Last Update: 31 July 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 4.72% compound annual return, with a 3.42% standard deviation.
In 2019, the portfolio granted a 2.79% 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 % | EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | Equity, Emerging Markets, 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 | |
| 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 | +1.73 | +3.85 | +1.97 | +5.83 | +4.91 | +4.45 | +4.72 |
| Components | |||||||
| VTV - Vanguard Value | +3.74 | +5.64 | -10.15 | -4.86 | +4.57 | +6.99 | +10.91 |
| VUG - Vanguard Growth | +7.56 | +20.80 | +16.23 | +31.32 | +19.95 | +15.88 | +16.79 |
| VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US | +3.93 | +13.54 | -3.88 | +1.41 | +1.36 | +3.34 | +4.67 |
| EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | +8.25 | +18.84 | +3.40 | +6.45 | +1.99 | +5.42 | +2.55 |
| IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | +2.58 | +8.95 | -17.23 | -16.33 | -2.69 | +3.13 | +8.97 |
| IJT - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth | +5.58 | +15.94 | -5.19 | -1.78 | +5.28 | +7.33 | +12.59 |
| BIL - SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill | +0.01 | -0.01 | +0.30 | +1.13 | +1.52 | +0.98 | +0.46 |
| IEI - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond | +0.38 | +0.82 | +5.42 | +8.71 | +4.57 | +3.31 | +2.90 |
| MBB - iShares MBS | +0.29 | +0.31 | +3.05 | +5.44 | +3.77 | +2.95 | +2.75 |
| BNDX - Vanguard Total International Bond | +0.95 | +1.91 | +1.50 | +3.83 | +5.25 | +4.36 | +4.88 |
| LQD - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond | +3.10 | +7.88 | +7.13 | +14.80 | +8.10 | +7.03 | +6.07 |
| HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | +5.06 | +7.53 | +0.17 | +3.33 | +3.90 | +4.79 | +5.66 |
- 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 Jul 2020 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+1.73%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
3M
|
+3.85%
|
0.00%
|
3 - 0 | |
|
6M
|
+1.97%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+2.50%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
5 - 2 | |
|
1Y
|
+5.83%
|
5.22%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
10 - 2 |
|
3Y
|
+4.91%
annualized
|
4.09%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
28 - 8 |
|
5Y
|
+4.45%
annualized
|
3.64%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
45 - 15 |
|
10Y
|
+4.72%
annualized
|
3.42%
|
-4.57%
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
|
87 - 33 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 2008
|
+4.43%
annualized
|
4.26%
|
-10.97%
May 2008 - Feb 2009
|
105 - 46 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
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| Portfolio | 10Y Return ▾ | Stocks | Bonds | Comm. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Yield Bonds Income |
+6.15% | 0 | 100 | 0 | Compare | |
| Edge Select Conservative Merrill Lynch |
+4.72% | 21 | 79 | 0 | ||
| 10-year Treasury |
+4.56% | 0 | 100 | 0 | Compare | |
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund DFA |
+4.38% | 20.4 | 79.6 | 0 | Compare | |
| Robo Advisor 20 Betterment |
+3.77% | 19.9 | 80.1 | 0 | Compare |
Capital Growth
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Conservative Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+4.77% |
+17.80% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-10.34% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
8.57% |
| 2 Years |
+4.88% |
+12.91% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
+1.61% Mar 2014 - Feb 2016 |
0.00% |
| 3 Years |
+4.80% |
+10.28% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
+2.78% Mar 2013 - Feb 2016 |
0.00% |
| 5 Years |
+4.63% |
+8.17% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
+2.95% Jan 2014 - Dec 2018 |
0.00% |
| 7 Years |
+4.63% |
+6.25% Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 |
+3.48% Apr 2013 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+4.81% |
+5.74% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+4.20% May 2008 - Apr 2018 |
0.00% |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
Yearly Returns - Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2020 |
+2.50% | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |||||
| 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