Consolidated Returns as of 31 August 2024
Managing the Harry Browne Canadian Permanent Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 6.06% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 6.08%.
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 Aug 31, 2024
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Harry Browne Canadian Permanent Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.
Portfolio returns are calculated in CAD, assuming:
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends, if existing
- the adjustment for actual currency exchange rates (simulation derived from original US returns)
| Return (%) and number of rebalances as of Aug 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~30Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 15.93 | (0) | 4.63 | (0) | 4.73 | (0) | 6.06 | (0) | 6.03 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 14.36 | (1) | 4.80 | (5) | 4.70 | (10) | 6.11 | (30) | 6.08 | (30) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 14.23 | (2) | 4.83 | (10) | 4.74 | (20) | 6.08 | (60) | 6.06 | (61) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 14.40 | (4) | 4.91 | (20) | 4.80 | (40) | 6.13 | (120) | 6.11 | (121) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 14.32 | (1) | 5.13 | (5) | 4.84 | (6) | 6.16 | (16) | 6.13 | (16) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 16.33 | (0) | 5.18 | (0) | 4.88 | (0) | 6.19 | (3) | 6.16 | (3) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Harry Browne Canadian Permanent Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Aug 31, 2024
Historical returns and stats of Harry Browne Canadian Permanent Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
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Standard Deviation
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Max Drawdown (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | Return % | Std Dev(%) | Ret. / Std Dev | MaxDD(%) | Ret. / MaxDD | |
| No Rebalancing | 6.03 | (0) | 6.62 | 0.91 | -12.50 | 0.48 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 6.08 | (30) | 6.11 | 1.00 | -10.09 | 0.60 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 6.06 | (61) | 6.08 | 1.00 | -9.98 | 0.61 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 6.11 | (121) | 6.10 | 1.00 | -10.44 | 0.59 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 6.13 | (16) | 6.14 | 1.00 | -10.40 | 0.59 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 6.16 | (3) | 6.34 | 0.97 | -11.55 | 0.53 |
Drawdowns as of Aug 31, 2024
Historical Drawdowns of Harry Browne Canadian Permanent Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-12.50
Jul 2008 - Nov 2009
|
-10.09
Jul 2008 - Jun 2009
|
-9.98
Jul 2008 - Jun 2009
|
-10.44
Jul 2008 - Aug 2009
|
-10.40
Jul 2008 - Aug 2009
|
-11.55
Jul 2008 - May 2009
|
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-11.86
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
|
-8.51
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
|
-8.43
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
|
-8.57
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
|
-8.63
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
|
-9.53
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
|
|
-10.99
Sep 2000 - Aug 2003
|
-8.35
Sep 2000 - Dec 2002
|
-8.06
Oct 2012 - Feb 2014
|
-8.13
Oct 2012 - Feb 2014
|
-8.29
Oct 2012 - Jun 2014
|
-9.53
Sep 2000 - Jan 2003
|
|
-8.91
May 1998 - Oct 1999
|
-8.09
Oct 2012 - Feb 2014
|
-7.72
May 1998 - Sep 1999
|
-7.66
May 1998 - Jan 1999
|
-8.10
May 1998 - Oct 1999
|
-9.02
Oct 2012 - Jun 2014
|
|
-8.24
Oct 2012 - Feb 2014
|
-7.95
May 1998 - Sep 1999
|
-7.71
Sep 2000 - Dec 2002
|
-7.58
Sep 2000 - May 2002
|
-8.02
Sep 2000 - May 2002
|
-7.95
May 1998 - Oct 1999
|
| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -10.50 | -8.60 | -8.38 | -8.48 | -8.69 | -9.52 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -7.86 | -6.89 | -6.69 | -6.72 | -6.90 | -7.46 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Harry Browne Canadian Permanent Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
