The Rick Ferri Core Four Portfolio is exposed for 80% on the Stock Market .
It's a Very High Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 4 ETFs.
In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 9.81% compound annual return, with a 10.23% standard deviation (Last Update: October 2019).
Asset Allocation and ETFs
The Rick Ferri Core Four Portfolio has the following asset allocation:
The Rick Ferri Core Four Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:
| Weight | Ticker | ETF Name | Investment Themes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.00 % | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market | Equity, U.S., Large Cap | |
| 24.00 % | VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US | Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap | |
| 8.00 % | VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate | Real Estate, U.S. | |
| 20.00 % | BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | Bond, U.S., All-Term |
Returns, capital growth, stats are calculated assuming a rebalancing of the portfolio at the beginning of each year (i.e. at every January 1st).
Historical Returns
Rick Ferri Core Four Portfolio - Historical returns and stats:
| Range | Returns Oct 2019 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+1.99%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
YTD
|
+18.72%
|
-4.20%
May 2019 - May 2019
|
8 - 2 | |
|
1Y
|
+13.68%
|
11.83%
|
-5.97%
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
|
9 - 3 |
|
3Y
|
+10.46%
annualized
|
8.80%
|
-10.12%
Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
|
29 - 7 |
|
5Y
|
+7.31%
annualized
|
8.97%
|
-10.12%
Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
|
41 - 19 |
|
10Y
|
+9.81%
annualized
|
10.23%
|
-15.17%
May 2011 - Sep 2011
|
80 - 40 |
|
MAX
Dec 1993
|
+8.11%
annualized
|
11.53%
|
-44.43%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
203 - 107 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Best Very High Risk Porftolios, ordered by 10Y annualized return.
| Portfolio | 10Y Return ▾ | #ETF | Stocks | Bonds | Comm. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Stocks |
+13.64% | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Buffett |
+12.48% | 2 | 90 | 10 | 0 | |
| Second Grader's Starter Paul Farrell |
+10.24% | 3 | 90 | 10 | 0 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Paul Merriman |
+10.18% | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Core Four Rick Ferri |
+9.81% | 4 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
Capital Growth
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns
Rick Ferri Core Four Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+8.92% |
+50.17% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-37.84% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
22.07% |
| 2 Years |
+8.57% |
+34.70% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
-21.60% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
16.72% |
| 3 Years |
+8.24% |
+23.15% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
-11.08% Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 |
16.00% |
| 5 Years |
+7.69% |
+19.13% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
-2.71% Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 |
2.39% |
| 7 Years |
+7.24% |
+13.50% Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 |
+0.61% Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+7.17% |
+12.78% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+0.83% Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
0.00% |
| 15 Years |
+7.00% |
+9.66% Feb 2003 - Jan 2018 |
+4.79% Mar 1994 - Feb 2009 |
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 |
| 2019 |
+18.72% | 7.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -4.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | ||
| 2018 |
-6.41% | 3.3 | -3.9 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -6.0 | 1.8 | -6.0 |
| 2017 |
+17.86% | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 2016 |
+8.53% | -4.1 | -0.4 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| 2015 |
-0.67% | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -2.1 | 1.4 | -5.4 | -2.0 | 5.8 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| 2014 |
+8.52% | -2.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 2.7 | -2.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| 2013 |
+19.22% | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -2.0 | 4.1 | -2.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 2012 |
+14.47% | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -6.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 2011 |
-0.63% | 1.5 | 2.9 | -0.0 | 3.5 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -5.1 | -7.3 | 9.0 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| 2010 |
+14.71% | -3.3 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | -6.6 | -3.3 | 6.7 | -2.8 | 7.2 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 5.4 |
| 2009 |
+26.02% | -8.8 | -8.8 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 6.6 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -2.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| 2008 |
-29.77% | -4.6 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | -6.8 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -7.2 | -16.5 | -5.6 | 5.0 |
| 2007 |
+6.37% | 1.8 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -1.5 | -2.4 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -3.7 | -1.2 |
| 2006 |
+17.60% | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -2.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| 2005 |
+8.20% | -2.2 | 2.2 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| 2004 |
+14.45% | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | -3.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 2003 |
+28.09% | -2.4 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 2002 |
-11.49% | -1.4 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -3.9 | -6.5 | 0.7 | -7.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | -2.5 |
| 2001 |
-7.43% | 2.5 | -6.3 | -4.7 | 5.7 | -0.0 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -2.7 | -6.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| 2000 |
-4.44% | -3.5 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -3.4 | -2.2 | 3.7 | -1.0 | 3.5 | -2.9 | -1.9 | -5.1 | 2.7 |
| 1999 |
+18.14% | 1.6 | -2.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | -2.2 | 3.3 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.3 |
| 1998 |
+15.32% | 1.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -1.3 | -11.4 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 1997 |
+18.08% | 2.1 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | -4.1 | 5.2 | -3.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1996 |
+14.61% | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -3.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 1995 |
+22.74% | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -1.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 1994 |
+1.06% | 4.3 | -1.3 | -3.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -3.5 | 1.5 |
* Note: Portofolio Returns, up to December 2007, 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:
VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2001
VEU - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
VNQ - Vanguard Real Estate: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007