Data Source: from March 2010 to February 2023 (~13 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 28 February 2023
Live Update: Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.45%
1 Day
Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
2.48%
Current Month
March 2023

The Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio is a High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 4 ETFs.

It's exposed for 40% on the Stock Market and for 20% on Commodities.

In the last 10 Years, the Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio obtained a 7.74% compound annual return, with a 15.21% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

40% Stocks
40% Fixed Income
20% Commodities

The Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
20.00 %
SSO ProShares Ultra S&P 500 2x, Equity, U.S., Large Cap
20.00 %
SAA ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 2x, Equity, U.S.
40.00 %
UST ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury 2x, Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term
20.00 %
UGL ProShares Ultra Gold 2x, Commodity, Gold
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 Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged 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.
GOLDEN BUTTERFLY 2X LEVERAGED 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 MAX
(~13Y)
Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio 0.45 2.48 -6.56 -0.85 -21.31 4.97 7.74 10.66
US Inflation Adjusted return -7.08 -2.39 -25.79 1.07 4.98 7.90
Components
SSO
ProShares Ultra S&P 500 		1.81 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		-1.06 -5.63 -2.87 -22.88 11.47 19.20 11.52
SAA
ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 		2.75 03:24PM
Mar 20 2023 		-15.92 -2.92 7.23 -16.02 4.75 14.53 8.14
UST
ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury 		-1.19 03:53PM
Mar 20 2023 		6.39 -6.75 -10.36 -27.36 -1.89 -0.73 2.95
UGL
ProShares Ultra Gold 		0.05 04:00PM
Mar 20 2023 		16.60 -11.01 9.32 -15.55 5.84 -3.20 3.94
Returns over 1 year are annualized | Available data source: since Mar 2010
(*) 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%

Live update: World Markets and Indexes

Portfolio Metrics as of Feb 28, 2023

Metrics of Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio, updated as of 28 February 2023.

Portfolio metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
GOLDEN BUTTERFLY 2X LEVERAGED PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 March 2010 - 28 February 2023 (~13 years)
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Metrics as of Feb 28, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y MAX
(~13Y)
Portfolio
Return (%)		 -6.56 -1.50 -0.85 -21.31 1.69 4.97 7.74 10.66
US Inflation (%) 0.56 1.05 1.58 6.04 5.16 3.86 2.63 2.55
Infl. Adjusted
Return (%)		 -7.08 -2.52 -2.39 -25.79 -3.30 1.07 4.98 7.90
Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 26.83 20.73 18.24 15.21 15.01
Sharpe Ratio -0.87 0.05 0.21 0.47 0.44
Sortino Ratio -1.34 0.06 0.28 0.63 0.60
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -30.35 -34.50 -34.50 -34.50 -34.50
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 03 2022 01 2022 01 2022 01 2022 01
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09
Start to Bottom (# months) 7 9 9 9 9
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
> 12
> 14
> 14
> 14
> 14
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 40.49 22.76 18.76 14.12
Worst Return (%) -29.16 -0.85 2.81 6.48
% Positive Periods 86% 98% 100% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 0 1 3 4 20 36 70 96
Negative 1 2 3 8 16 24 50 60
% Positive 0% 33% 50% 33% 56% 60% 58% 62%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 37.05 23.75 15.18 16.60
Perpetual WR (%) 0.00 1.06 4.75 7.32
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 SSO SAA UST UGL
SSO
1.00
0.96
0.67
0.36
SAA
0.96
1.00
0.67
0.26
UST
0.67
0.67
1.00
0.57
UGL
0.36
0.26
0.57
1.00
 
 
 
 
Asset SSO SAA UST UGL
SSO
1.00
0.90
0.09
0.17
SAA
0.90
1.00
-0.05
0.04
UST
0.09
-0.05
1.00
0.41
UGL
0.17
0.04
0.41
1.00
 
 
 
 
Asset SSO SAA UST UGL
SSO
1.00
0.86
0.00
0.06
SAA
0.86
1.00
-0.15
-0.03
UST
0.00
-0.15
1.00
0.42
UGL
0.06
-0.03
0.42
1.00
 
 
 
 
Asset SSO SAA UST UGL
SSO
1.00
0.88
-0.16
0.08
SAA
0.88
1.00
-0.27
0.03
UST
-0.16
-0.27
1.00
0.35
UGL
0.08
0.03
0.35
1.00

Portfolio Dividends

In 2022, the Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio granted a 0.25% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Capital Growth as of Feb 28, 2023

An investment of 1000$, since March 2013, now would be worth 2107.04$, with a total return of 110.70% (7.74% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 1626.06$, with a net total return of 62.61% (4.98% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since March 2010, now would be worth 3729.52$, with a total return of 272.95% (10.66% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2686.94$, with a net total return of 168.69% (7.90% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-34.50% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 9 in progress 5 14
-13.21% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Jun 2019 6 10
-12.82% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Jun 2020 3 5
-9.83% Feb 2015 Sep 2015 8 Mar 2016 6 14
-7.59% Apr 2013 Jun 2013 3 Sep 2013 3 6
-6.97% Aug 2016 Nov 2016 4 Feb 2017 3 7
-6.78% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Dec 2020 2 4
-5.71% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
-5.57% Jul 2014 Sep 2014 3 Dec 2014 3 6
-5.55% Feb 2018 Apr 2018 3 Aug 2018 4 7
-2.70% May 2016 May 2016 1 Jun 2016 1 2
-1.52% Mar 2014 Apr 2014 2 Jun 2014 2 4
-0.70% Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 Jul 2021 1 2
-0.55% Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 Apr 2017 1 2
-0.52% Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 Oct 2019 1 2
-0.37% May 2017 Jun 2017 2 Jul 2017 1 3
-0.14% Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 Feb 2021 1 2
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-34.50% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 9 in progress 5 14
-13.21% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Jun 2019 6 10
-12.82% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Jun 2020 3 5
-9.83% Feb 2015 Sep 2015 8 Mar 2016 6 14
-9.39% Sep 2011 Sep 2011 1 Jan 2012 4 5
-7.59% Apr 2013 Jun 2013 3 Sep 2013 3 6
-6.97% Aug 2016 Nov 2016 4 Feb 2017 3 7
-6.78% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Dec 2020 2 4
-5.71% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
-5.63% May 2012 May 2012 1 Aug 2012 3 4
-5.57% Jul 2014 Sep 2014 3 Dec 2014 3 6
-5.55% Feb 2018 Apr 2018 3 Aug 2018 4 7
-5.28% May 2010 Jun 2010 2 Sep 2010 3 5
-3.36% Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 Jan 2013 3 4
-2.92% Jun 2011 Jun 2011 1 Jul 2011 1 2
-2.70% May 2016 May 2016 1 Jun 2016 1 2
-1.66% Jan 2011 Jan 2011 1 Feb 2011 1 2
-1.52% Mar 2014 Apr 2014 2 Jun 2014 2 4
-0.70% Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 Jul 2021 1 2
-0.55% Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 Apr 2017 1 2

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 11.45 40.49
Sep 2010 - Aug 2011 		-29.16
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 		14.48%
2 Years
 11.60 27.52
Mar 2010 - Feb 2012 		-8.68
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 		5.26%
3 Years
 11.38 22.76
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 		-0.85
Oct 2019 - Sep 2022 		2.48%
5 Years
 10.76 18.76
Mar 2010 - Feb 2015 		2.81
Oct 2017 - Sep 2022 		0.00%
7 Years
 10.81 15.22
Mar 2010 - Feb 2017 		6.22
Nov 2015 - Oct 2022 		0.00%
10 Years
 11.29 14.12
Sep 2010 - Aug 2020 		6.48
Oct 2012 - 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 Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

In which months is it better to invest in Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged 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
3.02
60%
-1.35
60%
-1.71
60%
0.97
60%
1.08
60%
0.60
40%
3.97
100%
0.31
80%
-5.12
0%
0.48
60%
3.32
80%
0.97
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
103.02
101.63
99.89
100.86
101.95
102.56
106.63
106.96
101.48
101.97
105.35
106.38
Best 10.9
2023 		2.5
2019 		1.1
2021 		8.8
2020 		4.0
2021 		9.9
2019 		8.3
2020 		3.6
2018 		-0.5
2019 		5.4
2021 		9.6
2022 		6.9
2020
Worst -7.2
2022 		-6.6
2023 		-8.8
2020 		-10.5
2022 		-4.4
2019 		-7.9
2022 		0.8
2019 		-8.2
2022 		-12.2
2022 		-7.9
2018 		-1.3
2021 		-5.1
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
2.42
70%
0.57
60%
-0.26
50%
0.81
50%
0.34
50%
0.62
40%
2.89
80%
-0.07
60%
-2.66
30%
1.15
70%
2.15
70%
0.67
70%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
102.42
103.00
102.74
103.57
103.92
104.57
107.59
107.52
104.66
105.87
108.14
108.86
Best 10.9
2023 		7.4
2016 		4.3
2016 		8.8
2020 		4.0
2021 		9.9
2019 		8.3
2020 		4.6
2014 		5.0
2013 		6.0
2015 		9.6
2022 		6.9
2020
Worst -7.2
2022 		-6.6
2023 		-8.8
2020 		-10.5
2022 		-4.4
2019 		-7.9
2022 		-4.4
2014 		-8.2
2022 		-12.2
2022 		-7.9
2018 		-1.7
2015 		-5.1
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
2.73
69%
0.81
62%
0.35
62%
1.71
62%
-0.45
46%
0.38
38%
2.86
85%
0.59
69%
-1.80
38%
1.62
69%
1.87
77%
0.63
62%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
102.73
103.56
103.92
105.70
105.22
105.62
108.64
109.28
107.31
109.06
111.10
111.79
Best 10.9
2023 		7.4
2016 		4.5
2010 		8.8
2020 		4.0
2021 		9.9
2019 		8.3
2020 		4.6
2014 		9.1
2010 		8.6
2011 		9.6
2022 		6.9
2020
Worst -7.2
2022 		-6.6
2023 		-8.8
2020 		-10.5
2022 		-5.6
2012 		-7.9
2022 		-4.4
2014 		-8.2
2022 		-12.2
2022 		-7.9
2018 		-1.7
2015 		-5.1
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Mar 2010 - Feb 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio data source starts from March 2010: 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
Mar 2010 - Feb 2023
96 Positive Months (62%) - 60 Negative Months (38%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Mar 2010 - 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
 +3.67 +2.27 10.9 -6.6
2022
 -28.62 -32.95 -7.2 1.4 -1.6 -10.5 -1.0 -7.9 7.7 -8.2 -12.2 4.6 9.6 -5.0
2021
 +16.84 +9.16 -0.1 0.3 1.1 5.1 4.0 -0.7 1.8 1.7 -5.7 5.4 -1.3 4.8
2020
 +19.29 +17.69 2.6 -4.4 -8.8 8.8 3.3 2.4 8.3 1.6 -4.6 -2.3 5.7 6.9
2019
 +32.73 +29.77 9.0 2.5 0.2 2.6 -4.4 9.9 0.8 2.8 -0.5 2.5 0.9 3.3
2018
 -9.56 -11.26 2.4 -5.1 0.7 -1.1 3.5 -0.7 1.2 3.6 -2.5 -7.9 1.8 -5.1
2017
 +19.44 +16.97 2.5 4.3 -0.5 2.5 -0.3 -0.1 2.2 1.5 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.3
2016
 +17.09 +14.71 -0.8 7.4 4.3 3.2 -2.7 6.5 4.4 -1.8 0.4 -5.5 -0.1 1.4
2015
 -5.12 -5.80 4.3 -0.2 -0.6 -1.2 0.9 -2.4 -1.0 -3.7 -2.0 6.0 -1.7 -3.2
2014
 +12.32 +11.48 0.7 6.1 -1.3 -0.3 1.0 5.0 -4.4 4.6 -5.5 3.2 2.1 1.1
2013
 +17.56 +15.82 3.1 -0.1 4.1 -0.9 -1.0 -5.8 7.9 -2.7 5.0 4.9 2.6 0.1
2012
 +16.51 +14.51 9.9 0.3 0.9 0.5 -5.6 3.3 1.6 4.1 3.6 -3.4 1.0 0.0
2011
 +12.18 +8.95 -1.7 4.6 1.7 7.0 0.0 -2.9 3.4 3.7 -9.4 8.6 0.6 -3.0
2010
 - - 4.5 6.6 -3.7 -1.7 3.2 0.5 9.1 4.4 1.2 4.5

Portfolio efficiency

Compared to the Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Portfolio, the following portfolios granted a higher return over 10 Years and a less severe drawdown at the same time.

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10 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin
 +18.42 37.70 -22.56 59 39 2
Technology
 +16.97 17.77 -32.58 100 0 0
Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin
 +16.87 39.27 -23.09 40 40 20
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin
 +16.52 38.36 -22.55 39 59 2
All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin
Ray Dalio 		+15.87 40.03 -23.45 30 55 15
Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin
Harry Browne 		+15.85 40.66 -23.85 25 50 25
Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin
Gyroscopic Investing 		+15.58 38.94 -23.13 30 60 10
Cape US Sector Value
Robert Shiller 		+14.33 15.52 -21.00 100 0 0
US Stocks Momentum
 +12.55 15.14 -30.16 100 0 0
US Stocks
 +11.82 15.19 -24.81 100 0 0
US Stocks Equal Weight
 +11.68 16.01 -26.65 100 0 0
Warren Buffett Portfolio
Warren Buffett 		+11.01 13.39 -23.08 90 10 0
US Stocks Minimum Volatility
 +10.61 12.10 -19.06 100 0 0
US Stocks Value
 +10.43 15.17 -26.06 100 0 0
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum
 +10.38 12.47 -27.23 80 20 0
Stocks/Bonds 80/20
 +9.78 12.43 -22.75 80 20 0
US Stocks ESG
 +9.74 15.74 -27.79 100 0 0
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins 		+9.26 11.76 -22.24 75 25 0
Sheltered Sam 100/0
Bill Bernstein 		+9.01 14.46 -25.40 97 0 3
Second Grader's Starter
Paul Farrell 		+8.58 13.26 -24.21 90 10 0
Sheltered Sam 90/10
Bill Bernstein 		+8.24 13.04 -22.65 87.3 10 2.7
Robo Advisor 100
Betterment 		+8.20 14.63 -24.17 100 0 0
All Country World Stocks
 +8.19 14.61 -25.52 100 0 0
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum
 +8.15 9.88 -24.21 60 40 0
Edge Select Aggressive
Merrill Lynch 		+8.11 12.56 -23.81 84 16 0
Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged
 +7.74 15.21 -34.50 40 40 20

The following portfolios share asset allocation strategy and/or similar asset weights.

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5 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin
 +6.23 10.38 -18.74 40 40 20
Golden Butterfly
 +5.07 9.56 -17.79 40 40 20
Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged
 +4.97 18.24 -34.50 40 40 20

Here's a list containing the Best Classic Portfolios, with the highest returns over 10 Years and High Risk categorization.

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10 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins 		+9.26 11.76 -22.24 75 25 0
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum
 +8.15 9.88 -24.21 60 40 0
Stocks/Bonds 60/40
 +7.69 9.79 -20.69 60 40 0
No Brainer Portfolio
Bill Bernstein 		+7.18 11.36 -19.76 75 25 0
Edge Select Moderately Aggressive
Merrill Lynch 		+7.05 10.80 -22.31 69 31 0
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