10-year Treasury vs Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The 10-year Treasury Portfolio obtained a 4.85% compound annual return, with a 6.78% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio obtained a 6.77% compound annual return, with a 5.47% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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10-year Treasury Portfolio Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Low Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 30%
Fixed Income 100% 60%
Commodities 0% 10%
30 Years Stats Return +4.85% +6.77%
Std Dev 6.78% 5.47%
Max Drawdown -23.18% -14.72%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)		 Return +4.52% +6.19%
Std Dev 5.45% 5.98%
Max Drawdown -23.18% -33.15%
Last Update: 31 March 2024

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2024

Comparison period starts from January 1871

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
10-year Treasury Portfolio +0.73 +5.02 -1.56 -0.61 +1.16 +4.85 +4.52
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio +2.01 +11.16 +10.30 +5.73 +5.03 +6.77 +6.19
Return over 1 year are annualized.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2024

10-year Treasury Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 4.14$, with a total return of 314.12% (4.85% annualized).

Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 7.14$, with a total return of 614.36% (6.77% annualized).

10-year Treasury Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 881.92$, with a total return of 88092.14% (4.52% annualized).

Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 9911.48$, with a total return of 991048.46% (6.19% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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10-year Treasury Portfolio
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)		 Recovery
Date (#Months)		 Ulcer
Index		 Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)		 Recovery
Date (#Months)		 Ulcer
Index
-23.18% Aug 2020 Oct 2023 (39) In progress (44) 13.61
-14.72% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 7.77
-10.15% Mar 2008 Feb 2009 (12) Sep 2009 (19) 4.82
-9.34% Oct 1998 Jan 2000 (16) Aug 2000 (23) 5.17
-7.60% May 2013 Dec 2013 (8) Nov 2014 (19) 4.38
-7.18% Aug 2016 Apr 2018 (21) May 2019 (34) 4.82
-6.90% Feb 1996 May 1996 (4) Nov 1996 (10) 4.58
-6.65% Jan 2009 Jun 2009 (6) Jun 2010 (18) 4.33
-6.60% Nov 2001 Mar 2002 (5) Jul 2002 (9) 3.77
-5.68% Jun 2003 Jul 2003 (2) Dec 2003 (7) 2.83
-4.85% Apr 2004 May 2004 (2) Oct 2004 (7) 2.96
-4.67% Sep 2010 Mar 2011 (7) Jul 2011 (11) 2.74
-4.42% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Sep 1998 (3) 2.25
-4.25% Feb 2015 Jun 2015 (5) Jan 2016 (12) 2.34
-4.15% Apr 2008 May 2008 (2) Nov 2008 (8) 2.19
-4.13% Oct 2002 Nov 2002 (2) Feb 2003 (5) 2.02
-4.08% Jul 2005 May 2006 (11) Sep 2006 (15) 2.49
-4.04% Dec 1996 Mar 1997 (4) Jun 1997 (7) 2.15
-3.94% Feb 2001 Mar 2001 (2) Feb 2002 (13) 1.66
-3.56% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 (2) Apr 2020 (3) 1.89

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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10-year Treasury Portfolio
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)		 Recovery
Date (#Months)		 Ulcer
Index		 Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)		 Recovery
Date (#Months)		 Ulcer
Index
-33.15% Sep 1929 May 1932 (33) Aug 1933 (48) 16.75
-23.18% Aug 2020 Oct 2023 (39) In progress (44) 13.61
-16.03% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Dec 1939 (34) 6.50
-15.76% Jul 1979 Feb 1980 (8) May 1980 (11) 7.54
-14.72% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 7.77
-14.57% Jul 1980 Sep 1981 (15) Nov 1981 (17) 9.19
-11.08% May 1969 May 1970 (13) Nov 1970 (19) 6.21
-10.87% Mar 1987 Sep 1987 (7) Jan 1988 (11) 5.88
-10.61% Mar 1974 Sep 1974 (7) Jan 1975 (11) 5.76
-10.15% Mar 2008 Feb 2009 (12) Sep 2009 (19) 4.82
-10.14% Nov 1993 Nov 1994 (13) May 1995 (19) 6.64
-9.99% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) May 1980 (4) 5.03
-9.36% Aug 1895 Aug 1896 (13) Mar 1897 (20) 4.33
-9.34% Oct 1998 Jan 2000 (16) Aug 2000 (23) 5.17
-9.06% Sep 1968 Dec 1969 (16) Sep 1970 (25) 4.34
-8.60% Oct 1906 Nov 1907 (14) May 1908 (20) 4.30
-8.49% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) Oct 1988 (14) 3.82
-8.38% Feb 1893 Jul 1893 (6) Aug 1894 (19) 3.84
-8.12% Apr 1940 May 1940 (2) Jun 1941 (15) 2.87
-7.99% Feb 1984 May 1984 (4) Aug 1984 (7) 4.01

Yearly Returns

For each year, the following table provides the return and intra-year drawdown.
The highlighted returns represent the highest values for that specific year.
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Year Return Drawdown Return Drawdown
2024
-1.30%
 -2.08%
+3.24%
 0.00%
2023
+3.64%
 -8.81%
+11.64%
 -4.01%
2022
-15.19%
 -16.91%
-11.64%
 -14.72%
2021
-3.33%
 -5.73%
+5.76%
 -2.29%
2020
+10.01%
 -2.02%
+12.96%
 -3.56%
2019
+8.03%
 -2.59%
+14.41%
 -0.95%
2018
+0.99%
 -3.19%
-0.94%
 -2.77%
2017
+2.55%
 -1.90%
+8.38%
 -0.12%
2016
+1.00%
 -6.50%
+5.39%
 -2.63%
2015
+1.51%
 -4.25%
+0.02%
 -2.57%
2014
+9.07%
 -1.05%
+5.45%
 -1.59%
2013
-6.09%
 -7.60%
+6.10%
 -2.64%
2012
+3.66%
 -2.67%
+6.70%
 -2.16%
2011
+15.64%
 -1.29%
+6.23%
 -3.24%
2010
+9.37%
 -4.30%
+11.95%
 -1.56%
2009
-6.59%
 -6.65%
+10.05%
 -5.76%
2008
+17.91%
 -4.15%
-2.92%
 -8.78%
2007
+10.37%
 -1.85%
+10.64%
 -0.86%
2006
+2.52%
 -2.87%
+8.85%
 -1.61%
2005
+2.64%
 -3.19%
+5.06%
 -1.48%
2004
+4.12%
 -4.85%
+6.34%
 -3.44%
2003
+5.29%
 -5.68%
+12.64%
 -1.46%
2002
+15.45%
 -4.13%
+4.90%
 -2.20%
2001
+5.40%
 -5.21%
+1.31%
 -3.94%
2000
+17.28%
 -1.12%
+4.70%
 -2.78%
1999
-7.83%
 -8.11%
+5.12%
 -2.91%
1998
+14.64%
 -1.61%
+13.26%
 -4.42%
1997
+11.97%
 -2.02%
+12.53%
 -2.44%
1996
-0.00%
 -6.90%
+6.98%
 -2.04%
1995
+25.55%
 -1.23%
+23.10%
 0.00%
1994
-7.19%
 -9.56%
-2.86%
 -5.63%
1993
+12.97%
 -2.55%
+11.81%
 -1.14%
1992
+7.23%
 -4.02%
+6.83%
 -2.19%
1991
+18.91%
 -0.54%
+18.44%
 -1.44%
1990
+7.70%
 -4.48%
+3.54%
 -3.71%
1989
+17.84%
 -2.30%
+16.86%
 -1.08%
1988
+6.90%
 -4.60%
+6.82%
 -1.71%
1987
-2.64%
 -10.87%
+4.17%
 -8.49%
1986
+21.35%
 -3.93%
+15.33%
 -2.55%
1985
+29.85%
 -3.33%
+23.33%
 -1.21%
1984
+14.87%
 -7.99%
+7.73%
 -4.82%
1983
+2.30%
 -6.29%
+8.30%
 -2.24%
1982
+39.57%
 -2.66%
+26.32%
 -3.26%
1981
+5.28%
 -7.42%
+1.14%
 -7.38%
1980
-1.29%
 -11.52%
+13.20%
 -9.99%
1979
+1.83%
 -8.62%
+23.14%
 -5.87%
1978
-0.74%
 -2.31%
+6.93%
 -4.01%
1977
+0.53%
 -3.55%
+1.88%
 -2.73%
1976
+15.29%
 -1.33%
+15.78%
 -1.19%
1975
+5.52%
 -4.42%
+13.28%
 -5.90%
1974
+4.05%
 -3.79%
+1.69%
 -10.61%
1973
+3.29%
 -3.40%
+4.52%
 -2.49%
1972
+2.35%
 -2.01%
+11.82%
 -0.45%
1971
+11.24%
 -7.34%
+12.65%
 -4.66%
1970
+18.93%
 -5.54%
+12.37%
 -7.35%
1969
-5.63%
 -7.29%
-5.97%
 -8.03%
1968
+6.26%
 -3.63%
+7.55%
 -2.19%
1967
-3.08%
 -5.97%
+7.92%
 -2.06%
1966
+5.46%
 -3.03%
+0.34%
 -5.94%
1965
+0.72%
 -1.64%
+4.73%
 -1.03%
1964
+3.65%
 -0.06%
+7.24%
 -0.32%
1963
+1.64%
 -0.38%
+7.30%
 -1.00%
1962
+5.83%
 -0.48%
+0.50%
 -6.18%
1961
+2.10%
 -1.70%
+8.58%
 -1.52%
1960
+11.66%
 -0.41%
+8.43%
 -1.54%
1959
-1.12%
 -3.37%
+2.81%
 -2.68%
1958
-2.10%
 -5.86%
+11.74%
 -0.94%
1957
+5.92%
 -3.36%
+2.18%
 -3.74%
1956
-2.68%
 -3.65%
+1.63%
 -3.23%
1955
-1.13%
 -2.16%
+7.22%
 -0.52%
1954
+3.13%
 -0.84%
+16.77%
 -1.29%
1953
+2.19%
 -3.70%
+1.55%
 -4.32%
1952
+1.89%
 -1.78%
+5.05%
 -1.76%
1951
-0.56%
 -2.77%
+6.18%
 -2.19%
1950
-1.39%
 -1.65%
+8.93%
 -1.90%
1949
+4.92%
 -0.12%
+8.23%
 -1.05%
1948
+2.72%
 -0.72%
+2.04%
 -3.26%
1947
-1.38%
 -2.99%
+2.08%
 -1.75%
1946
+0.36%
 -1.88%
-1.19%
 -7.09%
1945
+5.77%
 -0.94%
+14.80%
 -0.95%
1944
+2.27%
 0.00%
+7.66%
 -0.40%
1943
+1.98%
 -0.10%
+10.14%
 -2.72%
1942
+1.78%
 -0.45%
+5.79%
 -3.76%
1941
+2.73%
 -1.73%
-1.40%
 -4.91%
1940
+6.10%
 -1.80%
+0.28%
 -8.12%
1939
+4.02%
 -4.74%
+2.55%
 -3.58%
1938
+4.38%
 -0.49%
+11.07%
 -7.87%
1937
+1.27%
 -2.41%
-9.33%
 -11.51%
1936
+5.37%
 -0.04%
+12.80%
 -2.18%
1935
+4.30%
 -1.07%
+16.19%
 -1.56%
1934
+7.94%
 -1.90%
+5.87%
 -3.60%
1933
+1.81%
 -2.00%
+24.58%
 -6.82%
1932
+8.90%
 -2.36%
+4.75%
 -11.02%
1931
-2.56%
 -4.95%
-14.48%
 -18.82%
1930
+4.57%
 -0.39%
-3.87%
 -9.84%
1929
+4.44%
 -1.50%
-0.87%
 -10.20%
1928
+0.97%
 -1.23%
+11.04%
 -1.69%
1927
+6.82%
 0.00%
+13.17%
 -1.35%
1926
+5.82%
 0.00%
+6.25%
 -2.21%
1925
+5.31%
 -0.17%
+9.62%
 -1.97%
1924
+7.49%
 -0.16%
+12.81%
 -0.53%
1923
+4.19%
 -0.04%
+3.83%
 -3.40%
1922
+5.64%
 -0.73%
+12.02%
 -1.47%
1921
+13.13%
 0.00%
+10.91%
 -2.31%
1920
+1.43%
 -3.24%
-4.08%
 -4.57%
1919
+2.57%
 -0.68%
+7.21%
 -2.63%
1918
+4.60%
 -1.27%
+8.21%
 -0.86%
1917
-2.28%
 -4.06%
-6.61%
 -6.61%
1916
+3.78%
 -0.86%
+4.61%
 -0.73%
1915
+4.51%
 -0.88%
+13.09%
 -0.63%
1914
+1.79%
 -0.80%
+2.24%
 -4.37%
1913
+1.68%
 -2.83%
+0.88%
 -1.69%
1912
+4.01%
 -0.15%
+3.08%
 -1.23%
1911
+1.86%
 -1.26%
+3.48%
 -2.91%
1910
+2.84%
 -0.36%
+1.46%
 -2.32%
1909
-0.85%
 -2.48%
+5.68%
 -0.54%
1908
+5.53%
 -0.75%
+18.68%
 -0.40%
1907
-6.38%
 -7.33%
-7.48%
 -7.79%
1906
+3.21%
 -1.01%
+0.61%
 -3.23%
1905
+2.69%
 -2.49%
+6.76%
 -1.92%
1904
+0.53%
 -0.68%
+13.11%
 -0.82%
1903
+2.04%
 -1.21%
-3.84%
 -6.90%
1902
-0.08%
 -4.81%
+3.02%
 -2.49%
1901
+4.10%
 -0.79%
+6.91%
 -2.80%
1900
+6.14%
 -1.37%
+8.52%
 -1.39%
1899
+7.64%
 -0.37%
+0.85%
 -2.91%
1898
+2.65%
 -6.31%
+11.56%
 -4.68%
1897
+11.31%
 -0.69%
+9.58%
 -0.87%
1896
+2.95%
 -4.43%
+3.39%
 -5.61%
1895
+7.80%
 -4.07%
+1.49%
 -4.85%
1894
+4.33%
 -0.91%
+4.71%
 -1.07%
1893
+3.79%
 -2.27%
-2.82%
 -8.38%
1892
+0.66%
 -1.54%
+3.08%
 -1.03%
1891
-0.82%
 -3.77%
+8.89%
 -2.54%
1890
-0.41%
 -2.94%
-1.12%
 -4.05%
1889
+2.36%
 -0.75%
+3.60%
 -0.90%
1888
+5.24%
 -1.11%
+4.28%
 -1.64%
1887
+0.62%
 -2.47%
+0.66%
 -3.68%
1886
+7.20%
 -0.14%
+4.03%
 -1.72%
1885
+4.15%
 -0.70%
+12.18%
 -0.80%
1884
+2.46%
 -2.98%
-1.36%
 -5.75%
1883
+6.44%
 -0.71%
+0.92%
 -1.92%
1882
+5.46%
 -0.63%
+2.90%
 -2.02%
1881
+8.87%
 -1.40%
+2.14%
 -3.73%
1880
+12.45%
 -0.82%
+11.10%
 -2.45%
1879
+7.32%
 -0.63%
+16.53%
 -0.59%
1878
+2.37%
 -1.30%
+8.46%
 -0.14%
1877
-2.01%
 -3.27%
+1.37%
 -4.98%
1876
-2.30%
 -4.98%
-0.48%
 -4.25%
1875
+4.92%
 -3.56%
+5.68%
 -1.78%
1874
+6.58%
 -3.03%
+9.77%
 -1.41%
1873
+5.59%
 -5.41%
+1.59%
 -7.83%
1872
+6.04%
 -2.60%
+4.67%
 -2.79%
1871
+10.11%
 -1.22%
+6.19%
 -1.95%