Stocks/Bonds 20/80 vs Simplified Permanent Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio obtained a 5.80% compound annual return, with a 4.88% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The Simplified Permanent Portfolio obtained a 7.06% compound annual return, with a 6.88% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Low Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 20% 25%
Fixed Income 80% 50%
Commodities 0% 25%
30 Years Stats Return +5.80% +7.06%
Std Dev 4.88% 6.88%
Max Drawdown -16.57% -16.43%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +5.68% +5.82%
Std Dev 5.11% 6.25%
Max Drawdown -18.94% -30.22%
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
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio +1.28 +9.30 +6.92 +3.19 +3.72 +5.80 +5.68
Simplified Permanent Portfolio +3.26 +13.23 +9.28 +6.15 +5.12 +7.06 +5.82
Return over 1 year are annualized.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2024

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 5.43$, with a total return of 442.69% (5.80% annualized).

Simplified Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 7.74$, with a total return of 674.04% (7.06% annualized).

Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 4780.63$, with a total return of 477962.69% (5.68% annualized).

Simplified Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 5858.30$, with a total return of 585729.62% (5.82% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio
Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-16.57% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) In progress (27) 10.59
-16.43% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 8.65
-13.28% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) Aug 2009 (18) 5.20
-8.42% May 2008 Oct 2008 (6) Jul 2009 (15) 4.07
-6.69% Apr 2013 Jun 2013 (3) Feb 2014 (11) 3.22
-6.23% Aug 2016 Dec 2016 (5) Jul 2017 (12) 3.09
-5.27% Feb 2015 Dec 2015 (11) Mar 2016 (14) 3.18
-5.09% Feb 1999 Aug 1999 (7) Oct 1999 (9) 3.00
-4.79% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 (1) Oct 2004 (7) 3.04
-4.63% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 (2) Sep 1998 (3) 2.40
-3.92% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 (2) Apr 2020 (3) 1.96
-3.81% Jan 2021 Mar 2021 (3) May 2021 (5) 2.20
-3.73% Dec 1996 Mar 1997 (4) May 1997 (6) 1.90
-3.69% Sep 2011 Sep 2011 (1) Nov 2011 (3) 1.87
-3.68% Feb 2018 Oct 2018 (9) Jan 2019 (12) 2.08
-3.64% Feb 1996 Jul 1996 (6) Oct 1996 (9) 2.20
-3.46% Sep 2000 Mar 2001 (7) Sep 2001 (13) 1.81
-3.24% Dec 2009 Jan 2010 (2) Apr 2010 (5) 1.98
-3.11% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 (2) Dec 2020 (4) 1.80
-2.98% Apr 2000 May 2000 (2) Jun 2000 (3) 1.78

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio
Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
Drawdown Start Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-30.22% Sep 1929 May 1932 (33) Jun 1933 (46) 15.45
-18.94% Jun 1930 May 1932 (24) May 1933 (36) 9.19
-16.57% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) In progress (27) 10.59
-16.43% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 (9) Mar 2024 (27) 8.65
-14.34% Dec 1980 Sep 1981 (10) Aug 1982 (21) 8.76
-13.70% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Oct 1939 (32) 5.72
-13.28% Mar 2008 Oct 2008 (8) Aug 2009 (18) 5.20
-13.17% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 (2) Jun 1980 (5) 6.15
-13.14% May 1969 May 1970 (13) Jan 1971 (21) 7.88
-11.98% Jan 1876 Jun 1877 (18) May 1879 (41) 6.59
-11.37% Apr 1974 Sep 1974 (6) Jan 1975 (10) 5.96
-10.14% Mar 1937 Mar 1938 (13) Oct 1938 (20) 4.99
-9.64% Oct 1906 Nov 1907 (14) Nov 1908 (26) 4.84
-9.55% Jul 1895 Aug 1896 (14) Jan 1897 (19) 4.93
-8.42% May 2008 Oct 2008 (6) Jul 2009 (15) 4.07
-8.25% Sep 1968 May 1970 (21) Nov 1970 (27) 4.01
-7.96% Nov 1973 Aug 1974 (10) Jan 1975 (15) 4.18
-7.75% Oct 1979 Mar 1980 (6) Apr 1980 (7) 4.21
-7.68% Jul 1975 Sep 1975 (3) Feb 1976 (8) 3.55
-7.59% May 1983 May 1984 (13) Oct 1984 (18) 3.64

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
+1.36%
-0.02%
+3.65%
-0.04%
2023
+9.54%
-5.62%
+11.51%
-5.16%
2022
-14.39%
-16.57%
-12.67%
-16.43%
2021
+3.64%
-1.82%
+3.72%
-3.81%
2020
+10.38%
-3.92%
+16.46%
-3.11%
2019
+13.20%
-0.07%
+16.15%
-0.99%
2018
-1.13%
-2.67%
-1.29%
-3.68%
2017
+7.10%
-0.02%
+9.78%
-0.96%
2016
+4.58%
-2.40%
+5.72%
-6.23%
2015
+0.52%
-1.90%
-1.82%
-5.27%
2014
+7.16%
-0.89%
+7.12%
-2.59%
2013
+5.01%
-2.56%
-1.76%
-6.69%
2012
+5.82%
-0.62%
+7.59%
-1.89%
2011
+6.53%
-0.88%
+10.45%
-3.69%
2010
+8.44%
-0.76%
+16.36%
-0.02%
2009
+8.69%
-5.67%
+9.94%
-4.96%
2008
-1.91%
-8.42%
+0.94%
-13.28%
2007
+6.61%
-0.76%
+14.14%
-1.50%
2006
+6.55%
-1.09%
+10.82%
-2.47%
2005
+3.18%
-1.84%
+7.34%
-1.60%
2004
+5.95%
-2.58%
+6.42%
-4.79%
2003
+9.33%
-2.13%
+15.31%
-2.22%
2002
+2.51%
-2.13%
+9.00%
-2.60%
2001
+4.55%
-1.99%
+0.15%
-3.21%
2000
+7.00%
-2.23%
+4.63%
-2.98%
1999
+4.16%
-2.17%
+2.25%
-5.09%
1998
+11.52%
-2.15%
+12.93%
-4.63%
1997
+13.75%
-1.70%
+8.38%
-2.87%
1996
+7.06%
-1.44%
+4.09%
-3.64%
1995
+21.70%
0.00%
+21.97%
0.00%
1994
-2.16%
-5.50%
-4.18%
-5.67%
1993
+9.87%
-1.10%
+13.56%
-1.61%
1992
+7.53%
-1.25%
+4.46%
-3.11%
1991
+18.68%
-1.05%
+15.41%
-1.06%
1990
+5.70%
-3.09%
+1.55%
-5.66%
1989
+16.54%
-0.87%
+15.24%
-1.52%
1988
+9.35%
-2.17%
+3.97%
-2.03%
1987
+1.75%
-6.14%
+5.46%
-5.83%
1986
+15.00%
-3.14%
+19.06%
-1.00%
1985
+24.05%
-1.20%
+24.24%
-2.66%
1984
+12.45%
-5.25%
+3.14%
-5.27%
1983
+8.71%
-2.55%
+2.74%
-3.74%
1982
+29.01%
-2.01%
+28.65%
-5.77%
1981
+6.70%
-4.80%
-6.55%
-13.29%
1980
+8.94%
-7.35%
+11.44%
-13.17%
1979
+9.13%
-6.01%
+38.61%
-5.94%
1978
+2.61%
-3.91%
+11.00%
-5.48%
1977
+0.16%
-3.03%
+5.09%
-3.12%
1976
+16.30%
-1.12%
+13.24%
-2.32%
1975
+13.45%
-3.39%
+6.02%
-7.68%
1974
-1.00%
-7.35%
+11.61%
-11.37%
1973
-0.06%
-4.25%
+15.34%
-6.38%
1972
+5.70%
-0.85%
+17.84%
-2.23%
1971
+11.12%
-6.85%
+14.20%
-2.36%
1970
+14.75%
-7.32%
+12.20%
-5.73%
1969
-3.75%
-6.02%
-9.41%
-11.13%
1968
+5.00%
-3.25%
+11.01%
-0.78%
1967
+5.05%
-2.41%
+5.38%
-1.95%
1966
+2.23%
-5.06%
+0.48%
-4.81%
1965
+3.42%
-0.76%
+4.02%
-0.86%
1964
+6.40%
-0.13%
+5.99%
-0.28%
1963
+5.54%
-0.77%
+6.03%
-0.83%
1962
+2.64%
-4.17%
+0.41%
-5.15%
1961
+6.45%
-1.47%
+7.10%
-1.25%
1960
+10.61%
-1.16%
+6.95%
-1.34%
1959
+1.20%
-2.43%
+2.64%
-2.19%
1958
+6.71%
-1.94%
+10.15%
-0.76%
1957
+4.87%
-2.64%
+0.51%
-3.69%
1956
+0.46%
-2.85%
+0.82%
-2.90%
1955
+4.53%
-0.46%
+5.80%
-0.45%
1954
+12.38%
-1.01%
+14.04%
-1.08%
1953
+3.04%
-3.52%
-0.81%
-5.34%
1952
+4.52%
-1.67%
+3.54%
-1.51%
1951
+4.19%
-2.28%
+4.75%
-1.88%
1950
+5.97%
-1.39%
+6.73%
-1.65%
1949
+7.50%
-0.52%
+6.56%
-1.06%
1948
+2.55%
-2.14%
+1.37%
-2.71%
1947
+0.41%
-2.01%
+3.38%
-1.58%
1946
-0.68%
-5.01%
-0.72%
-6.02%
1945
+11.74%
-0.47%
+13.13%
-0.77%
1944
+6.06%
-0.20%
+6.27%
-0.34%
1943
+7.56%
-1.84%
+8.67%
-2.39%
1942
+4.38%
-2.52%
+5.07%
-3.07%
1941
-0.23%
-3.96%
-0.43%
-3.99%
1940
+2.01%
-6.24%
+0.90%
-6.62%
1939
+2.95%
-2.25%
+2.59%
-2.86%
1938
+9.18%
-5.26%
+9.29%
-6.59%
1937
-5.47%
-7.37%
-8.08%
-9.88%
1936
+10.35%
-1.34%
+11.10%
-1.80%
1935
+12.39%
-0.51%
+13.72%
-1.24%
1934
+6.29%
-2.22%
+6.62%
-2.89%
1933
+13.83%
-4.78%
+29.29%
-5.58%
1932
+8.09%
-5.48%
+2.29%
-9.64%
1931
-10.48%
-13.55%
-12.31%
-16.02%
1930
+0.53%
-4.69%
-4.80%
-9.44%
1929
+1.14%
-5.50%
-0.60%
-8.59%
1928
+6.99%
-1.64%
+10.16%
-1.26%
1927
+10.90%
-0.83%
+11.74%
-1.08%
1926
+6.06%
-1.10%
+5.77%
-1.75%
1925
+7.69%
-1.29%
+9.10%
-1.55%
1924
+11.71%
-0.11%
+10.50%
-0.47%
1923
+4.04%
-1.81%
+3.44%
-2.77%
1922
+10.22%
-1.08%
+10.08%
-1.24%
1921
+12.53%
-1.28%
+9.09%
-1.94%
1920
-2.63%
-4.36%
-2.79%
-3.70%
1919
+5.70%
-1.88%
+6.19%
-2.20%
1918
+7.31%
-0.63%
+6.84%
-0.72%
1917
-5.08%
-5.08%
-5.80%
-5.80%
1916
+4.53%
-0.64%
+3.90%
-0.60%
1915
+11.23%
-0.64%
+10.04%
-0.74%
1914
+4.10%
-2.03%
-0.47%
-5.19%
1913
+2.14%
-1.72%
-0.35%
-1.95%
1912
+2.68%
-0.77%
+3.78%
-0.82%
1911
+3.97%
-1.88%
+1.80%
-2.64%
1910
+2.66%
-0.84%
+0.56%
-2.32%
1909
+4.37%
-0.57%
+3.60%
-0.55%
1908
+17.01%
-0.21%
+12.62%
-0.57%
1907
-5.10%
-5.87%
-9.25%
-9.26%
1906
+0.70%
-2.35%
+1.76%
-2.08%
1905
+4.77%
-1.63%
+6.65%
-1.44%
1904
+11.09%
-0.64%
+8.30%
-0.90%
1903
-1.70%
-4.31%
-3.26%
-5.82%
1902
+2.43%
-3.06%
+2.01%
-2.23%
1901
+5.34%
-2.36%
+6.90%
-2.18%
1900
+7.24%
-1.40%
+8.26%
-0.88%
1899
+0.41%
-2.47%
+4.73%
-1.32%
1898
+9.58%
-5.44%
+8.63%
-4.16%
1897
+8.74%
-0.88%
+10.73%
-0.31%
1896
+3.90%
-5.00%
+2.27%
-4.87%
1895
+1.03%
-5.16%
+5.14%
-2.94%
1894
+5.59%
-0.91%
+3.06%
-1.11%
1893
+0.02%
-6.08%
-2.81%
-7.23%
1892
+2.91%
-0.95%
+1.85%
-0.92%
1891
+8.10%
-2.84%
+4.30%
-2.66%
1890
-0.25%
-3.07%
-1.76%
-3.61%
1889
+3.40%
-0.84%
+2.94%
-0.76%
1888
+5.05%
-1.53%
+3.44%
-1.38%
1887
+1.03%
-2.94%
+0.13%
-3.25%
1886
+2.99%
-1.38%
+6.58%
-0.66%
1885
+10.27%
-0.77%
+9.57%
-0.72%
1884
+0.67%
-4.87%
-1.86%
-4.99%
1883
+2.34%
-1.36%
+1.84%
-1.39%
1882
+3.20%
-1.50%
+3.62%
-1.49%
1881
+2.83%
-3.42%
+4.48%
-2.34%
1880
+9.52%
-1.43%
+12.85%
-1.46%
1879
+12.21%
-0.58%
+15.96%
-0.31%
1878
+8.43%
-0.12%
+4.59%
-0.40%
1877
+2.70%
-2.64%
-2.46%
-6.35%
1876
+2.91%
-3.66%
-6.01%
-6.10%
1875
+6.26%
-2.56%
+4.28%
-1.56%
1874
+11.91%
-1.89%
+4.84%
-1.78%
1873
+2.89%
-7.49%
+1.68%
-6.29%
1872
+3.68%
-3.22%
+6.47%
-1.80%
1871
+5.34%
-1.82%
+8.64%
-1.32%