Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive vs US Stocks Value Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive Portfolio obtained a 8.63% compound annual return, with a 13.23% 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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Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive Portfolio US Stocks Value Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Very High Very High
Asset Allocation Stocks 84% 100%
Fixed Income 16% 0%
Commodities 0% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +8.63% +10.28%
Std Dev 13.23% 15.35%
Max Drawdown -45.65% -55.41%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1985)
Return +10.52% +11.23%
Std Dev 13.37% 15.46%
Max Drawdown -45.65% -55.41%
Last Update: 31 March 2024

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2024

Comparison period starts from January 1985

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive Portfolio +2.65 +17.85 +20.37 +10.10 +8.69 +8.63 +10.52
US Stocks Value Portfolio +4.69 +22.40 +24.99 +13.06 +10.43 +10.28 +11.23
Return over 1 year are annualized.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2024

Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 11.99$, with a total return of 1098.96% (8.63% 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).

Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1985, now would be worth 50.76$, with a total return of 4976.06% (10.52% annualized).

US Stocks Value Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1985, now would be worth 65.18$, with a total return of 6418.18% (11.23% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive 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
-45.65% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Mar 2011 (41) 21.44
-33.96% Apr 2000 Sep 2002 (30) Nov 2004 (56) 18.03
-32.49% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Feb 2004 (42) 17.09
-26.06% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 (3) Dec 2020 (12) 13.06
-23.81% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Feb 2024 (26) 11.92
-17.64% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 (3) Jul 2020 (7) 7.92
-17.60% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Dec 1998 (6) 8.56
-16.85% May 2011 Sep 2011 (5) Mar 2012 (11) 7.50
-16.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Jan 2023 (13) 6.87
-13.97% May 1998 Aug 1998 (4) Nov 1998 (7) 6.38
-12.56% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 (11) Apr 2019 (15) 5.22
-11.27% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 (3) Apr 2019 (7) 5.43
-10.70% Jun 2015 Jan 2016 (8) Jun 2016 (13) 5.85
-10.51% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 (9) Jul 2016 (14) 5.56
-9.27% Aug 2023 Oct 2023 (3) Dec 2023 (5) 4.98
-8.88% Jul 1999 Sep 1999 (3) Dec 1999 (6) 4.59
-7.76% May 2019 May 2019 (1) Jul 2019 (3) 3.88
-7.41% Apr 2012 May 2012 (2) Sep 2012 (6) 3.38
-6.20% Aug 1997 Oct 1997 (3) Feb 1998 (7) 3.62

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1985.

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Merrill Lynch Edge Select Aggressive 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
-45.65% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Mar 2011 (41) 21.44
-33.96% Apr 2000 Sep 2002 (30) Nov 2004 (56) 18.03
-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
-23.81% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Feb 2024 (26) 11.92
-22.86% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) Jan 1989 (17) 11.68
-17.64% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 (3) Jul 2020 (7) 7.92
-17.60% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Dec 1998 (6) 8.56
-16.85% May 2011 Sep 2011 (5) Mar 2012 (11) 7.50
-16.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Jan 2023 (13) 6.87
-16.02% Jun 1990 Oct 1990 (5) Feb 1991 (9) 9.06
-15.96% Aug 1990 Sep 1990 (2) Feb 1991 (7) 9.08
-13.97% May 1998 Aug 1998 (4) Nov 1998 (7) 6.38
-12.56% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 (11) Apr 2019 (15) 5.22
-11.27% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 (3) Apr 2019 (7) 5.43
-10.70% Jun 2015 Jan 2016 (8) Jun 2016 (13) 5.85
-10.51% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 (9) Jul 2016 (14) 5.56
-9.27% Aug 2023 Oct 2023 (3) Dec 2023 (5) 4.98

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
+6.27%
-0.21%
+7.77%
0.00%
2023
+21.48%
-8.85%
+21.75%
-9.27%
2022
-17.87%
-23.81%
-5.39%
-16.63%
2021
+15.74%
-3.70%
+25.21%
-3.32%
2020
+17.62%
-17.64%
+1.55%
-26.06%
2019
+24.61%
-5.32%
+31.48%
-7.76%
2018
-6.88%
-11.27%
-9.18%
-12.56%
2017
+21.70%
0.00%
+15.08%
-1.63%
2016
+9.21%
-4.97%
+18.48%
-5.38%
2015
-1.81%
-9.34%
-4.32%
-10.50%
2014
+6.27%
-3.59%
+12.75%
-3.59%
2013
+20.62%
-2.29%
+32.19%
-3.90%
2012
+15.28%
-7.41%
+17.36%
-6.74%
2011
-2.72%
-16.85%
-0.29%
-19.14%
2010
+14.37%
-10.38%
+15.81%
-13.77%
2009
+30.72%
-15.46%
+19.61%
-23.38%
2008
-32.45%
-35.23%
-36.01%
-37.37%
2007
+10.67%
-4.82%
-1.38%
-9.05%
2006
+16.89%
-3.81%
+21.90%
-2.74%
2005
+9.86%
-4.16%
+6.59%
-3.67%
2004
+13.59%
-3.69%
+16.71%
-3.14%
2003
+30.43%
-3.69%
+31.72%
-5.06%
2002
-14.01%
-20.65%
-16.07%
-25.33%
2001
-9.00%
-19.93%
-4.82%
-13.49%
2000
-8.67%
-12.07%
+3.67%
-8.97%
1999
+23.19%
-2.88%
+8.54%
-8.88%
1998
+18.05%
-13.97%
+17.96%
-17.60%
1997
+17.27%
-6.20%
+32.64%
-5.25%
1996
+15.00%
-3.98%
+23.15%
-4.43%
1995
+23.68%
-0.91%
+39.35%
-0.21%
1994
+0.50%
-7.08%
+0.35%
-6.99%
1993
+21.88%
-3.14%
+10.42%
-2.38%
1992
+3.09%
-3.48%
+8.69%
-2.26%
1991
+34.86%
-4.62%
+29.07%
-4.66%
1990
-6.03%
-15.96%
-6.16%
-16.02%
1989
+30.19%
-2.36%
+28.73%
-3.12%
1988
+18.97%
-3.56%
+19.63%
-3.20%
1987
+4.52%
-22.86%
+3.51%
-30.17%
1986
+25.81%
-5.82%
+17.17%
-8.41%
1985
+34.45%
-2.58%
+32.40%
-3.74%