Gold vs Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 May 2023

The Gold Portfolio obtained a 5.37% compound annual return, with a 15.53% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio obtained a 7.19% compound annual return, with a 7.21% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio
Risk Very High Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 30%
Fixed Income 0% 55%
Commodities 100% 15%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +7.19%
Std Dev 15.53% 7.21%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -20.19%

Last Update: 31 May 2023

Historical Returns as of May 31, 2023

Comparison period starts from January 1871

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 30Y(*) MAX(*)
Gold Portfolio -1.34 +10.62 +6.53 +8.17 +3.13 +5.37 +2.91
Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio -1.74 +1.52 -4.90 +3.99 +4.61 +7.19 +6.27
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized

Capital Growth as of May 31, 2023

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 4803.84$, with a total return of 380.38% (5.37% annualized).

Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 8029.92$, with a total return of 702.99% (7.19% annualized).

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 79365.17$, with a total return of 7836.52% (2.91% annualized).

Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 10648018.06$, with a total return of 1064701.81% (6.27% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-20.19% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-12.18% Jul 2008 Feb 2009
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-6.93% Feb 2015 Dec 2015
-6.83% Feb 1994 Nov 1994
-6.47% Aug 2016 Nov 2016
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011
-5.22% Jun 2009 Jun 2009
-5.10% May 2013 Jun 2013
-5.09% Jul 2010 Jul 2010
-4.90% Jan 2004 Feb 2004
-4.83% Jul 1998 Aug 1998

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-37.02% Sep 1929 May 1932
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978
-20.19% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970
-18.25% Jan 1948 Jan 1955
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-17.43% Mar 1937 Mar 1938
-16.62% Apr 1974 Jun 1974
-12.98% Dec 1968 May 1970
-12.31% Dec 1980 Sep 1981
-12.20% Jan 1876 Jan 1879
-12.18% Jul 2008 Feb 2009
-11.04% Mar 1974 Sep 1974
-10.89% Feb 1980 Mar 1980

Yearly Returns

Yearly return comparison. Common historical serie start from January 1871.

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Year Gold Portfolio Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +4.33%
2022
-0.77% -18.03%
2021
-4.15% +8.08%
2020
+24.81% +14.68%
2019
+17.86% +18.22%
2018
-1.94% -3.19%
2017
+12.81% +11.47%
2016
+8.03% +5.86%
2015
-10.67% -3.72%
2014
-2.19% +12.52%
2013
-28.33% +2.15%
2012
+6.60% +6.72%
2011
+9.57% +15.59%
2010
+29.27% +12.53%
2009
+24.03% +2.34%
2008
+4.92% +1.34%
2007
+30.45% +11.88%
2006
+22.55% +6.93%
2005
+17.76% +8.55%
2004
+4.65% +9.41%
2003
+19.89% +13.96%
2002
+25.57% +7.77%
2001
+0.75% -2.77%
2000
-5.44% +10.15%
1999
+0.85% +6.28%
1998
-0.83% +11.05%
1997
-21.41% +13.54%
1996
-4.59% +8.27%
1995
+0.98% +27.44%
1994
-2.17% -3.28%
1993
+17.68% +12.02%
1992
-5.73% +6.76%
1991
-8.56% +17.98%
1990
-3.11% +3.85%
1989
-2.84% +20.45%
1988
-15.26% +10.59%
1987
+24.53% +3.47%
1986
+18.96% +20.56%
1985
+6.00% +28.68%
1984
-19.38% +8.03%
1983
-16.31% +7.06%
1982
+14.94% +31.65%
1981
-32.60% -3.74%
1980
+15.19% +10.35%
1979
+126.55% +19.26%
1978
+37.01% +7.24%
1977
+22.64% +2.14%
1976
-4.10% +15.78%
1975
-24.80% +12.93%
1974
+66.15% +1.78%
1973
+72.96% +6.67%
1972
+49.02% +14.50%
1971
+16.70% +14.60%
1970
+6.16% +10.73%
1969
-16.07% -7.07%
1968
+18.16% +5.61%
1967
+0.28% +4.93%
1966
-0.28% -0.21%
1965
+0.42% +4.08%
1964
+0.28% +7.34%
1963
-0.28% +6.73%
1962
-0.42% +0.34%
1961
-2.74% +7.57%
1960
+3.55% +8.59%
1959
+0.00% +1.91%
1958
+0.00% +9.85%
1957
+0.14% +1.56%
1956
+0.14% +0.45%
1955
-0.28% +6.44%
1954
-0.70% +17.99%
1953
-8.27% +0.83%
1952
-3.25% +4.21%
1951
-0.62% +4.78%
1950
-0.62% +9.14%
1949
-3.57% +8.58%
1948
-2.33% +1.89%
1947
+12.42% +1.53%
1946
+2.68% -0.92%
1945
+2.76% +15.78%
1944
-0.68% +7.97%
1943
+2.82% +9.97%
1942
+0.00% +6.45%
1941
+2.90% -1.20%
1940
-1.43% +1.87%
1939
+0.00% +2.79%
1938
+0.00% +10.37%
1937
+0.00% -10.07%
1936
+0.00% +14.42%
1935
+0.00% +16.55%
1934
+8.29% +8.27%
1933
+56.36% +23.55%
1932
+0.00% +5.54%
1931
+0.00% -17.79%
1930
+0.00% -5.90%
1929
+0.00% -1.20%
1928
+0.00% +11.11%
1927
+0.00% +14.04%
1926
+0.00% +6.53%
1925
+0.00% +10.80%
1924
+0.00% +13.10%
1923
+0.00% +4.44%
1922
+0.00% +12.65%
1921
+0.00% +9.83%
1920
+0.00% -5.55%
1919
+0.00% +5.81%
1918
+0.00% +7.85%
1917
+0.00% -7.65%
1916
+0.00% +7.39%
1915
+0.00% +14.08%
1914
+0.00% +0.88%
1913
+0.00% -0.05%
1912
+0.00% +3.48%
1911
+0.00% +3.28%
1910
+0.00% +0.15%
1909
+0.00% +6.57%
1908
+0.00% +16.74%
1907
+0.00% -8.40%
1906
+0.00% +0.59%
1905
+0.00% +7.83%
1904
+0.00% +12.56%
1903
+0.00% -4.67%
1902
+0.00% +3.24%
1901
+0.00% +6.47%
1900
+0.00% +8.45%
1899
+0.00% +2.72%
1898
+0.00% +11.99%
1897
+0.00% +9.70%
1896
+0.00% +2.87%
1895
+0.00% +2.80%
1894
+0.00% +4.58%
1893
+0.00% -4.72%
1892
+0.00% +3.45%
1891
+0.00% +7.45%
1890
+0.00% -1.50%
1889
+0.00% +5.38%
1888
+0.00% +4.41%
1887
+0.00% -0.36%
1886
+0.00% +5.02%
1885
+0.00% +11.99%
1884
+0.00% -1.97%
1883
+0.00% +0.14%
1882
+0.00% +3.24%
1881
+0.00% +3.46%
1880
+0.00% +12.13%
1879
-0.10% +17.34%
1878
-2.64% +7.44%
1877
-4.71% +1.94%
1876
-5.27% -0.20%
1875
+1.95% +7.61%
1874
+1.54% +7.35%
1873
-1.94% +1.49%
1872
+2.66% +5.32%
1871
-1.27% +8.01%