Last Update: 31 December 2020
The Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio is exposed for 100% on the Stock Market.
It's a Very High Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 10 ETFs.
In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 8.81% compound annual return, with a 14.60% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 2.03% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Asset Allocation and ETFs
The Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio has the following asset allocation:
The Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:
| Weight | Ticker | ETF Name | Investment Themes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 % | IJR | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap | Equity, U.S., Small Cap | |
| 10.00 % | IJS | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Value | |
| 10.00 % | DLS | WisdomTree International SmallCp Div | Equity, Developed Markets, Small Cap, Value | |
| 10.00 % | SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | Equity, U.S., Large Cap | |
| 10.00 % | EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap | |
| 10.00 % | VT | Vanguard Total World Stock | Equity, Developed Markets, Large Cap | |
| 10.00 % | VTV | Vanguard Value | Equity, U.S., Large Cap, Value | |
| 10.00 % | SCZ | iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap | Equity, EAFE, Small Cap | |
| 10.00 % | EFV | iShares MSCI EAFE Value | Equity, EAFE, Large Cap, Value | |
| 10.00 % | VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate | Real Estate, U.S. |
Portfolio and ETF Returns
The Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
| 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio | +5.61 | +17.99 | +25.17 | +7.09 | +5.59 | +10.08 | +8.81 |
| Components | |||||||
| IJR - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap | +8.24 | +31.22 | +35.53 | +11.28 | +7.74 | +12.37 | +11.89 |
| IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | +7.50 | +32.84 | +35.75 | +2.63 | +3.55 | +10.17 | +10.17 |
| DLS - WisdomTree International SmallCp Div | +6.74 | +14.49 | +23.93 | -1.32 | -0.75 | +6.60 | +6.35 |
| SPY - SPDR S&P 500 | +3.71 | +12.12 | +22.26 | +18.37 | +14.02 | +15.11 | +13.76 |
| EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | +7.14 | +18.41 | +30.55 | +17.03 | +5.42 | +12.26 | +2.95 |
| VT - Vanguard Total World Stock | +4.94 | +15.50 | +25.15 | +16.61 | +10.09 | +12.51 | +9.34 |
| VTV - Vanguard Value | +3.51 | +14.59 | +21.09 | +2.26 | +6.71 | +10.76 | +11.22 |
| SCZ - iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap | +7.06 | +16.74 | +28.43 | +11.69 | +4.67 | +9.33 | +7.80 |
| EFV - iShares MSCI EAFE Value | +4.49 | +18.57 | +19.70 | -2.97 | -1.40 | +4.08 | +3.11 |
| VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate | +2.72 | +9.28 | +10.71 | -4.68 | +4.91 | +5.63 | +8.66 |
- 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 Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Historical Returns
Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio - Historical returns and stats.
| Period | Returns Dec 2020 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+5.61%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
3M
|
+17.99%
|
-1.22%
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
|
2 - 1 | |
|
6M
|
+25.17%
|
-3.85%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+7.09%
|
27.85%
|
-27.35%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
7 - 5 |
|
1Y
|
+7.09%
|
27.85%
|
-27.35%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
7 - 5 |
|
3Y
|
+5.59%
annualized
|
19.60%
|
-27.35%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
22 - 14 |
|
5Y
|
+10.08%
annualized
|
16.16%
|
-27.35%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
42 - 18 |
|
10Y
|
+8.81%
annualized
|
14.60%
|
-27.35%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
79 - 41 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 2009
|
+11.46%
annualized
|
16.76%
|
-27.35%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
94 - 50 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology |
+20.35% | 100 | 0 | 0 | Compare | |
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+13.77% | 100 | 0 | 0 | Compare | |
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+12.76% | 90 | 10 | 0 | Compare | |
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+11.86% | 80 | 20 | 0 | Compare | |
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+10.28% | 90 | 10 | 0 | Compare |
Capital Growth
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+10.93% |
+68.85% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-19.26% Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 |
25.56% |
| 2 Years |
+10.25% |
+45.66% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
-10.14% Apr 2018 - Mar 2020 |
7.44% |
| 3 Years |
+10.01% |
+28.48% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
-2.71% Apr 2017 - Mar 2020 |
1.83% |
| 5 Years |
+9.97% |
+23.47% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
+0.93% Apr 2015 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 7 Years |
+9.88% |
+15.54% Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 |
+3.99% Apr 2013 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+9.85% |
+14.77% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+5.87% Apr 2010 - Mar 2020 |
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 Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
Paul Merriman Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Portfolio Seasonality
| Months | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Best |
9.0 2019 |
5.0 2015 |
9.0 2009 |
15.4 2009 |
8.9 2009 |
5.6 2019 |
9.5 2009 |
4.9 2020 |
9.6 2010 |
11.5 2011 |
13.1 2020 |
8.1 2010 |
| Worst |
-12.0 2009 |
-11.6 2009 |
-18.2 2020 |
-1.1 2012 |
-9.2 2010 |
-4.1 2010 |
-2.1 2014 |
-7.2 2011 |
-10.4 2011 |
-7.8 2018 |
-1.6 2010 |
-8.1 2018 |
| Gain Frequency |
50 | 67 | 75 | 92 | 58 | 50 | 75 | 50 | 58 | 58 | 83 | 67 |
Detail of Monthly Returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2020 |
+7.09% | -3.2 | -8.2 | -18.2 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | -2.7 | -1.2 | 13.1 | 5.6 |
| 2019 |
+24.04% | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -6.2 | 5.6 | -0.3 | -2.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| 2018 |
-11.36% | 3.9 | -4.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -7.8 | 1.9 | -8.1 |
| 2017 |
+21.58% | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2016 |
+12.94% | -5.5 | -0.5 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 2015 |
-1.36% | -1.1 | 5.0 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -6.1 | -2.8 | 6.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| 2014 |
+4.83% | -3.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | -2.1 | 2.5 | -4.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 2013 |
+24.44% | 4.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | -0.8 | -2.1 | 5.1 | -2.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2012 |
+18.37% | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -8.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 2011 |
-5.55% | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -7.2 | -10.4 | 11.5 | -1.3 | 0.0 |
| 2010 |
+18.42% | -3.9 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | -9.2 | -4.1 | 8.8 | -4.4 | 9.6 | 4.0 | -1.6 | 8.1 |
| 2009 |
+33.45% | -12.0 | -11.6 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 8.9 | -0.4 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | -3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 |