Managing the Developed World 80/20 To EUR Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 7.89% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 7.39%.
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 Feb 28, 2026
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Developed World 80/20 To EUR 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)
| Return (%) and number of rebalances as of Feb 28, 2026 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~54Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 7.20 | (0) | 12.29 | (0) | 11.61 | (0) | 7.89 | (0) | 8.85 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 4.95 | (1) | 9.95 | (5) | 9.74 | (10) | 7.48 | (30) | 8.59 | (55) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 4.93 | (2) | 9.86 | (10) | 9.74 | (20) | 7.39 | (60) | 8.53 | (109) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 4.95 | (4) | 9.81 | (20) | 9.77 | (40) | 7.43 | (120) | 8.56 | (217) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 5.32 | (0) | 10.11 | (2) | 9.93 | (3) | 7.48 | (9) | 8.56 | (11) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 5.79 | (0) | 10.51 | (1) | 10.30 | (1) | 7.42 | (1) | 8.58 | (2) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Developed World 80/20 To EUR Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Feb 28, 2026
Historical returns and stats of Developed World 80/20 To EUR 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 | 8.85 | (0) | 12.85 | 0.69 | -51.49 | 0.17 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 8.59 | (55) | 11.68 | 0.74 | -44.79 | 0.19 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 8.53 | (109) | 11.68 | 0.73 | -45.29 | 0.19 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 8.56 | (217) | 11.70 | 0.73 | -44.96 | 0.19 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 8.56 | (11) | 11.82 | 0.72 | -45.65 | 0.19 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 8.58 | (2) | 11.91 | 0.72 | -46.76 | 0.18 |
Drawdowns as of Feb 28, 2026
Historical Drawdowns of Developed World 80/20 To EUR Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-51.49
Sep 2000 - Feb 2014
|
-44.79
Sep 2000 - Feb 2013
|
-45.29
Sep 2000 - Mar 2013
|
-44.96
Sep 2000 - Mar 2013
|
-45.65
Sep 2000 - Mar 2013
|
-46.76
Sep 2000 - Oct 2013
|
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-33.97
Oct 1989 - May 1993
|
-30.46
Oct 1989 - Mar 1993
|
-30.90
Oct 1989 - Mar 1993
|
-30.84
Oct 1989 - Mar 1993
|
-31.49
Oct 1989 - Apr 1993
|
-30.94
Oct 1989 - Mar 1993
|
|
-28.28
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
-28.09
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
-28.26
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
-28.27
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
-28.28
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
-28.28
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
|
-25.33
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-23.45
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-22.96
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-22.74
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-23.28
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-22.83
Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
|
|
-17.51
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
|
-14.48
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
|
-14.48
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
|
-14.48
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
|
-15.12
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
|
-16.11
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
|
| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -31.32 | -28.25 | -28.38 | -28.26 | -28.77 | -28.98 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -22.35 | -20.33 | -20.35 | -20.30 | -20.62 | -20.84 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Developed World 80/20 To EUR Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
