more details)

David Swensen Lazy Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 9.92 48.80
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-35.77
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		18.12%
2 Years
 9.51 34.03
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-19.80
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		8.28%
3 Years
 9.20 23.62
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-9.56
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 		6.15%
5 Years
 9.05 18.06
Jan 1985 - Dec 1989 		-1.29
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		0.50%
7 Years
 9.02 15.73
Jan 1985 - Dec 1991 		2.61
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
10 Years
 8.96 13.27
Oct 1990 - Sep 2000 		3.38
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
15 Years
 8.70 13.50
Jan 1985 - Dec 1999 		5.01
Oct 2007 - Sep 2022 		0.00%
20 Years
 8.80 11.99
Jan 1985 - Dec 2004 		6.35
Apr 2000 - Mar 2020 		0.00%
30 Years
 8.97 10.47
Jan 1985 - Dec 2014 		7.86
Oct 1992 - Sep 2022 		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 David Swensen Lazy Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

In which months is it better to invest in David Swensen Lazy Portfolio?

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
Gain Frequency
1.83
80%
-1.44
40%
-1.00
80%
1.47
80%
0.32
60%
0.44
80%
2.61
100%
0.45
80%
-2.73
20%
0.61
60%
3.07
80%
0.20
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
101.83
100.37
99.37
100.83
101.16
101.60
104.25
104.72
101.86
102.48
105.63
105.84
Best 6.9
2019 		1.6
2021 		2.2
2021 		7.1
2020 		2.8
2020 		3.9
2019 		5.7
2022 		3.1
2020 		1.2
2019 		4.2
2021 		7.8
2020 		4.0
2021
Worst -4.4
2022 		-4.5
2020 		-10.6
2020 		-5.4
2022 		-2.7
2019 		-5.8
2022 		0.4
2019 		-4.0
2022 		-8.7
2022 		-4.8
2018 		-1.6
2021 		-5.0
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Mar 2018 - Feb 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
1.00
70%
-0.41
50%
0.35
80%
1.24
90%
0.28
60%
0.20
70%
2.15
90%
-0.37
60%
-1.32
40%
1.29
70%
1.73
60%
0.32
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
101.00
100.59
100.94
102.19
102.48
102.68
104.89
104.50
103.12
104.45
106.26
106.60
Best 6.9
2019 		3.5
2014 		6.3
2016 		7.1
2020 		2.8
2020 		3.9
2019 		5.7
2022 		3.1
2020 		3.8
2013 		4.7
2015 		7.8
2020 		4.0
2021
Worst -4.4
2022 		-4.5
2020 		-10.6
2020 		-5.4
2022 		-2.7
2019 		-5.8
2022 		-0.8
2014 		-4.8
2015 		-8.7
2022 		-4.8
2018 		-1.6
2021 		-5.0
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Mar 2013 - Feb 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
1.12
67%
0.37
62%
0.95
74%
1.41
84%
0.80
63%
0.43
68%
1.35
71%
0.05
63%
-0.27
55%
0.41
66%
1.08
63%
1.85
82%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
101.12
101.50
102.46
103.90
104.73
105.18
106.60
106.66
106.37
106.81
107.97
109.96
Best 7.8
1987 		6.0
1986 		6.7
1986 		10.3
2009 		5.6
1985 		3.9
1986 		6.7
2009 		5.1
1986 		5.8
2010 		8.6
2011 		7.8
2020 		8.8
1991
Worst -8.5
2009 		-9.0
2009 		-10.6
2020 		-5.9
2004 		-5.3
2010 		-5.9
2008 		-4.6
2002 		-9.1
1998 		-8.7
2022 		-16.8
2008 		-6.5
2008 		-5.0
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 1985 - Feb 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

David Swensen Lazy Portfolio data source starts from January 1985: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

We are providing two different views:
  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
  • Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 1985 - Feb 2023
312 Positive Months (68%) - 146 Negative Months (32%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 1985 - Feb 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
 +2.78 +1.40 6.5 -3.5
2022
 -17.86 -22.84 -4.4 -2.0 1.1 -5.4 -0.8 -5.8 5.7 -4.0 -8.7 3.5 5.9 -3.4
2021
 +17.34 +9.62 0.1 1.6 2.2 3.9 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.6 -3.6 4.2 -1.6 4.0
2020
 +10.56 +9.07 0.0 -4.5 -10.6 7.1 2.8 2.2 3.8 3.1 -1.9 -1.5 7.8 3.4
2019
 +21.27 +18.56 6.9 1.3 2.0 1.7 -2.7 3.9 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.1
2018
 -5.67 -7.44 1.7 -4.0 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.3 -0.7 -4.8 2.2 -5.0
2017
 +13.94 +11.59 1.6 2.2 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.0
2016
 +7.74 +5.55 -2.9 -0.2 6.3 0.0 0.5 2.2 3.1 -0.8 0.2 -2.3 -0.2 1.8
2015
 -0.95 -1.67 1.3 1.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -2.2 1.4 -4.8 -0.9 4.7 -0.3 -1.0
2014
 +9.97 +9.15 -0.9 3.5 0.3 1.2 2.0 1.4 -0.8 2.4 -3.5 3.3 1.2 -0.5
2013
 +10.89 +9.25 2.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 -2.0 -2.3 3.0 -3.2 3.8 3.1 -0.2 0.8
2012
 +13.49 +11.54 4.8 2.0 1.4 0.4 -4.7 3.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 -0.6 0.7 2.1
2011
 +2.21 -0.73 1.3 2.5 0.2 3.6 -0.4 -1.4 0.1 -4.3 -7.0 8.6 -1.2 0.9
2010
 +15.37 +13.67 -2.9 2.2 5.2 2.4 -5.3 -2.6 6.1 -1.8 5.8 3.3 -1.4 4.1
2009
 +24.86 +21.55 -8.5 -9.0 6.7 10.3 5.5 -1.0 6.7 4.4 4.5 -2.3 5.0 2.2
2008
 -25.53 -25.60 -2.6 -0.8 0.9 3.4 0.7 -5.9 -0.3 0.2 -5.4 -16.8 -6.5 6.0
2007
 +5.59 +1.45 2.5 -0.6 0.6 2.1 1.4 -2.1 -2.1 2.0 3.8 2.9 -3.2 -1.5
2006
 +17.84 +14.92 4.2 0.1 1.8 0.6 -2.8 1.1 1.5 2.4 1.2 3.4 3.0 0.3
2005
 +8.97 +5.37 -2.7 2.2 -1.8 0.6 2.3 1.7 3.1 -0.1 1.5 -2.5 3.0 1.4
2004
 +16.10 +12.44 2.3 1.8 1.3 -5.9 2.2 1.6 -1.4 2.6 1.2 2.6 3.6 3.4
2003
 +26.85 +24.51 -1.9 0.2 0.0 5.1 5.2 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.7 3.6 1.8 3.8
2002
 -3.41 -5.65 -0.7 0.6 3.0 -0.3 0.4 -1.9 -4.6 1.3 -4.4 1.1 3.2 -0.7
2001
 -1.71 -3.21 2.5 -4.4 -3.1 4.2 0.5 0.2 -0.9 -1.0 -4.9 1.3 3.3 1.2
2000
 +3.13 -0.25 -2.3 1.5 3.6 -1.5 -1.4 3.4 0.8 1.9 -1.5 -2.0 -2.6 3.6
1999
 +12.70 +9.76 0.6 -2.6 2.5 5.0 -1.6 2.1 -1.6 -0.5 -1.1 2.4 1.9 5.2
1998
 +8.13 +6.41 0.4 3.4 2.8 -0.1 -1.6 1.0 -1.7 -9.1 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.3
1997
 +15.35 +13.42 1.5 0.3 -2.0 1.3 4.3 3.8 4.4 -3.8 5.3 -3.3 1.5 1.6
1996
 +15.04 +11.34 1.7 -0.2 0.4 1.2 1.0 0.6 -2.4 1.6 3.2 1.6 4.4 1.2
1995
 +20.31 +17.33 -0.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 3.4 1.3 2.3 0.4 2.1 -1.0 2.5 2.8
1994
 -2.86 -5.39 3.8 -2.3 -4.6 0.7 0.2 -1.2 1.9 2.4 -2.5 0.2 -3.1 2.0
1993
 +20.71 +17.48 3.1 2.7 4.6 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.6 3.6 0.5 1.1 -3.7 2.9
1992
 +5.36 +2.39 -0.1 -0.7 -2.5 0.5 3.6 -1.8 3.0 0.3 0.7 -0.9 1.8 1.5
1991
 +29.05 +25.21 4.5 4.9 1.9 1.3 2.3 -3.5 3.0 1.9 1.9 1.5 -2.3 8.8
1990
 -6.06 -11.46 -4.4 -0.7 -0.7 -2.1 5.6 0.9 1.1 -7.3 -5.3 2.6 3.0 1.7
1989
 +21.59 +16.19 3.8 -0.4 0.2 3.4 2.1 0.8 5.5 0.6 1.4 -1.4 1.7 2.1
1988
 +15.34 +10.46 5.1 3.9 -0.2 0.6 -1.1 3.3 -0.2 -2.1 2.6 1.9 -0.3 1.1
1987
 +2.49 -1.86 7.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 -0.6 1.6 1.9 2.1 -1.9 -13.0 -1.8 3.6
1986
 +23.31 +21.98 1.6 6.0 6.7 1.0 -0.1 3.9 -0.8 5.1 -3.9 1.0 1.8 -0.4
1985
 +29.41 +24.68 6.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 5.6 1.7 0.3 -0.1 -1.9 3.6 4.3 4.0

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
  • VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
  • VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets: simulated historical serie, up to December 2003
  • IEI - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • TIP - iShares TIPS Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2003

Portfolio efficiency

Compared to the David Swensen Lazy Portfolio, the following portfolios granted a higher return over 30 Years and a less severe drawdown at the same time.

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum
 +9.38 9.41 -32.52 60 40 0
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins 		+8.61 11.61 -38.53 75 25 0
Yale Endowment
David Swensen 		+8.23 10.84 -39.48 70 30 0
Talmud Portfolio
Roger Gibson 		+8.06 10.67 -40.17 66.7 33.3 0
Sheltered Sam 70/30
Bill Bernstein 		+7.95 10.60 -39.73 67.9 30 2.1
Family Taxable Portfolio
Ted Aronson 		+7.94 11.56 -38.46 70 30 0
Six Ways from Sunday
Scott Burns 		+7.90 10.87 -39.14 66.7 33.3 0
Stocks/Bonds 60/40
 +7.88 9.46 -30.55 60 40 0
Lazy Portfolio
David Swensen 		+7.88 10.78 -40.89 70 30 0

Here's a list containing the Best Classic Portfolios, with the highest returns over 30 Years and High Risk categorization.

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum
 +9.38 9.41 -32.52 60 40 0
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins 		+8.61 11.61 -38.53 75 25 0
Late Sixties and Beyond
Burton Malkiel 		+8.34 11.59 -41.80 71 29 0
Yale Endowment
David Swensen 		+8.23 10.84 -39.48 70 30 0
Seven Value
Scott Burns 		+8.14 11.26 -41.22 71.5 28.5 0
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