Last Update: 31 March 2021
The Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio is exposed for 49.9% on the Stock Market.
It's a Medium Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 10 ETFs.
In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 6.91% compound annual return, with a 7.94% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 2.06% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Asset Allocation and ETFs
The Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio has the following asset allocation:
The Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:
| Weight | Ticker | ETF Name | Investment Themes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.20 % | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market | Equity, U.S., Large Cap | |
| 13.70 % | EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE | Equity, EAFE, Large Cap | |
| 9.00 % | EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap | |
| 4.40 % | VTV | Vanguard Value | Equity, U.S., Large Cap, Value | |
| 3.60 % | VOE | Vanguard Mid-Cap Value | Equity, U.S., Mid Cap | |
| 3.00 % | IJS | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Value | |
| 18.40 % | BNDX | Vanguard Total International Bond | Bond, Developed Markets, All-Term | |
| 14.70 % | BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | Bond, U.S., All-Term | |
| 10.70 % | EMB | iShares JP Morgan USD Em Mkts Bd | Bond, Emerging Markets, All-Term | |
| 6.30 % | TIP | iShares TIPS Bond | Bond, U.S., All-Term |
Portfolio and ETF Returns
The Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
| 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio | +1.35 | +1.97 | +11.26 | +28.81 | +7.67 | +8.33 | +6.91 |
| Components | |||||||
| VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market | +3.65 | +6.54 | +22.26 | +62.90 | +17.17 | +16.69 | +13.80 |
| EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE | +2.51 | +3.99 | +20.36 | +45.32 | +5.89 | +8.92 | +5.45 |
| EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | -0.73 | +3.23 | +22.24 | +58.83 | +5.68 | +11.59 | +3.05 |
| VTV - Vanguard Value | +6.66 | +11.11 | +27.32 | +51.62 | +11.41 | +12.73 | +11.64 |
| VOE - Vanguard Mid-Cap Value | +6.17 | +13.84 | +34.44 | +69.88 | +9.89 | +11.66 | +11.32 |
| IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | +5.61 | +24.32 | +65.15 | +104.15 | +11.88 | +13.92 | +11.91 |
| BNDX - Vanguard Total International Bond | -0.01 | -2.29 | -1.22 | +2.68 | +3.99 | +3.28 | +4.56 |
| BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market | -1.27 | -3.64 | -2.86 | +1.56 | +4.67 | +3.08 | +3.32 |
| EMB - iShares JP Morgan USD Em Mkts Bd | -0.73 | -5.47 | +0.18 | +17.25 | +3.64 | +4.51 | +4.96 |
| TIP - iShares TIPS Bond | -0.26 | -1.68 | -0.09 | +7.61 | +5.50 | +3.71 | +3.28 |
- 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 Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.
Historical Returns
Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio - Historical returns and stats.
| Period | Returns Mar 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
+1.35%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0 | |
|
3M
|
+1.97%
|
-0.15%
Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
|
2 - 1 | |
|
6M
|
+11.26%
|
-0.75%
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+1.97%
|
-0.15%
Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
|
2 - 1 | |
|
1Y
|
+28.81%
|
8.11%
|
-2.08%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
|
9 - 3 |
|
3Y
|
+7.67%
annualized
|
10.28%
|
-13.31%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
24 - 12 |
|
5Y
|
+8.33%
annualized
|
8.32%
|
-13.31%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
44 - 16 |
|
10Y
|
+6.91%
annualized
|
7.94%
|
-13.31%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
80 - 40 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 2008
|
+6.20%
annualized
|
9.83%
|
-28.77%
Jan 2008 - Feb 2009
|
102 - 57 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Best Medium Risk Porftolios, ordered by 10Y annualized return.
| Portfolio | 10Y Return ▾ | Stocks | Bonds | Comm. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couch Potato Scott Burns |
+8.75% | 50 | 50 | 0 | Compare | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 |
+7.66% | 40 | 60 | 0 | Compare | |
| All Weather Portfolio Ray Dalio |
+7.15% | 30 | 55 | 15 | Compare | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Betterment |
+6.91% | 49.9 | 50.1 | 0 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative Merrill Lynch |
+6.75% | 37 | 63 | 0 | Compare |
Capital Growth
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+7.04% |
+38.73% Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 |
-26.75% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
18.24% |
| 2 Years |
+7.34% |
+25.98% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
-1.57% Apr 2018 - Mar 2020 |
2.94% |
| 3 Years |
+7.18% |
+18.65% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
+1.87% Apr 2017 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 5 Years |
+7.08% |
+14.65% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
+2.70% Apr 2015 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 7 Years |
+6.94% |
+10.36% Mar 2009 - Feb 2016 |
+4.01% Apr 2013 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+7.13% |
+9.73% Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 |
+5.33% 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 Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
Betterment Robo Advisor 50 Portfolio Seasonality
| Months | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Best |
5.2 2019 |
2.9 2014 |
5.7 2009 |
7.1 2009 |
5.5 2009 |
4.3 2019 |
5.9 2009 |
2.5 2009 |
4.9 2010 |
6.1 2011 |
6.7 2020 |
6.7 2008 |
| Worst |
-6.1 2009 |
-5.9 2009 |
-9.9 2020 |
-0.3 2018 |
-4.4 2010 |
-4.6 2008 |
-0.8 2014 |
-3.7 2015 |
-6.8 2008 |
-12.8 2008 |
-1.7 2010 |
-3.0 2018 |
| Gain Frequency |
50 | 71 | 71 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 77 | 54 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 77 |
Detail of Monthly Returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
+1.97% | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| 2020 |
+9.50% | -0.4 | -3.4 | -9.9 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 | 6.7 | 3.0 |
| 2019 |
+17.41% | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -2.8 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| 2018 |
-5.36% | 2.3 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -4.4 | 1.2 | -3.0 |
| 2017 |
+14.19% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 2016 |
+8.00% | -2.3 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| 2015 |
-1.55% | 0.2 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -3.7 | -1.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| 2014 |
+5.47% | -1.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| 2013 |
+10.19% | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -2.4 | 2.8 | -2.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 2012 |
+13.19% | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 2011 |
+1.17% | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -3.2 | -5.2 | 6.1 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2010 |
+11.61% | -1.6 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | -4.4 | -1.2 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 2.2 | -1.7 | 3.4 |
| 2009 |
+23.06% | -6.1 | -5.9 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | -1.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| 2008 |
-19.44% | -2.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -4.6 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -12.8 | -1.5 | 6.7 |
* 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