Managing the Developed World 20/80 To EUR Bond Hedged Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 5.01% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 3.80%.
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 Jan 31, 2026
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Developed World 20/80 To EUR Bond Hedged Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
Portfolio returns are calculated in EUR, assuming:
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends, if existing
- the adjustment for actual currency exchange rates (simulation derived from original US returns)
- 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 Jan 31, 2026 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~52Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 2.84 | (0) | 5.82 | (0) | 5.55 | (0) | 5.01 | (0) | 7.51 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 1.69 | (1) | 0.51 | (5) | 1.97 | (10) | 3.90 | (30) | 6.90 | (52) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 1.77 | (2) | 0.39 | (10) | 1.94 | (20) | 3.80 | (60) | 6.83 | (103) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 1.75 | (4) | 0.34 | (20) | 1.96 | (40) | 3.86 | (120) | 6.87 | (206) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 1.75 | (1) | 0.63 | (3) | 2.07 | (4) | 3.97 | (13) | 7.01 | (20) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 1.81 | (0) | 0.91 | (1) | 2.37 | (2) | 3.80 | (2) | 6.83 | (3) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Developed World 20/80 To EUR Bond Hedged Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Jan 31, 2026
Historical returns and stats of Developed World 20/80 To EUR Bond Hedged 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 | 7.51 | (0) | 6.28 | 1.20 | -16.39 | 0.46 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 6.90 | (52) | 5.37 | 1.29 | -15.01 | 0.46 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 6.83 | (103) | 5.36 | 1.28 | -14.97 | 0.46 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 6.87 | (206) | 5.36 | 1.28 | -14.99 | 0.46 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 7.01 | (20) | 5.39 | 1.30 | -14.77 | 0.47 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 6.83 | (3) | 5.40 | 1.27 | -14.69 | 0.47 |
Drawdowns as of Jan 31, 2026
Historical Drawdowns of Developed World 20/80 To EUR Bond Hedged Portfolio, 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% |
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-16.39
Jun 2007 - Dec 2011
|
-15.01
Jan 2022 - In progress
|
-14.97
Jan 2022 - In progress
|
-14.99
Dec 2021 - In progress
|
-14.77
Jan 2022 - In progress
|
-14.69
Jan 2022 - Oct 2025
|
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-15.53
Sep 1989 - May 1991
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-13.03
Sep 1989 - Apr 1991
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-13.50
Sep 1989 - Apr 1991
|
-13.40
Sep 1989 - Apr 1991
|
-12.74
Sep 1989 - Apr 1991
|
-12.94
Sep 1989 - Apr 1991
|
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-14.29
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-11.54
Feb 1994 - Dec 1995
|
-11.98
Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
|
-12.23
Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
|
-11.93
Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
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-11.67
Feb 1994 - Dec 1995
|
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-12.55
Nov 2000 - May 2005
|
-11.47
Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
|
-11.57
Feb 1994 - Dec 1995
|
-11.59
Feb 1994 - Dec 1995
|
-11.48
Feb 1994 - Dec 1995
|
-11.00
Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
|
|
-11.50
Feb 1994 - Dec 1995
|
-5.84
Aug 1981 - Dec 1981
|
-5.79
Aug 1981 - Dec 1981
|
-5.79
Aug 1981 - Dec 1981
|
-5.77
Sep 1979 - May 1980
|
-5.92
Sep 1979 - May 1980
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| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -14.05 | -11.38 | -11.56 | -11.60 | -11.34 | -11.24 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -10.48 | -8.02 | -8.08 | -8.08 | -7.94 | -7.98 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Developed World 20/80 To EUR Bond Hedged Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
