Consolidated Returns as of 30 September 2024
Managing the Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 10.63% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 6.79%.
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 Sep 30, 2024
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends, if existing
Return (%) and number of rebalances as of Sep 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
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Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~154Y) |
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No Rebalancing | 35.18 | (0) | 15.10 | (0) | 12.73 | (0) | 10.63 | (0) | 8.22 | (0) |
Yearly Rebalancing | 24.07 | (1) | 6.41 | (5) | 6.01 | (10) | 6.92 | (30) | 5.84 | (154) |
Half Yearly Rebalancing | 23.82 | (2) | 6.35 | (10) | 6.05 | (20) | 6.79 | (60) | 5.81 | (308) |
Quarterly Rebalancing | 23.89 | (4) | 6.51 | (20) | 6.14 | (40) | 6.84 | (120) | 5.80 | (615) |
5% Tolerance per asset | 25.10 | (0) | 6.71 | (3) | 6.21 | (5) | 6.94 | (19) | 5.85 | (84) |
10% Tolerance per asset | 24.93 | (0) | 6.98 | (1) | 6.39 | (2) | 7.36 | (8) | 6.05 | (31) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Sep 30, 2024
Historical returns and stats of Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
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 | 8.22 | (0) | 12.52 | 0.66 | -67.26 | 0.12 |
Yearly Rebalancing | 5.84 | (154) | 5.81 | 1.01 | -30.61 | 0.19 |
Half Yearly Rebalancing | 5.81 | (308) | 5.85 | 0.99 | -30.24 | 0.19 |
Quarterly Rebalancing | 5.80 | (615) | 5.85 | 0.99 | -30.77 | 0.19 |
5% Tolerance per asset | 5.85 | (84) | 5.85 | 1.00 | -31.55 | 0.19 |
10% Tolerance per asset | 6.05 | (31) | 5.86 | 1.03 | -27.70 | 0.22 |
Drawdowns as of Sep 30, 2024
Historical Drawdowns of Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
-67.26
Sep 1929 - May 1944
|
-30.61
Sep 1929 - Jun 1933
|
-30.24
Sep 1929 - May 1933
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-30.77
Sep 1929 - Apr 1933
|
-31.55
Sep 1929 - May 1933
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-27.70
Sep 1929 - May 1933
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-50.34
Nov 2007 - Feb 2012
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-15.92
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-16.13
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-16.35
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-16.46
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-16.01
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-44.67
Jan 1973 - Dec 1976
|
-14.17
Mar 1937 - Jul 1941
|
-14.56
Mar 1937 - Jul 1941
|
-14.80
Mar 1937 - Dec 1939
|
-14.86
Mar 1937 - Jul 1941
|
-14.94
Mar 1937 - Jan 1943
|
-43.55
Sep 2000 - Mar 2006
|
-12.63
Mar 2008 - Aug 2009
|
-12.76
Mar 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-13.19
Mar 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-12.54
Mar 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-12.63
Mar 2008 - Aug 2009
|
-29.35
Dec 1968 - Mar 1971
|
-11.68
Dec 1980 - Aug 1982
|
-12.34
Apr 1974 - Jan 1975
|
-11.96
Dec 1980 - Aug 1982
|
-11.38
Feb 1980 - Jun 1980
|
-11.27
May 1969 - Jan 1971
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5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
-47.03 | -17.00 | -17.20 | -17.41 | -17.36 | -16.51 |
10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
-34.87 | -13.24 | -13.42 | -13.50 | -13.40 | -12.93 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.