Data Source: from January 1972 to June 2022
Consolidated Returns as of 30 June 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 02:59PM Eastern Time
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The Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio is a Low Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 2 ETFs.

It's exposed for 20% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio obtained a 5.93% compound annual return, with a 4.43% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

20% Stocks
80% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
20.00 % VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Equity, U.S., Large Cap
80.00 % 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 Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

According to the available data source, let's assume we built the portfolio on January 1972.

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.
STOCKS/BONDS 20/80 PORTFOLIO RETURNS
Consolidated returns as of 30 June 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 02:59PM 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(*)
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio 0.15 1.00 -2.91 -12.54 -10.80 2.96 3.77 5.93
US Inflation Adjusted return -2.91 -15.95 -17.08 -0.62 1.27 3.37
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
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 Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio granted a 1.95% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns as of Jun 30, 2022

Historical returns and stats of Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

STOCKS/BONDS 20/80 PORTFOLIO
Consolidated returns as of 30 June 2022
Data Source: from January 1972 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
-2.91
-2.91
-2.91
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
0 - 1
3M
-7.20
-8.40
-7.20
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 2
6M
-12.54
-15.95
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 5
YTD
-12.54
-15.95
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 5
1Y
-10.80
-17.08
6.67
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
5 - 7
42% pos
3Y(*)
1.40
-2.98
6.39
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
21 - 15
58% pos
5Y(*)
2.96
-0.62
5.50
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
39 - 21
65% pos
10Y(*)
3.77
1.27
4.46
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
80 - 40
67% pos
15Y(*)
4.48
2.13
4.72
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
121 - 59
67% pos
20Y(*)
4.84
2.33
4.42
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
167 - 73
70% pos
25Y(*)
5.25
2.76
4.41
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
208 - 92
69% pos
30Y(*)
5.93
3.37
4.43
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
255 - 105
71% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1972
7.45
3.36
5.73
-12.54
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
419 - 187
69% 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$, since July 1992, now would be worth 5624.26$, with a total return of 462.43% (5.93% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2703.36$, with a net total return of 170.34% (3.37% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1972, now would be worth 37705.29$, with a total return of 3670.53% (7.45% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 5316.73$, with a net total return of 431.67% (3.36% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-12.54% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-8.42% May 2008 Oct 2008 6 Jul 2009 9 15
-5.50% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Feb 1995 8 13
-3.92% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Apr 2020 1 3
-2.67% Sep 2018 Oct 2018 2 Jan 2019 3 5
-2.58% Apr 2004 May 2004 2 Sep 2004 4 6
-2.56% May 2013 Jun 2013 2 Oct 2013 4 6
-2.40% Aug 2016 Nov 2016 4 Apr 2017 5 9
-2.23% Apr 2000 May 2000 2 Jun 2000 1 3
-2.17% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Apr 1999 2 3
-2.15% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Sep 1998 1 3
-2.13% Jul 2003 Jul 2003 1 Sep 2003 2 3
-2.13% Jun 2002 Jul 2002 2 Nov 2002 4 6
-2.05% Feb 2018 Apr 2018 3 Aug 2018 4 7
-1.99% Feb 2001 Mar 2001 2 Jul 2001 4 6
-1.90% Apr 2015 Aug 2015 5 Mar 2016 7 12
-1.84% Sep 2005 Oct 2005 2 Dec 2005 2 4
-1.82% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
-1.70% Mar 1997 Mar 1997 1 Apr 1997 1 2
-1.69% May 1999 Aug 1999 4 Oct 1999 2 6
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-12.54% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-8.42% May 2008 Oct 2008 6 Jul 2009 9 15
-7.96% Nov 1973 Aug 1974 10 Jan 1975 5 15
-7.75% Oct 1979 Mar 1980 6 Apr 1980 1 7
-6.14% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 3 Feb 1988 3 6
-5.50% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Feb 1995 8 13
-5.25% Feb 1984 May 1984 4 Aug 1984 3 7
-4.80% Jun 1981 Sep 1981 4 Oct 1981 1 5
-4.25% Jan 1973 Jul 1973 7 Sep 1973 2 9
-3.92% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Apr 2020 1 3
-3.91% Oct 1978 Oct 1978 1 Jan 1979 3 4
-3.81% Aug 1980 Oct 1980 3 Mar 1981 5 8
-3.39% Jul 1975 Sep 1975 3 Oct 1975 1 4
-3.38% Dec 1981 Jan 1982 2 Apr 1982 3 5
-3.14% Sep 1986 Sep 1986 1 Nov 1986 2 3
-3.09% Aug 1990 Sep 1990 2 Nov 1990 2 4
-3.03% Jan 1977 Feb 1977 2 Jun 1977 4 6
-2.99% Apr 1987 May 1987 2 Jul 1987 2 4
-2.91% Jan 1990 Jan 1990 1 May 1990 4 5
-2.67% Sep 2018 Oct 2018 2 Jan 2019 3 5

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 7.95 35.57
Jul 1982 - Jun 1983 		-10.80
Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 		7.56%
2 Years
 7.98 26.49
Jul 1984 - Jun 1986 		-2.17
Sep 1972 - Aug 1974 		2.57%
3 Years
 8.06 20.41
Jul 1982 - Jun 1985 		1.37
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
5 Years
 8.11 20.12
Sep 1981 - Aug 1986 		2.35
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
7 Years
 8.19 16.81
Apr 1980 - Mar 1987 		3.35
Jul 2015 - Jun 2022 		0.00%
10 Years
 8.38 14.44
Oct 1981 - Sep 1991 		3.77
Jul 2012 - Jun 2022 		0.00%
15 Years
 8.42 12.55
Oct 1981 - Sep 1996 		4.48
Jul 2007 - Jun 2022 		0.00%
20 Years
 8.41 11.85
Apr 1980 - Mar 2000 		4.84
Jul 2002 - Jun 2022 		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 Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 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 %		 0.64
71% 		0.20
61% 		0.24
61% 		0.70
75% 		0.76
67% 		0.61
71% 		0.55
66% 		0.63
72% 		0.47
62% 		0.59
72% 		1.12
76% 		0.87
78%
Best
Year		 3.6
1987 		4.0
1986 		4.1
1986 		9.5
1980 		5.7
1985 		3.2
1988 		3.9
1997 		6.2
1982 		4.1
1982 		6.4
1981 		7.7
1981 		4.7
2008
Worst
Year		 -3.3
2009 		-5.9
1980 		-3.7
2020 		-5.0
2022 		-3.6
1984 		-2.9
2022 		-2.4
1983 		-3.4
1980 		-3.1
1986 		-6.0
1979 		-1.6
1973 		-3.0
1981
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1972 - Jun 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
419 Positive Months (69%) - 187 Negative Months (31%)
Jan 1972 - 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
 -12.54 -15.95 -2.9 -1.4 -1.6 -5.0 0.6 -2.9
2021
 +3.64 -3.22 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 1.8 0.2 1.3 1.3 0.5 -1.8 1.6 -0.2 0.7
2020
 +10.38 +8.98 1.6 -0.2 -3.7 4.4 1.5 1.0 2.2 0.6 -0.8 -0.8 3.3 1.1
2019
 +13.20 +10.70 2.6 0.7 1.8 0.8 0.0 2.5 0.4 1.7 -0.1 0.7 0.8 0.6
2018
 -1.13 -2.99 0.1 -1.6 0.1 -0.6 1.1 0.1 0.7 1.3 -0.4 -2.3 0.9 -0.4
2017
 +7.10 +4.86 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7
2016
 +4.58 +2.48 -0.2 0.7 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.3 -0.2 0.1 -1.2 -1.2 0.7
2015
 +0.52 -0.12 1.4 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.0 -1.4 0.1 1.5 -0.2 -0.6
2014
 +7.16 +6.47 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.6 -0.6 1.7 -0.9 1.1 1.2 0.0
2013
 +5.01 +3.44 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 -1.0 -1.6 1.6 -1.4 1.8 1.7 0.4 0.2
2012
 +5.82 +3.99 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.7 -0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 -0.5 0.4 -0.4
2011
 +6.53 +3.37 0.5 1.0 0.0 1.8 0.7 -0.7 0.8 0.1 -0.9 2.1 -0.1 1.1
2010
 +8.44 +6.91 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 -0.8 0.0 2.0 0.4 1.7 1.0 -0.4 0.6
2009
 +8.69 +5.71 -3.3 -2.5 2.3 2.4 1.6 0.6 2.6 1.6 1.7 -0.4 2.3 -0.5
2008
 -1.91 -1.89 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.6 -0.4 -1.5 -0.1 0.9 -2.1 -5.4 2.2 4.7
2007
 +6.61 +2.40 0.3 0.9 0.2 1.2 0.1 -0.7 -0.1 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.0
2006
 +6.55 +3.93 0.6 0.3 -0.4 0.0 -0.8 0.1 1.0 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 -0.1
2005
 +3.18 -0.16 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.9 -0.7 -1.1 1.3 0.8
2004
 +5.95 +2.52 1.2 1.1 0.4 -2.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 0.5 1.0 0.3 1.4
2003
 +9.33 +7.15 -0.5 0.8 0.0 2.4 2.6 0.2 -2.1 1.0 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.6
2002
 +2.51 +0.03 0.4 0.3 -0.5 0.5 0.4 -1.1 -1.1 1.5 -0.4 0.6 1.0 0.9
2001
 +4.55 +2.90 2.2 -1.2 -0.8 1.0 0.8 0.1 1.5 -0.2 -0.8 2.0 0.1 -0.2
2000
 +7.00 +3.44 -1.0 1.4 2.2 -1.4 -0.8 2.6 0.3 2.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 1.8
1999
 +4.16 +1.44 1.4 -2.2 1.2 1.3 -1.1 0.7 -1.0 -0.3 0.5 1.6 0.8 1.3
1998
 +11.52 +9.75 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.4 -0.3 -1.8 2.8 1.0 1.6 1.7
1997
 +13.75 +11.86 1.3 0.1 -1.7 2.1 2.2 1.9 3.9 -1.5 2.4 0.3 1.0 1.2
1996
 +7.06 +3.56 1.0 -1.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8 -1.0 0.5 2.5 2.0 2.9 -0.9
1995
 +21.70 +18.70 2.0 2.5 1.1 1.6 3.9 1.1 0.6 1.2 1.5 0.9 2.0 1.5
1994
 -2.16 -4.64 1.7 -1.9 -2.7 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 2.1 1.0 -1.5 0.3 -0.9 0.9
1993
 +9.87 +6.87 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.0 0.7 1.6 0.4 2.1 0.3 0.6 -1.1 0.8
1992
 +7.53 +4.44 -1.1 0.8 -0.9 0.8 1.6 0.7 2.3 0.4 1.2 -0.8 0.8 1.5
1991
 +18.68 +15.24 1.9 2.0 1.2 0.9 1.4 -1.0 2.1 2.2 1.3 1.1 -0.3 4.6
1990
 +5.70 -0.52 -2.9 0.9 0.5 -1.3 4.0 1.2 0.8 -2.7 -0.4 1.0 2.9 1.7
1989
 +16.54 +11.37 2.0 -0.9 0.6 2.6 2.8 2.3 3.3 -0.8 0.3 1.3 0.9 1.0
1988
 +9.35 +4.73 3.3 2.0 -1.2 -0.2 -0.8 3.2 -0.5 -0.5 2.5 1.5 -1.0 0.8
1987
 +1.75 -2.47 3.6 1.5 0.0 -2.8 -0.2 2.1 1.0 0.4 -2.2 -3.1 -0.9 2.7
1986
 +15.00 +13.65 0.6 4.0 4.1 0.4 -0.6 2.7 -0.1 3.9 -3.1 2.1 1.1 -0.7
1985
 +24.05 +19.52 3.5 -1.2 1.4 1.8 5.7 1.1 -0.4 1.2 -0.2 2.3 3.3 3.3
1984
 +12.45 +8.08 1.2 -1.2 -0.6 0.0 -3.6 1.5 3.1 3.1 1.7 3.5 1.6 1.7
1983
 +8.71 +4.74 0.8 2.8 0.0 3.4 -1.1 0.9 -2.4 0.3 2.8 -0.5 1.5 -0.1
1982
 +29.01 +24.25 -0.4 0.3 0.0 3.2 0.8 -2.0 3.3 6.2 4.1 6.3 2.3 1.9
1981
 +6.70 -2.03 -0.6 -1.6 2.9 -2.3 2.5 0.0 -1.8 -2.5 -0.6 6.4 7.7 -3.0
1980
 +8.94 -3.04 -0.2 -5.9 -1.4 9.5 4.9 2.6 0.1 -3.4 0.8 -1.2 2.2 1.4
1979
 +9.13 -3.64 2.8 -1.0 2.3 0.3 1.3 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.3 -6.0 4.4 1.5
1978
 +2.61 -5.85 -1.2 -0.1 0.8 1.8 0.4 -0.4 1.9 1.6 0.1 -3.9 2.0 -0.2
1977
 +0.16 -6.11 -2.7 -0.4 0.4 0.7 0.4 2.0 -0.9 0.5 -0.1 -1.4 1.6 0.1
1976
 +16.30 +10.72 3.3 0.5 1.3 0.4 -1.1 2.1 0.7 1.4 1.4 0.9 3.0 1.4
1975
 +13.45 +5.90 3.4 2.5 0.0 -0.3 3.5 1.2 -1.9 -0.3 -1.2 4.3 0.5 1.5
1974
 -1.00 -11.69 0.2 0.3 -2.2 -2.2 0.2 -0.8 -1.2 -1.5 0.8 3.3 1.2 0.8
1973
 -0.06 -8.26 -0.8 -1.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -1.8 2.0 3.4 0.2 -1.6 0.5
1972
 +5.70 +2.22 0.1 1.3 -0.9 1.2 1.1 -0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.7 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
  • BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007

Portfolio efficiency

Is the Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio actually efficient, compared to other Lazy Portfolios?

Overall Ratings

The Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio is classified as Low 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%
Low Risk
Portfolios		 All
Portfolios
25 Years Ann. Return
(Inflation Adjusted)		 +5.25%
(+2.76%)
Good : 3.1 / 5
Bad : 1.7 / 5
Standard Deviation
over 25 Years		 4.41%
Average : 2.2 / 5
Excellent : 4.7 / 5
Maximum Drawdown
over 25 Years		 -12.54%
Bad : 2 / 5
Excellent : 4.4 / 5
Easy to manage 2 ETFs
Excellent : 4.5 / 5
Excellent : 4.5 / 5
Rating assigned considering all the Low Risk Portfolios Rating assigned considering all the Portfolios in the database

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Jul 2022 Return▾ Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
High Yield Bonds Income
 +0.80 +6.91 -23.97 0 100 0
All Country World 20/80
 +0.54 +6.10 -14.04 20 80 0
Stocks/Bonds 20/80
 +1.00 +5.93 -12.54 20 80 0
US Inflation Protection
 +1.31 +5.80 -11.79 0 100 0
Dimensional Retirement Income Fund
DFA 		+0.89 +5.79 -12.91 20.4 79.6 0

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Jul 2022 return refers to period 01-05 July 2022.
Last update: Jul 05 2022, 03:00PM Eastern Time.
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