Merrill Lynch Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Portfolio vs JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio Portfolio Comparison

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Period: January 1985 - April 2025 (~40 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 30 April 2025
Rebalancing: at every Jan 1st
Currency: USD
Inflation: US
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30 Years
All (since January 1985)
Inflation Adjusted:
Merrill Lynch Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
10.19$
Final Capital
April 2025
8.05%
Yearly Return
11.15%
Std Deviation
-38.23%
Max Drawdown
38months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
4.84$
Final Capital
April 2025
5.40%
Yearly Return
11.15%
Std Deviation
-39.25%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
43.69$
Final Capital
April 2025
9.82%
Yearly Return
11.23%
Std Deviation
-38.23%
Max Drawdown
38months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
14.42$
Final Capital
April 2025
6.84%
Yearly Return
11.23%
Std Deviation
-39.25%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
13.44$
Final Capital
April 2025
9.05%
Yearly Return
11.83%
Std Deviation
-38.53%
Max Drawdown
38months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
May 1995
6.38$
Final Capital
April 2025
6.37%
Yearly Return
11.83%
Std Deviation
-39.55%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
47.80$
Final Capital
April 2025
10.06%
Yearly Return
11.84%
Std Deviation
-38.53%
Max Drawdown
38months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
January 1985
15.77$
Final Capital
April 2025
7.08%
Yearly Return
11.84%
Std Deviation
-39.55%
Max Drawdown
42months
Recovery Period

As of April 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the Merrill Lynch Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Portfolio obtained a 8.05% compound annual return, with a 11.15% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -38.23% that required 38 months to be recovered.

As of April 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio obtained a 9.05% compound annual return, with a 11.83% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -38.53% that required 38 months to be recovered.

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Asset Allocations and ETFs

The compared portfolios have the following asset allocations.

Weight
(%)
Ticker Name
25.00
VUG
Vanguard Growth
17.00
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US
16.00
VTV
Vanguard Value
7.00
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
2.00
IJS
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
2.00
IJT
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
9.00
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
9.00
LQD
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond
7.00
MBB
iShares MBS
3.00
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond
2.00
BIL
SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill
1.00
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond
Weight
(%)
Ticker Name
75.00
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
25.00
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
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Portfolio Returns as of Apr 30, 2025

Returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
  • no fees or capital gain taxes.
  • rebalancing: at every Jan 1st.
  • dividend reinvestment, when applicable.
RETURN COMPARISON
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)
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Return (%) as of Apr 30, 2025
YTD
(4M)
1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~40Y)
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Merrill Lynch
0.12 0.37 1.18 11.11 9.66 7.52 8.05 9.82
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JL Collins
-3.35 -0.44 -0.89 10.80 11.15 9.22 9.05 10.06
Return over 1 year are annualized.
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Capital Growth as of Apr 30, 2025

Merrill Lynch Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since May 1995, now would be worth 10.19$, with a total return of 919.37% (8.05% annualized).

JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since May 1995, now would be worth 13.44$, with a total return of 1243.70% (9.05% annualized).


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Merrill Lynch Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1985, now would be worth 43.69$, with a total return of 4269.36% (9.82% annualized).

JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1985, now would be worth 47.80$, with a total return of 4680.24% (10.06% annualized).


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Portfolio Metrics as of Apr 30, 2025

The following metrics, updated as of 30 April 2025, provide an overview of performance and risk, with the best value in each row highlighted within the table.

METRIC COMPARISON
Period: 1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025 (1 year)
Period: 1 May 2020 - 30 April 2025 (5 years)
Period: 1 May 2015 - 30 April 2025 (10 years)
Period: 1 May 1995 - 30 April 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)
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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Author Merrill Lynch JL Collins
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 69% 75%
Fixed Income 31% 25%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 11.11 10.80
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 8.86 8.55
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -2.56 -6.01
Start to Recovery (months) 2* 5*
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -2.23 -6.01
Start to Recovery (months) 3 5*
Longest Negative Period (months) 7* 8*
Drawdowns / Negative periods marked with * are in progress
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 7.15 9.45
Sharpe Ratio 0.88 0.63
Sortino Ratio 1.13 0.85
Ulcer Index 1.26 2.45
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.55 1.14
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 4.34 1.80
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025
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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Author Merrill Lynch JL Collins
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 69% 75%
Fixed Income 31% 25%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 9.66 11.15
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 4.90 6.33
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -22.31 -22.24
Start to Recovery (months) 26 25
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -22.31 -22.24
Start to Recovery (months) 26 25
Longest Negative Period (months) 34 31
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 12.06 13.32
Sharpe Ratio 0.59 0.65
Sortino Ratio 0.80 0.87
Ulcer Index 7.72 8.02
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.80 0.84
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.43 0.50
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 2020 - 30 April 2025
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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Author Merrill Lynch JL Collins
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 69% 75%
Fixed Income 31% 25%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 7.52 9.22
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 4.31 5.97
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -22.31 -22.24
Start to Recovery (months) 26 25
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -22.31 -22.24
Start to Recovery (months) 26 25
Longest Negative Period (months) 34 31
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 11.24 12.39
Sharpe Ratio 0.51 0.60
Sortino Ratio 0.69 0.80
Ulcer Index 6.09 6.22
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.67 0.74
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.34 0.41
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 2015 - 30 April 2025
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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Author Merrill Lynch JL Collins
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 69% 75%
Fixed Income 31% 25%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 8.05 9.05
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 5.40 6.37
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -38.23 -38.53
Start to Recovery (months) 38 38
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -25.60 -30.50
Start to Recovery (months) 41 52
Longest Negative Period (months) 110 122
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 11.15 11.83
Sharpe Ratio 0.52 0.57
Sortino Ratio 0.68 0.75
Ulcer Index 8.51 9.48
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.72 0.76
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.21 0.23
Metrics calculated over the period 1 May 1995 - 30 April 2025
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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Author Merrill Lynch JL Collins
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 69% 75%
Fixed Income 31% 25%
Commodities 0% 0%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 9.82 10.06
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 6.84 7.08
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -38.23 -38.53
Start to Recovery (months) 38 38
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -25.60 -30.50
Start to Recovery (months) 41 52
Longest Negative Period (months) 110 122
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 11.23 11.84
Sharpe Ratio 0.59 0.58
Sortino Ratio 0.78 0.76
Ulcer Index 7.68 8.60
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.87 0.85
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.26 0.26
Metrics calculated over the period 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025
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Drawdowns

A drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.

DRAWDOWN COMPARISON
Period: 1 May 1995 - 30 April 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)

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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
-38.53 38 Nov 2007
Dec 2010
-38.23 38 Nov 2007
Dec 2010
-30.50 52 Sep 2000
Dec 2004
-25.60 41 Sep 2000
Jan 2004
-22.31 26 Jan 2022
Feb 2024
-22.24 25 Jan 2022
Jan 2024
-15.46 6 Feb 2020
Jul 2020
-14.29 7 Jan 2020
Jul 2020
-13.38 10 May 2011
Feb 2012
-13.02 5 Jul 1998
Nov 1998
-12.27 10 May 2011
Feb 2012
-10.89 7 May 1998
Nov 1998
-10.58 7 Oct 2018
Apr 2019
-9.25 7 Oct 2018
Apr 2019
-8.54 14 Jun 2015
Jul 2016

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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
-38.53 38 Nov 2007
Dec 2010
-38.23 38 Nov 2007
Dec 2010
-30.50 52 Sep 2000
Dec 2004
-25.60 41 Sep 2000
Jan 2004
-23.27 20 Sep 1987
Apr 1989
-22.31 26 Jan 2022
Feb 2024
-22.24 25 Jan 2022
Jan 2024
-19.36 17 Sep 1987
Jan 1989
-15.46 6 Feb 2020
Jul 2020
-14.29 7 Jan 2020
Jul 2020
-13.38 10 May 2011
Feb 2012
-13.23 7 Aug 1990
Feb 1991
-13.02 5 Jul 1998
Nov 1998
-12.27 10 May 2011
Feb 2012
-11.23 9 Jun 1990
Feb 1991

Rolling Returns

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Time Period: 1 January 1985 - 30 April 2025 (~40 years)


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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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Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Simple Path to Wealth
Year Return
(%)
Drawdown
(%)
Return
(%)
Drawdown
(%)
2025
0.12 -2.56 -3.35 -5.64
2024
13.15 -3.06 18.20 -3.90
2023
19.24 -8.08 20.89 -8.12
2022
-17.08 -22.31 -17.91 -22.24
2021
12.88 -3.28 18.79 -3.72
2020
16.02 -14.29 17.70 -15.46
2019
22.30 -4.24 25.21 -4.59
2018
-5.68 -9.25 -3.94 -10.58
2017
18.60 0.00 16.80 0.00
2016
8.18 -3.80 10.25 -3.99
2015
-1.40 -7.75 0.41 -6.60
2014
6.31 -2.65 10.86 -1.99
2013
16.88 -2.57 24.56 -2.57
2012
13.59 -5.96 13.13 -4.80
2011
-0.71 -13.38 2.71 -12.27
2010
13.09 -8.24 14.62 -9.46
2009
26.40 -13.32 22.58 -13.96
2008
-25.92 -29.30 -26.02 -28.15
2007
9.49 -3.81 5.76 -3.89
2006
14.56 -3.15 12.84 -2.48
2005
8.32 -3.32 5.33 -3.14
2004
11.86 -3.19 10.65 -2.89
2003
25.92 -2.76 24.06 -2.85
2002
-9.91 -15.72 -13.29 -18.79
2001
-6.23 -15.50 -6.12 -16.19
2000
-5.49 -9.00 -5.08 -11.10
1999
18.91 -2.47 17.67 -4.79
1998
16.84 -10.89 19.59 -13.02
1997
16.20 -5.14 25.61 -3.67
1996
13.20 -3.20 16.62 -4.42
1995
23.22 -0.43 31.38 -0.57
1994
0.12 -6.49 -0.79 -6.83
1993
19.47 -2.68 10.39 -1.89
1992
3.95 -3.09 8.62 -1.93
1991
31.55 -3.84 28.11 -3.49
1990
-3.49 -13.23 -2.40 -11.23
1989
26.95 -1.61 24.50 -1.72
1988
16.80 -3.01 14.83 -2.69
1987
4.39 -19.36 2.34 -23.27
1986
23.79 -5.19 14.71 -6.46
1985
32.17 -2.00 29.02 -3.12
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