Total Bond US Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns

Data Source: from January 1871 to May 2023 (~152 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 May 2023
Live Update: Jun 02 2023
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.56%
1 Day
Jun 02 2023
0.29%
Current Month
June 2023

The Total Bond US Portfolio is a Low Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 1 ETF.

It's exposed for 0% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the Total Bond US Portfolio obtained a 4.28% compound annual return, with a 4.11% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Total Bond US Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

0% Stocks
100% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Total Bond US Portfolio can be implemented with the following ETFs:

Weight (%) Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
100.00
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market Bond, U.S., All-Term

Most of Lazy Portfolios are made of common components (asset classes), very simple and well defined. For a more complete view, find out the most common ETFs you can use to build your portfolio.

Portfolio and ETF Returns as of May 31, 2023

The Total Bond US Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
  • No fees or capital gain taxes
  • the reinvestment of dividends
TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO
Consolidated returns as of 31 May 2023
Live Update: Jun 02 2023
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    Chg (%) Return (%) Return (%) as of May 31, 2023
    1 Day Time ET(*) Jun 2023 1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~152Y)
Total Bond US Portfolio -0.56 -0.29 -1.16 1.58 -2.40 0.80 1.34 4.28 4.50
US Inflation Adjusted return -1.16 -0.31 -5.96 -2.90 -1.30 1.72 2.33
Components
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market -0.56 Jun 02 2023 -0.29 -1.16 1.58 -2.40 0.80 1.34 4.28 4.50
Returns over 1 year are annualized | Available data source: since Jan 1871
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)
US Inflation is updated to Apr 2023. Waiting for updates, inflation of May 2023 is set to 0%. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 3.79% , 5Y: 3.81% , 10Y: 2.68% , 30Y: 2.51%
Live update: World Markets and Indexes

In 2022, the Total Bond US Portfolio granted a 2.23% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Total Bond US Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

Portfolio Metrics as of May 31, 2023

Metrics of Total Bond US Portfolio, updated as of 31 May 2023.

Portfolio metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
  • No fees or capital gain taxes
  • the reinvestment of dividends
TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 1871 - 31 May 2023 (~152 years)
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Metrics as of May 31, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 20Y 30Y MAX
(~152Y)
Portfolio Return (%) -1.16 2.08 1.58 -2.40 -3.82 0.80 1.34 2.87 4.28 4.50
US Inflation (%) 0.00 0.84 1.90 3.79 5.77 3.81 2.68 2.55 2.51 2.12
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) -1.16 1.23 -0.31 -5.96 -9.07 -2.90 -1.30 0.32 1.72 2.33
Waiting for updates, inflation of May 2023 is temporarily set to 0%. Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 8.78 6.27 5.67 4.55 4.26 4.11 4.34
Sharpe Ratio -0.63 -0.77 -0.09 0.12 0.40 0.51 0.12
Sortino Ratio -0.94 -1.10 -0.13 0.17 0.55 0.69 0.17
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -7.94 -17.28 -17.28 -17.28 -17.28 -17.28 -17.28
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 08 2020 08 2020 08 2020 08 2020 08 2020 08 2020 08
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10
Start to Bottom (# months) 3 27 27 27 27 27 27
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
> 10
> 34
> 34
> 34
> 34
> 34
> 34
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 34.57 19.06 20.18 13.97 10.77 8.93
Worst Return (%) -15.59 -3.86 -0.50 0.65 1.73 2.18
% Positive Periods 86% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 0 2 3 5 16 30 65 147 233 1252
Negative 1 1 3 7 20 30 55 93 127 577
% Positive 0% 67% 50% 42% 44% 50% 54% 61% 65% 68%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 29.73 20.46 10.37 5.85 5.27 4.14
Perpetual WR (%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 1.70 2.28
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the portfolio
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the portfolio over the risk-free rate by the portfolio standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the portfolio downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

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Capital Growth as of May 31, 2023

An investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 3513.70$, with a total return of 251.37% (4.28% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 1670.20$, with a net total return of 67.02% (1.72% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 816165.62$, with a total return of 81516.56% (4.50% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 33557.75$, with a net total return of 3255.78% (2.33% annualized).

Drawdowns

A drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.

TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO
Drawdown periods
Updated to May 2023
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-17.28% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 27 in progress 7 34
-5.01% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Mar 1995 9 14
-4.01% May 2013 Aug 2013 4 May 2014 9 13
-3.88% Apr 2008 Oct 2008 7 Dec 2008 2 9
-3.68% Aug 2016 Nov 2016 4 Aug 2017 9 13
-3.47% Jun 2003 Jul 2003 2 Jan 2004 6 8
-3.16% Feb 1996 May 1996 4 Oct 1996 5 9
-3.03% Apr 2004 May 2004 2 Aug 2004 3 5
-2.67% Feb 2015 Jun 2015 5 Feb 2016 8 13
-2.65% Jan 2009 Feb 2009 2 Jun 2009 4 6
-2.64% Feb 1999 Aug 1999 7 Mar 2000 7 14
-2.63% Sep 2017 Oct 2018 14 Jan 2019 3 17
-1.91% Nov 2001 Dec 2001 2 May 2002 5 7
-1.90% Sep 2005 Oct 2005 2 Aug 2006 10 12
-1.70% Nov 2010 Dec 2010 2 May 2011 5 7
-1.56% Dec 2012 Jan 2013 2 Apr 2013 3 5
-1.47% Dec 1996 Mar 1997 4 Apr 1997 1 5
-1.45% Dec 2009 Dec 2009 1 Feb 2010 2 3
-1.43% Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 Apr 2020 1 2
-1.16% May 2007 Jun 2007 2 Aug 2007 2 4
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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-17.28% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 27 in progress 7 34
-10.70% Jul 1979 Feb 1980 8 Apr 1980 2 10
-8.66% May 1958 Sep 1959 17 Jul 1960 10 27
-8.66% Jul 1980 Aug 1981 14 Nov 1981 3 17
-8.40% Jul 1895 Aug 1896 14 Jan 1897 5 19
-7.91% Apr 1971 Jul 1971 4 Oct 1971 3 7
-6.88% Aug 1968 Sep 1969 14 Feb 1970 5 19
-6.76% Sep 1931 Jan 1932 5 Jun 1932 5 10
-5.95% Mar 1970 May 1970 3 Sep 1970 4 7
-5.87% Jul 1873 Oct 1873 4 Feb 1874 4 8
-5.86% Mar 1987 Sep 1987 7 Jan 1988 4 11
-5.80% Feb 1898 Apr 1898 3 Jul 1898 3 6
-5.01% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Mar 1995 9 14
-4.92% Aug 1939 Sep 1939 2 Mar 1940 6 8
-4.69% Jul 1871 Feb 1872 8 Jun 1872 4 12
-4.66% Feb 1984 May 1984 4 Jul 1984 2 6
-4.62% Jun 1902 Jul 1902 2 Oct 1902 3 5
-4.28% Nov 1919 May 1920 7 Oct 1920 5 12
-4.27% Apr 1967 Nov 1967 8 Jan 1968 2 10
-4.13% Aug 1907 Dec 1907 5 Mar 1908 3 8

Rolling Returns ( more details)

A rolling return is a measure of investment performance that calculates the return of an investment over a set period of time, with the starting date rolling forward. This approach can provide a more accurate representation of the investment's historical performance and helps investors to evaluate the investment's consistency over time.

TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO
Annualized Rolling Returns
Data Source: from January 1871 to May 2023
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Rolling
Period		 Annualized Return (%) Negative
Periods
Average Latest Best Worst
1 Year
 4.63 -2.40 34.57
Oct 1981 - Sep 1982 		-15.59
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 		13.59%
2 Years
 4.64 -5.29 25.05
Jul 1984 - Jun 1986 		-8.32
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022 		3.49%
3 Years
 4.66 -3.82 19.06
Jul 1982 - Jun 1985 		-3.86
Mar 2020 - Feb 2023 		1.28%
5 Years
 4.66 0.80 20.18
Sep 1981 - Aug 1986 		-0.50
Nov 2017 - Oct 2022 		0.23%
7 Years
 4.65 0.70 15.97
Mar 1980 - Feb 1987 		0.36
Nov 2015 - Oct 2022 		0.00%
10 Years
 4.65 1.34 13.97
Oct 1981 - Sep 1991 		0.65
Nov 2012 - Oct 2022 		0.00%
15 Years
 4.68 2.63 11.71
Oct 1981 - Sep 1996 		1.40
Feb 1945 - Jan 1960 		0.00%
20 Years
 4.69 2.87 10.77
Oct 1981 - Sep 2001 		1.73
Aug 1939 - Jul 1959 		0.00%
30 Years
 4.71 4.28 8.93
Sep 1981 - Aug 2011 		2.18
Jan 1940 - Dec 1969 		0.00%
Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Total Bond US Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Previous vs subsequent Returns

Considering all 10-year rolling periods, is there a relationship between past and future returns, at a given date?

In the following chart, we show how past returns (x-axis) and subsequent returns (y-axis) are related.

Neighboring data is aggregated and occurrences are indicated. It is possible to zoom by clicking or drawing the desired area

TOTAL BOND US PORTFOLIO
Previous vs Next Returns - 10 Years annualized
Updated to May 2023

The annualized return of the last 10 years has been 1.34% (updated at May 31, 2023).

Seasonality

In which months is it better to invest in Total Bond US Portfolio?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.70
60%
-0.80
20%
-0.17
40%
0.04
60%
0.46
80%
0.22
60%
1.02
80%
-0.10
40%
-1.28
0%
-0.44
40%
1.14
80%
0.17
40%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.70
99.89
99.72
99.76
100.23
100.45
101.48
101.38
100.08
99.64
100.77
100.94
Best 3.3
2023 		1.7
2020 		2.7
2023 		2.8
2020 		1.8
2019 		1.2
2019 		2.4
2022 		2.8
2019 		-0.1
2020 		0.3
2019 		3.7
2022 		1.9
2018
Worst -2.1
2022 		-2.9
2023 		-2.8
2022 		-4.0
2022 		-1.2
2023 		-1.7
2022 		0.0
2018 		-2.8
2022 		-4.2
2022 		-1.2
2022 		0.0
2019 		-0.8
2022
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jun 2018 - May 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.76
70%
-0.44
40%
0.11
50%
0.10
60%
0.43
70%
0.05
60%
0.71
80%
0.01
40%
-0.54
30%
-0.16
50%
0.31
50%
0.10
50%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.76
100.31
100.42
100.53
100.95
101.00
101.72
101.73
101.18
101.02
101.34
101.44
Best 3.3
2023 		1.7
2020 		2.7
2023 		2.8
2020 		1.8
2019 		2.0
2016 		2.4
2022 		2.8
2019 		1.1
2013 		0.9
2013 		3.7
2022 		1.9
2018
Worst -2.1
2022 		-2.9
2023 		-2.8
2022 		-4.0
2022 		-1.2
2023 		-1.7
2022 		-0.3
2014 		-2.8
2022 		-4.2
2022 		-1.2
2022 		-2.6
2016 		-0.8
2022
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jun 2013 - May 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.31
69%
0.35
71%
0.37
72%
0.33
69%
0.43
70%
0.41
70%
0.17
61%
0.26
62%
0.39
68%
0.39
69%
0.63
72%
0.46
69%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.31
100.66
101.03
101.36
101.80
102.22
102.39
102.66
103.06
103.46
104.12
104.59
Best 5.5
1968 		6.9
1970 		5.0
1971 		10.5
1980 		5.7
1985 		3.1
1986 		4.5
1982 		5.1
1982 		4.6
1982 		6.5
1981 		8.4
1981 		5.3
1873
Worst -3.1
1896 		-7.5
1980 		-2.9
1898 		-4.8
1970 		-3.2
1984 		-2.5
1967 		-3.4
1875 		-5.0
1980 		-4.2
2022 		-5.7
1979 		-2.6
2016 		-3.1
1969
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 1871 - May 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Total Bond US Portfolio data source starts from January 1871: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

We are providing two different views:
  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
  • Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 1871 - May 2023
1252 Positive Months (68%) - 577 Negative Months (32%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 1871 - May 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
 +2.41 +0.19 3.3 -2.9 2.7 0.6 -1.2
2022
 -13.11 -18.38 -2.1 -1.1 -2.8 -4.0 0.8 -1.7 2.4 -2.8 -4.2 -1.2 3.7 -0.8
2021
 -1.86 -8.31 -0.9 -1.5 -1.3 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.2 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 0.2 -0.3
2020
 +7.71 +6.27 2.0 1.7 -1.4 2.8 0.7 0.7 1.5 -0.9 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 0.2
2019
 +8.83 +6.40 1.1 -0.1 1.9 0.0 1.8 1.2 0.1 2.8 -0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1
2018
 -0.12 -1.99 -1.2 -1.0 0.7 -0.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 -0.5 -0.9 0.6 1.9
2017
 +3.57 +1.43 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.9 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.5
2016
 +2.52 +0.44 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.0 2.0 0.6 -0.3 0.1 -0.9 -2.6 0.3
2015
 +0.56 -0.17 2.4 -1.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.5 -1.1 0.9 -0.2 0.8 0.0 -0.4 -0.2
2014
 +5.82 +5.02 1.5 0.5 -0.2 0.8 1.1 0.1 -0.3 1.1 -0.6 0.7 0.8 0.1
2013
 -2.10 -3.55 -0.7 0.5 0.1 1.0 -1.9 -1.6 0.4 -0.9 1.1 0.9 -0.3 -0.6
2012
 +3.16 +1.39 0.6 0.0 -0.5 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.9
2011
 +7.92 +4.82 0.1 0.3 -0.1 1.5 1.2 -0.4 1.6 1.7 0.7 0.1 -0.1 1.2
2010
 +6.20 +4.63 1.3 0.3 -0.2 1.1 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.3 -0.7 -1.0
2009
 +3.64 +0.89 -2.1 -0.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 -1.4
2008
 +6.86 +6.76 1.3 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.5 -2.9 3.9 5.1
2007
 +6.92 +2.73 -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.5 -0.8 -0.4 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.2
2006
 +4.27 +1.69 -0.1 0.4 -1.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.1 -0.5
2005
 +2.40 -0.99 0.7 -0.6 -0.5 1.4 1.1 0.6 -1.0 1.4 -1.1 -0.8 0.5 1.0
2004
 +4.24 +0.95 0.9 1.0 0.8 -2.6 -0.4 0.6 1.0 1.9 0.2 0.8 -0.8 0.9
2003
 +3.97 +2.06 0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.9 1.8 -0.1 -3.3 0.6 2.7 -1.0 0.3 0.9
2002
 +8.26 +5.74 0.7 0.9 -1.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.5 -0.6 0.0 2.1
2001
 +8.43 +6.77 1.8 0.9 0.5 -0.5 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.1 0.9 1.9 -1.3 -0.6
2000
 +11.39 +7.74 -0.2 1.2 1.4 -0.5 -0.2 2.1 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.6 1.8
1999
 -0.76 -3.35 0.8 -1.8 0.6 0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 -0.5
1998
 +8.58 +6.86 1.3 -0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.0 -0.6 0.5 0.4
1997
 +9.44 +7.61 0.2 0.1 -1.0 1.5 0.9 1.2 2.8 -0.9 1.4 1.4 0.3 1.0
1996
 +3.58 +0.25 0.6 -1.8 -0.8 -0.5 -0.2 1.3 0.2 -0.2 1.7 2.2 1.8 -0.9
1995
 +18.18 +15.26 1.9 2.2 0.7 1.3 4.0 0.7 -0.3 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.4
1994
 -2.66 -5.19 1.4 -1.8 -2.3 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 1.8 0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.8
1993
 +9.68 +6.75 1.8 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.8 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.3 -1.0 0.5
1992
 +7.14 +4.12 -1.4 0.6 -0.5 0.7 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.3 -1.2 0.0 1.5
1991
 +15.25 +11.82 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 -0.1 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.7 3.0
1990
 +8.65 +2.40 -1.9 0.8 0.1 -0.9 2.9 1.6 1.3 -1.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.5
1989
 +13.64 +8.60 0.9 -0.6 0.3 2.0 2.5 2.9 2.2 -1.6 0.5 2.5 0.7 0.7
1988
 +7.35 +2.81 3.1 1.2 -1.1 -0.6 -1.0 2.7 -0.5 0.2 2.2 1.5 -0.9 0.4
1987
 +1.54 -2.78 1.3 0.5 -0.6 -3.2 -0.4 1.4 -0.1 -0.8 -2.3 3.5 0.7 1.6
1986
 +15.10 +13.85 0.5 3.2 3.6 0.7 -2.1 3.1 1.5 3.2 -1.9 1.5 1.0 -0.1
1985
 +22.24 +17.77 2.1 -2.0 1.9 2.4 5.7 0.9 -0.5 1.8 0.9 1.8 2.4 3.1
1984
 +15.01 +10.65 1.8 -0.5 -1.0 0.0 -3.2 1.3 4.3 1.4 2.1 4.3 2.2 1.6
1983
 +5.22 +1.38 0.0 2.7 -0.9 2.4 -1.7 0.1 -2.2 0.2 3.2 0.2 1.1 0.2
1982
 +31.13 +26.30 0.2 1.6 0.2 2.9 1.7 -1.9 4.5 5.1 4.6 5.2 1.7 1.9
1981
 +9.41 +0.45 0.3 -2.3 2.5 -2.6 2.8 0.3 -2.2 -1.6 0.8 6.5 8.4 -3.1
1980
 +2.88 -8.56 -1.9 -7.5 1.7 10.5 4.6 2.3 -1.6 -5.0 0.2 -2.1 -0.4 3.1
1979
 +5.35 -7.01 2.2 -0.6 1.2 0.1 2.0 1.9 -0.3 -0.7 0.3 -5.7 3.8 1.1
1978
 +1.15 -7.22 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 0.9 0.4 -1.9 1.6 -0.7
1977
 +1.04 -5.31 -2.4 -0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.9 -0.1
1976
 +13.75 +8.47 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.8 -1.2 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.1 1.7 3.7 0.2
1975
 +7.36 +0.40 0.7 1.5 -0.9 -1.9 2.8 -0.2 -0.4 0.3 -0.4 3.8 -0.3 2.3
1974
 +5.70 -5.91 0.2 0.3 -2.2 -1.6 1.3 -0.4 0.2 0.0 3.1 1.1 2.2 1.5
1973
 +4.47 -3.89 -0.3 -0.6 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 -3.4 3.1 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.3
1972
 +2.72 -0.66 -0.6 0.8 -1.3 1.4 0.9 -0.4 0.6 -0.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 -0.1
1971
 +9.50 +6.03 3.5 0.0 5.0 -3.7 -1.8 -1.9 -0.7 4.7 2.5 1.4 -0.1 0.7
1970
 +17.24 +11.05 1.5 6.9 -0.9 -4.8 -0.4 2.5 2.7 -0.3 2.0 0.2 6.9 0.4
1969
 -2.12 -7.83 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.5 -1.8 -0.4 1.3 -0.4 -3.8 5.0 -1.6 -3.1
1968
 +2.90 -1.74 5.5 0.0 -1.3 0.4 -0.7 1.9 2.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.7 -1.1 -2.7
1967
 -0.53 -3.47 1.5 -1.0 2.3 -1.6 0.4 -2.5 1.1 -0.2 0.3 -1.8 -0.1 1.0
1966
 +4.97 +1.46 0.4 -2.2 2.8 -0.3 0.3 -1.0 -0.2 -2.0 3.1 0.8 -0.8 4.2
1965
 +0.72 -1.18 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.0
1964
 +3.89 +2.90 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.3
1963
 +1.64 -0.01 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 -0.2
1962
 +5.71 +4.32 0.0 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9
1961
 +1.32 +0.65 0.3 0.8 0.6 -0.1 0.8 -1.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 0.8 0.1 -0.7
1960
 +13.04 +11.52 0.3 2.4 2.4 0.2 -0.1 2.1 2.5 1.2 0.4 -0.3 0.1 1.2
1959
 -1.70 -3.37 0.3 0.8 0.0 -0.8 -1.2 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -1.7 1.6 0.3 -1.0
1958
 -2.81 -4.50 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -1.7 -2.6 -1.6 -0.1 0.8 -0.7
1957
 +8.57 +5.51 0.5 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -1.1 -0.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 2.6 4.8
1956
 -1.55 -4.40 0.3 0.9 -0.7 -1.5 1.3 0.9 -0.6 -1.5 -0.1 0.7 -0.9 -0.5
1955
 -0.77 -1.14 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.3 0.3 1.1 0.2 -0.3
1954
 +2.83 +3.60 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.9 -0.5 0.1 0.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1
1953
 +3.64 +2.87 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -1.5 -0.1 1.9 0.2 1.1 2.2 0.2 1.1
1952
 +2.25 +1.48 0.2 -0.2 0.2 1.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7 1.5 0.3 0.1
1951
 +0.05 -5.62 0.7 -0.3 -1.1 -0.6 -0.6 0.2 1.2 1.2 -1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.5
1950
 -0.12 -5.72 -0.6 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.4
1949
 +4.38 +6.59 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.8 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6
1948
 +2.60 -0.38 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0.4
1947
 -0.45 -8.53 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 -0.7 -1.2
1946
 +0.72 -14.74 0.7 0.3 0.3 -1.2 0.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.4 -0.5 1.0
1945
 +5.13 +2.82 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 -1.0
1944
 +2.27 -0.03 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
1943
 +2.47 -0.47 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.1
1942
 +1.30 -7.09 0.2 -0.5 0.9 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4
1941
 +2.24 -6.99 0.1 -0.7 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.0 1.2 -0.5 0.0 0.6 -0.2 -1.6
1940
 +4.30 +3.56 -0.1 0.0 0.9 -0.5 -1.6 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.5 0.5
1939
 +3.10 +3.10 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.4 -0.2 0.3 -1.0 -3.9 2.2 1.1 1.0
1938
 +4.38 +7.37 0.4 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.4 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 0.5
1937
 +1.88 -0.95 0.7 0.3 -2.0 -0.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 -0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.4
1936
 +4.52 +3.03 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.8 -0.1 0.1 1.2 0.1
1935
 +3.91 +0.90 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 -1.1 -0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4
1934
 +7.29 +5.69 0.7 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 -0.7 -1.3 1.7 0.2 0.7
1933
 +2.99 +2.21 1.5 -0.4 -0.5 0.4 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 -1.6 -0.2
1932
 +12.27 +25.13 -2.1 1.9 2.2 2.6 -0.1 0.6 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.3
1931
 -2.07 +7.99 0.5 -0.5 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -2.8 0.3 -2.1
1930
 +7.75 +15.11 0.0 0.7 1.6 -0.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.3
1929
 +4.25 +3.64 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7 1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 0.4 1.1 2.5 0.2
1928
 -0.93 +0.23 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -1.0 -0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 -0.5
1927
 +5.30 +7.73 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7
1926
 +4.71 +5.89 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.7
1925
 +3.17 -0.29 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1
1924
 +7.88 +7.88 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.1 -0.1
1923
 +3.71 +1.31 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5
1922
 +5.52 +8.01 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 0.4
1921
 +13.13 +26.87 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 2.7 1.9 1.7
1920
 +0.21 -2.37 0.1 -0.6 0.0 -1.1 -2.0 0.7 0.1 -0.4 2.2 3.1 -0.7 -1.1
1919
 +2.22 -10.76 0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.5 -0.4 -0.3
1918
 +4.60 -13.15 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 -1.3
1917
 -1.69 -16.76 -0.1 0.9 -1.9 0.0 -1.6 -0.5 0.5 0.3 1.4 -0.2 0.4 -0.8
1916
 +3.65 -7.96 0.1 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 -0.6 -0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.3 0.8
1915
 +6.25 +4.19 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 -0.7 1.5 -0.2 0.1 0.8 1.2
1914
 +6.48 +5.43 1.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0
1913
 +3.87 +0.76 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.3 -1.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 1.7 1.4
1912
 +1.57 -5.35 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
1911
 +4.10 +6.29 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.1 -1.0 0.8 0.5 -0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4
1910
 +4.18 +12.77 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2
1909
 +1.45 -8.21 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.9 -0.4 0.6 -0.6 0.1
1908
 +11.41 +7.83 0.8 1.2 2.7 2.3 0.7 -0.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.9
1907
 -0.31 +1.85 -0.1 0.7 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.7 -0.7 -0.4 0.2 -1.7 -1.6
1906
 +0.73 -4.56 0.2 -0.5 0.2 1.1 -1.0 -0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0
1905
 +0.66 +0.67 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.1 -0.5 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 -1.0 -1.9
1904
 +5.83 +1.10 0.5 -0.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.5 -0.1 1.0 0.7 -0.1 0.7
1903
 +2.16 +8.10 0.3 0.6 1.2 -1.2 1.0 -0.4 -0.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 -0.4 0.2
1902
 +0.98 -5.73 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 -2.4 -2.2 0.4 3.9 0.9 -0.6 -0.4
1901
 +1.83 -3.01 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.8 -0.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.9 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.2
1900
 +3.87 +7.81 0.1 0.4 1.0 -1.6 0.9 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 0.9 0.1 1.9 1.2
1899
 -0.40 -14.76 0.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.2 2.1
1898
 +4.67 +3.13 0.5 -1.8 -2.9 -1.1 1.8 2.0 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.1 1.3
1897
 +5.85 +5.85 1.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 -1.2 1.2 0.9 -0.5 -0.1 1.2 0.6 0.7
1896
 +4.07 +5.63 -3.1 -0.2 1.5 1.3 -0.3 0.5 -1.8 -1.7 3.2 1.5 2.7 0.6
1895
 +0.04 -2.76 -2.3 4.7 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.1 -0.4 -1.8 0.0 -4.4 2.5 -0.8
1894
 +6.09 +13.67 -0.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.4
1893
 +4.74 +13.22 -0.3 -0.2 0.9 0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.7 1.0 1.7 -0.1 2.1 1.6
1892
 +2.12 +0.91 -0.2 0.5 0.8 -0.8 1.3 1.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0.3 0.5 0.0
1891
 +5.41 +10.75 -0.6 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 -3.2 0.5 1.6 -0.2 0.9 1.5
1890
 +1.24 -0.03 -0.8 -1.4 -0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.5 -1.0 0.5 -0.4
1889
 +2.49 +8.81 -0.4 1.3 1.2 -0.4 0.6 0.4 -0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.2 0.4
1888
 +5.49 +5.50 0.5 1.3 -1.1 0.1 1.6 1.1 0.0 0.7 1.1 -0.6 0.2 0.6
1887
 +1.47 -4.41 -0.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 -0.9 -0.3 -1.1 0.7 1.3 -0.6
1886
 +0.76 +5.67 -0.7 1.6 0.4 -0.6 -0.4 0.3 -0.5 -0.4 0.7 0.5 -0.5 0.3
1885
 +5.34 +6.62 -0.6 0.7 0.6 -0.1 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.0
1884
 +3.94 +15.86 0.1 0.4 0.8 -0.2 -1.8 -0.6 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.1
1883
 +4.31 +12.90 -0.9 0.1 0.5 0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 0.4 1.2 0.6 1.2 1.6
1882
 +3.10 +5.05 -0.1 0.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 -0.4 -0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.7 0.3 1.2
1881
 +3.49 -3.33 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.9 0.6 -1.4 -0.9 0.8 -0.8 0.6 1.1
1880
 +5.28 +7.39 0.0 1.9 0.5 -0.2 0.7 0.9 -0.8 0.9 -0.7 -1.3 2.4 0.9
1879
 +2.94 -13.18 -0.8 0.4 -0.5 0.7 2.3 -0.6 -0.8 -0.2 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.7
1878
 +6.47 +23.79 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.1 2.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.8 0.7 -0.1 0.9 0.9
1877
 +3.66 +17.18 -1.5 0.4 0.1 1.5 2.3 -0.5 0.8 -0.1 -1.6 0.5 1.3 0.4
1876
 +7.19 +9.07 -0.5 2.1 0.8 0.9 1.2 2.0 -0.8 -0.8 -0.6 0.4 1.4 0.9
1875
 +6.49 +12.04 -0.9 1.3 0.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 -3.4 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.1
1874
 +13.72 +20.35 -0.3 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.3 -2.4 1.1 0.6 1.1 2.2 2.4
1873
 +4.25 +10.76 -1.3 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.5 -2.2 0.2 -2.0 -2.0 0.1 5.3
1872
 +1.82 -0.46 -2.9 -0.4 0.5 2.1 2.2 1.2 -2.2 0.0 -1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9
1871
 +2.78 +1.24 -0.6 1.7 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 -1.9 0.3 0.8 -0.9 0.0 0.3

Portofolio Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets, instead of the actual ETFs of the portfolio.

In particular, it has been used:

  • BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007

Portfolio efficiency

Compared to the Total Bond US Portfolio, the following portfolios granted a higher return over 30 Years and a less severe drawdown at the same time.

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Author Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Simplified Permanent Portfolio +6.79 6.79 -16.43 25 50 25
Desert Portfolio Gyroscopic Investing +6.48 5.42 -14.72 30 60 10
Permanent Portfolio Harry Browne +6.41 6.46 -15.92 25 50 25
Larry Portfolio Larry Swedroe +6.04 5.51 -15.96 30 70 0
Sheltered Sam 30/70 Bill Bernstein +5.71 5.18 -16.58 29.1 70 0.9
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 +5.62 4.76 -16.57 20 80 0
Dimensional Retirement Income Fund DFA +5.48 4.78 -12.91 20.4 79.6 0
LifeStrategy Income Fund Vanguard +5.42 4.67 -16.61 20 80 0
US Inflation Protection +5.21 6.08 -14.74 0 100 0
Developed World ex-US 20/80 +5.19 5.23 -16.80 20 80 0
Edge Select Conservative Merrill Lynch +5.17 4.18 -12.44 21 79 0
Sheltered Sam 20/80 Bill Bernstein +5.15 4.12 -11.24 19.4 80 0.6
Robo Advisor 20 Betterment +5.10 4.14 -12.16 19.9 80.1 0
Total Bond Developed World ex-US +4.93 4.56 -14.88 0 100 0
Sheltered Sam 10/90 Bill Bernstein +4.56 3.39 -9.93 9.7 90 0.3
Conservative Income Charles Schwab +4.38 3.57 -11.50 5 95 0
Total Bond US +4.28 4.11 -17.28 0 100 0

Here's a list containing the Best Classic Portfolios, with the highest returns over 30 Years and Low Risk categorization.

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Author Return▾ Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
High Yield Bonds Income +6.57 8.71 -23.97 0 100 0
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum +6.10 4.82 -17.91 20 80 0
All Country World 20/80 +5.75 5.54 -17.97 20 80 0
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 +5.62 4.76 -16.57 20 80 0
Dimensional Retirement Income Fund DFA +5.48 4.78 -12.91 20.4 79.6 0