Data Source: from January 1986 to April 2022
Consolidated Returns as of 30 April 2022
Live Update: May 27 2022
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.96%
1 Day
May 27 2022
1.00%
Current Month
May 2022

In the last 30 Years, the Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio obtained a 6.80% compound annual return, with a 6.43% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio is a Medium Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 4 ETFs.

It has the following asset allocation:

40% Stocks
60% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
24.00 % VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Equity, U.S., Large Cap
16.00 % VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap
42.00 % BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Bond, U.S., All-Term
18.00 % BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Bond, Developed Markets, All-Term
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Portfolio and ETF Returns

The Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth 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: May 2022 return is calculated on the hypothesis of a newly built portfolio, with the starting asset allocation.
VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO RETURNS
Consolidated returns as of 30 April 2022
Live Update: May 27 2022
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  Chg (%) Return (%)
Return (%) as of Apr 30, 2022
  1 Day Time ET(*) May 2022 1M 6M 1Y 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 30Y(*)
Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio 0.96 1.00 -5.44 -10.22 -7.24 4.84 5.36 6.80
US Inflation Adjusted return -5.75 -13.98 -14.29 1.39 2.95 4.24
Components
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market 		2.53 May 27 2022 0.58 -9.13 -12.09 -3.47 12.94 13.24 10.09
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US 		1.22 May 27 2022 1.62 -6.48 -12.62 -10.84 4.94 5.25 5.58
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market 		0.29 May 27 2022 1.41 -3.97 -9.68 -8.71 1.16 1.59 4.77
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond 		0.18 May 27 2022 0.07 -3.00 -7.36 -7.46 1.34 2.68 5.61
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)

US Inflation is updated to Apr 2022. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 8.22% , 5Y: 3.40% , 10Y: 2.33% , 30Y: 2.46%

Live update: World Markets and Indexes

Portfolio Dividends

In 2021, the Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio granted a 2.39% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns as of Apr 30, 2022

Historical returns and stats of Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Consolidated returns as of 30 April 2022
Data Source: from January 1986 to April 2022
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Period Return (%)
as of Apr 2022		 Return (%)
Infl.Adj.		 Standard
Deviation (%)		 Max
Drawdown (%)		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
Apr 2022
-5.44
-5.75
-5.44
Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
0 - 1
3M
-7.97
-10.11
-7.97
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
0 - 3
6M
-10.22
-13.98
-10.68
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
1 - 5
YTD
-10.68
-13.32
-10.68
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
0 - 4
1Y
-7.24
-14.29
7.35
-10.68
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
6 - 6
50% pos
3Y(*)
4.05
-0.15
8.28
-10.68
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
24 - 12
67% pos
5Y(*)
4.84
1.39
7.15
-10.68
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
41 - 19
68% pos
10Y(*)
5.36
2.95
6.07
-10.68
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
82 - 38
68% pos
15Y(*)
5.16
2.82
7.12
-21.90
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
117 - 63
65% pos
20Y(*)
5.96
3.46
6.62
-21.90
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
163 - 77
68% pos
25Y(*)
6.21
3.73
6.69
-21.90
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
200 - 100
67% pos
30Y(*)
6.80
4.24
6.43
-21.90
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
246 - 114
68% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1986
7.61
4.78
6.79
-21.90
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
300 - 136
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 Apr 30, 2022

An investment of 1000$, since May 1992, now would be worth 7193.11$, with a total return of 619.31% (6.80% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 3473.67$, with a net total return of 247.37% (4.24% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1986, now would be worth 14388.73$, with a total return of 1338.87% (7.61% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 5458.15$, with a net total return of 445.81% (4.78% annualized).

Drawdowns

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-21.90% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Dec 2009 10 26
-10.68% Jan 2022 Apr 2022 4 in progress 4
-8.46% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Jul 2020 4 6
-8.06% Feb 2001 Sep 2002 20 May 2003 8 28
-6.00% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Jan 2012 4 9
-5.30% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Oct 1998 2 4
-4.90% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Mar 1995 9 14
-4.63% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Feb 2019 2 6
-4.56% May 2015 Sep 2015 5 May 2016 8 13
-3.80% Sep 2000 Nov 2000 3 Jan 2001 2 5
-3.68% May 2010 Jun 2010 2 Sep 2010 3 5
-3.47% Apr 2000 May 2000 2 Aug 2000 3 5
-3.02% May 2012 May 2012 1 Jul 2012 2 3
-3.00% May 2013 Jun 2013 2 Sep 2013 3 5
-2.78% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-2.48% Nov 1993 Nov 1993 1 Jan 1994 2 3
-2.43% Feb 2018 Apr 2018 3 Aug 2018 4 7
-2.35% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
-2.33% Dec 1996 Mar 1997 4 May 1997 2 6
-2.28% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Sep 2004 5 6
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-21.90% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Dec 2009 10 26
-10.68% Jan 2022 Apr 2022 4 in progress 4
-9.95% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 3 Jun 1988 7 10
-8.46% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Jul 2020 4 6
-8.06% Feb 2001 Sep 2002 20 May 2003 8 28
-7.29% Aug 1990 Sep 1990 2 Jan 1991 4 6
-6.31% Jan 1990 Apr 1990 4 Jul 1990 3 7
-6.00% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Jan 2012 4 9
-5.30% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Oct 1998 2 4
-4.90% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Mar 1995 9 14
-4.63% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Feb 2019 2 6
-4.56% May 2015 Sep 2015 5 May 2016 8 13
-3.80% Sep 2000 Nov 2000 3 Jan 2001 2 5
-3.68% May 2010 Jun 2010 2 Sep 2010 3 5
-3.47% Apr 2000 May 2000 2 Aug 2000 3 5
-3.26% Sep 1986 Sep 1986 1 Jan 1987 4 5
-3.22% Jan 1992 Mar 1992 3 Jul 1992 4 7
-3.02% May 2012 May 2012 1 Jul 2012 2 3
-3.00% May 2013 Jun 2013 2 Sep 2013 3 5
-2.78% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 7.91 29.04
Feb 1986 - Jan 1987 		-19.24
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		13.18%
2 Years
 7.63 20.28
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-8.18
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		5.81%
3 Years
 7.55 15.11
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-2.68
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 		2.24%
5 Years
 7.45 12.76
Jan 1995 - Dec 1999 		1.14
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
7 Years
 7.39 11.84
Oct 1990 - Sep 1997 		3.13
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
10 Years
 7.34 11.42
Jan 1986 - Dec 1995 		3.33
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
15 Years
 7.09 10.68
Feb 1986 - Jan 2001 		5.16
May 2007 - Apr 2022 		0.00%
20 Years
 7.08 9.35
Feb 1986 - Jan 2006 		5.21
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 Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth 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 %		 0.54
65% 		0.53
70% 		0.49
68% 		0.97
78% 		0.58
61% 		0.48
67% 		0.97
69% 		0.33
69% 		0.15
58% 		0.47
69% 		0.76
67% 		1.34
83%
Best
Year		 5.8
1987 		5.6
1986 		5.6
1986 		5.3
2020 		5.6
1990 		3.5
2019 		5.0
1989 		4.8
1986 		3.7
2010 		4.1
2011 		5.3
2020 		5.5
1991
Worst
Year		 -4.7
2009 		-4.2
2009 		-6.5
2020 		-5.4
2022 		-3.0
2010 		-3.4
2008 		-3.0
2002 		-5.0
1998 		-4.9
2008 		-8.6
2008 		-2.5
1993 		-2.0
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1986 - Apr 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
300 Positive Months (69%) - 136 Negative Months (31%)
Jan 1986 - Apr 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
 -10.68 -13.32 -3.0 -1.8 -0.9 -5.4
2021
 +6.29 -0.75 -0.5 0.1 0.7 2.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 -2.4 2.2 -0.9 1.4
2020
 +10.90 +9.50 0.6 -2.1 -6.5 5.3 2.2 1.5 2.7 1.8 -1.0 -1.0 5.3 2.2
2019
 +15.98 +13.41 3.9 1.2 1.6 1.5 -1.7 3.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.3
2018
 -3.06 -4.89 1.5 -2.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 -0.1 1.3 0.8 -0.1 -3.5 1.1 -2.0
2017
 +11.40 +9.08 1.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9
2016
 +5.76 +3.63 -1.5 0.2 3.4 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.4 -1.4 -0.6 1.0
2015
 -0.23 -0.86 0.7 1.7 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 -1.6 1.0 -3.0 -0.8 3.0 -0.2 -1.0
2014
 +6.30 +5.61 -0.8 2.3 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.0 -0.7 1.9 -1.5 1.1 1.1 -0.4
2013
 +9.27 +7.64 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 -1.1 -1.9 2.5 -1.6 2.8 2.2 0.8 0.7
2012
 +10.01 +8.11 2.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 -3.0 2.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 -0.4 0.7 0.9
2011
 +2.86 -0.19 0.7 1.6 0.0 2.4 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -2.0 -3.2 4.1 -0.6 0.9
2010
 +10.21 +8.65 -0.9 1.2 2.6 1.0 -3.0 -0.7 3.6 -0.4 3.7 1.6 -1.0 2.4
2009
 +17.23 +14.02 -4.7 -4.2 3.8 4.9 4.3 0.3 4.8 2.3 2.8 -1.0 3.0 0.4
2008
 -13.37 -13.35 -1.7 -0.3 -0.3 1.6 0.1 -3.4 -0.5 0.1 -4.9 -8.6 -0.4 4.7
2007
 +7.58 +3.33 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.9 -0.6 -0.4 0.8 2.5 2.0 -1.0 -0.3
2006
 +10.35 +7.63 1.8 0.1 0.5 1.0 -1.6 0.0 0.9 1.9 1.0 1.9 1.8 0.5
2005
 +5.91 +2.49 -0.5 0.9 -1.0 -0.1 1.5 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.4 -1.6 1.8 1.5
2004
 +9.28 +5.75 1.3 1.4 0.3 -2.3 0.2 1.1 -0.9 1.2 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.1
2003
 +16.21 +13.89 -1.1 0.1 -0.2 3.9 3.5 0.7 -0.6 1.3 1.6 2.1 0.9 3.0
2002
 -2.19 -4.55 -0.6 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.3 -2.0 -3.0 1.1 -2.6 1.9 2.0 -0.2
2001
 -0.37 -1.94 2.2 -3.0 -2.1 2.6 0.1 -0.8 0.8 -1.0 -2.8 2.3 1.2 0.2
2000
 +1.40 -1.96 -2.1 1.8 2.7 -2.3 -1.2 2.8 -0.6 2.5 -1.3 -0.6 -1.9 1.9
1999
 +10.23 +7.36 1.5 -2.3 2.1 2.3 -1.9 1.6 -0.6 -0.3 0.1 2.4 1.6 3.5
1998
 +14.76 +12.95 1.3 3.1 1.6 0.9 -0.5 1.1 -0.3 -5.0 3.2 3.9 2.1 2.8
1997
 +10.41 +8.57 0.3 0.2 -1.7 1.4 3.7 2.7 3.0 -2.8 3.5 -1.5 0.5 0.9
1996
 +8.12 +4.59 0.7 -0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 -1.4 0.8 2.4 1.4 3.2 -1.1
1995
 +20.68 +17.70 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.1 2.9 0.7 2.1 0.6 1.8 0.2 2.8 1.8
1994
 -0.91 -3.42 2.9 -1.7 -2.8 0.3 0.0 -0.7 1.7 1.3 -1.5 0.9 -1.7 0.7
1993
 +14.36 +11.23 1.1 1.9 2.4 1.4 1.6 0.7 1.2 2.9 -0.4 1.0 -2.5 2.2
1992
 +4.96 +1.94 -1.4 0.1 -2.0 0.6 2.4 -0.2 1.8 1.0 0.6 -1.3 1.3 2.1
1991
 +19.55 +16.09 2.1 4.1 0.4 1.0 1.3 -2.3 2.7 1.6 1.9 1.3 -1.4 5.5
1990
 -0.50 -6.35 -3.4 -0.4 -0.9 -1.8 5.6 0.9 0.8 -4.7 -2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9
1989
 +16.53 +11.37 2.5 -0.6 0.4 2.5 1.6 1.3 5.0 -1.0 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.3
1988
 +12.93 +8.16 3.5 3.0 0.1 0.3 -0.9 2.1 -0.1 -1.6 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.6
1987
 +6.77 +2.34 5.8 2.0 2.3 -0.2 0.0 1.2 1.1 2.3 -2.0 -7.0 -1.2 2.8
1986
 +22.93 +21.49 0.8 5.6 5.6 1.5 -0.8 3.4 0.6 4.8 -3.3 0.5 1.7 1.0

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:

  • 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
  • BNDX - Vanguard Total International Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2013

Portfolio efficiency

Is the Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio actually efficient, compared to other Lazy Portfolios?

Overall Ratings

The Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Portfolio is classified as Medium 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%
Medium Risk
Portfolios		 All
Portfolios
25 Years Ann. Return
(Inflation Adjusted)		 +6.21%
(+3.73%)
Bad : 1 / 5
Average : 2.4 / 5
Standard Deviation
over 25 Years		 6.69%
Good : 3.6 / 5
Excellent : 4.1 / 5
Maximum Drawdown
over 25 Years		 -21.90%
Good : 3.2 / 5
Good : 3.8 / 5
Easy to manage 4 ETFs
Good : 3.5 / 5
Good : 3.5 / 5
Rating assigned considering all the Medium Risk Portfolios Rating assigned considering all the Portfolios in the database

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Last update: May 27 2022.
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