Gold vs Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The Gold Portfolio obtained a 5.69% compound annual return, with a 15.51% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio obtained a 6.64% compound annual return, with a 6.60% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Very High Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 25%
Fixed Income 0% 50%
Commodities 100% 25%
30 Years Stats Return +5.69% +6.64%
Std Dev 15.51% 6.60%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -15.92%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +2.98% +5.80%
Std Dev 12.67% 5.81%
Max Drawdown -61.78% -30.61%
Last Update: 31 March 2024

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2024

Comparison period starts from January 1871

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
Gold Portfolio +8.67 +19.99 +12.28 +11.01 +5.23 +5.69 +2.98
Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio +3.19 +13.45 +9.29 +6.27 +5.25 +6.64 +5.80
Return over 1 year are annualized.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2024

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 5.26$, with a total return of 425.67% (5.69% annualized).

Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 6.88$, with a total return of 588.05% (6.64% annualized).

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 89.55$, with a total return of 8855.13% (2.98% annualized).

Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 5659.64$, with a total return of 565863.95% (5.80% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Gold Portfolio
Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015 (52) Jul 2020 (107) 28.29
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999 (43) Dec 2003 (95) 24.75
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-15.92% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 8.56
-12.63% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) Aug 2009 (18) 4.94
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005 (6) Sep 2005 (10) 5.30
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006 (5) Feb 2007 (10) 4.31
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010 (2) May 2010 (6) 5.13
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 (1) Oct 2004 (7) 5.49
-6.98% Aug 2016 Dec 2016 (5) Aug 2017 (13) 3.48
-6.86% Oct 2012 Jun 2013 (9) Feb 2014 (17) 3.11
-6.73% Feb 2015 Dec 2015 (11) Apr 2016 (15) 4.30
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011 (1) Mar 2011 (3) 3.21
-5.43% Sep 2000 Mar 2001 (7) Mar 2002 (19) 2.54
-5.34% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Oct 1998 (4) 2.52
-5.22% Jun 2009 Jun 2009 (1) Sep 2009 (4) 2.98
-5.09% Jul 2010 Jul 2010 (1) Aug 2010 (2) 2.94
-5.05% Oct 1994 Jan 1995 (4) Jan 1996 (16) 2.75
-4.90% Jan 2004 Feb 2004 (2) Mar 2004 (3) 3.15

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999 (227) Apr 2007 (319) 44.50
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976 (20) Jul 1978 (43) 22.42
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015 (52) Jul 2020 (107) 28.29
-30.61% Sep 1929 May 1932 (33) Jun 1933 (46) 15.96
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 14.98
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973 (4) Jan 1974 (7) 13.59
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978 (1) Feb 1979 (4) 9.71
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970 (9) Dec 1971 (32) 12.66
-18.25% Jan 1948 Jan 1955 (85) Mar 1969 (255) 15.35
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-16.62% Apr 1974 Jun 1974 (3) Nov 1974 (8) 9.02
-15.92% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 8.56
-14.17% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Jul 1941 (53) 5.11
-12.63% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) Aug 2009 (18) 4.94
-12.20% Jan 1876 Jan 1879 (37) Jan 1933 (685) 12.05
-11.68% Dec 1980 Mar 1982 (16) Aug 1982 (21) 7.51
-11.38% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 5.46
-11.15% Apr 1974 Sep 1974 (6) Jan 1975 (10) 5.73
-10.91% May 1969 Jun 1970 (14) Jan 1971 (21) 6.39

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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Year Return Drawdown Return Drawdown
2024
+7.61%
-1.42%
+3.69%
-0.53%
2023
+12.69%
-7.22%
+11.55%
-5.68%
2022
-0.77%
-15.91%
-12.53%
-15.92%
2021
-4.15%
-10.32%
+4.21%
-4.43%
2020
+24.81%
-10.12%
+16.10%
-3.30%
2019
+17.86%
-4.10%
+16.17%
-1.10%
2018
-1.94%
-11.66%
-1.76%
-4.25%
2017
+12.81%
-4.09%
+10.97%
-0.83%
2016
+8.03%
-15.02%
+5.54%
-6.98%
2015
-10.67%
-17.81%
-3.06%
-6.73%
2014
-2.19%
-12.44%
+9.40%
-2.62%
2013
-28.33%
-28.33%
-2.08%
-6.04%
2012
+6.60%
-10.45%
+6.41%
-1.83%
2011
+9.57%
-14.48%
+11.11%
-1.85%
2010
+29.27%
-5.09%
+13.92%
-0.53%
2009
+24.03%
-7.20%
+7.85%
-6.22%
2008
+4.92%
-25.83%
+0.87%
-12.63%
2007
+30.45%
-4.20%
+12.69%
-1.20%
2006
+22.55%
-8.63%
+10.94%
-2.12%
2005
+17.76%
-4.91%
+8.91%
-1.25%
2004
+4.65%
-8.31%
+6.83%
-4.20%
2003
+19.89%
-8.88%
+13.32%
-2.34%
2002
+25.57%
-6.72%
+5.85%
-4.02%
2001
+0.75%
-6.10%
-0.52%
-4.13%
2000
-5.44%
-9.93%
+2.40%
-3.23%
1999
+0.85%
-11.47%
+5.17%
-3.54%
1998
-0.83%
-12.01%
+10.09%
-5.34%
1997
-21.41%
-21.41%
+7.19%
-2.33%
1996
-4.59%
-8.95%
+5.08%
-2.02%
1995
+0.98%
-2.46%
+18.11%
0.00%
1994
-2.17%
-3.91%
-1.37%
-3.63%
1993
+17.68%
-11.51%
+12.00%
-0.99%
1992
-5.73%
-6.97%
+3.57%
-1.77%
1991
-8.56%
-10.05%
+11.72%
-0.88%
1990
-3.11%
-15.14%
+1.11%
-4.53%
1989
-2.84%
-12.30%
+12.90%
-1.18%
1988
-15.26%
-18.05%
+4.39%
-1.50%
1987
+24.53%
-1.97%
+7.42%
-5.78%
1986
+18.96%
-8.14%
+17.64%
-1.28%
1985
+6.00%
-6.67%
+20.47%
-2.05%
1984
-19.38%
-21.80%
+2.22%
-3.58%
1983
-16.31%
-23.52%
+3.46%
-2.83%
1982
+14.94%
-20.13%
+23.27%
-5.51%
1981
-32.60%
-32.60%
-5.34%
-9.88%
1980
+15.19%
-24.27%
+13.65%
-11.38%
1979
+126.55%
-4.46%
+39.77%
-4.50%
1978
+37.01%
-20.28%
+12.78%
-5.31%
1977
+22.64%
-4.00%
+6.43%
-2.00%
1976
-4.10%
-25.85%
+11.22%
-2.75%
1975
-24.80%
-25.92%
+6.98%
-7.00%
1974
+66.15%
-16.62%
+12.43%
-11.15%
1973
+72.96%
-20.49%
+15.65%
-6.85%
1972
+49.02%
-6.88%
+18.84%
-1.56%
1971
+16.70%
-3.48%
+12.86%
-1.09%
1970
+6.16%
-1.56%
+7.89%
-4.68%
1969
-16.07%
-19.25%
-6.38%
-8.20%
1968
+18.16%
-7.38%
+9.27%
-1.10%
1967
+0.28%
0.00%
+6.11%
-1.37%
1966
-0.28%
-0.28%
-0.04%
-3.86%
1965
+0.42%
0.00%
+4.59%
-0.95%
1964
+0.28%
0.00%
+6.00%
-0.25%
1963
-0.28%
-0.28%
+6.05%
-0.74%
1962
-0.42%
-0.42%
-0.23%
-4.93%
1961
-2.74%
-2.74%
+6.50%
-1.00%
1960
+3.55%
0.00%
+5.64%
-1.14%
1959
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.72%
-1.85%
1958
+0.00%
0.00%
+9.97%
-0.31%
1957
+0.14%
0.00%
+0.57%
-2.86%
1956
+0.14%
0.00%
+1.35%
-2.43%
1955
-0.28%
-0.28%
+6.24%
-0.67%
1954
-0.70%
-0.70%
+14.12%
-0.94%
1953
-8.27%
-8.27%
-0.87%
-4.16%
1952
-3.25%
-3.25%
+3.37%
-1.26%
1951
-0.62%
-0.62%
+4.37%
-1.85%
1950
-0.62%
-0.62%
+7.47%
-1.53%
1949
-3.57%
-3.57%
+6.13%
-1.15%
1948
-2.33%
-2.33%
+1.16%
-2.70%
1947
+12.42%
0.00%
+3.61%
-1.52%
1946
+2.68%
0.00%
-0.66%
-5.77%
1945
+2.76%
0.00%
+12.40%
-0.87%
1944
-0.68%
-0.68%
+5.95%
-0.36%
1943
+2.82%
0.00%
+8.33%
-2.35%
1942
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.04%
-3.00%
1941
+2.90%
0.00%
-1.49%
-3.80%
1940
-1.43%
-1.43%
-0.01%
-6.09%
1939
+0.00%
0.00%
+1.75%
-3.29%
1938
+0.00%
0.00%
+8.45%
-6.59%
1937
+0.00%
0.00%
-8.65%
-10.20%
1936
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.39%
-1.85%
1935
+0.00%
0.00%
+12.79%
-1.85%
1934
+8.29%
0.00%
+5.72%
-3.27%
1933
+56.36%
0.00%
+28.60%
-5.74%
1932
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.17%
-10.03%
1931
+0.00%
0.00%
-12.64%
-16.23%
1930
+0.00%
0.00%
-4.39%
-9.07%
1929
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.83%
-9.26%
1928
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.25%
-1.14%
1927
+0.00%
0.00%
+11.58%
-1.05%
1926
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.78%
-1.79%
1925
+0.00%
0.00%
+8.98%
-1.51%
1924
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.18%
-0.44%
1923
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.65%
-2.70%
1922
+0.00%
0.00%
+9.97%
-1.17%
1921
+0.00%
0.00%
+8.74%
-1.62%
1920
+0.00%
0.00%
-1.56%
-2.72%
1919
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.55%
-2.10%
1918
+0.00%
0.00%
+7.63%
-0.71%
1917
+0.00%
0.00%
-4.88%
-4.88%
1916
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.56%
-0.66%
1915
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.27%
-0.48%
1914
+0.00%
0.00%
+1.02%
-3.96%
1913
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.91%
-1.08%
1912
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.57%
-0.83%
1911
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.86%
-2.33%
1910
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.96%
-1.93%
1909
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.56%
-0.47%
1908
+0.00%
0.00%
+13.65%
-0.55%
1907
+0.00%
0.00%
-5.24%
-5.97%
1906
+0.00%
0.00%
+1.58%
-1.96%
1905
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.99%
-1.27%
1904
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.35%
-0.56%
1903
+0.00%
0.00%
-2.87%
-5.48%
1902
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.72%
-1.71%
1901
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.40%
-2.12%
1900
+0.00%
0.00%
+7.28%
-1.02%
1899
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.46%
-1.66%
1898
+0.00%
0.00%
+9.71%
-2.16%
1897
+0.00%
0.00%
+7.76%
-0.96%
1896
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.16%
-3.48%
1895
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.81%
-2.88%
1894
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.47%
-0.91%
1893
+0.00%
0.00%
-2.22%
-6.13%
1892
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.62%
-0.58%
1891
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.97%
-1.39%
1890
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.21%
-2.89%
1889
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.74%
-0.41%
1888
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.54%
-0.99%
1887
+0.00%
0.00%
+1.07%
-2.41%
1886
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.01%
-0.83%
1885
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.08%
-0.41%
1884
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.61%
-3.78%
1883
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.77%
-1.33%
1882
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.35%
-1.31%
1881
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.94%
-1.91%
1880
+0.00%
0.00%
+9.92%
-1.87%
1879
-0.10%
-0.10%
+14.82%
-0.23%
1878
-2.64%
-2.64%
+6.08%
-0.22%
1877
-4.71%
-4.71%
+1.31%
-4.59%
1876
-5.27%
-5.27%
-1.26%
-2.91%
1875
+1.95%
0.00%
+6.22%
-0.40%
1874
+1.54%
0.00%
+5.61%
-0.80%
1873
-1.94%
-1.94%
+1.85%
-4.51%
1872
+2.66%
0.00%
+6.24%
-0.91%
1871
-1.27%
-1.27%
+6.83%
-1.19%