Harry Browne Permanent vs Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio obtained a 6.64% compound annual return, with a 6.60% 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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Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Medium Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 25% 40%
Fixed Income 50% 60%
Commodities 25% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +6.64% +7.18%
Std Dev 6.60% 6.96%
Max Drawdown -15.92% -19.17%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +5.80% +6.75%
Std Dev 5.81% 7.38%
Max Drawdown -30.61% -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
Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio +3.19 +13.45 +9.29 +6.27 +5.25 +6.64 +5.80
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

Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 6.88$, with a total return of 588.05% (6.64% 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).

Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 5659.64$, with a total return of 565863.95% (5.80% 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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Harry Browne Permanent 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
-19.17% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Nov 2009 (25) 8.87
-18.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) In progress (27) 10.80
-15.92% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 8.56
-12.63% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) Aug 2009 (18) 4.94
-8.59% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) May 2003 (33) 4.25
-8.09% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 (2) May 2020 (4) 3.88
-6.98% Aug 2016 Dec 2016 (5) Aug 2017 (13) 3.48
-6.86% Oct 2012 Jun 2013 (9) Feb 2014 (17) 3.11
-6.73% Feb 2015 Dec 2015 (11) Apr 2016 (15) 4.30
-6.25% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Nov 1998 (5) 2.81
-5.43% Sep 2000 Mar 2001 (7) Mar 2002 (19) 2.54
-5.36% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 (4) Mar 2019 (7) 2.59
-5.34% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Oct 1998 (4) 2.52
-4.76% Jun 2011 Sep 2011 (4) Dec 2011 (7) 1.98
-4.43% Jan 2021 Mar 2021 (3) May 2021 (5) 2.62
-4.25% Feb 2018 Oct 2018 (9) Feb 2019 (13) 2.22
-4.20% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 (1) Oct 2004 (7) 2.55
-4.02% Jun 2002 Jul 2002 (2) Dec 2002 (7) 2.00
-3.96% May 2010 Jun 2010 (2) Sep 2010 (5) 2.10
-3.79% Apr 2000 May 2000 (2) Aug 2000 (5) 1.92

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Harry Browne Permanent 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
-30.61% Sep 1929 May 1932 (33) Jun 1933 (46) 15.96
-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
-15.92% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 8.56
-14.17% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Jul 1941 (53) 5.11
-13.08% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) Oct 1988 (14) 6.07
-12.84% Dec 1968 Jun 1970 (19) Nov 1970 (24) 6.66
-12.63% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) Aug 2009 (18) 4.94
-11.68% Dec 1980 Mar 1982 (16) Aug 1982 (21) 7.51
-11.62% Oct 1906 Nov 1907 (14) Jul 1908 (22) 5.75
-11.38% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 5.46
-11.15% Apr 1974 Sep 1974 (6) Jan 1975 (10) 5.73
-11.05% Feb 1893 Aug 1893 (7) Feb 1895 (25) 4.82
-10.91% May 1969 Jun 1970 (14) Jan 1971 (21) 6.39
-10.88% Oct 1895 Aug 1896 (11) Jun 1897 (21) 4.82
-10.74% Apr 1876 Jun 1877 (15) Apr 1878 (25) 5.37
-10.22% Oct 1902 Nov 1903 (14) Oct 1904 (25) 6.09

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
+3.69%
-0.53%
+3.41%
0.00%
2023
+11.55%
-5.68%
+13.66%
-6.58%
2022
-12.53%
-15.92%
-15.67%
-18.63%
2021
+4.21%
-4.43%
+9.15%
-2.56%
2020
+16.10%
-3.30%
+13.04%
-8.09%
2019
+16.17%
-1.10%
+17.57%
-1.77%
2018
-1.76%
-4.25%
-2.15%
-5.36%
2017
+10.97%
-0.83%
+10.63%
-0.00%
2016
+5.54%
-6.98%
+6.64%
-1.57%
2015
-3.06%
-6.73%
+0.48%
-3.41%
2014
+9.40%
-2.62%
+8.51%
-1.20%
2013
-2.08%
-6.04%
+12.12%
-1.84%
2012
+6.41%
-1.83%
+8.47%
-2.11%
2011
+11.11%
-1.85%
+5.14%
-4.76%
2010
+13.92%
-0.53%
+10.69%
-3.96%
2009
+7.85%
-6.22%
+13.74%
-8.68%
2008
+0.87%
-12.63%
-10.67%
-14.39%
2007
+12.69%
-1.20%
+6.30%
-1.93%
2006
+10.94%
-2.12%
+8.84%
-1.40%
2005
+8.91%
-1.25%
+3.96%
-1.77%
2004
+6.83%
-4.20%
+7.66%
-2.46%
2003
+13.32%
-2.34%
+14.68%
-1.08%
2002
+5.85%
-4.02%
-3.23%
-6.97%
2001
-0.52%
-4.13%
+0.67%
-5.62%
2000
+2.40%
-3.23%
+2.61%
-4.51%
1999
+5.17%
-3.54%
+9.07%
-2.57%
1998
+10.09%
-5.34%
+14.45%
-6.25%
1997
+7.19%
-2.33%
+18.06%
-2.41%
1996
+5.08%
-2.02%
+10.53%
-2.15%
1995
+18.11%
0.00%
+25.22%
0.00%
1994
-1.37%
-3.63%
-1.66%
-5.98%
1993
+12.00%
-0.99%
+10.06%
-1.23%
1992
+3.57%
-1.77%
+7.93%
-1.27%
1991
+11.72%
-0.88%
+22.10%
-1.98%
1990
+1.11%
-4.53%
+2.76%
-5.70%
1989
+12.90%
-1.18%
+19.43%
-1.12%
1988
+4.39%
-1.50%
+11.34%
-1.71%
1987
+7.42%
-5.78%
+1.97%
-13.08%
1986
+17.64%
-1.28%
+14.89%
-4.37%
1985
+20.47%
-2.05%
+25.86%
-1.17%
1984
+2.22%
-3.58%
+9.88%
-5.84%
1983
+3.46%
-2.83%
+12.20%
-2.64%
1982
+23.27%
-5.51%
+26.88%
-2.17%
1981
-5.34%
-9.88%
+3.99%
-6.81%
1980
+13.65%
-11.38%
+14.99%
-8.39%
1979
+39.77%
-4.50%
+12.91%
-6.34%
1978
+12.78%
-5.31%
+4.07%
-5.90%
1977
+6.43%
-2.00%
-0.72%
-3.59%
1976
+11.22%
-2.75%
+18.84%
-1.06%
1975
+6.98%
-7.00%
+19.54%
-5.93%
1974
+12.43%
-11.15%
-7.71%
-13.50%
1973
+15.65%
-6.85%
-4.59%
-5.73%
1972
+18.84%
-1.56%
+8.68%
-1.10%
1971
+12.86%
-1.09%
+12.75%
-5.80%
1970
+7.89%
-4.68%
+12.26%
-8.78%
1969
-6.38%
-8.20%
-5.38%
-7.12%
1968
+9.27%
-1.10%
+7.09%
-3.10%
1967
+6.11%
-1.37%
+10.63%
-2.31%
1966
-0.04%
-3.86%
-0.51%
-7.40%
1965
+4.59%
-0.95%
+6.11%
-1.52%
1964
+6.00%
-0.25%
+8.90%
-0.46%
1963
+6.05%
-0.74%
+9.44%
-1.27%
1962
-0.23%
-4.93%
-0.42%
-8.22%
1961
+6.50%
-1.00%
+11.57%
-1.78%
1960
+5.64%
-1.14%
+8.19%
-2.58%
1959
+2.72%
-1.85%
+4.09%
-3.21%
1958
+9.97%
-0.31%
+16.24%
-0.74%
1957
+0.57%
-2.86%
+1.17%
-4.90%
1956
+1.35%
-2.43%
+2.47%
-3.96%
1955
+6.24%
-0.67%
+9.83%
-0.87%
1954
+14.12%
-0.94%
+21.93%
-1.61%
1953
-0.87%
-4.16%
+2.45%
-4.06%
1952
+3.37%
-1.26%
+6.80%
-2.08%
1951
+4.37%
-1.85%
+8.33%
-2.81%
1950
+7.47%
-1.53%
+12.06%
-2.45%
1949
+6.13%
-1.15%
+10.62%
-1.47%
1948
+1.16%
-2.70%
+2.50%
-4.32%
1947
+3.61%
-1.52%
+1.27%
-2.13%
1946
-0.66%
-5.77%
-2.08%
-9.26%
1945
+12.40%
-0.87%
+18.36%
-1.37%
1944
+5.95%
-0.36%
+9.86%
-0.57%
1943
+8.33%
-2.35%
+12.64%
-3.58%
1942
+5.04%
-3.00%
+7.47%
-5.00%
1941
-1.49%
-3.80%
-2.69%
-6.19%
1940
-0.01%
-6.09%
-0.28%
-10.39%
1939
+1.75%
-3.29%
+2.79%
-5.09%
1938
+8.45%
-6.59%
+13.98%
-10.41%
1937
-8.65%
-10.20%
-12.81%
-15.42%
1936
+10.39%
-1.85%
+16.17%
-2.94%
1935
+12.79%
-1.85%
+20.86%
-2.56%
1934
+5.72%
-3.27%
+5.30%
-5.32%
1933
+28.60%
-5.74%
+24.67%
-9.11%
1932
+2.17%
-10.03%
+3.90%
-15.57%
1931
-12.64%
-16.23%
-18.89%
-24.29%
1930
-4.39%
-9.07%
-6.69%
-13.91%
1929
-0.83%
-9.26%
-1.97%
-13.91%
1928
+10.25%
-1.14%
+14.91%
-1.98%
1927
+11.58%
-1.05%
+16.51%
-1.80%
1926
+5.78%
-1.79%
+7.41%
-3.13%
1925
+8.98%
-1.51%
+12.21%
-2.63%
1924
+10.18%
-0.44%
+15.54%
-0.89%
1923
+3.65%
-2.70%
+4.38%
-4.74%
1922
+9.97%
-1.17%
+14.92%
-1.92%
1921
+8.74%
-1.62%
+11.92%
-3.20%
1920
-1.56%
-2.72%
-5.48%
-5.80%
1919
+6.55%
-2.10%
+9.18%
-3.41%
1918
+7.63%
-0.71%
+10.02%
-1.24%
1917
-4.88%
-4.88%
-8.47%
-8.47%
1916
+4.56%
-0.66%
+5.41%
-1.10%
1915
+10.27%
-0.48%
+16.21%
-0.82%
1914
+1.02%
-3.96%
+1.71%
-6.40%
1913
+0.91%
-1.08%
+0.41%
-2.35%
1912
+3.57%
-0.83%
+3.79%
-1.64%
1911
+2.86%
-2.33%
+3.85%
-3.88%
1910
+0.96%
-1.93%
+1.13%
-3.45%
1909
+5.56%
-0.47%
+7.30%
-0.82%
1908
+13.65%
-0.55%
+22.62%
-0.76%
1907
-5.24%
-5.97%
-9.88%
-10.61%
1906
+1.58%
-1.96%
+0.68%
-4.20%
1905
+6.99%
-1.27%
+8.89%
-2.45%
1904
+10.35%
-0.56%
+16.35%
-1.04%
1903
-2.87%
-5.48%
-5.56%
-9.38%
1902
+3.72%
-1.71%
+3.88%
-3.25%
1901
+6.40%
-2.12%
+8.86%
-3.45%
1900
+7.28%
-1.02%
+10.62%
-1.73%
1899
+2.46%
-1.66%
+1.22%
-3.83%
1898
+9.71%
-2.16%
+14.49%
-5.07%
1897
+7.76%
-0.96%
+11.63%
-1.44%
1896
+3.16%
-3.48%
+3.73%
-6.81%
1895
+2.81%
-2.88%
+2.01%
-5.62%
1894
+3.47%
-0.91%
+5.09%
-1.63%
1893
-2.22%
-6.13%
-4.70%
-11.05%
1892
+3.62%
-0.58%
+3.70%
-1.24%
1891
+6.97%
-1.39%
+10.78%
-2.88%
1890
-0.21%
-2.89%
-1.74%
-5.18%
1889
+4.74%
-0.41%
+4.31%
-1.08%
1888
+3.54%
-0.99%
+4.61%
-1.96%
1887
+1.07%
-2.41%
+0.60%
-4.61%
1886
+5.01%
-0.83%
+5.22%
-2.17%
1885
+10.08%
-0.41%
+15.19%
-0.95%
1884
-0.61%
-3.78%
-2.59%
-7.14%
1883
+0.77%
-1.33%
+0.38%
-2.52%
1882
+3.35%
-1.31%
+3.29%
-2.59%
1881
+2.94%
-1.91%
+2.17%
-4.53%
1880
+9.92%
-1.87%
+13.77%
-3.35%
1879
+14.82%
-0.23%
+21.48%
-0.68%
1878
+6.08%
-0.22%
+10.38%
-0.17%
1877
+1.31%
-4.59%
+1.75%
-6.47%
1876
-1.26%
-2.91%
-1.36%
-5.59%
1875
+6.22%
-0.40%
+6.03%
-1.68%
1874
+5.61%
-0.80%
+10.10%
-1.40%
1873
+1.85%
-4.51%
+1.53%
-9.21%
1872
+6.24%
-0.91%
+5.54%
-3.01%
1871
+6.83%
-1.19%
+7.90%
-2.38%