Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 10/90 Portfolio vs Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio Portfolio Comparison

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Period: January 1985 - April 2025 (~40 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 30 April 2025
Rebalancing: at every Jan 1st
Currency: USD
Inflation: US
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30 Years
All (since January 1985)
Inflation Adjusted:
Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 10/90 Portfolio
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
3.85$
Final Capital
April 2025
4.60%
Yearly Return
3.33%
Std Deviation
-9.93%
Max Drawdown
32months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
1.83$
Final Capital
April 2025
2.03%
Yearly Return
3.33%
Std Deviation
-18.35%
Max Drawdown
52months*
Recovery Period
* in progress
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
10.40$
Final Capital
April 2025
5.98%
Yearly Return
3.81%
Std Deviation
-9.93%
Max Drawdown
32months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
3.43$
Final Capital
April 2025
3.11%
Yearly Return
3.81%
Std Deviation
-18.35%
Max Drawdown
52months*
Recovery Period
* in progress
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
5.32$
Final Capital
April 2025
5.73%
Yearly Return
4.96%
Std Deviation
-16.57%
Max Drawdown
33months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
2.52$
Final Capital
April 2025
3.13%
Yearly Return
4.96%
Std Deviation
-24.58%
Max Drawdown
52months*
Recovery Period
* in progress
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
15.31$
Final Capital
April 2025
7.00%
Yearly Return
5.24%
Std Deviation
-16.57%
Max Drawdown
33months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
5.05$
Final Capital
April 2025
4.10%
Yearly Return
5.24%
Std Deviation
-24.58%
Max Drawdown
52months*
Recovery Period
* in progress

As of April 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 10/90 Portfolio obtained a 4.60% compound annual return, with a 3.33% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -9.93% that required 32 months to be recovered.

As of April 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio obtained a 5.73% compound annual return, with a 4.96% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -16.57% that required 33 months to be recovered.

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Asset Allocations and ETFs

The compared portfolios have the following asset allocations.

Weight
(%)
Ticker Name
2.50
VTV
Vanguard Value
2.00
VV
Vanguard Large-Cap
1.50
IJS
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
1.00
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate
0.70
EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value
0.50
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
0.50
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap
0.50
VGK
Vanguard FTSE Europe
0.50
VPL
Vanguard FTSE Pacific
54.00
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond
36.00
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond
0.30
GLTR
Aberdeen Standard Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares
Weight
(%)
Ticker Name
20.00
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
80.00
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
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Portfolio Returns as of Apr 30, 2025

Returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
  • no fees or capital gain taxes.
  • rebalancing: at every Jan 1st.
  • dividend reinvestment, when applicable.
RETURN COMPARISON
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)
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Return (%) as of Apr 30, 2025
YTD
(4M)
1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~40Y)
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Bill Bernstein
2.76 0.33 2.57 7.49 2.35 2.43 4.60 5.98
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1.44 0.18 1.74 8.95 2.48 3.64 5.73 7.00
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Capital Growth as of Apr 30, 2025

Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 10/90 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since May 1995, now would be worth 3.85$, with a total return of 285.31% (4.60% annualized).

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since May 1995, now would be worth 5.32$, with a total return of 431.64% (5.73% annualized).


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Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 10/90 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1985, now would be worth 10.40$, with a total return of 940.44% (5.98% annualized).

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1985, now would be worth 15.31$, with a total return of 1430.56% (7.00% annualized).


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Portfolio Metrics as of Apr 30, 2025

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

METRIC COMPARISON
Period: 1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025 (1 year)
Period: 1 May 2020 - 30 April 2025 (5 years)
Period: 1 May 2015 - 30 April 2025 (10 years)
Period: 1 May 1995 - 30 April 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)
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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Author Bill Bernstein
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 9.7% 20%
Fixed Income 90% 80%
Commodities 0.3% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 7.49 8.95
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 5.31 6.74
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -1.40 -2.07
Start to Recovery (months) 5 2
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -1.40 -2.00
Start to Recovery (months) 5 3
Longest Negative Period (months) 4 7*
Drawdowns / Negative periods marked with * are in progress
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 3.06 5.37
Sharpe Ratio 0.88 0.77
Sortino Ratio 1.07 0.95
Ulcer Index 0.54 0.94
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 2.45 1.67
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 5.34 4.32
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025
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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Author Bill Bernstein
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 9.7% 20%
Fixed Income 90% 80%
Commodities 0.3% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 2.35 2.48
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) -2.09 -1.97
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 45
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 4.20 7.57
Sharpe Ratio -0.04 -0.01
Sortino Ratio -0.06 -0.01
Ulcer Index 4.05 7.33
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.56 0.33
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.24 0.15
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 2020 - 30 April 2025
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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Author Bill Bernstein
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 9.7% 20%
Fixed Income 90% 80%
Commodities 0.3% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 2.43 3.64
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) -0.62 0.55
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 50
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 3.35 6.11
Sharpe Ratio 0.20 0.31
Sortino Ratio 0.27 0.42
Ulcer Index 2.92 5.25
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.73 0.60
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.25 0.22
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 2015 - 30 April 2025
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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Author Bill Bernstein
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 9.7% 20%
Fixed Income 90% 80%
Commodities 0.3% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 4.60 5.73
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 2.03 3.13
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 50
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 3.33 4.96
Sharpe Ratio 0.70 0.70
Sortino Ratio 0.94 0.93
Ulcer Index 1.89 3.21
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.38 1.16
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.46 0.35
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 1995 - 30 April 2025
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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Author Bill Bernstein
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 9.7% 20%
Fixed Income 90% 80%
Commodities 0.3% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 5.98 7.00
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 3.11 4.10
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -9.93 -16.57
Start to Recovery (months) 32 33
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 50
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 3.81 5.24
Sharpe Ratio 0.74 0.73
Sortino Ratio 1.04 1.00
Ulcer Index 1.80 2.90
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.57 1.34
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.60 0.42
Metrics calculated over the period 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025
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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 May 1995 - 30 April 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)

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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
-16.57 33 Jan 2022
Sep 2024
-9.93 32 Jan 2022
Aug 2024
-8.42 15 May 2008
Jul 2009
-6.02 17 Apr 2008
Aug 2009
-3.92 3 Feb 2020
Apr 2020
-3.15 13 May 2013
May 2014
-2.82 6 Apr 2004
Sep 2004
-2.67 5 Sep 2018
Jan 2019
-2.58 6 Apr 2004
Sep 2004
-2.56 6 May 2013
Oct 2013
-2.40 9 Aug 2016
Apr 2017
-2.26 8 Feb 1996
Sep 1996
-2.23 3 Apr 2000
Jun 2000
-2.17 3 Feb 1999
Apr 1999
-2.15 3 Jul 1998
Sep 1998

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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
-16.57 33 Jan 2022
Sep 2024
-9.93 32 Jan 2022
Aug 2024
-8.42 15 May 2008
Jul 2009
-6.14 6 Sep 1987
Feb 1988
-6.02 17 Apr 2008
Aug 2009
-5.50 13 Feb 1994
Feb 1995
-5.37 14 Feb 1994
Mar 1995
-3.92 3 Feb 2020
Apr 2020
-3.15 13 May 2013
May 2014
-3.14 3 Sep 1986
Nov 1986
-3.09 4 Aug 1990
Nov 1990
-2.99 4 Apr 1987
Jul 1987
-2.91 5 Jan 1990
May 1990
-2.82 6 Apr 2004
Sep 2004
-2.67 5 Sep 2018
Jan 2019

Rolling Returns

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Time Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)


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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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Sheltered Sam 10/90 Stocks/Bonds 20/80
Year Return
(%)
Drawdown
(%)
Return
(%)
Drawdown
(%)
2025
2.76 0.00 1.44 -1.15
2024
3.96 -1.40 5.87 -2.83
2023
4.88 -2.32 9.53 -5.62
2022
-8.07 -9.93 -14.39 -16.57
2021
3.98 -0.76 3.64 -1.82
2020
6.33 -1.45 10.38 -3.92
2019
7.34 -0.15 13.20 -0.07
2018
-0.58 -1.63 -1.13 -2.67
2017
3.00 -0.21 7.10 -0.02
2016
3.63 -1.07 4.58 -2.40
2015
-0.66 -1.97 0.52 -1.90
2014
2.43 -1.39 7.16 -0.89
2013
-0.38 -3.15 5.01 -2.56
2012
4.12 -0.12 5.82 -0.62
2011
5.36 -1.16 6.53 -0.88
2010
5.24 -0.81 8.44 -0.76
2009
6.25 -3.40 8.69 -5.67
2008
-0.11 -5.76 -1.91 -8.42
2007
8.52 -0.20 6.61 -0.76
2006
4.48 -0.59 6.55 -1.09
2005
2.83 -0.83 3.18 -1.84
2004
5.24 -2.82 5.95 -2.58
2003
7.80 -1.56 9.33 -2.13
2002
8.97 -0.75 2.51 -2.13
2001
6.44 -1.11 4.55 -1.99
2000
11.34 -0.37 7.00 -2.23
1999
1.13 -1.85 4.16 -2.17
1998
8.19 -0.05 11.52 -2.15
1997
10.11 -1.17 13.75 -1.70
1996
4.80 -2.26 7.06 -1.44
1995
17.42 0.00 21.70 0.00
1994
-2.62 -5.37 -2.16 -5.50
1993
11.64 -0.94 9.87 -1.10
1992
7.76 -1.51 7.53 -1.25
1991
16.09 -0.56 18.68 -1.05
1990
7.12 -1.94 5.70 -3.09
1989
14.51 -1.15 16.54 -0.87
1988
7.50 -1.66 9.35 -2.17
1987
2.87 -2.30 1.75 -6.14
1986
14.82 -1.90 15.00 -3.14
1985
20.36 -1.37 24.05 -1.20
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