Data Source: from January 1986 to June 2022
Consolidated Returns as of 30 June 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
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0.06%
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The Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio is a Very High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 3 ETFs.

It's exposed for 90% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio obtained a 8.25% compound annual return, with a 13.41% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

90% Stocks
10% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
60.00 % VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Equity, U.S., Large Cap
30.00 % VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap
10.00 % BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Bond, U.S., All-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 Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

According to the available data source, let's assume we built the portfolio on January 1986.

Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming: July 2022 return is calculated on the hypothesis of a newly built portfolio, with the starting asset allocation.
PAUL FARRELL SECOND GRADER'S STARTER PORTFOLIO RETURNS
Consolidated returns as of 30 June 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time
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  Chg (%) Return (%)
Return (%) as of Jun 30, 2022
  1 Day Time ET(*) Jul 2022 1M 6M 1Y 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 30Y(*)
Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio -0.76 -0.06 -7.38 -19.04 -14.83 7.40 9.34 8.25
US Inflation Adjusted return -7.38 -22.19 -20.82 3.66 6.71 5.63
Components
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market 		-0.20 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		0.85 -8.23 -21.32 -14.17 10.53 12.52 9.81
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US 		-2.22 03:00PM
Jul 05 2022 		-2.24 -7.68 -17.38 -18.51 2.89 5.19 5.29
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market 		0.23 02:59PM
Jul 05 2022 		1.03 -1.66 -10.35 -10.42 0.84 1.40 4.63
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)

US Inflation is updated to May 2022. Waiting for updates, inflation of Jun 2022 is set to 0%. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 7.57% , 5Y: 3.61% , 10Y: 2.46% , 30Y: 2.47%

Live update: World Markets and Indexes

Portfolio Dividends

In 2021, the Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio granted a 2.09% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns as of Jun 30, 2022

Historical returns and stats of Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

PAUL FARRELL SECOND GRADER'S STARTER PORTFOLIO
Consolidated returns as of 30 June 2022
Data Source: from January 1986 to June 2022
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Period Return (%)
as of Jun 2022		 Return (%)
Infl.Adj.		 Standard
Deviation (%)		 Max
Drawdown (%)		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
Jun 2022
-7.38
-7.38
-7.38
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
0 - 1
3M
-14.25
-15.36
-14.25
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 2
6M
-19.04
-22.19
-19.04
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
2 - 4
YTD
-19.04
-22.19
-19.04
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
2 - 4
1Y
-14.83
-20.82
13.69
-19.04
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
6 - 6
50% pos
3Y(*)
6.49
1.90
16.25
-19.32
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
23 - 13
64% pos
5Y(*)
7.40
3.66
14.78
-19.32
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
41 - 19
68% pos
10Y(*)
9.34
6.71
12.18
-19.32
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
84 - 36
70% pos
15Y(*)
6.20
3.81
14.85
-48.52
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
115 - 65
64% pos
20Y(*)
7.94
5.36
13.90
-48.52
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
157 - 83
65% pos
25Y(*)
6.85
4.32
14.22
-48.52
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
188 - 112
63% pos
30Y(*)
8.25
5.63
13.41
-48.52
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
233 - 127
65% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1986
9.09
6.20
13.61
-48.52
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
288 - 150
66% pos
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized

Returns and stats are calculated assuming a yearly rebalancing of the components weight. How do returns change with different rebalancing strategies?

Capital Growth as of Jun 30, 2022

An investment of 1000$, since July 1992, now would be worth 10772.89$, with a total return of 977.29% (8.25% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 5178.10$, with a net total return of 417.81% (5.63% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1986, now would be worth 23932.48$, with a total return of 2293.25% (9.09% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 8990.88$, with a net total return of 799.09% (6.20% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-48.52% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Sep 2012 43 59
-39.03% Apr 2000 Sep 2002 30 Jul 2005 34 64
-19.32% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Aug 2020 5 8
-19.04% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-14.32% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Nov 1998 3 5
-11.99% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 3 Apr 2019 4 7
-10.88% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Jul 2016 5 14
-5.44% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-5.17% Feb 2018 Mar 2018 2 Aug 2018 5 7
-5.09% Feb 1994 Mar 1994 2 Aug 1994 5 7
-4.84% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-4.52% Oct 1997 Oct 1997 1 Feb 1998 4 5
-4.50% Jun 1996 Jul 1996 2 Sep 1996 2 4
-4.47% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-4.39% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Mar 2000 2 3
-4.27% Sep 1994 Nov 1994 3 Mar 1995 4 7
-4.22% Nov 1993 Nov 1993 1 Jan 1994 2 3
-3.84% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-3.49% Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 Feb 2014 1 2
-3.36% May 2006 Jun 2006 2 Sep 2006 3 5
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-48.52% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Sep 2012 43 59
-39.03% Apr 2000 Sep 2002 30 Jul 2005 34 64
-21.75% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 3 Jan 1989 14 17
-19.32% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Aug 2020 5 8
-19.04% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-16.95% Jan 1990 Sep 1990 9 Feb 1991 5 14
-14.32% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Nov 1998 3 5
-11.99% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 3 Apr 2019 4 7
-10.88% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Jul 2016 5 14
-5.44% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-5.18% Sep 1986 Sep 1986 1 Jan 1987 4 5
-5.17% Feb 2018 Mar 2018 2 Aug 2018 5 7
-5.09% Feb 1994 Mar 1994 2 Aug 1994 5 7
-4.84% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-4.67% Jun 1991 Jun 1991 1 Aug 1991 2 3
-4.65% Jan 1992 Mar 1992 3 Nov 1992 8 11
-4.52% Oct 1997 Oct 1997 1 Feb 1998 4 5
-4.50% Jun 1996 Jul 1996 2 Sep 1996 2 4
-4.47% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-4.39% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Mar 2000 2 3

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 10.27 53.68
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-41.49
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		19.44%
2 Years
 9.38 36.66
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-23.51
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		13.25%
3 Years
 9.02 23.86
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-14.58
Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 		13.15%
5 Years
 8.71 20.30
Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 		-3.66
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		4.22%
7 Years
 8.52 16.89
Jan 1993 - Dec 1999 		-0.39
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		0.28%
10 Years
 8.39 14.67
Oct 1990 - Sep 2000 		-0.63
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		0.63%
15 Years
 7.67 13.19
Feb 1986 - Jan 2001 		4.25
Mar 1994 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
20 Years
 7.68 10.84
Feb 1986 - Jan 2006 		4.51
Apr 2000 - 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 Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Win %		 0.62
59% 		0.73
57% 		1.05
68% 		1.87
81% 		0.79
70% 		0.09
49% 		1.19
67% 		-0.09
64% 		-0.35
58% 		0.56
64% 		1.25
69% 		1.95
83%
Best
Year		 11.3
1987 		7.7
1986 		8.0
2009 		10.5
2009 		8.9
1990 		6.2
2019 		8.3
1989 		6.4
1986 		8.7
2010 		10.1
2011 		10.9
2020 		8.0
1991
Worst
Year		 -8.9
2009 		-9.1
2009 		-12.9
2020 		-7.8
2022 		-7.9
2010 		-7.4
2022 		-7.8
2002 		-13.4
1998 		-9.2
2008 		-17.2
1987 		-7.1
2000 		-6.9
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1986 - Jun 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
288 Positive Months (66%) - 150 Negative Months (34%)
Jan 1986 - Jun 2022
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022
 -19.04 -22.19 -4.6 -2.5 1.5 -7.8 0.4 -7.4
2021
 +17.70 +9.90 -0.2 2.4 2.6 3.9 1.2 1.4 0.8 2.2 -3.8 5.0 -2.1 3.4
2020
 +16.72 +15.25 -0.9 -6.6 -12.9 10.0 4.6 2.7 4.8 5.5 -2.7 -1.8 10.9 4.5
2019
 +25.83 +23.05 7.5 2.6 1.3 3.2 -5.4 6.2 0.4 -1.7 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.9
2018
 -7.40 -9.14 4.7 -4.0 -1.2 0.4 1.1 -0.2 2.9 1.5 0.2 -7.0 1.7 -6.9
2017
 +21.30 +18.77 2.4 2.7 0.9 1.4 1.6 0.7 2.2 0.4 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.4
2016
 +9.42 +7.22 -5.0 -0.6 6.8 1.1 0.8 0.2 3.7 0.3 0.6 -1.9 1.8 1.8
2015
 -1.16 -1.79 -1.4 5.0 -1.1 1.8 0.4 -2.0 1.0 -6.0 -2.9 6.7 -0.1 -2.0
2014
 +6.75 +6.05 -3.5 4.6 0.4 0.6 1.9 2.1 -1.7 2.9 -2.8 1.8 1.5 -1.1
2013
 +24.11 +22.26 3.9 0.4 2.6 2.2 0.4 -2.1 5.0 -2.6 4.7 3.7 1.8 2.1
2012
 +15.86 +13.85 5.2 4.2 1.5 -0.8 -7.1 4.4 0.8 2.4 2.6 -0.9 1.0 2.2
2011
 -2.83 -5.72 1.5 3.1 0.2 3.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.9 -6.0 -8.2 10.1 -0.9 0.1
2010
 +14.62 +12.99 -3.7 2.5 5.8 0.9 -7.9 -3.8 7.4 -3.7 8.7 3.5 -1.0 6.5
2009
 +28.98 +25.45 -8.9 -9.1 8.0 10.5 7.9 -0.4 8.0 3.2 4.4 -2.6 5.0 2.0
2008
 -34.54 -34.52 -5.9 -1.5 -0.5 4.6 1.5 -7.4 -1.5 -0.5 -9.2 -17.1 -6.0 4.0
2007
 +8.57 +4.29 1.4 -0.8 1.5 3.6 3.1 -0.9 -2.4 0.8 4.3 3.0 -3.9 -1.1
2006
 +17.83 +14.93 4.0 -0.1 2.1 2.1 -3.3 0.0 0.4 2.3 1.5 3.4 2.7 1.7
2005
 +8.70 +5.18 -1.9 2.6 -2.1 -1.8 2.4 0.9 3.6 0.3 1.8 -2.5 3.6 1.7
2004
 +14.35 +10.65 2.1 1.7 -0.4 -2.5 1.0 2.0 -3.1 0.5 1.9 2.1 5.0 3.5
2003
 +30.95 +28.34 -2.8 -1.5 -0.1 8.1 5.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 0.4 5.6 1.6 4.9
2002
 -15.98 -18.02 -1.8 -0.7 3.7 -2.4 -0.4 -5.3 -7.8 0.6 -8.9 5.8 4.9 -3.7
2001
 -11.78 -13.18 2.8 -7.9 -6.1 7.1 -0.4 -2.0 -1.5 -4.2 -8.3 2.6 5.3 1.4
2000
 -9.89 -12.88 -4.4 2.5 4.6 -4.8 -2.9 4.1 -2.4 4.8 -4.2 -2.0 -7.1 2.3
1999
 +23.19 +19.98 2.1 -3.1 3.9 4.4 -2.8 4.4 -1.3 -0.5 -1.1 4.9 3.3 7.4
1998
 +19.50 +17.61 1.3 6.5 4.1 0.9 -2.0 2.1 -1.0 -13.4 3.5 7.6 5.4 4.9
1997
 +19.31 +17.32 2.6 0.5 -2.9 2.9 6.3 4.4 5.5 -4.8 5.3 -4.5 1.9 1.4
1996
 +14.34 +10.60 1.8 0.9 1.2 2.6 1.2 -0.3 -4.2 1.9 4.1 0.7 5.3 -1.4
1995
 +24.48 +21.41 0.3 1.2 3.5 2.7 2.0 1.5 4.0 -0.1 2.8 -1.3 3.5 2.1
1994
 +2.56 -0.04 5.0 -1.4 -3.8 1.5 0.5 -1.0 2.1 3.1 -2.1 1.8 -3.9 1.1
1993
 +16.32 +13.14 0.8 1.5 4.6 1.6 2.9 -0.6 1.3 4.0 -1.0 1.4 -4.2 3.1
1992
 +1.74 -1.19 -0.9 -0.3 -3.6 0.7 2.4 -2.3 1.7 0.6 0.0 -0.9 2.9 1.4
1991
 +23.80 +20.22 3.6 7.5 0.4 0.8 2.4 -4.7 4.3 1.0 1.1 1.7 -3.8 8.0
1990
 -10.22 -15.50 -5.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.6 8.9 -0.3 0.1 -8.6 -6.9 3.6 1.9 2.4
1989
 +22.09 +16.68 4.7 -1.0 0.6 3.5 1.3 -0.5 8.3 0.2 1.3 -2.6 2.3 2.3
1988
 +18.82 +13.80 4.0 5.2 0.9 1.2 -0.9 2.2 0.1 -3.5 3.3 3.0 1.0 1.0
1987
 +10.87 +6.26 11.3 3.7 4.7 2.2 0.4 1.5 2.5 4.9 -1.8 -17.2 -3.8 4.8
1986
 +29.27 +27.75 1.3 7.7 7.7 1.9 1.5 3.5 -1.2 6.4 -5.2 0.0 2.9 0.2

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
  • BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007

Portfolio efficiency

Is the Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio actually efficient, compared to other Lazy Portfolios?

Overall Ratings

The Paul Farrell Second Grader's Starter Portfolio is classified as Very High Risk.

Very High Risk
Bond weight:
Less than 25%
High Risk
Bond weight:
25% - 49.99%
Medium Risk
Bond weight:
50% - 74.99%
Low Risk
Bond weight:
At least 75%
Very High Risk
Portfolios		 All
Portfolios
25 Years Ann. Return
(Inflation Adjusted)		 +6.85%
(+4.32%)
Poor : 1 / 5
Average : 2.8 / 5
Standard Deviation
over 25 Years		 14.22%
Good : 3.9 / 5
Average : 2.4 / 5
Maximum Drawdown
over 25 Years		 -48.52%
Excellent : 4.1 / 5
Bad : 1.8 / 5
Easy to manage 3 ETFs
Good : 4 / 5
Good : 4 / 5
Rating assigned considering all the Very High Risk Portfolios Rating assigned considering all the Portfolios in the database

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