Managing the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio To GBP Hedged with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 9.98% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 6.85%.
How do returns and drawdowns change, implementing different rebalancing strategies?
Rebalancing Strategies
In order to keep risk under control, you should rebalance assets quotes from time to time, so to keep them at the original percentage of the asset allocation.
At fixed time intervals:
- Yearly: Jan 1st
- Half Yearly: Jan 1st, Jul 1st
- Quarterly: Jan 1st, Apr 1st, Jul 1st, Oct 1st
Portfolio Returns as of Jun 30, 2025
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio To GBP Hedged guaranteed the following returns.
Portfolio returns are calculated in GBP, assuming:
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends, if existing
- the currency hedging (simulation taking into account the interest rate differentials of the countries). It is also assumed that hedged instruments have an additional expense ratio of 0.25% (yearly), compared to the US original instrument.
| Return (%) and number of rebalances as of Jun 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~76Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 14.03 | (0) | 14.11 | (0) | 11.06 | (0) | 9.98 | (0) | 10.96 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 12.53 | (1) | 5.51 | (5) | 5.14 | (10) | 6.99 | (30) | 8.98 | (76) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 12.29 | (2) | 5.48 | (10) | 5.12 | (20) | 6.85 | (60) | 8.89 | (151) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 12.51 | (4) | 5.43 | (20) | 5.21 | (40) | 6.94 | (120) | 8.86 | (302) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 12.60 | (1) | 5.40 | (3) | 5.11 | (5) | 7.01 | (22) | 8.98 | (49) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 12.42 | (0) | 5.89 | (2) | 5.30 | (2) | 7.34 | (9) | 9.20 | (18) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio To GBP Hedged: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Jun 30, 2025
Historical returns and stats of Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio To GBP Hedged, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
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Standard Deviation
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Max Drawdown (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | Return % | Std Dev(%) | Ret. / Std Dev | MaxDD(%) | Ret. / MaxDD | |
| No Rebalancing | 10.96 | (0) | 12.12 | 0.90 | -43.23 | 0.25 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 8.98 | (76) | 6.16 | 1.46 | -14.61 | 0.61 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 8.89 | (151) | 6.12 | 1.45 | -14.55 | 0.61 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 8.86 | (302) | 6.12 | 1.45 | -14.53 | 0.61 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 8.98 | (49) | 6.17 | 1.46 | -15.14 | 0.59 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 9.20 | (18) | 6.43 | 1.43 | -15.54 | 0.59 |
Drawdowns as of Jun 30, 2025
Historical Drawdowns of Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio To GBP Hedged, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
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Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-43.23
Nov 2007 - Feb 2011
|
-14.61
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-14.55
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
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-14.53
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-15.14
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-15.54
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
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-37.31
Sep 2000 - Dec 2004
|
-12.11
May 1969 - Nov 1970
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-12.14
May 1969 - Nov 1970
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-12.25
May 1969 - Nov 1970
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-12.17
May 1969 - Nov 1970
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-13.76
Dec 1968 - Dec 1970
|
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-31.23
Jan 1973 - Jan 1976
|
-10.79
Dec 1980 - Nov 1981
|
-11.34
Mar 1974 - Jan 1975
|
-10.77
Mar 1974 - Jan 1975
|
-10.99
Mar 1974 - Feb 1975
|
-12.01
Dec 1980 - Aug 1982
|
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-25.10
Dec 1968 - Mar 1971
|
-10.50
Mar 1974 - Jan 1975
|
-10.56
Dec 1980 - Nov 1981
|
-10.51
Dec 1980 - Nov 1981
|
-10.14
Dec 1980 - Nov 1981
|
-10.38
Feb 1980 - May 1980
|
|
-24.11
Jan 2022 - Feb 2024
|
-9.85
Feb 1980 - May 1980
|
-9.85
Feb 1980 - May 1980
|
-9.85
Feb 1980 - May 1980
|
-9.38
Feb 1980 - May 1980
|
-9.96
Mar 1974 - Jan 1975
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| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -32.20 | -11.57 | -11.69 | -11.59 | -11.56 | -12.33 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -25.28 | -9.21 | -9.22 | -9.20 | -9.17 | -9.63 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio To GBP Hedged: ETF allocation and returns page.
