Last Update: 30 June 2021

The Total Bond US Portfolio is exposed for 0% on the Stock Market.

It's a Low Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 1 ETF.

In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 3.29% compound annual return, with a 3.28% standard deviation.

In 2020, the portfolio granted a 2.53% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Total Bond US Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Total Bond US Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

0% Stocks
100% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Total Bond US Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
100.00 % 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 Total Bond US Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO RETURNS (%)
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y(*) 5Y(*) 10Y(*)
Total Bond US Portfolio +0.90 +1.93 -1.78 -0.59 +5.41 +2.98 +3.29
Components
BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market +0.90 +1.93 -1.78 -0.59 +5.41 +2.98 +3.29
(*) annualized
Portfolio returns are calculated assuming:
  • 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 Total Bond US Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns

Total Bond US Portfolio - Historical returns and stats.

TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO
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Period Returns
Jun 2021		 Standard
Deviation *		 Max
Drawdown		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
+0.90%
0.00%
1 - 0
3M
+1.93%
0.00%
3 - 0
6M
-1.78%
-3.64%
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
3 - 3
YTD
-1.78%
-3.64%
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
3 - 3
1Y
-0.59%
3.33%
-3.88%
Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
6 - 6
3Y
+5.41%
annualized
3.86%
-3.88%
Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
21 - 15
5Y
+2.98%
annualized
3.56%
-3.88%
Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
34 - 26
10Y
+3.29%
annualized
3.28%
-4.01%
May 2013 - Aug 2013
73 - 47
MAX
01 Jan 1987
+5.76%
annualized
3.91%
-5.86%
Mar 1987 - Sep 1987
281 - 133

* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns

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Capital Growth

Time Range:

Drawdowns

Time Range:

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Total Bond US Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Return (*) Negative
Periods
Rolling Period Average Best Worst
1 Year
 +6.05% +18.18%
Jan 1995 - Dec 1995 		-3.73%
Nov 1993 - Oct 1994 		10.17%
2 Years
 +6.03% +13.88%
Oct 1990 - Sep 1992 		-0.88%
Aug 2016 - Jul 2018 		1.28%
3 Years
 +5.95% +12.82%
May 1990 - Apr 1993 		+0.94%
May 2015 - Apr 2018 		0.00%
5 Years
 +5.88% +11.58%
Oct 1987 - Sep 1992 		+1.35%
May 2013 - Apr 2018 		0.00%
7 Years
 +5.81% +9.80%
Jan 1989 - Dec 1995 		+1.69%
Nov 2011 - Oct 2018 		0.00%
10 Years
 +5.84% +9.20%
Oct 1987 - Sep 1997 		+3.08%
Jan 2009 - Dec 2018 		0.00%
15 Years
 +5.80% +8.59%
Oct 1987 - Sep 2002 		+3.57%
Jun 2003 - May 2018 		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 Total Bond US Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns

Total Bond US Portfolio Seasonality

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Months
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7
Best 3.1
1988 		2.2
1995 		1.9
2019 		2.8
2020 		4.0
1995 		2.9
1989 		2.8
1997 		2.8
2019 		2.7
2003 		3.5
1987 		3.9
2008 		5.1
2008
Worst -2.1
2009 		-1.8
1994 		-2.3
1994 		-3.2
1987 		-1.9
2013 		-1.7
2013 		-3.3
2003 		-1.6
1989 		-2.3
1987 		-3.0
2008 		-2.6
2016 		-1.5
2009
Gain
Frequency		 74 69 51 63 66 74 76 71 74 65 62 71

Detail of Monthly Returns

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Months
Year Return Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021
 -1.78% -0.9 -1.6 -1.3 0.9 0.2 0.9
2020
 +7.71% 2.0 1.7 -1.4 2.8 0.7 0.7 1.5 -0.9 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 0.2
2019
 +8.83% 1.1 -0.1 1.9 0.0 1.8 1.3 0.2 2.8 -0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1
2018
 -0.12% -1.2 -1.0 0.7 -0.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 -0.6 -0.9 0.6 1.9
2017
 +3.57% 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.9 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.5
2016
 +2.52% 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.0 2.0 0.6 -0.3 0.1 -0.9 -2.6 0.3
2015
 +0.56% 2.4 -1.3 0.6 -0.3 -0.5 -1.1 0.9 -0.3 0.8 0.0 -0.4 -0.2
2014
 +5.82% 1.6 0.5 -0.2 0.8 1.1 0.1 -0.3 1.1 -0.6 0.7 0.8 0.1
2013
 -2.10% -0.7 0.5 0.1 1.0 -1.9 -1.7 0.4 -0.9 1.1 0.9 -0.3 -0.6
2012
 +3.16% 0.6 0.0 -0.5 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.9
2011
 +7.92% 0.1 0.3 -0.2 1.5 1.2 -0.4 1.6 1.7 0.7 0.1 -0.1 1.2
2010
 +6.20% 1.3 0.3 -0.2 1.1 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.3 -0.7 -1.0
2009
 +3.64% -2.1 -0.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 -1.5
2008
 +6.86% 1.3 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.5 -3.0 3.9 5.1
2007
 +6.92% -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.5 -0.8 -0.4 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.2
2006
 +4.27% -0.1 0.4 -1.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 1.4 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.1 -0.5
2005
 +2.40% 0.7 -0.6 -0.5 1.4 1.1 0.6 -1.0 1.4 -1.1 -0.8 0.5 1.0
2004
 +4.24% 0.9 1.0 0.8 -2.6 -0.4 0.6 1.0 1.9 0.2 0.9 -0.8 0.9
2003
 +3.97% 0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.9 1.8 -0.1 -3.3 0.6 2.7 -1.0 0.3 0.9
2002
 +8.26% 0.7 0.9 -1.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.5 -0.6 0.0 2.1
2001
 +8.43% 1.8 0.9 0.5 -0.5 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.1 0.9 1.9 -1.3 -0.6
2000
 +11.39% -0.2 1.2 1.4 -0.5 -0.2 2.2 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.6 1.8
1999
 -0.76% 0.8 -1.8 0.6 0.4 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 -0.5
1998
 +8.58% 1.3 -0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.0 -0.6 0.5 0.4
1997
 +9.44% 0.3 0.1 -1.0 1.5 0.9 1.2 2.8 -0.9 1.5 1.5 0.3 1.0
1996
 +3.58% 0.6 -1.8 -0.8 -0.5 -0.2 1.3 0.3 -0.2 1.7 2.2 1.8 -0.9
1995
 +18.18% 1.9 2.2 0.7 1.3 4.0 0.7 -0.3 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.4
1994
 -2.66% 1.4 -1.8 -2.3 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 1.8 0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.8
1993
 +9.68% 1.8 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.8 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.3 -1.0 0.5
1992
 +7.14% -1.4 0.6 -0.5 0.7 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.3 -1.2 0.0 1.5
1991
 +15.25% 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 -0.1 1.3 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 3.0
1990
 +8.65% -1.9 0.8 0.1 -0.9 2.9 1.6 1.3 -1.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.5
1989
 +13.64% 0.9 -0.6 0.3 2.0 2.5 2.9 2.2 -1.6 0.5 2.5 0.8 0.7
1988
 +7.35% 3.1 1.2 -1.2 -0.6 -1.0 2.7 -0.5 0.2 2.2 1.5 -0.9 0.5
1987
 +1.54% 1.3 0.5 -0.6 -3.2 -0.4 1.4 -0.1 -0.8 -2.3 3.5 0.7 1.6

* 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:

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

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