Last Update: 31 December 2020
The Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio is exposed for 21% on the Stock Market.
It's a Low Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 12 ETFs.
In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 4.78% compound annual return, with a 3.49% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 1.56% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Asset Allocation and ETFs
The Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio has the following asset allocation:
The Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:
| Weight | Ticker | ETF Name | Investment Themes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00 % | VTV | Vanguard Value | Equity, U.S., Large Cap, Value | |
| 5.00 % | VUG | Vanguard Growth | Equity, U.S., Large Cap, Growth | |
| 5.00 % | VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US | Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap | |
| 1.00 % | IJS | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Value | |
| 1.00 % | IJT | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth | Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Growth | |
| 1.00 % | EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap | |
| 24.00 % | BIL | SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill | Bond, U.S., Ultra Short-Term | |
| 17.00 % | IEI | iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond | Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term | |
| 12.00 % | MBB | iShares MBS | Bond, U.S., Long-Term | |
| 12.00 % | BNDX | Vanguard Total International Bond | Bond, Developed Markets, All-Term | |
| 10.00 % | LQD | iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond | Bond, U.S., All-Term | |
| 4.00 % | HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term |
Portfolio and ETF Returns
The Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
| 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio | +1.22 | +3.89 | +5.93 | +6.74 | +5.48 | +5.55 | +4.78 |
| Components | |||||||
| VTV - Vanguard Value | +3.51 | +14.59 | +21.09 | +2.26 | +6.71 | +10.76 | +11.22 |
| VUG - Vanguard Growth | +4.16 | +11.51 | +25.82 | +40.22 | +22.93 | +20.32 | +16.66 |
| VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US | +5.72 | +16.59 | +24.39 | +11.12 | +5.12 | +9.20 | +5.12 |
| IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | +7.50 | +32.84 | +35.75 | +2.63 | +3.55 | +10.17 | +10.17 |
| IJT - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth | +8.83 | +29.72 | +35.11 | +19.22 | +11.31 | +14.02 | +13.22 |
| EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | +7.14 | +18.41 | +30.55 | +17.03 | +5.42 | +12.26 | +2.95 |
| BIL - SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.01 | +0.40 | +1.39 | +0.99 | +0.46 |
| IEI - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond | +0.11 | -0.18 | +0.01 | +6.95 | +4.64 | +3.26 | +2.92 |
| MBB - iShares MBS | +0.16 | +0.28 | +0.55 | +4.08 | +3.67 | +2.95 | +2.79 |
| BNDX - Vanguard Total International Bond | +0.36 | +1.09 | +2.15 | +4.65 | +5.09 | +4.45 | +4.90 |
| LQD - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond | +0.15 | +3.40 | +4.24 | +10.97 | +7.81 | +7.34 | +6.12 |
| HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | +1.96 | +5.80 | +10.09 | +4.48 | +5.31 | +7.03 | +5.54 |
- 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 Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Historical Returns
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio - Historical returns and stats.
| Period | Returns Dec 2020 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+1.22%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
3M
|
+3.89%
|
-0.41%
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
|
2 - 1 | |
|
6M
|
+5.93%
|
-1.02%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+6.74%
|
6.02%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
8 - 4 |
|
1Y
|
+6.74%
|
6.02%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
8 - 4 |
|
3Y
|
+5.48%
annualized
|
4.46%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
26 - 10 |
|
5Y
|
+5.55%
annualized
|
3.69%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
47 - 13 |
|
10Y
|
+4.78%
annualized
|
3.49%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
87 - 33 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 2008
|
+4.61%
annualized
|
4.28%
|
-10.97%
May 2008 - Feb 2009
|
108 - 48 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Best Low Risk Porftolios, ordered by 10Y annualized return.
| Portfolio | 10Y Return ▾ | Stocks | Bonds | Comm. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Yield Bonds Income |
+6.17% | 0 | 100 | 0 | Compare | |
| World Developed 20/80 |
+5.93% | 20 | 80 | 0 | Compare | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 |
+5.84% | 20 | 80 | 0 | Compare | |
| Total Bond World Developed |
+4.90% | 0 | 100 | 0 | Compare | |
| Edge Select Conservative Merrill Lynch |
+4.78% | 21 | 79 | 0 |
Capital Growth
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+4.80% |
+17.80% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-10.34% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
8.28% |
| 2 Years |
+4.96% |
+12.91% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
+1.61% Mar 2014 - Feb 2016 |
0.00% |
| 3 Years |
+4.81% |
+10.28% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
+2.78% Mar 2013 - Feb 2016 |
0.00% |
| 5 Years |
+4.65% |
+8.17% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
+2.95% Jan 2014 - Dec 2018 |
0.00% |
| 7 Years |
+4.61% |
+6.25% Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 |
+3.48% Apr 2013 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+4.79% |
+5.74% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+4.20% May 2008 - Apr 2018 |
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 Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio Seasonality
| Months | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Best |
2.6 2019 |
1.3 2014 |
2.3 2009 |
3.1 2009 |
2.1 2009 |
2.4 2019 |
3.3 2009 |
1.4 2014 |
2.1 2010 |
2.8 2011 |
3.1 2020 |
3.5 2008 |
| Worst |
-2.4 2009 |
-3.1 2009 |
-3.6 2020 |
-0.3 2018 |
-1.7 2010 |
-1.9 2008 |
-0.6 2014 |
-1.6 2015 |
-3.4 2008 |
-4.3 2008 |
-0.7 2010 |
-0.9 2018 |
| Gain Frequency |
62 | 69 | 77 | 92 | 54 | 69 | 92 | 69 | 54 | 54 | 69 | 69 |
Detail of Monthly Returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2020 |
+6.74% | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| 2019 |
+11.07% | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 2018 |
-1.01% | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| 2017 |
+6.67% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2016 |
+4.67% | -0.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| 2015 |
-0.16% | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| 2014 |
+4.82% | -0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| 2013 |
+5.12% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -1.4 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2012 |
+6.74% | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 2011 |
+3.69% | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -1.9 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| 2010 |
+7.47% | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| 2009 |
+10.64% | -2.4 | -3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| 2008 |
-5.32% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -4.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
* Note: Portofolio Returns, up to December 2013, 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:
BNDX - Vanguard Total International Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2013