Last Update: 28 February 2021
The Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio is exposed for 70% on the Stock Market.
It's a High Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 7 ETFs.
In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 6.64% compound annual return, with a 9.90% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 1.75% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Asset Allocation and ETFs
The Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio has the following asset allocation:
The Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:
| Weight | Ticker | ETF Name | Investment Themes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.00 % | VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US | Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap | |
| 9.25 % | IJS | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Value | |
| 9.25 % | VTV | Vanguard Value | Equity, U.S., Large Cap, Value | |
| 8.00 % | VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate | Real Estate, U.S. | |
| 6.25 % | IJT | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth | Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Growth | |
| 6.25 % | VV | Vanguard Large-Cap | Equity, U.S., Large Cap | |
| 30.00 % | SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond | Bond, U.S., Short Term |
Portfolio and ETF Returns
The Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
| 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio | +2.86 | +7.85 | +14.43 | +19.15 | +7.35 | +9.61 | +6.64 |
| Components | |||||||
| VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US | +2.08 | +8.33 | +17.46 | +26.22 | +5.95 | +11.55 | +5.01 |
| IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | +10.80 | +26.55 | +48.28 | +43.52 | +10.37 | +14.73 | +11.54 |
| VTV - Vanguard Value | +5.00 | +7.82 | +16.72 | +21.01 | +8.15 | +12.74 | +10.92 |
| VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate | +3.43 | +6.28 | +10.03 | +4.79 | +10.55 | +7.18 | +8.19 |
| IJT - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth | +4.48 | +20.77 | +37.99 | +47.75 | +15.29 | +17.97 | +13.87 |
| VV - Vanguard Large-Cap | +2.60 | +5.90 | +10.48 | +33.63 | +14.89 | +17.37 | +13.55 |
| SHY - iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond | -0.06 | +0.01 | -0.02 | +1.52 | +2.74 | +1.62 | +1.17 |
- a rebalancing of the components at the beginning of each year (i.e. at every January 1st)
- the reinvestment of dividends
If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Historical Returns
Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio - Historical returns and stats.
| Period | Returns Feb 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+2.86%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
3M
|
+7.85%
|
0.00%
|
3 - 0 | |
|
6M
|
+14.43%
|
-2.65%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+3.85%
|
0.00%
|
2 - 0 | |
|
1Y
|
+19.15%
|
16.29%
|
-11.14%
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
|
9 - 3 |
|
3Y
|
+7.35%
annualized
|
12.57%
|
-17.17%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
24 - 12 |
|
5Y
|
+9.61%
annualized
|
10.40%
|
-17.17%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
45 - 15 |
|
10Y
|
+6.64%
annualized
|
9.90%
|
-17.17%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
80 - 40 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 1994
|
+7.22%
annualized
|
10.53%
|
-40.12%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
213 - 113 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Best High Risk Porftolios, ordered by 10Y annualized return.
| Portfolio | 10Y Return ▾ | Stocks | Bonds | Comm. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Path to Wealth JL Collins |
+11.06% | 75 | 25 | 0 | Compare | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 |
+9.59% | 60 | 40 | 0 | Compare | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Merrill Lynch |
+8.84% | 69 | 31 | 0 | Compare | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio Ted Aronson |
+8.71% | 70 | 30 | 0 | Compare | |
| Yale Endowment David Swensen |
+8.70% | 70 | 30 | 0 | Compare |
Capital Growth
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+7.39% |
+43.78% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-34.14% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
23.49% |
| 2 Years |
+7.20% |
+30.28% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
-18.86% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
14.52% |
| 3 Years |
+7.04% |
+20.64% Apr 2003 - Mar 2006 |
-9.11% Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 |
13.06% |
| 5 Years |
+6.81% |
+15.93% Oct 2002 - Sep 2007 |
-1.14% Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 |
1.50% |
| 7 Years |
+6.67% |
+10.74% Apr 2009 - Mar 2016 |
+2.11% Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+6.78% |
+10.29% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+2.74% Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
0.00% |
| 15 Years |
+6.58% |
+8.55% Feb 2003 - Jan 2018 |
+4.67% Mar 1994 - Feb 2009 |
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 Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
Frank Armstrong Ideal Index Portfolio Seasonality
| Months | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Best |
6.2 2019 |
4.4 1998 |
5.7 2016 |
10.1 2009 |
6.2 2009 |
4.4 2019 |
7.1 2009 |
3.3 2009 |
6.5 2010 |
8.3 2011 |
9.0 2020 |
5.3 2010 |
| Worst |
-9.0 2009 |
-8.0 2009 |
-11.1 2020 |
-3.4 2004 |
-6.1 2010 |
-5.9 2008 |
-6.6 2002 |
-10.0 1998 |
-7.5 2011 |
-14.0 2008 |
-5.4 2008 |
-5.3 2018 |
| Gain Frequency |
57 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 74 | 81 |
Detail of Monthly Returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
+3.85% | 1.0 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
| 2020 |
+6.95% | -1.7 | -5.2 | -11.1 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -1.8 | -0.8 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| 2019 |
+17.96% | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -4.0 | 4.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| 2018 |
-6.68% | 2.5 | -3.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -5.4 | 1.6 | -5.3 |
| 2017 |
+13.88% | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 2016 |
+9.05% | -3.5 | -0.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| 2015 |
-1.66% | -0.4 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -4.7 | -1.9 | 4.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| 2014 |
+4.16% | -2.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -3.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| 2013 |
+16.03% | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -0.5 | -1.5 | 3.6 | -2.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 2012 |
+12.36% | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -6.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 2011 |
-2.98% | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -5.1 | -7.5 | 8.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
| 2010 |
+13.00% | -2.9 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | -6.1 | -2.8 | 6.0 | -3.0 | 6.5 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 5.3 |
| 2009 |
+21.58% | -9.0 | -8.0 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 6.2 | -0.8 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | -2.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 2008 |
-24.86% | -3.6 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | -5.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -5.2 | -14.0 | -5.4 | 4.2 |
| 2007 |
+5.91% | 1.6 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -1.0 | -2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | -3.5 | -1.3 |
| 2006 |
+17.74% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | -2.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 2005 |
+8.40% | -1.9 | 2.5 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 2004 |
+14.62% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -3.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 2003 |
+26.78% | -2.4 | -1.4 | -0.2 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| 2002 |
-7.53% | -1.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.6 | -6.6 | 0.4 | -5.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -1.7 |
| 2001 |
-3.80% | 2.1 | -4.4 | -3.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -6.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 2000 |
+2.04% | -3.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 2.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -3.3 | 4.6 |
| 1999 |
+13.53% | 0.0 | -2.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 | -1.5 | 2.9 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| 1998 |
+8.85% | 0.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -10.0 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 1997 |
+12.22% | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | -3.2 | 4.8 | -4.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1996 |
+11.54% | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -3.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1995 |
+16.29% | -0.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1994 |
+1.99% | 4.5 | -0.7 | -3.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -3.4 | 1.4 |
* Note: 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:
VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value: simulated historical serie, up to December 2000
VTV - Vanguard Value: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
IJT - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth: simulated historical serie, up to December 2000
VV - Vanguard Large-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
SHY - iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2002