10-year Treasury vs Stocks/Bonds 40/60 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 Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio obtained a 7.18% compound annual return, with a 6.96% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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10-year Treasury Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Low Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 40%
Fixed Income 100% 60%
Commodities 0% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +4.85% +7.18%
Std Dev 6.78% 6.96%
Max Drawdown -23.18% -19.17%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +4.52% +6.75%
Std Dev 5.45% 7.38%
Max Drawdown -23.18% -43.68%
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
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio +1.71 +12.72 +12.29 +6.01 +5.91 +7.18 +6.75
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).

Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 8.00$, with a total return of 699.72% (7.18% 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).

Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 22305.34$, with a total return of 2230433.63% (6.75% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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10-year Treasury Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 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
-19.17% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Nov 2009 (25) 8.87
-18.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) In progress (27) 10.80
-9.34% Oct 1998 Jan 2000 (16) Aug 2000 (23) 5.17
-8.59% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) May 2003 (33) 4.25
-8.09% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 (2) May 2020 (4) 3.88
-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
-6.25% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Nov 1998 (5) 2.81
-5.68% Jun 2003 Jul 2003 (2) Dec 2003 (7) 2.83
-5.36% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 (4) Mar 2019 (7) 2.59
-4.85% Apr 2004 May 2004 (2) Oct 2004 (7) 2.96
-4.76% Jun 2011 Sep 2011 (4) Dec 2011 (7) 1.98
-4.67% Sep 2010 Mar 2011 (7) Jul 2011 (11) 2.74
-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

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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10-year Treasury Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-43.68% Sep 1929 May 1932 (33) Sep 1935 (73) 20.75
-23.18% Aug 2020 Oct 2023 (39) In progress (44) 13.61
-21.33% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Jul 1941 (53) 7.66
-19.17% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Nov 2009 (25) 8.87
-18.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) In progress (27) 10.80
-17.04% Jan 1973 Sep 1974 (21) May 1975 (29) 7.69
-15.76% Jul 1979 Feb 1980 (8) May 1980 (11) 7.54
-14.57% Jul 1980 Sep 1981 (15) Nov 1981 (17) 9.19
-13.08% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) Oct 1988 (14) 6.07
-12.84% Dec 1968 Jun 1970 (19) Nov 1970 (24) 6.66
-11.62% Oct 1906 Nov 1907 (14) Jul 1908 (22) 5.75
-11.05% Feb 1893 Aug 1893 (7) Feb 1895 (25) 4.82
-10.88% Oct 1895 Aug 1896 (11) Jun 1897 (21) 4.82
-10.87% Mar 1987 Sep 1987 (7) Jan 1988 (11) 5.88
-10.74% Apr 1876 Jun 1877 (15) Apr 1878 (25) 5.37
-10.22% Oct 1902 Nov 1903 (14) Oct 1904 (25) 6.09
-10.16% Aug 1941 Apr 1942 (9) Dec 1942 (17) 5.26
-10.14% Nov 1993 Nov 1994 (13) May 1995 (19) 6.64
-9.48% Dec 1916 Dec 1917 (13) Feb 1919 (27) 4.26
-9.34% Oct 1998 Jan 2000 (16) Aug 2000 (23) 5.17

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%
+3.41%
0.00%
2023
+3.64%
-8.81%
+13.66%
-6.58%
2022
-15.19%
-16.91%
-15.67%
-18.63%
2021
-3.33%
-5.73%
+9.15%
-2.56%
2020
+10.01%
-2.02%
+13.04%
-8.09%
2019
+8.03%
-2.59%
+17.57%
-1.77%
2018
+0.99%
-3.19%
-2.15%
-5.36%
2017
+2.55%
-1.90%
+10.63%
-0.00%
2016
+1.00%
-6.50%
+6.64%
-1.57%
2015
+1.51%
-4.25%
+0.48%
-3.41%
2014
+9.07%
-1.05%
+8.51%
-1.20%
2013
-6.09%
-7.60%
+12.12%
-1.84%
2012
+3.66%
-2.67%
+8.47%
-2.11%
2011
+15.64%
-1.29%
+5.14%
-4.76%
2010
+9.37%
-4.30%
+10.69%
-3.96%
2009
-6.59%
-6.65%
+13.74%
-8.68%
2008
+17.91%
-4.15%
-10.67%
-14.39%
2007
+10.37%
-1.85%
+6.30%
-1.93%
2006
+2.52%
-2.87%
+8.84%
-1.40%
2005
+2.64%
-3.19%
+3.96%
-1.77%
2004
+4.12%
-4.85%
+7.66%
-2.46%
2003
+5.29%
-5.68%
+14.68%
-1.08%
2002
+15.45%
-4.13%
-3.23%
-6.97%
2001
+5.40%
-5.21%
+0.67%
-5.62%
2000
+17.28%
-1.12%
+2.61%
-4.51%
1999
-7.83%
-8.11%
+9.07%
-2.57%
1998
+14.64%
-1.61%
+14.45%
-6.25%
1997
+11.97%
-2.02%
+18.06%
-2.41%
1996
-0.00%
-6.90%
+10.53%
-2.15%
1995
+25.55%
-1.23%
+25.22%
0.00%
1994
-7.19%
-9.56%
-1.66%
-5.98%
1993
+12.97%
-2.55%
+10.06%
-1.23%
1992
+7.23%
-4.02%
+7.93%
-1.27%
1991
+18.91%
-0.54%
+22.10%
-1.98%
1990
+7.70%
-4.48%
+2.76%
-5.70%
1989
+17.84%
-2.30%
+19.43%
-1.12%
1988
+6.90%
-4.60%
+11.34%
-1.71%
1987
-2.64%
-10.87%
+1.97%
-13.08%
1986
+21.35%
-3.93%
+14.89%
-4.37%
1985
+29.85%
-3.33%
+25.86%
-1.17%
1984
+14.87%
-7.99%
+9.88%
-5.84%
1983
+2.30%
-6.29%
+12.20%
-2.64%
1982
+39.57%
-2.66%
+26.88%
-2.17%
1981
+5.28%
-7.42%
+3.99%
-6.81%
1980
-1.29%
-11.52%
+14.99%
-8.39%
1979
+1.83%
-8.62%
+12.91%
-6.34%
1978
-0.74%
-2.31%
+4.07%
-5.90%
1977
+0.53%
-3.55%
-0.72%
-3.59%
1976
+15.29%
-1.33%
+18.84%
-1.06%
1975
+5.52%
-4.42%
+19.54%
-5.93%
1974
+4.05%
-3.79%
-7.71%
-13.50%
1973
+3.29%
-3.40%
-4.59%
-5.73%
1972
+2.35%
-2.01%
+8.68%
-1.10%
1971
+11.24%
-7.34%
+12.75%
-5.80%
1970
+18.93%
-5.54%
+12.26%
-8.78%
1969
-5.63%
-7.29%
-5.38%
-7.12%
1968
+6.26%
-3.63%
+7.09%
-3.10%
1967
-3.08%
-5.97%
+10.63%
-2.31%
1966
+5.46%
-3.03%
-0.51%
-7.40%
1965
+0.72%
-1.64%
+6.11%
-1.52%
1964
+3.65%
-0.06%
+8.90%
-0.46%
1963
+1.64%
-0.38%
+9.44%
-1.27%
1962
+5.83%
-0.48%
-0.42%
-8.22%
1961
+2.10%
-1.70%
+11.57%
-1.78%
1960
+11.66%
-0.41%
+8.19%
-2.58%
1959
-1.12%
-3.37%
+4.09%
-3.21%
1958
-2.10%
-5.86%
+16.24%
-0.74%
1957
+5.92%
-3.36%
+1.17%
-4.90%
1956
-2.68%
-3.65%
+2.47%
-3.96%
1955
-1.13%
-2.16%
+9.83%
-0.87%
1954
+3.13%
-0.84%
+21.93%
-1.61%
1953
+2.19%
-3.70%
+2.45%
-4.06%
1952
+1.89%
-1.78%
+6.80%
-2.08%
1951
-0.56%
-2.77%
+8.33%
-2.81%
1950
-1.39%
-1.65%
+12.06%
-2.45%
1949
+4.92%
-0.12%
+10.62%
-1.47%
1948
+2.72%
-0.72%
+2.50%
-4.32%
1947
-1.38%
-2.99%
+1.27%
-2.13%
1946
+0.36%
-1.88%
-2.08%
-9.26%
1945
+5.77%
-0.94%
+18.36%
-1.37%
1944
+2.27%
0.00%
+9.86%
-0.57%
1943
+1.98%
-0.10%
+12.64%
-3.58%
1942
+1.78%
-0.45%
+7.47%
-5.00%
1941
+2.73%
-1.73%
-2.69%
-6.19%
1940
+6.10%
-1.80%
-0.28%
-10.39%
1939
+4.02%
-4.74%
+2.79%
-5.09%
1938
+4.38%
-0.49%
+13.98%
-10.41%
1937
+1.27%
-2.41%
-12.81%
-15.42%
1936
+5.37%
-0.04%
+16.17%
-2.94%
1935
+4.30%
-1.07%
+20.86%
-2.56%
1934
+7.94%
-1.90%
+5.30%
-5.32%
1933
+1.81%
-2.00%
+24.67%
-9.11%
1932
+8.90%
-2.36%
+3.90%
-15.57%
1931
-2.56%
-4.95%
-18.89%
-24.29%
1930
+4.57%
-0.39%
-6.69%
-13.91%
1929
+4.44%
-1.50%
-1.97%
-13.91%
1928
+0.97%
-1.23%
+14.91%
-1.98%
1927
+6.82%
0.00%
+16.51%
-1.80%
1926
+5.82%
0.00%
+7.41%
-3.13%
1925
+5.31%
-0.17%
+12.21%
-2.63%
1924
+7.49%
-0.16%
+15.54%
-0.89%
1923
+4.19%
-0.04%
+4.38%
-4.74%
1922
+5.64%
-0.73%
+14.92%
-1.92%
1921
+13.13%
0.00%
+11.92%
-3.20%
1920
+1.43%
-3.24%
-5.48%
-5.80%
1919
+2.57%
-0.68%
+9.18%
-3.41%
1918
+4.60%
-1.27%
+10.02%
-1.24%
1917
-2.28%
-4.06%
-8.47%
-8.47%
1916
+3.78%
-0.86%
+5.41%
-1.10%
1915
+4.51%
-0.88%
+16.21%
-0.82%
1914
+1.79%
-0.80%
+1.71%
-6.40%
1913
+1.68%
-2.83%
+0.41%
-2.35%
1912
+4.01%
-0.15%
+3.79%
-1.64%
1911
+1.86%
-1.26%
+3.85%
-3.88%
1910
+2.84%
-0.36%
+1.13%
-3.45%
1909
-0.85%
-2.48%
+7.30%
-0.82%
1908
+5.53%
-0.75%
+22.62%
-0.76%
1907
-6.38%
-7.33%
-9.88%
-10.61%
1906
+3.21%
-1.01%
+0.68%
-4.20%
1905
+2.69%
-2.49%
+8.89%
-2.45%
1904
+0.53%
-0.68%
+16.35%
-1.04%
1903
+2.04%
-1.21%
-5.56%
-9.38%
1902
-0.08%
-4.81%
+3.88%
-3.25%
1901
+4.10%
-0.79%
+8.86%
-3.45%
1900
+6.14%
-1.37%
+10.62%
-1.73%
1899
+7.64%
-0.37%
+1.22%
-3.83%
1898
+2.65%
-6.31%
+14.49%
-5.07%
1897
+11.31%
-0.69%
+11.63%
-1.44%
1896
+2.95%
-4.43%
+3.73%
-6.81%
1895
+7.80%
-4.07%
+2.01%
-5.62%
1894
+4.33%
-0.91%
+5.09%
-1.63%
1893
+3.79%
-2.27%
-4.70%
-11.05%
1892
+0.66%
-1.54%
+3.70%
-1.24%
1891
-0.82%
-3.77%
+10.78%
-2.88%
1890
-0.41%
-2.94%
-1.74%
-5.18%
1889
+2.36%
-0.75%
+4.31%
-1.08%
1888
+5.24%
-1.11%
+4.61%
-1.96%
1887
+0.62%
-2.47%
+0.60%
-4.61%
1886
+7.20%
-0.14%
+5.22%
-2.17%
1885
+4.15%
-0.70%
+15.19%
-0.95%
1884
+2.46%
-2.98%
-2.59%
-7.14%
1883
+6.44%
-0.71%
+0.38%
-2.52%
1882
+5.46%
-0.63%
+3.29%
-2.59%
1881
+8.87%
-1.40%
+2.17%
-4.53%
1880
+12.45%
-0.82%
+13.77%
-3.35%
1879
+7.32%
-0.63%
+21.48%
-0.68%
1878
+2.37%
-1.30%
+10.38%
-0.17%
1877
-2.01%
-3.27%
+1.75%
-6.47%
1876
-2.30%
-4.98%
-1.36%
-5.59%
1875
+4.92%
-3.56%
+6.03%
-1.68%
1874
+6.58%
-3.03%
+10.10%
-1.40%
1873
+5.59%
-5.41%
+1.53%
-9.21%
1872
+6.04%
-2.60%
+5.54%
-3.01%
1871
+10.11%
-1.22%
+7.90%
-2.38%