Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum Portfolio: Rebalancing Strategy
Managing the Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 11.36% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 8.04%.
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 May 31, 2026
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum 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 May 31, 2026 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~44Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 35.21 | (0) | 13.28 | (0) | 15.15 | (0) | 11.36 | (0) | 12.25 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 17.82 | (1) | 6.04 | (5) | 7.92 | (10) | 8.22 | (30) | 9.97 | (45) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 17.76 | (2) | 6.06 | (10) | 7.89 | (20) | 8.04 | (60) | 9.88 | (89) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 18.16 | (4) | 6.12 | (20) | 7.98 | (40) | 8.09 | (120) | 9.92 | (178) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 17.95 | (1) | 6.10 | (2) | 7.99 | (5) | 8.22 | (23) | 10.01 | (28) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 18.50 | (0) | 6.40 | (1) | 8.32 | (3) | 8.45 | (10) | 10.17 | (11) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of May 31, 2026
Historical returns and stats of Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum Portfolio, 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 | 12.25 | (0) | 11.54 | 1.06 | -41.13 | 0.30 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 9.97 | (45) | 7.51 | 1.33 | -21.11 | 0.47 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 9.88 | (89) | 7.44 | 1.33 | -21.69 | 0.46 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 9.92 | (178) | 7.45 | 1.33 | -22.40 | 0.44 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 10.01 | (28) | 7.53 | 1.33 | -22.24 | 0.45 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 10.17 | (11) | 7.51 | 1.35 | -21.66 | 0.47 |
Drawdowns as of May 31, 2026
Historical Drawdowns of Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-41.13
Nov 2007 - Feb 2012
|
-21.11
Nov 2021 - Sep 2024
|
-21.69
Jan 2008 - Sep 2010
|
-22.40
Jan 2008 - Sep 2010
|
-22.24
Jan 2008 - Sep 2010
|
-21.66
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024
|
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-29.69
Sep 2000 - Dec 2004
|
-20.54
Nov 2007 - Apr 2010
|
-20.98
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024
|
-21.01
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024
|
-21.54
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024
|
-20.90
Jan 2008 - Sep 2010
|
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-28.73
Nov 2021 - Mar 2024
|
-13.77
Sep 1987 - Mar 1989
|
-11.83
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-11.12
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-11.66
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-11.10
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
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-15.61
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-8.48
Feb 2001 - May 2003
|
-9.32
Sep 2000 - May 2003
|
-8.84
Sep 2000 - May 2003
|
-8.39
Feb 2001 - May 2003
|
-8.23
Feb 2020 - May 2020
|
|
-14.54
Sep 1987 - Apr 1989
|
-7.10
Feb 2020 - May 2020
|
-7.10
Feb 2020 - May 2020
|
-7.10
Feb 2020 - May 2020
|
-7.32
Feb 2020 - May 2020
|
-7.28
Feb 2001 - May 2003
|
| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -25.94 | -14.20 | -14.18 | -14.10 | -14.23 | -13.84 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -17.08 | -9.88 | -9.81 | -9.73 | -9.86 | -9.73 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.