Gold vs Stocks/Bonds 80/20 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 Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio obtained a 8.89% compound annual return, with a 12.33% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio
Risk Very High Very High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 80%
Fixed Income 0% 20%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +8.89%
Std Dev 15.53% 12.33%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -41.09%

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
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio +0.12 +2.34 +1.26 +8.29 +9.50 +8.89 +8.40
(*) 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).

Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 12865.41$, with a total return of 1186.54% (8.89% 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).

Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 218758807.67$, with a total return of 21875780.77% (8.40% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-41.09% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999
-33.33% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-22.75% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-16.53% Feb 2020 Mar 2020
-13.95% Jul 1998 Aug 1998
-13.35% May 2011 Sep 2011
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-11.32% Oct 2018 Dec 2018
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-7.05% Jun 2015 Sep 2015
-6.95% Feb 1994 Jun 1994
-6.90% Apr 2000 May 2000
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-75.27% Sep 1929 May 1932
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-41.09% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-36.88% Jan 1973 Sep 1974
-33.33% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-26.75% Apr 1876 Jun 1877
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.55% Sep 1987 Nov 1987
-24.50% Dec 1968 Jun 1970
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-24.11% Oct 1906 Nov 1907
-22.75% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-21.68% Oct 1902 Oct 1903
-21.64% Feb 1893 Aug 1893
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970
-18.38% Nov 1919 Jun 1921

Yearly Returns

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

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Year Gold Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +7.52%
2022
-0.77% -18.23%
2021
-4.15% +20.16%
2020
+24.81% +18.36%
2019
+17.86% +26.30%
2018
-1.94% -4.19%
2017
+12.81% +17.68%
2016
+8.03% +10.77%
2015
-10.67% +0.40%
2014
-2.19% +11.20%
2013
-28.33% +26.34%
2012
+6.60% +13.79%
2011
+9.57% +2.36%
2010
+29.27% +15.18%
2009
+24.03% +23.84%
2008
+4.92% -28.21%
2007
+30.45% +5.68%
2006
+22.55% +13.41%
2005
+17.76% +5.53%
2004
+4.65% +11.08%
2003
+19.89% +25.40%
2002
+25.57% -14.73%
2001
+0.75% -7.09%
2000
-5.44% -6.18%
1999
+0.85% +18.90%
1998
-0.83% +20.33%
1997
-21.41% +26.68%
1996
-4.59% +17.49%
1995
+0.98% +32.26%
1994
-2.17% -0.67%
1993
+17.68% +10.44%
1992
-5.73% +8.71%
1991
-8.56% +28.96%
1990
-3.11% -3.13%
1989
-2.84% +25.22%
1988
-15.26% +15.32%
1987
+24.53% +2.40%
1986
+18.96% +14.68%
1985
+6.00% +29.47%
1984
-19.38% +4.75%
1983
-16.31% +19.17%
1982
+14.94% +22.62%
1981
-32.60% -1.44%
1980
+15.19% +27.10%
1979
+126.55% +20.47%
1978
+37.01% +6.99%
1977
+22.64% -2.48%
1976
-4.10% +23.93%
1975
-24.80% +31.73%
1974
+66.15% -21.11%
1973
+72.96% -13.65%
1972
+49.02% +14.64%
1971
+16.70% +16.00%
1970
+6.16% +7.28%
1969
-16.07% -8.65%
1968
+18.16% +11.29%
1967
+0.28% +21.80%
1966
-0.28% -5.99%
1965
+0.42% +11.50%
1964
+0.28% +13.90%
1963
-0.28% +17.24%
1962
-0.42% -6.55%
1961
-2.74% +21.82%
1960
+3.55% +3.34%
1959
+0.00% +9.88%
1958
+0.00% +35.29%
1957
+0.14% -6.23%
1956
+0.14% +6.50%
1955
-0.28% +20.42%
1954
-0.70% +41.03%
1953
-8.27% +1.26%
1952
-3.25% +11.34%
1951
-0.62% +16.61%
1950
-0.62% +24.24%
1949
-3.57% +16.85%
1948
-2.33% +2.41%
1947
+12.42% +2.98%
1946
+2.68% -4.87%
1945
+2.76% +31.60%
1944
-0.68% +17.44%
1943
+2.82% +22.81%
1942
+0.00% +13.64%
1941
+2.90% -7.63%
1940
-1.43% -4.87%
1939
+0.00% +2.49%
1938
+0.00% +23.58%
1937
+0.00% -27.51%
1936
+0.00% +27.82%
1935
+0.00% +37.81%
1934
+8.29% +3.30%
1933
+56.36% +46.35%
1932
+0.00% -4.47%
1931
+0.00% -35.71%
1930
+0.00% -21.13%
1929
+0.00% -8.19%
1928
+0.00% +30.76%
1927
+0.00% +27.72%
1926
+0.00% +10.11%
1925
+0.00% +21.26%
1924
+0.00% +23.20%
1923
+0.00% +5.04%
1922
+0.00% +24.33%
1921
+0.00% +10.70%
1920
+0.00% -11.16%
1919
+0.00% +16.14%
1918
+0.00% +15.45%
1917
+0.00% -15.26%
1916
+0.00% +7.17%
1915
+0.00% +26.18%
1914
+0.00% -3.07%
1913
+0.00% -3.04%
1912
+0.00% +6.01%
1911
+0.00% +3.60%
1910
+0.00% -1.92%
1909
+0.00% +13.16%
1908
+0.00% +33.83%
1907
+0.00% -19.45%
1906
+0.00% +0.63%
1905
+0.00% +17.12%
1904
+0.00% +26.86%
1903
+0.00% -13.28%
1902
+0.00% +6.77%
1901
+0.00% +15.88%
1900
+0.00% +17.38%
1899
+0.00% +2.83%
1898
+0.00% +24.31%
1897
+0.00% +17.42%
1896
+0.00% +3.38%
1895
+0.00% +3.97%
1894
+0.00% +4.08%
1893
+0.00% -14.13%
1892
+0.00% +5.29%
1891
+0.00% +16.15%
1890
+0.00% -4.72%
1889
+0.00% +6.12%
1888
+0.00% +3.72%
1887
+0.00% -0.27%
1886
+0.00% +9.69%
1885
+0.00% +25.05%
1884
+0.00% -9.11%
1883
+0.00% -3.56%
1882
+0.00% +3.48%
1881
+0.00% +0.85%
1880
+0.00% +22.26%
1879
-0.10% +40.02%
1878
-2.64% +14.30%
1877
-4.71% -0.16%
1876
-5.27% -9.91%
1875
+1.95% +5.57%
1874
+1.54% +6.48%
1873
-1.94% -1.18%
1872
+2.66% +9.26%
1871
-1.27% +13.02%