Ben Felix Five Factor Model 50/50 Portfolio vs David Swensen Yale Endowment Portfolio Portfolio Comparison

Simulation Settings

Period: January 1988 - September 2025 (~38 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 30 September 2025

Initial Amount: 1$

Rebalancing: at every Jan 1^st

Currency: CAD

Inflation: Canada

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30 Years
(1995/10 - 2025/09)

All Data
(1988/01 - 2025/09)

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Ben Felix Five Factor Model 50/50 Portfolio

1.00$
Invested Capital
October 1995
7.57$
Final Capital
September 2025
6.98%
Yearly Return
7.16%
Std Deviation
-20.01%
Max Drawdown
36months
Recovery Period

1.00$
Invested Capital
October 1995
4.03$
Final Capital
September 2025
4.76%
Yearly Return
7.16%
Std Deviation
-22.67%
Max Drawdown
47months
Recovery Period

1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1988
16.39$
Final Capital
September 2025
7.69%
Yearly Return
7.28%
Std Deviation
-20.01%
Max Drawdown
36months
Recovery Period

1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1988
6.92$
Final Capital
September 2025
5.26%
Yearly Return
7.28%
Std Deviation
-22.67%
Max Drawdown
47months
Recovery Period

This portfolio includes ETFs not denominated in CAD. Returns are calculated using exchange rates or, if applicable, interest rate differentials for currency hedging.

David Swensen Yale Endowment Portfolio

1.00$
Invested Capital
October 1995
10.50$
Final Capital
September 2025
8.15%
Yearly Return
10.87%
Std Deviation
-40.68%
Max Drawdown
38months
Recovery Period

1.00$
Invested Capital
October 1995
4.97$
Final Capital
September 2025
5.49%
Yearly Return
10.87%
Std Deviation
-41.66%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period

1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1988
25.44$
Final Capital
September 2025
8.95%
Yearly Return
10.49%
Std Deviation
-40.68%
Max Drawdown
38months
Recovery Period

1.00$
Invested Capital
January 1988
9.09$
Final Capital
September 2025
6.02%
Yearly Return
10.49%
Std Deviation
-41.66%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period

As of September 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the Ben Felix Five Factor Model 50/50 Portfolio obtained a 6.98% compound annual return, with a 7.16% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -20.01% that required 36 months to be recovered.

As of September 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the David Swensen Yale Endowment Portfolio obtained a 8.15% compound annual return, with a 10.87% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -40.68% that required 38 months to be recovered.

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Asset Allocations and ETFs

The compared portfolios have the following asset allocations.

Ben Felix Five Factor Model 50/50 Portfolio

Weight (%)	Ticker	Name
15.00	VUN.TO	Vanguard US Total Market Index
15.00	XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index
8.00	XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index
5.00	AVUV	Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
4.00	XEC.TO	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index
3.00	AVDV	Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
50.00	ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index
• Not denominated in CAD.

David Swensen Yale Endowment Portfolio

Weight (%)	Ticker	Name
30.00	VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market
20.00	VNQ	Vanguard Real Estate
15.00	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets
5.00	EEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
15.00	IEI	iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
15.00	TIP	iShares TIPS Bond

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Portfolio Returns as of Sep 30, 2025

Returns are calculated in CAD, assuming:

no fees or capital gain taxes.
rebalancing: at every Jan 1^st.
dividend reinvestment, when applicable.

Return Comparison

Capital Growth

30 Years
(1995/10 - 2025/09)

All Data
(1988/01 - 2025/09)

Inflation Adjusted:

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	Initial Amount $	Final Amount $	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
Five Factor Model 50/50 Ben Felix	1 $	7.57 $	657.24%	6.98%
Yale Endowment David Swensen	1 $	10.50 $	950.06%	8.15%
	Oct 1995	Sep 2025

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	Initial Amount $	Final Amount $	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
Five Factor Model 50/50 Ben Felix	1 $	4.03 $	303.43%	4.76%
Yale Endowment David Swensen	1 $	4.97 $	397.03%	5.49%
	Oct 1995	Sep 2025

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	Initial Amount $	Final Amount $	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
Five Factor Model 50/50 Ben Felix	1 $	16.39 $	1 539.30%	7.69%
Yale Endowment David Swensen	1 $	25.44 $	2 444.03%	8.95%
	Jan 1988	Sep 2025

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	Initial Amount $	Final Amount $	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
Five Factor Model 50/50 Ben Felix	1 $	6.92 $	592.33%	5.26%
Yale Endowment David Swensen	1 $	9.09 $	809.24%	6.02%
	Jan 1988	Sep 2025

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		Return (%) as of Sep 30, 2025
		YTD (9M)	1M	6M	1Y	5Y	10Y	30Y	MAX (~38Y)
	Five Factor Model 50/50 Ben Felix	10.21	3.32	9.34	12.82	7.68	7.01	6.98	7.69
	Yale Endowment David Swensen	12.90	1.93	11.35	9.50	8.48	8.13	8.15	8.95
Returns over 1 year are annualized.

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Portfolio Metrics as of Sep 30, 2025

The following metrics, updated as of 30 September 2025, provide an overview of performance and risk, with the best value in each row highlighted within the table.

METRIC COMPARISON

Period: 1 October 2024 - 30 September 2025 (1 year)

Period: 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2025 (5 years)

Period: 1 October 2015 - 30 September 2025 (10 years)

Period: 1 October 1995 - 30 September 2025 (30 years)

Period: 1 January 1988 - 30 September 2025 (~38 years)

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

30 Years

All (1988/01 - 2025/09)

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	Five Factor Model 50/50	Yale Endowment
Author	Ben Felix	David Swensen
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks	50%	70%
Fixed Income	50%	30%
Commodities	0%	0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%)	12.82	9.50
Infl. Adjusted (%)	10.29	6.53
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)	-3.11	-3.63
Start to Recovery (months)	5	6
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)	-3.11	-3.63
Start to Recovery (months)	5	6
Longest Negative Period (months)	5	7
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%)	6.29	7.68
Sharpe Ratio	1.35	0.67
Sortino Ratio	1.86	0.84
Ulcer Index	1.03	1.54
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation	2.04	1.24
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown	4.12	2.62
Metrics calculated over the period 1 October 2024 - 30 September 2025

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	Five Factor Model 50/50	Yale Endowment
Author	Ben Felix	David Swensen
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks	50%	70%
Fixed Income	50%	30%
Commodities	0%	0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%)	7.68	8.48
Infl. Adjusted (%)	3.76	3.84
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)	-13.85	-22.63
Start to Recovery (months)	24	31
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)	-13.85	-22.63
Start to Recovery (months)	24	31
Longest Negative Period (months)	34	34
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%)	8.35	12.17
Sharpe Ratio	0.57	0.46
Sortino Ratio	0.80	0.61
Ulcer Index	5.00	8.65
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation	0.92	0.70
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown	0.55	0.37
Metrics calculated over the period 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2025

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	Five Factor Model 50/50	Yale Endowment
Author	Ben Felix	David Swensen
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks	50%	70%
Fixed Income	50%	30%
Commodities	0%	0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%)	7.01	8.13
Infl. Adjusted (%)	4.27	4.84
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)	-13.85	-22.63
Start to Recovery (months)	24	31
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)	-13.85	-22.63
Start to Recovery (months)	24	31
Longest Negative Period (months)	34	34
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%)	7.85	11.02
Sharpe Ratio	0.65	0.56
Sortino Ratio	0.88	0.74
Ulcer Index	3.87	6.54
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation	0.89	0.74
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown	0.51	0.36
Metrics calculated over the period 1 October 2015 - 30 September 2025

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	Five Factor Model 50/50	Yale Endowment
Author	Ben Felix	David Swensen
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks	50%	70%
Fixed Income	50%	30%
Commodities	0%	0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%)	6.98	8.15
Infl. Adjusted (%)	4.76	5.49
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)	-20.01	-40.68
Start to Recovery (months)	36	38
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)	-12.57	-40.68
Start to Recovery (months)	38	38
Longest Negative Period (months)	49	62
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%)	7.16	10.87
Sharpe Ratio	0.66	0.54
Sortino Ratio	0.88	0.70
Ulcer Index	4.25	7.44
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation	0.97	0.75
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown	0.35	0.20
Metrics calculated over the period 1 October 1995 - 30 September 2025

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	Five Factor Model 50/50	Yale Endowment
Author	Ben Felix	David Swensen
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks	50%	70%
Fixed Income	50%	30%
Commodities	0%	0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%)	7.69	8.95
Infl. Adjusted (%)	5.26	6.02
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)	-20.01	-40.68
Start to Recovery (months)	36	38
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)	-12.57	-40.68
Start to Recovery (months)	38	38
Longest Negative Period (months)	49	62
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%)	7.28	10.49
Sharpe Ratio	0.66	0.58
Sortino Ratio	0.88	0.75
Ulcer Index	4.06	6.81
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation	1.06	0.85
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown	0.38	0.22
Metrics calculated over the period 1 January 1988 - 30 September 2025

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.

DRAWDOWN COMPARISON

Period: 1 October 1995 - 30 September 2025 (30 years)

Period: 1 January 1988 - 30 September 2025 (~38 years)

30 Years
(1995/10 - 2025/09)

Chart Table

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Five Factor Model 50/50			Yale Endowment
Drawdown (%)	Recovery (#Months)	From To	Drawdown (%)	Recovery (#Months)	From To
			-40.68	38	Nov 2007 Dec 2010
			-22.63	31	Jan 2022 Jul 2024
-20.01	36	May 2007 Apr 2010
			-14.79	7	Feb 2020 Aug 2020
-13.85	24	Jan 2022 Dec 2023
-12.57	38	Sep 2000 Oct 2003
			-12.17	10	May 2011 Feb 2012
-11.32	6	Feb 2020 Jul 2020
			-10.97	9	Apr 1998 Dec 1998
			-10.82	33	Sep 2000 May 2003
-9.47	8	May 1998 Dec 1998
			-8.41	7	Sep 2018 Mar 2019
			-6.50	15	Mar 2015 May 2016
-6.01	7	Sep 2018 Mar 2019
			-5.84	6	Apr 2004 Sep 2004

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Five Factor Model 50/50			Yale Endowment
Drawdown (%)	Recovery (#Months)	From To	Drawdown (%)	Recovery (#Months)	From To
			-40.68	38	Nov 2007 Dec 2010
			-22.63	31	Jan 2022 Jul 2024
-20.01	36	May 2007 Apr 2010
			-14.79	7	Feb 2020 Aug 2020
-13.85	24	Jan 2022 Dec 2023
			-12.63	14	Jan 1990 Feb 1991
-12.57	38	Sep 2000 Oct 2003
			-12.17	10	May 2011 Feb 2012
-11.32	6	Feb 2020 Jul 2020
			-10.97	9	Apr 1998 Dec 1998
			-10.82	33	Sep 2000 May 2003
-9.56	14	Jan 1990 Feb 1991
-9.47	8	May 1998 Dec 1998
-8.97	17	Feb 1994 Jun 1995
			-8.41	7	Sep 2018 Mar 2019

Rolling Returns

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Rolling Returns Comparison

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Rolling Returns Chart - Inflation Adjusted

Time Period: 1 January 1988 - 30 September 2025 (~38 years)

Rolling Period:

Five Factor Model 50/50
Yale Endowment

Head To Head (Ptf 1 vs Ptf 2):

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Yearly Returns

For each year, the following table provides the return and intra-year drawdown. The highlighted returns represent the highest values for that specific year.

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	Five Factor Model 50/50		Yale Endowment
Year	Return (%)	Drawdown (%)	Return (%)	Drawdown (%)
2025	10.21	-3.11	12.90	-2.00
2024	13.56	-2.03	9.42	-3.92
2023	11.54	-4.55	14.45	-8.62
2022	-10.23	-13.85	-17.82	-22.63
2021	9.09	-2.21	17.84	-3.58
2020	9.10	-11.32	10.35	-14.79
2019	13.74	-2.05	21.39	-2.68
2018	-2.29	-6.01	-5.76	-8.41
2017	7.66	-3.19	13.79	0.00
2016	6.92	-2.16	7.40	-3.21
2015	5.48	-5.07	-0.29	-6.50
2014	11.07	-1.58	9.76	-3.40
2013	13.77	-2.14	12.04	-4.27
2012	7.75	-2.53	13.44	-4.70
2011	1.92	-4.90	2.46	-12.17
2010	8.93	-3.68	14.85	-7.93
2009	14.39	-6.85	23.34	-16.98
2008	-11.73	-15.31	-25.11	-30.37
2007	-0.56	-2.72	4.93	-4.58
2006	11.72	-3.55	17.78	-2.66
2005	9.74	-1.85	8.67	-2.69
2004	8.51	-2.44	16.01	-5.84
2003	13.29	-4.43	26.59	-1.98
2002	-3.12	-8.74	-3.49	-9.34
2001	0.38	-7.76	-1.98	-9.29
2000	3.00	-6.23	3.33	-5.76
1999	11.22	-3.07	13.91	-2.69
1998	9.79	-9.47	8.26	-10.97
1997	12.34	-2.38	15.25	-3.44
1996	14.31	-2.01	15.04	-2.41
1995	16.11	-1.05	20.31	-1.03
1994	-2.98	-8.97	-2.86	-8.21
1993	26.75	-1.16	20.71	-3.68
1992	8.05	-2.30	5.36	-3.21
1991	21.07	-2.87	29.05	-3.46
1990	-4.84	-9.56	-6.06	-12.63
1989	16.51	-2.12	21.59	-1.39
1988	9.44	-2.57	15.34	-2.25

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Yearly Returns