Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio vs The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income Portfolio Portfolio Comparison

Simulation Settings
Period: January 1985 - June 2025 (~41 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 30 June 2025
Initial Amount: 1$
Rebalancing: at every Jan 1st
Currency: USD
Inflation: US
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30 Years
(1995/07 - 2025/06)
All Data
(1985/01 - 2025/06)
Inflation Adjusted:
Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio
1.00$
Invested Capital
July 1995
12.30$
Final Capital
June 2025
8.73%
Yearly Return
12.99%
Std Deviation
-46.21%
Max Drawdown
40months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Invested Capital
July 1995
5.85$
Final Capital
June 2025
6.06%
Yearly Return
12.99%
Std Deviation
-47.09%
Max Drawdown
62months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1985
52.94$
Final Capital
June 2025
10.30%
Yearly Return
12.91%
Std Deviation
-46.21%
Max Drawdown
40months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1985
17.42$
Final Capital
June 2025
7.31%
Yearly Return
12.91%
Std Deviation
-47.09%
Max Drawdown
62months
Recovery Period
The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income Portfolio
1.00$
Invested Capital
July 1995
13.02$
Final Capital
June 2025
8.93%
Yearly Return
14.48%
Std Deviation
-52.63%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Invested Capital
July 1995
6.19$
Final Capital
June 2025
6.26%
Yearly Return
14.48%
Std Deviation
-53.41%
Max Drawdown
63months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1985
55.24$
Final Capital
June 2025
10.41%
Yearly Return
13.97%
Std Deviation
-52.63%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1985
18.17$
Final Capital
June 2025
7.42%
Yearly Return
13.97%
Std Deviation
-53.41%
Max Drawdown
63months
Recovery Period

As of June 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio obtained a 8.73% compound annual return, with a 12.99% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -46.21% that required 40 months to be recovered.

As of June 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income Portfolio obtained a 8.93% compound annual return, with a 14.48% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -52.63% that required 42 months to be recovered.

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Asset Allocations and ETFs

The compared portfolios have the following asset allocations.

Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties Portfolio
Weight
(%)		 Ticker Name
27.00
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
14.00
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
14.00
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE
12.50
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation
12.50
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate
7.50
EMB
iShares JP Morgan USD Em Mkts Bd
7.50
LQD
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond
5.00
BIL
SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill
The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income Portfolio
Weight
(%)		 Ticker Name
30.00
DWX
SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF
30.00
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield
20.00
DES
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend ETF
20.00
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond
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Portfolio Returns as of Jun 30, 2025

Returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
  • no fees or capital gain taxes.
  • rebalancing: at every Jan 1st.
  • dividend reinvestment, when applicable.
Return Comparison
Capital Growth
30 Years
(1995/07 - 2025/06)
All Data
(1985/01 - 2025/06)
Inflation Adjusted:
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Initial Amount $ Final Amount $ Total Return (%) Annualized (%)
Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties
Burton Malkiel 		1 $ 12.30 $ 1 130.11% 8.73%
The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income
The Lazy Team 		1 $ 13.02 $ 1 201.88% 8.93%
Jul 1995 Jun 2025

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Initial Amount $ Final Amount $ Total Return (%) Annualized (%)
Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties
Burton Malkiel 		1 $ 5.85 $ 484.63% 6.06%
The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income
The Lazy Team 		1 $ 6.19 $ 518.74% 6.26%
Jul 1995 Jun 2025

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Initial Amount $ Final Amount $ Total Return (%) Annualized (%)
Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties
Burton Malkiel 		1 $ 52.94 $ 5 193.62% 10.30%
The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income
The Lazy Team 		1 $ 55.24 $ 5 423.51% 10.41%
Jan 1985 Jun 2025

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Initial Amount $ Final Amount $ Total Return (%) Annualized (%)
Burton Malkiel Mid-Fifties
Burton Malkiel 		1 $ 17.42 $ 1 641.63% 7.31%
The Lazy Team Aggressive Global Income
The Lazy Team 		1 $ 18.17 $ 1 717.27% 7.42%
Jan 1985 Jun 2025

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Return (%) as of Jun 30, 2025
YTD
(6M) 		1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~41Y)
http://www.lazyportfolioetf.com/wp-content/themes/dynamico-child/img/author/avatar_burton_malkiel.webp Mid-Fifties
Burton Malkiel 		8.50 3.65 8.50 13.75 9.74 8.06 8.73 10.30
http://www.lazyportfolioetf.com/wp-content/themes/dynamico-child/img/author/avatar_lzp.webp Aggressive Global Income
The Lazy Team 		8.44 2.69 8.44 16.44 10.68 6.82 8.93 10.41
Returns over 1 year are annualized.
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Portfolio Metrics as of Jun 30, 2025

The following metrics, updated as of 30 June 2025, provide an overview of performance and risk, with the best value in each row highlighted within the table.

METRIC COMPARISON
Period: 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025 (1 year)
Period: 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2025 (5 years)
Period: 1 July 2015 - 30 June 2025 (10 years)
Period: 1 July 1995 - 30 June 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 June 2025 (~41 years)
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
30 Years
All (1985/01 - 2025/06)
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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Author Burton Malkiel The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 80% 80%
Fixed Income 20% 20%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 13.75 16.44
Infl. Adjusted (%) 11.05 13.67
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -3.39 -4.45
Start to Recovery (months) 3 6
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -3.39 -4.45
Start to Recovery (months) 3 6
Longest Negative Period (months) 7 5
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 8.43 9.31
Sharpe Ratio 1.08 1.27
Sortino Ratio 1.35 1.68
Ulcer Index 1.50 1.73
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.63 1.77
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 4.06 3.69
Metrics calculated over the period 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025
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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Author Burton Malkiel The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 80% 80%
Fixed Income 20% 20%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 9.74 10.68
Infl. Adjusted (%) 4.99 5.89
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -24.05 -18.06
Start to Recovery (months) 27 24
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -24.05 -18.06
Start to Recovery (months) 27 24
Longest Negative Period (months) 34 31
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 13.27 12.83
Sharpe Ratio 0.53 0.62
Sortino Ratio 0.73 0.87
Ulcer Index 8.59 4.70
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.73 0.83
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.40 0.59
Metrics calculated over the period 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2025
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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Author Burton Malkiel The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 80% 80%
Fixed Income 20% 20%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 8.06 6.82
Infl. Adjusted (%) 4.87 3.67
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -24.05 -23.84
Start to Recovery (months) 27 14
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -24.05 -18.06
Start to Recovery (months) 27 24
Longest Negative Period (months) 34 42
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 12.59 12.86
Sharpe Ratio 0.50 0.39
Sortino Ratio 0.66 0.51
Ulcer Index 6.84 5.88
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.64 0.53
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.33 0.29
Metrics calculated over the period 1 July 2015 - 30 June 2025
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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Author Burton Malkiel The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 80% 80%
Fixed Income 20% 20%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 8.73 8.93
Infl. Adjusted (%) 6.06 6.26
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -46.21 -52.63
Start to Recovery (months) 40 42
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -46.21 -27.39
Start to Recovery (months) 40 46
Longest Negative Period (months) 63 110
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 12.99 14.48
Sharpe Ratio 0.50 0.46
Sortino Ratio 0.64 0.62
Ulcer Index 8.86 10.90
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.67 0.62
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.19 0.17
Metrics calculated over the period 1 July 1995 - 30 June 2025
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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Author Burton Malkiel The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 80% 80%
Fixed Income 20% 20%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 10.30 10.41
Infl. Adjusted (%) 7.31 7.42
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -46.21 -52.63
Start to Recovery (months) 40 42
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -46.21 -27.39
Start to Recovery (months) 40 46
Longest Negative Period (months) 63 110
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 12.91 13.97
Sharpe Ratio 0.55 0.52
Sortino Ratio 0.71 0.69
Ulcer Index 8.10 9.78
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.80 0.75
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.22 0.20
Metrics calculated over the period 1 January 1985 - 30 June 2025
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Drawdowns

A drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.

DRAWDOWN COMPARISON
Period: 1 July 1995 - 30 June 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 June 2025 (~41 years)
30 Years
(1995/07 - 2025/06)

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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Drawdown
(%) 		Recovery
(#Months)		 From
To		 Drawdown
(%) 		Recovery
(#Months)		 From
To
-52.63 42 Nov 2007
Apr 2011
-46.21 40 Nov 2007
Feb 2011
-27.39 46 Mar 2000
Dec 2003
-24.05 27 Jan 2022
Mar 2024
-23.84 14 Jan 2020
Feb 2021
-18.63 8 Jan 2020
Aug 2020
-18.18 12 May 1998
Apr 1999
-18.06 24 Jan 2022
Dec 2023
-17.13 17 May 2011
Sep 2012
-15.78 11 May 2011
Mar 2012
-15.46 14 May 1998
Jun 1999
-15.37 15 Apr 2002
Jun 2003
-13.63 15 May 2015
Jul 2016
-13.61 19 Sep 2000
Mar 2002
-10.02 14 Feb 2018
Mar 2019

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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Drawdown
(%) 		Recovery
(#Months)		 From
To		 Drawdown
(%) 		Recovery
(#Months)		 From
To
-52.63 42 Nov 2007
Apr 2011
-46.21 40 Nov 2007
Feb 2011
-27.39 46 Mar 2000
Dec 2003
-24.05 27 Jan 2022
Mar 2024
-23.84 14 Jan 2020
Feb 2021
-21.56 17 Sep 1987
Jan 1989
-21.38 17 Sep 1987
Jan 1989
-19.23 17 Jan 1990
May 1991
-18.63 8 Jan 2020
Aug 2020
-18.18 12 May 1998
Apr 1999
-18.06 24 Jan 2022
Dec 2023
-17.13 17 May 2011
Sep 2012
-16.09 7 Aug 1990
Feb 1991
-15.78 11 May 2011
Mar 2012
-15.46 14 May 1998
Jun 1999

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Time Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 June 2025 (~41 years)


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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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Mid-Fifties Aggressive Global Income
Year Return
(%)		 Drawdown
(%)		 Return
(%)		 Drawdown
(%)
2025
 8.50 -2.43 8.44 -0.60
2024
 11.29 -3.57 9.62 -4.45
2023
 15.87 -9.23 11.91 -7.58
2022
 -17.33 -24.05 -8.43 -18.06
2021
 15.75 -3.95 17.07 -3.13
2020
 11.71 -18.63 -1.13 -23.84
2019
 23.79 -3.94 19.97 -4.74
2018
 -7.10 -10.02 -8.07 -9.93
2017
 19.19 0.00 13.53 -0.18
2016
 8.92 -3.97 18.29 -3.34
2015
 -2.27 -8.93 -6.99 -13.07
2014
 8.09 -3.42 3.96 -4.21
2013
 14.67 -3.96 19.30 -3.15
2012
 15.47 -6.25 12.95 -7.73
2011
 -0.94 -15.78 0.62 -17.13
2010
 15.05 -9.45 14.37 -10.71
2009
 29.23 -17.95 33.97 -22.88
2008
 -30.43 -35.32 -34.21 -38.73
2007
 7.08 -5.75 3.78 -6.63
2006
 21.13 -3.49 21.69 -3.86
2005
 11.28 -3.25 12.70 -5.15
2004
 15.92 -6.70 16.76 -2.82
2003
 33.06 -1.54 32.98 -2.92
2002
 -8.20 -15.37 -7.54 -18.13
2001
 1.81 -13.46 -4.83 -16.72
2000
 -1.81 -8.44 -0.62 -14.41
1999
 18.47 -3.88 48.88 -3.02
1998
 6.91 -18.18 8.84 -15.46
1997
 14.24 -5.58 18.82 -3.75
1996
 18.61 -3.32 13.71 -4.27
1995
 20.11 -1.61 24.10 -1.27
1994
 -3.32 -8.21 2.10 -5.06
1993
 27.74 -3.23 19.15 -4.01
1992
 3.26 -3.61 3.24 -3.34
1991
 37.79 -4.36 24.91 -4.27
1990
 -6.91 -16.09 -13.87 -19.23
1989
 30.29 -2.42 17.94 -3.26
1988
 18.85 -2.96 21.28 -3.17
1987
 -1.62 -21.56 8.36 -21.38
1986
 21.09 -5.08 32.40 -3.91
1985
 30.20 -2.62 37.47 -2.20
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