Gold vs Stocks/Bonds 60/40 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 Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio obtained a 8.42% compound annual return, with a 9.60% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Very High High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 60%
Fixed Income 0% 40%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.69% +8.42%
Std Dev 15.51% 9.60%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -30.55%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +2.98% +7.69%
Std Dev 12.67% 10.21%
Max Drawdown -61.78% -62.03%
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
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio +2.12 +16.12 +17.74 +8.77 +8.05 +8.42 +7.69
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).

Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 11.32$, with a total return of 1031.62% (8.42% 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).

Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 85205.06$, with a total return of 8520406.05% (7.69% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 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
-30.55% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Oct 2010 (36) 13.38
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-21.56% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Jan 2004 (41) 11.96
-20.69% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Feb 2024 (26) 11.44
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-12.29% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 (2) Jul 2020 (6) 5.29
-10.18% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Nov 1998 (5) 4.93
-9.00% May 2011 Sep 2011 (5) Jan 2012 (9) 3.76
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005 (6) Sep 2005 (10) 5.30
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006 (5) Feb 2007 (10) 4.31
-8.38% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 (4) Mar 2019 (7) 3.89
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010 (2) May 2010 (6) 5.13
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 (1) Oct 2004 (7) 5.49
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011 (1) Mar 2011 (3) 3.21
-5.35% Apr 2000 May 2000 (2) Aug 2000 (5) 2.94
-5.24% Jun 2015 Sep 2015 (4) Apr 2016 (11) 2.81
-5.22% Jun 2009 Jun 2009 (1) Sep 2009 (4) 2.98
-5.09% Jul 2010 Jul 2010 (1) Aug 2010 (2) 2.94

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-62.03% Sep 1929 May 1932 (33) Jul 1936 (83) 33.36
-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
-31.73% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Jan 1943 (71) 13.31
-30.55% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Oct 2010 (36) 13.38
-27.28% Jan 1973 Sep 1974 (21) Jan 1976 (37) 11.90
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 14.98
-21.56% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Jan 2004 (41) 11.96
-20.69% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Feb 2024 (26) 11.44
-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
-19.17% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) Jan 1989 (17) 9.40
-18.96% Apr 1876 Jun 1877 (15) Jul 1878 (28) 9.71
-18.76% Dec 1968 Jun 1970 (19) Jan 1971 (26) 9.23
-18.25% Jan 1948 Jan 1955 (85) Mar 1969 (255) 15.35
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-17.90% Oct 1906 Nov 1907 (14) Aug 1908 (23) 9.30

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%
+5.46%
0.00%
2023
+12.69%
-7.22%
+17.79%
-7.47%
2022
-0.77%
-15.91%
-16.95%
-20.69%
2021
-4.15%
-10.32%
+14.66%
-3.24%
2020
+24.81%
-10.12%
+15.70%
-12.29%
2019
+17.86%
-4.10%
+21.94%
-3.41%
2018
-1.94%
-11.66%
-3.17%
-8.38%
2017
+12.81%
-4.09%
+14.15%
0.00%
2016
+8.03%
-15.02%
+8.71%
-2.95%
2015
-10.67%
-17.81%
+0.44%
-5.24%
2014
-2.19%
-12.44%
+9.85%
-1.50%
2013
-28.33%
-28.33%
+19.23%
-2.27%
2012
+6.60%
-10.45%
+11.13%
-3.54%
2011
+9.57%
-14.48%
+3.75%
-9.00%
2010
+29.27%
-5.09%
+12.93%
-7.13%
2009
+24.03%
-7.20%
+18.79%
-11.70%
2008
+4.92%
-25.83%
-19.44%
-22.19%
2007
+30.45%
-4.20%
+5.99%
-3.07%
2006
+22.55%
-8.63%
+11.12%
-2.03%
2005
+17.76%
-4.91%
+4.74%
-2.34%
2004
+4.65%
-8.31%
+9.37%
-2.68%
2003
+19.89%
-8.88%
+20.04%
-1.99%
2002
+25.57%
-6.72%
-8.98%
-13.74%
2001
+0.75%
-6.10%
-3.21%
-11.68%
2000
-5.44%
-9.93%
-1.79%
-8.27%
1999
+0.85%
-11.47%
+13.98%
-3.76%
1998
-0.83%
-12.01%
+17.39%
-10.18%
1997
-21.41%
-21.41%
+22.37%
-3.12%
1996
-4.59%
-8.95%
+14.01%
-3.33%
1995
+0.98%
-2.46%
+28.74%
-0.20%
1994
-2.17%
-3.91%
-1.16%
-6.47%
1993
+17.68%
-11.51%
+10.25%
-1.36%
1992
-5.73%
-6.97%
+8.32%
-1.65%
1991
-8.56%
-10.05%
+25.53%
-2.86%
1990
-3.11%
-15.14%
-0.19%
-8.52%
1989
-2.84%
-12.30%
+22.33%
-1.36%
1988
-15.26%
-18.05%
+13.33%
-2.24%
1987
+24.53%
-1.97%
+2.18%
-19.17%
1986
+18.96%
-8.14%
+14.79%
-5.58%
1985
+6.00%
-6.67%
+27.66%
-2.15%
1984
-19.38%
-21.80%
+7.32%
-6.58%
1983
-16.31%
-23.52%
+15.69%
-2.85%
1982
+14.94%
-20.13%
+24.75%
-4.29%
1981
-32.60%
-32.60%
+1.27%
-8.82%
1980
+15.19%
-24.27%
+21.05%
-9.57%
1979
+126.55%
-4.46%
+16.69%
-6.65%
1978
+37.01%
-20.28%
+5.53%
-7.92%
1977
+22.64%
-4.00%
-1.60%
-4.89%
1976
-4.10%
-25.85%
+21.38%
-1.34%
1975
-24.80%
-25.92%
+25.64%
-8.13%
1974
+66.15%
-16.62%
-14.41%
-20.38%
1973
+72.96%
-20.49%
-9.12%
-9.87%
1972
+49.02%
-6.88%
+11.66%
-1.45%
1971
+16.70%
-3.48%
+14.37%
-5.73%
1970
+6.16%
-1.56%
+9.77%
-11.52%
1969
-16.07%
-19.25%
-7.02%
-8.24%
1968
+18.16%
-7.38%
+9.19%
-3.30%
1967
+0.28%
0.00%
+16.22%
-2.87%
1966
-0.28%
-0.28%
-3.25%
-9.79%
1965
+0.42%
0.00%
+8.81%
-2.63%
1964
+0.28%
0.00%
+11.40%
-0.78%
1963
-0.28%
-0.28%
+13.34%
-1.77%
1962
-0.42%
-0.42%
-3.49%
-12.63%
1961
-2.74%
-2.74%
+16.69%
-2.07%
1960
+3.55%
0.00%
+5.77%
-4.00%
1959
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.99%
-3.96%
1958
+0.00%
0.00%
+25.76%
-0.76%
1957
+0.14%
0.00%
-2.53%
-7.55%
1956
+0.14%
0.00%
+4.48%
-5.10%
1955
-0.28%
-0.28%
+15.12%
-1.72%
1954
-0.70%
-0.70%
+31.48%
-2.16%
1953
-8.27%
-8.27%
+1.85%
-4.96%
1952
-3.25%
-3.25%
+9.07%
-2.48%
1951
-0.62%
-0.62%
+12.47%
-3.94%
1950
-0.62%
-0.62%
+18.15%
-3.45%
1949
-3.57%
-3.57%
+13.74%
-2.42%
1948
-2.33%
-2.33%
+2.46%
-6.51%
1947
+12.42%
0.00%
+2.12%
-3.61%
1946
+2.68%
0.00%
-3.48%
-13.30%
1945
+2.76%
0.00%
+24.98%
-2.30%
1944
-0.68%
-0.68%
+13.65%
-0.91%
1943
+2.82%
0.00%
+17.73%
-5.22%
1942
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.55%
-7.45%
1941
+2.90%
0.00%
-5.16%
-8.44%
1940
-1.43%
-1.43%
-2.58%
-14.56%
1939
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.64%
-8.45%
1938
+0.00%
0.00%
+18.78%
-15.43%
1937
+0.00%
0.00%
-20.16%
-23.31%
1936
+0.00%
0.00%
+22.00%
-4.48%
1935
+0.00%
0.00%
+29.34%
-5.09%
1934
+8.29%
0.00%
+4.30%
-9.46%
1933
+56.36%
0.00%
+35.51%
-12.66%
1932
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.28%
-25.51%
1931
+0.00%
0.00%
-27.30%
-34.34%
1930
+0.00%
0.00%
-13.91%
-22.76%
1929
+0.00%
0.00%
-5.08%
-21.42%
1928
+0.00%
0.00%
+22.84%
-2.72%
1927
+0.00%
0.00%
+22.12%
-2.70%
1926
+0.00%
0.00%
+8.76%
-5.17%
1925
+0.00%
0.00%
+16.74%
-3.95%
1924
+0.00%
0.00%
+19.37%
-1.79%
1923
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.71%
-7.60%
1922
+0.00%
0.00%
+19.63%
-2.80%
1921
+0.00%
0.00%
+11.31%
-5.11%
1920
+0.00%
0.00%
-8.32%
-9.02%
1919
+0.00%
0.00%
+12.66%
-4.87%
1918
+0.00%
0.00%
+12.74%
-2.11%
1917
+0.00%
0.00%
-11.87%
-11.87%
1916
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.29%
-1.98%
1915
+0.00%
0.00%
+21.19%
-1.32%
1914
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.68%
-11.08%
1913
+0.00%
0.00%
-1.31%
-4.21%
1912
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.90%
-2.48%
1911
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.72%
-5.85%
1910
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.39%
-6.05%
1909
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.23%
-1.46%
1908
+0.00%
0.00%
+28.22%
-1.72%
1907
+0.00%
0.00%
-14.66%
-16.56%
1906
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.65%
-6.03%
1905
+0.00%
0.00%
+13.00%
-3.42%
1904
+0.00%
0.00%
+21.60%
-1.44%
1903
+0.00%
0.00%
-9.42%
-14.64%
1902
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.32%
-4.68%
1901
+0.00%
0.00%
+12.37%
-5.10%
1900
+0.00%
0.00%
+14.00%
-2.99%
1899
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.03%
-5.60%
1898
+0.00%
0.00%
+19.40%
-4.72%
1897
+0.00%
0.00%
+14.52%
-2.89%
1896
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.55%
-8.59%
1895
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.99%
-6.94%
1894
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.58%
-2.96%
1893
+0.00%
0.00%
-9.41%
-16.37%
1892
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.50%
-1.55%
1891
+0.00%
0.00%
+13.47%
-3.11%
1890
+0.00%
0.00%
-3.23%
-7.81%
1889
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.21%
-1.48%
1888
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.16%
-2.40%
1887
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.17%
-6.26%
1886
+0.00%
0.00%
+7.45%
-2.95%
1885
+0.00%
0.00%
+20.12%
-1.12%
1884
+0.00%
0.00%
-5.85%
-9.42%
1883
+0.00%
0.00%
-1.59%
-3.70%
1882
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.39%
-3.65%
1881
+0.00%
0.00%
+1.51%
-6.38%
1880
+0.00%
0.00%
+18.01%
-5.21%
1879
-0.10%
-0.10%
+30.75%
-0.79%
1878
-2.64%
-2.64%
+12.34%
-0.38%
1877
-4.71%
-4.71%
+0.79%
-10.85%
1876
-5.27%
-5.27%
-5.64%
-9.33%
1875
+1.95%
0.00%
+5.80%
-2.06%
1874
+1.54%
0.00%
+8.29%
-2.74%
1873
-1.94%
-1.94%
+0.18%
-11.04%
1872
+2.66%
0.00%
+7.40%
-2.81%
1871
-1.27%
-1.27%
+10.46%
-3.08%