Last Update: 30 June 2021

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 4.73% compound annual return, with a 3.46% 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:

21% Stocks
79% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

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
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

The Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

MERRILL LYNCH EDGE SELECT CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO RETURNS (%)
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y(*) 5Y(*) 10Y(*)
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio +0.47 +2.07 +2.34 +8.40 +6.39 +5.26 +4.73
Components
VTV - Vanguard Value -1.25 +5.13 +16.81 +41.44 +12.82 +13.03 +12.27
VUG - Vanguard Growth +6.02 +11.73 +13.53 +42.85 +25.36 +23.08 +17.47
VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US -0.49 +5.30 +9.78 +36.55 +9.88 +11.18 +5.65
IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value -0.71 +4.90 +30.41 +77.03 +10.60 +14.24 +12.71
IJT - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth +1.67 +3.54 +16.43 +57.30 +12.94 +16.64 +13.76
EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets +0.95 +3.84 +7.20 +39.95 +10.70 +12.18 +3.57
BIL - SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill -0.02 -0.03 -0.05 -0.06 +1.12 +0.97 +0.45
IEI - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond -0.14 +0.67 -1.54 -1.54 +4.46 +2.05 +2.45
MBB - iShares MBS -0.01 +0.26 -0.94 -0.40 +3.72 +2.15 +2.44
BNDX - Vanguard Total International Bond +0.37 +0.18 -2.12 -0.01 +3.98 +2.82 +4.43
LQD - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond +2.21 +3.92 -1.77 +2.40 +8.79 +5.09 +5.56
HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond +1.32 +2.01 +2.60 +12.95 +6.36 +6.00 +5.36
(*) annualized
Portfolio returns are calculated assuming:
  • 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.

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Historical Returns

Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio - Historical returns and stats.

MERRILL LYNCH EDGE SELECT CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO
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Period Returns
Jun 2021		 Standard
Deviation *		 Max
Drawdown		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
+0.47%
0.00%
1 - 0
3M
+2.07%
0.00%
3 - 0
6M
+2.34%
-0.25%
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
4 - 2
YTD
+2.34%
-0.25%
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
4 - 2
1Y
+8.40%
3.40%
-1.02%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
8 - 4
3Y
+6.39%
annualized
4.34%
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
26 - 10
5Y
+5.26%
annualized
3.60%
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
46 - 14
10Y
+4.73%
annualized
3.46%
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
86 - 34
MAX
01 Jan 2008
+4.61%
annualized
4.21%
-10.97%
May 2008 - Feb 2009
112 - 50

* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns

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Edge Select Conservative
Merrill Lynch		 +4.73% 21 79 0

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Capital Growth

Time Range:

Drawdowns

Time Range:

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Return (*) Negative
Periods
Rolling Period Average Best Worst
1 Year
 +4.95% +17.80%
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-10.34%
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		7.95%
2 Years
 +5.04% +12.91%
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		+1.61%
Mar 2014 - Feb 2016 		0.00%
3 Years
 +4.86% +10.28%
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		+2.78%
Mar 2013 - Feb 2016 		0.00%
5 Years
 +4.69% +8.17%
Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 		+2.95%
Jan 2014 - Dec 2018 		0.00%
7 Years
 +4.60% +6.25%
Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 		+3.48%
Apr 2013 - Mar 2020 		0.00%
10 Years
 +4.77% +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

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Months
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 0.3 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		 57 64 79 93 57 71 92 69 54 54 69 69

Detail of Monthly Returns

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Months
Year Return Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021
 +2.34% -0.2 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.5
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

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