Gold vs US Stocks 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 US Stocks Portfolio obtained a 9.70% compound annual return, with a 15.36% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio US Stocks Portfolio
Risk Very High Very High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 100%
Fixed Income 0% 0%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +9.70%
Std Dev 15.53% 15.36%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -50.84%

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
US Stocks Portfolio +0.43 +2.44 +2.13 +9.99 +11.40 +9.70 +9.04
(*) 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).

US Stocks Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 16068.33$, with a total return of 1506.83% (9.70% 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).

US Stocks Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 536490856.00$, with a total return of 53648985.60% (9.04% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
US Stocks Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-50.84% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-43.94% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.81% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-20.84% Jan 2020 Mar 2020
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-17.57% Jul 1998 Aug 1998
-14.20% Oct 2018 Dec 2018
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-8.84% Jun 2015 Sep 2015
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.44% Apr 2000 May 2000
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-7.43% Feb 1994 Jun 1994
-6.82% Apr 2012 May 2012
-6.45% May 2019 May 2019

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
US Stocks Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-84.60% Sep 1929 Jun 1932
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-50.84% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-45.86% Jan 1973 Sep 1974
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-43.94% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-34.11% Apr 1876 Jun 1877
-30.27% Oct 1906 Nov 1907
-30.06% Dec 1968 Jun 1970
-29.34% Sep 1987 Nov 1987
-27.16% Oct 1902 Oct 1903
-26.86% Feb 1893 Aug 1893
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.81% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-23.91% Jul 1881 Jan 1885
-23.13% Nov 1919 Jun 1921
-22.72% Nov 1912 Oct 1914
-22.67% Jan 1962 Jun 1962

Yearly Returns

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

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Year Gold Portfolio US Stocks Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +8.80%
2022
-0.77% -19.51%
2021
-4.15% +25.67%
2020
+24.81% +21.03%
2019
+17.86% +30.67%
2018
-1.94% -5.21%
2017
+12.81% +21.21%
2016
+8.03% +12.83%
2015
-10.67% +0.36%
2014
-2.19% +12.54%
2013
-28.33% +33.45%
2012
+6.60% +16.45%
2011
+9.57% +0.97%
2010
+29.27% +17.42%
2009
+24.03% +28.89%
2008
+4.92% -36.98%
2007
+30.45% +5.37%
2006
+22.55% +15.69%
2005
+17.76% +6.31%
2004
+4.65% +12.79%
2003
+19.89% +30.75%
2002
+25.57% -20.47%
2001
+0.75% -10.97%
2000
-5.44% -10.57%
1999
+0.85% +23.81%
1998
-0.83% +23.26%
1997
-21.41% +30.99%
1996
-4.59% +20.96%
1995
+0.98% +35.79%
1994
-2.17% -0.17%
1993
+17.68% +10.62%
1992
-5.73% +9.11%
1991
-8.56% +32.39%
1990
-3.11% -6.08%
1989
-2.84% +28.12%
1988
-15.26% +17.32%
1987
+24.53% +2.61%
1986
+18.96% +14.57%
1985
+6.00% +31.27%
1984
-19.38% +2.19%
1983
-16.31% +22.66%
1982
+14.94% +20.50%
1981
-32.60% -4.15%
1980
+15.19% +33.15%
1979
+126.55% +24.25%
1978
+37.01% +8.45%
1977
+22.64% -3.36%
1976
-4.10% +26.47%
1975
-24.80% +37.82%
1974
+66.15% -27.81%
1973
+72.96% -18.18%
1972
+49.02% +17.62%
1971
+16.70% +17.63%
1970
+6.16% +4.79%
1969
-16.07% -10.28%
1968
+18.16% +13.39%
1967
+0.28% +27.39%
1966
-0.28% -8.73%
1965
+0.42% +14.20%
1964
+0.28% +16.40%
1963
-0.28% +21.15%
1962
-0.42% -9.62%
1961
-2.74% +26.94%
1960
+3.55% +0.92%
1959
+0.00% +12.78%
1958
+0.00% +44.81%
1957
+0.14% -9.93%
1956
+0.14% +8.51%
1955
-0.28% +25.72%
1954
-0.70% +50.59%
1953
-8.27% +0.66%
1952
-3.25% +13.62%
1951
-0.62% +20.75%
1950
-0.62% +30.33%
1949
-3.57% +19.97%
1948
-2.33% +2.36%
1947
+12.42% +3.84%
1946
+2.68% -6.27%
1945
+2.76% +38.22%
1944
-0.68% +21.23%
1943
+2.82% +27.90%
1942
+0.00% +16.72%
1941
+2.90% -10.09%
1940
-1.43% -7.16%
1939
+0.00% +2.33%
1938
+0.00% +28.38%
1937
+0.00% -34.85%
1936
+0.00% +33.65%
1935
+0.00% +46.29%
1934
+8.29% +2.31%
1933
+56.36% +57.18%
1932
+0.00% -8.65%
1931
+0.00% -44.12%
1930
+0.00% -28.35%
1929
+0.00% -11.30%
1928
+0.00% +38.68%
1927
+0.00% +33.33%
1926
+0.00% +11.46%
1925
+0.00% +25.78%
1924
+0.00% +27.03%
1923
+0.00% +5.38%
1922
+0.00% +29.04%
1921
+0.00% +10.09%
1920
+0.00% -14.01%
1919
+0.00% +19.62%
1918
+0.00% +18.16%
1917
+0.00% -18.65%
1916
+0.00% +8.05%
1915
+0.00% +31.16%
1914
+0.00% -5.46%
1913
+0.00% -4.77%
1912
+0.00% +7.12%
1911
+0.00% +3.47%
1910
+0.00% -3.44%
1909
+0.00% +16.09%
1908
+0.00% +39.43%
1907
+0.00% -24.23%
1906
+0.00% +0.60%
1905
+0.00% +21.23%
1904
+0.00% +32.12%
1903
+0.00% -17.14%
1902
+0.00% +8.21%
1901
+0.00% +19.40%
1900
+0.00% +20.75%
1899
+0.00% +3.64%
1898
+0.00% +29.23%
1897
+0.00% +20.31%
1896
+0.00% +3.20%
1895
+0.00% +4.95%
1894
+0.00% +3.58%
1893
+0.00% -18.85%
1892
+0.00% +6.08%
1891
+0.00% +18.83%
1890
+0.00% -6.20%
1889
+0.00% +7.03%
1888
+0.00% +3.28%
1887
+0.00% -0.70%
1886
+0.00% +11.92%
1885
+0.00% +29.98%
1884
+0.00% -12.37%
1883
+0.00% -5.53%
1882
+0.00% +3.58%
1881
+0.00% +0.18%
1880
+0.00% +26.50%
1879
-0.10% +49.29%
1878
-2.64% +16.25%
1877
-4.71% -1.12%
1876
-5.27% -14.18%
1875
+1.95% +5.35%
1874
+1.54% +4.67%
1873
-1.94% -2.53%
1872
+2.66% +11.12%
1871
-1.27% +15.59%