Gold vs US Stocks Value Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The Gold Portfolio obtained a 5.69% compound annual return, with a 15.51% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The US Stocks Value Portfolio obtained a 10.28% compound annual return, with a 15.35% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio US Stocks Value Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Very High Very High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 100%
Fixed Income 0% 0%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.69% +10.28%
Std Dev 15.51% 15.35%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -55.41%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1975)
Return +4.98% +12.24%
Std Dev 18.38% 15.30%
Max Drawdown -61.78% -55.41%
Last Update: 31 March 2024

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2024

Comparison period starts from January 1975

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
Gold Portfolio +8.67 +19.99 +12.28 +11.01 +5.23 +5.69 +4.98
US Stocks Value Portfolio +4.69 +22.40 +24.99 +13.06 +10.43 +10.28 +12.24
Return over 1 year are annualized.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2024

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 5.26$, with a total return of 425.67% (5.69% annualized).

US Stocks Value Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 18.84$, with a total return of 1784.17% (10.28% annualized).

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1975, now would be worth 10.97$, with a total return of 997.01% (4.98% annualized).

US Stocks Value Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1975, now would be worth 295.43$, with a total return of 29442.57% (12.24% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Gold Portfolio
US Stocks Value Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-55.41% Jun 2007 Feb 2009 (21) Jan 2013 (68) 25.46
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015 (52) Jul 2020 (107) 28.29
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999 (43) Dec 2003 (95) 24.75
-32.49% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Feb 2004 (42) 17.09
-26.06% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 (3) Dec 2020 (12) 13.06
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-17.60% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Dec 1998 (6) 8.56
-16.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Jan 2023 (13) 6.87
-12.56% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 (11) Apr 2019 (15) 5.22
-10.70% Jun 2015 Jan 2016 (8) Jun 2016 (13) 5.85
-9.27% Aug 2023 Oct 2023 (3) Dec 2023 (5) 4.98
-8.88% Jul 1999 Sep 1999 (3) Dec 1999 (6) 4.59
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005 (6) Sep 2005 (10) 5.30
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006 (5) Feb 2007 (10) 4.31
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010 (2) May 2010 (6) 5.13
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 (1) Oct 2004 (7) 5.49
-7.76% May 2019 May 2019 (1) Jul 2019 (3) 3.88
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011 (1) Mar 2011 (3) 3.21
-5.25% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 (1) Nov 1997 (4) 2.78

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1975.

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Gold Portfolio
US Stocks Value Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999 (227) Apr 2007 (319) 44.50
-55.41% Jun 2007 Feb 2009 (21) Jan 2013 (68) 25.46
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976 (20) Jul 1978 (43) 22.42
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015 (52) Jul 2020 (107) 28.29
-32.49% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Feb 2004 (42) 17.09
-30.17% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) Apr 1989 (20) 15.87
-26.06% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 (3) Dec 2020 (12) 13.06
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 14.98
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978 (1) Feb 1979 (4) 9.71
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-17.60% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Dec 1998 (6) 8.56
-16.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Jan 2023 (13) 6.87
-16.02% Jun 1990 Oct 1990 (5) Feb 1991 (9) 9.06
-13.50% Jan 1977 Feb 1978 (14) Jul 1978 (19) 7.20
-12.56% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 (11) Apr 2019 (15) 5.22
-11.39% Jul 1975 Sep 1975 (3) Jan 1976 (7) 6.02
-11.12% Dec 1981 Jul 1982 (8) Sep 1982 (10) 6.41
-10.70% Jun 2015 Jan 2016 (8) Jun 2016 (13) 5.85
-10.15% Mar 1980 Mar 1980 (1) Jun 1980 (4) 5.44

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
+7.61%
-1.42%
+7.77%
0.00%
2023
+12.69%
-7.22%
+21.75%
-9.27%
2022
-0.77%
-15.91%
-5.39%
-16.63%
2021
-4.15%
-10.32%
+25.21%
-3.32%
2020
+24.81%
-10.12%
+1.55%
-26.06%
2019
+17.86%
-4.10%
+31.48%
-7.76%
2018
-1.94%
-11.66%
-9.18%
-12.56%
2017
+12.81%
-4.09%
+15.08%
-1.63%
2016
+8.03%
-15.02%
+18.48%
-5.38%
2015
-10.67%
-17.81%
-4.32%
-10.50%
2014
-2.19%
-12.44%
+12.75%
-3.59%
2013
-28.33%
-28.33%
+32.19%
-3.90%
2012
+6.60%
-10.45%
+17.36%
-6.74%
2011
+9.57%
-14.48%
-0.29%
-19.14%
2010
+29.27%
-5.09%
+15.81%
-13.77%
2009
+24.03%
-7.20%
+19.61%
-23.38%
2008
+4.92%
-25.83%
-36.01%
-37.37%
2007
+30.45%
-4.20%
-1.38%
-9.05%
2006
+22.55%
-8.63%
+21.90%
-2.74%
2005
+17.76%
-4.91%
+6.59%
-3.67%
2004
+4.65%
-8.31%
+16.71%
-3.14%
2003
+19.89%
-8.88%
+31.72%
-5.06%
2002
+25.57%
-6.72%
-16.07%
-25.33%
2001
+0.75%
-6.10%
-4.82%
-13.49%
2000
-5.44%
-9.93%
+3.67%
-8.97%
1999
+0.85%
-11.47%
+8.54%
-8.88%
1998
-0.83%
-12.01%
+17.96%
-17.60%
1997
-21.41%
-21.41%
+32.64%
-5.25%
1996
-4.59%
-8.95%
+23.15%
-4.43%
1995
+0.98%
-2.46%
+39.35%
-0.21%
1994
-2.17%
-3.91%
+0.35%
-6.99%
1993
+17.68%
-11.51%
+10.42%
-2.38%
1992
-5.73%
-6.97%
+8.69%
-2.26%
1991
-8.56%
-10.05%
+29.07%
-4.66%
1990
-3.11%
-15.14%
-6.16%
-16.02%
1989
-2.84%
-12.30%
+28.73%
-3.12%
1988
-15.26%
-18.05%
+19.63%
-3.20%
1987
+24.53%
-1.97%
+3.51%
-30.17%
1986
+18.96%
-8.14%
+17.17%
-8.41%
1985
+6.00%
-6.67%
+32.40%
-3.74%
1984
-19.38%
-21.80%
+8.57%
-5.86%
1983
-16.31%
-23.52%
+24.55%
-2.99%
1982
+14.94%
-20.13%
+21.31%
-9.40%
1981
-32.60%
-32.60%
+3.13%
-8.38%
1980
+15.19%
-24.27%
+28.37%
-10.15%
1979
+126.55%
-4.46%
+16.21%
-6.74%
1978
+37.01%
-20.28%
+5.15%
-9.56%
1977
+22.64%
-4.00%
-6.25%
-10.08%
1976
-4.10%
-25.85%
+31.05%
-1.56%
1975
-24.80%
-25.92%
+39.03%
-11.39%