Consolidated Returns as of 31 October 2024
Managing the Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 20/80 Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 6.57% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 5.28%.
How do returns and drawdowns change, implementing different rebalancing strategies?
Rebalancing Strategies
In order to keep risk under control, you should rebalance assets quotes from time to time, so to keep them at the original percentage of the asset allocation.
At fixed time intervals:
- Yearly: Jan 1st
- Half Yearly: Jan 1st, Jul 1st
- Quarterly: Jan 1st, Apr 1st, Jul 1st, Oct 1st
Portfolio Returns as of Oct 31, 2024
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 20/80 Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends, if existing
| Return (%) and number of rebalances as of Oct 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~40Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 21.57 | (0) | 6.52 | (0) | 5.67 | (0) | 6.57 | (0) | 7.60 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 11.26 | (1) | 3.16 | (5) | 3.04 | (10) | 5.35 | (30) | 6.64 | (40) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 11.12 | (2) | 3.23 | (10) | 3.07 | (20) | 5.28 | (60) | 6.59 | (80) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 11.23 | (4) | 3.36 | (20) | 3.13 | (40) | 5.35 | (120) | 6.65 | (160) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 11.16 | (0) | 3.21 | (1) | 3.23 | (2) | 5.52 | (9) | 6.75 | (11) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 12.87 | (0) | 3.45 | (0) | 3.34 | (1) | 5.33 | (2) | 6.64 | (3) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 20/80 Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Oct 31, 2024
Historical returns and stats of Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 20/80 Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
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Standard Deviation
|
Max Drawdown (%)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | Return % | Std Dev(%) | Ret. / Std Dev | MaxDD(%) | Ret. / MaxDD | |
| No Rebalancing | 7.60 | (0) | 7.02 | 1.08 | -21.80 | 0.35 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 6.64 | (40) | 4.50 | 1.48 | -11.24 | 0.59 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 6.59 | (80) | 4.49 | 1.47 | -11.57 | 0.57 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 6.65 | (160) | 4.51 | 1.47 | -12.02 | 0.55 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 6.75 | (11) | 4.56 | 1.48 | -11.24 | 0.60 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 6.64 | (3) | 4.90 | 1.36 | -12.34 | 0.54 |
Drawdowns as of Oct 31, 2024
Historical Drawdowns of Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 20/80 Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-21.80
Nov 2007 - Sep 2010
|
-11.24
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-11.57
Jun 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-12.02
Jun 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-11.24
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-12.34
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
|
-17.26
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-11.12
Jun 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-11.36
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-11.38
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-10.67
Jun 2008 - Sep 2009
|
-11.88
Jun 2008 - Nov 2009
|
|
-13.84
Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
|
-5.52
Feb 1994 - Mar 1995
|
-5.52
Feb 1994 - Mar 1995
|
-5.54
Feb 1994 - Mar 1995
|
-5.56
Feb 1994 - Apr 1995
|
-5.61
Feb 1994 - Apr 1995
|
|
-8.23
Sep 2018 - Apr 2019
|
-4.40
Sep 1987 - Jan 1988
|
-3.84
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-3.84
Feb 2020 - May 2020
|
-4.41
Sep 1987 - Jan 1988
|
-5.58
Sep 1987 - Feb 1988
|
|
-6.24
Feb 1994 - Apr 1995
|
-3.84
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-3.46
Sep 1987 - Jan 1988
|
-3.17
Aug 1990 - Nov 1990
|
-4.01
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
|
-4.68
Aug 1990 - Dec 1990
|
| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -13.47 | -7.22 | -7.15 | -7.19 | -7.18 | -8.02 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -9.41 | -5.05 | -5.01 | -5.02 | -5.19 | -5.84 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Bill Bernstein Sheltered Sam 20/80 Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
