Gold vs US Stocks 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 US Stocks Portfolio obtained a 10.49% compound annual return, with a 15.52% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio US Stocks Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Very High Very High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 100%
Fixed Income 0% 0%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.69% +10.49%
Std Dev 15.51% 15.52%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -50.84%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +2.98% +9.16%
Std Dev 12.67% 16.59%
Max Drawdown -61.78% -84.60%
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
US Stocks Portfolio +2.90 +22.88 +28.85 +14.15 +12.23 +10.49 +9.16
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).

US Stocks Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 19.94$, with a total return of 1894.37% (10.49% 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).

US Stocks Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 680994.31$, with a total return of 68099331.43% (9.16% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Gold Portfolio
US Stocks Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-50.84% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Mar 2012 (53) 23.06
-43.94% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Mar 2006 (67) 23.71
-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
-24.81% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Dec 2023 (24) 13.14
-20.84% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 (3) Jul 2020 (7) 9.03
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022 (27) Nov 2023 (40) 8.45
-17.57% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Nov 1998 (5) 9.03
-14.20% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 (3) Apr 2019 (7) 6.63
-8.84% Jun 2015 Sep 2015 (4) May 2016 (12) 4.72
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005 (6) Sep 2005 (10) 5.30
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006 (5) Feb 2007 (10) 4.31
-8.44% Apr 2000 May 2000 (2) Aug 2000 (5) 5.11
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010 (2) May 2010 (6) 5.13
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 (1) Oct 2004 (7) 5.49
-6.82% Apr 2012 May 2012 (2) Aug 2012 (5) 3.19
-6.45% May 2019 May 2019 (1) Jun 2019 (2) 3.72
-6.42% Jul 1999 Sep 1999 (3) Nov 1999 (5) 3.38
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011 (1) Mar 2011 (3) 3.21

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
US Stocks Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-84.60% Sep 1929 Jun 1932 (34) Dec 1944 (184) 46.31
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999 (227) Apr 2007 (319) 44.50
-50.84% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 (16) Mar 2012 (53) 23.06
-45.86% Jan 1973 Sep 1974 (21) Dec 1976 (48) 20.53
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976 (20) Jul 1978 (43) 22.42
-43.94% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 (25) Mar 2006 (67) 23.71
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015 (52) Jul 2020 (107) 28.29
-34.11% Apr 1876 Jun 1877 (15) Feb 1879 (35) 17.32
-30.27% Oct 1906 Nov 1907 (14) Nov 1908 (26) 16.09
-30.06% Dec 1968 Jun 1970 (19) Mar 1971 (28) 14.60
-29.34% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 (3) May 1989 (21) 14.96
-27.16% Oct 1902 Oct 1903 (13) Nov 1904 (26) 17.06
-26.86% Feb 1893 Aug 1893 (7) Aug 1897 (55) 14.58
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) May 2009 (15) 10.74
-24.81% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Dec 2023 (24) 13.14
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 14.98
-23.91% Jul 1881 Jan 1885 (43) Nov 1885 (53) 13.47
-23.13% Nov 1919 Jun 1921 (20) Apr 1922 (30) 13.60
-22.72% Nov 1912 Oct 1914 (24) Sep 1915 (35) 9.77
-22.67% Jan 1962 Jun 1962 (6) Apr 1963 (16) 12.17

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%
+9.56%
0.00%
2023
+12.69%
-7.22%
+26.05%
-9.10%
2022
-0.77%
-15.91%
-19.51%
-24.81%
2021
-4.15%
-10.32%
+25.67%
-4.46%
2020
+24.81%
-10.12%
+21.03%
-20.84%
2019
+17.86%
-4.10%
+30.67%
-6.45%
2018
-1.94%
-11.66%
-5.21%
-14.20%
2017
+12.81%
-4.09%
+21.21%
0.00%
2016
+8.03%
-15.02%
+12.83%
-5.73%
2015
-10.67%
-17.81%
+0.36%
-8.84%
2014
-2.19%
-12.44%
+12.54%
-3.17%
2013
-28.33%
-28.33%
+33.45%
-3.03%
2012
+6.60%
-10.45%
+16.45%
-6.82%
2011
+9.57%
-14.48%
+0.97%
-17.58%
2010
+29.27%
-5.09%
+17.42%
-13.26%
2009
+24.03%
-7.20%
+28.89%
-17.72%
2008
+4.92%
-25.83%
-36.98%
-38.08%
2007
+30.45%
-4.20%
+5.37%
-5.23%
2006
+22.55%
-8.63%
+15.69%
-3.22%
2005
+17.76%
-4.91%
+6.31%
-4.48%
2004
+4.65%
-8.31%
+12.79%
-3.56%
2003
+19.89%
-8.88%
+30.75%
-4.27%
2002
+25.57%
-6.72%
-20.47%
-27.18%
2001
+0.75%
-6.10%
-10.97%
-23.65%
2000
-5.44%
-9.93%
-10.57%
-15.87%
1999
+0.85%
-11.47%
+23.81%
-6.42%
1998
-0.83%
-12.01%
+23.26%
-17.57%
1997
-21.41%
-21.41%
+30.99%
-4.56%
1996
-4.59%
-8.95%
+20.96%
-6.17%
1995
+0.98%
-2.46%
+35.79%
-1.17%
1994
-2.17%
-3.91%
-0.17%
-7.43%
1993
+17.68%
-11.51%
+10.62%
-2.77%
1992
-5.73%
-6.97%
+9.11%
-2.40%
1991
-8.56%
-10.05%
+32.39%
-4.47%
1990
-3.11%
-15.14%
-6.08%
-16.20%
1989
-2.84%
-12.30%
+28.12%
-3.05%
1988
-15.26%
-18.05%
+17.32%
-3.42%
1987
+24.53%
-1.97%
+2.61%
-29.34%
1986
+18.96%
-8.14%
+14.57%
-7.92%
1985
+6.00%
-6.67%
+31.27%
-4.77%
1984
-19.38%
-21.80%
+2.19%
-9.02%
1983
-16.31%
-23.52%
+22.66%
-4.00%
1982
+14.94%
-20.13%
+20.50%
-11.21%
1981
-32.60%
-32.60%
-4.15%
-12.79%
1980
+15.19%
-24.27%
+33.15%
-11.98%
1979
+126.55%
-4.46%
+24.25%
-7.22%
1978
+37.01%
-20.28%
+8.45%
-11.64%
1977
+22.64%
-4.00%
-3.36%
-8.29%
1976
-4.10%
-25.85%
+26.47%
-2.10%
1975
-24.80%
-25.92%
+37.82%
-11.74%
1974
+66.15%
-16.62%
-27.81%
-34.15%
1973
+72.96%
-20.49%
-18.18%
-19.22%
1972
+49.02%
-6.88%
+17.62%
-2.45%
1971
+16.70%
-3.48%
+17.63%
-6.54%
1970
+6.16%
-1.56%
+4.79%
-19.06%
1969
-16.07%
-19.25%
-10.28%
-11.24%
1968
+18.16%
-7.38%
+13.39%
-6.48%
1967
+0.28%
0.00%
+27.39%
-4.70%
1966
-0.28%
-0.28%
-8.73%
-14.78%
1965
+0.42%
0.00%
+14.20%
-4.80%
1964
+0.28%
0.00%
+16.40%
-1.37%
1963
-0.28%
-0.28%
+21.15%
-2.74%
1962
-0.42%
-0.42%
-9.62%
-22.67%
1961
-2.74%
-2.74%
+26.94%
-2.62%
1960
+3.55%
0.00%
+0.92%
-8.00%
1959
+0.00%
0.00%
+12.78%
-5.35%
1958
+0.00%
0.00%
+44.81%
-1.59%
1957
+0.14%
0.00%
-9.93%
-14.61%
1956
+0.14%
0.00%
+8.51%
-7.23%
1955
-0.28%
-0.28%
+25.72%
-3.23%
1954
-0.70%
-0.70%
+50.59%
-3.14%
1953
-8.27%
-8.27%
+0.66%
-7.66%
1952
-3.25%
-3.25%
+13.62%
-4.23%
1951
-0.62%
-0.62%
+20.75%
-6.04%
1950
-0.62%
-0.62%
+30.33%
-5.29%
1949
-3.57%
-3.57%
+19.97%
-4.32%
1948
-2.33%
-2.33%
+2.36%
-10.99%
1947
+12.42%
0.00%
+3.84%
-6.63%
1946
+2.68%
0.00%
-6.27%
-20.85%
1945
+2.76%
0.00%
+38.22%
-4.09%
1944
-0.68%
-0.68%
+21.23%
-1.55%
1943
+2.82%
0.00%
+27.90%
-8.06%
1942
+0.00%
0.00%
+16.72%
-12.33%
1941
+2.90%
0.00%
-10.09%
-12.94%
1940
-1.43%
-1.43%
-7.16%
-23.05%
1939
+0.00%
0.00%
+2.33%
-15.16%
1938
+0.00%
0.00%
+28.38%
-25.06%
1937
+0.00%
0.00%
-34.85%
-38.63%
1936
+0.00%
0.00%
+33.65%
-7.38%
1935
+0.00%
0.00%
+46.29%
-10.15%
1934
+8.29%
0.00%
+2.31%
-18.75%
1933
+56.36%
0.00%
+57.18%
-18.12%
1932
+0.00%
0.00%
-8.65%
-44.97%
1931
+0.00%
0.00%
-44.12%
-52.60%
1930
+0.00%
0.00%
-28.35%
-39.08%
1929
+0.00%
0.00%
-11.30%
-34.31%
1928
+0.00%
0.00%
+38.68%
-4.13%
1927
+0.00%
0.00%
+33.33%
-4.30%
1926
+0.00%
0.00%
+11.46%
-9.26%
1925
+0.00%
0.00%
+25.78%
-6.56%
1924
+0.00%
0.00%
+27.03%
-3.78%
1923
+0.00%
0.00%
+5.38%
-13.08%
1922
+0.00%
0.00%
+29.04%
-4.35%
1921
+0.00%
0.00%
+10.09%
-9.26%
1920
+0.00%
0.00%
-14.01%
-15.38%
1919
+0.00%
0.00%
+19.62%
-7.49%
1918
+0.00%
0.00%
+18.16%
-3.76%
1917
+0.00%
0.00%
-18.65%
-18.65%
1916
+0.00%
0.00%
+8.05%
-3.65%
1915
+0.00%
0.00%
+31.16%
-2.26%
1914
+0.00%
0.00%
-5.46%
-20.24%
1913
+0.00%
0.00%
-4.77%
-8.74%
1912
+0.00%
0.00%
+7.12%
-4.07%
1911
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.47%
-9.84%
1910
+0.00%
0.00%
-3.44%
-11.27%
1909
+0.00%
0.00%
+16.09%
-2.75%
1908
+0.00%
0.00%
+39.43%
-3.59%
1907
+0.00%
0.00%
-24.23%
-28.45%
1906
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.60%
-9.63%
1905
+0.00%
0.00%
+21.23%
-5.27%
1904
+0.00%
0.00%
+32.12%
-2.23%
1903
+0.00%
0.00%
-17.14%
-25.30%
1902
+0.00%
0.00%
+8.21%
-7.32%
1901
+0.00%
0.00%
+19.40%
-8.08%
1900
+0.00%
0.00%
+20.75%
-5.37%
1899
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.64%
-8.88%
1898
+0.00%
0.00%
+29.23%
-4.56%
1897
+0.00%
0.00%
+20.31%
-5.49%
1896
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.20%
-12.04%
1895
+0.00%
0.00%
+4.95%
-9.39%
1894
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.58%
-5.55%
1893
+0.00%
0.00%
-18.85%
-26.86%
1892
+0.00%
0.00%
+6.08%
-2.16%
1891
+0.00%
0.00%
+18.83%
-3.88%
1890
+0.00%
0.00%
-6.20%
-13.89%
1889
+0.00%
0.00%
+7.03%
-2.45%
1888
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.28%
-3.34%
1887
+0.00%
0.00%
-0.70%
-9.45%
1886
+0.00%
0.00%
+11.92%
-4.49%
1885
+0.00%
0.00%
+29.98%
-1.47%
1884
+0.00%
0.00%
-12.37%
-13.99%
1883
+0.00%
0.00%
-5.53%
-7.10%
1882
+0.00%
0.00%
+3.58%
-5.68%
1881
+0.00%
0.00%
+0.18%
-9.93%
1880
+0.00%
0.00%
+26.50%
-8.79%
1879
-0.10%
-0.10%
+49.29%
-0.98%
1878
-2.64%
-2.64%
+16.25%
-1.08%
1877
-4.71%
-4.71%
-1.12%
-19.66%
1876
-5.27%
-5.27%
-14.18%
-18.03%
1875
+1.95%
0.00%
+5.35%
-4.33%
1874
+1.54%
0.00%
+4.67%
-6.59%
1873
-1.94%
-1.94%
-2.53%
-15.75%
1872
+2.66%
0.00%
+11.12%
-3.07%
1871
-1.27%
-1.27%
+15.59%
-4.38%