Consolidated Returns as of 31 December 2024
Managing the Larry Swedroe Eliminate Fat Tails Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 6.42% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 5.43%.
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 Dec 31, 2024
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Larry Swedroe Eliminate Fat Tails 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 Dec 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~40Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 6.26 | (0) | 4.34 | (0) | 4.97 | (0) | 6.42 | (0) | 7.70 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 4.66 | (1) | 2.84 | (5) | 3.24 | (10) | 5.56 | (30) | 7.13 | (40) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 4.70 | (2) | 3.04 | (10) | 3.31 | (20) | 5.43 | (60) | 6.93 | (80) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 4.75 | (4) | 3.24 | (20) | 3.42 | (40) | 5.55 | (120) | 7.03 | (160) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 4.81 | (0) | 3.06 | (2) | 3.29 | (3) | 5.51 | (13) | 6.97 | (19) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 4.87 | (0) | 2.85 | (0) | 3.31 | (1) | 5.36 | (3) | 6.81 | (4) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Larry Swedroe Eliminate Fat Tails Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Dec 31, 2024
Historical returns and stats of Larry Swedroe Eliminate Fat Tails 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 | 7.70 | (0) | 10.77 | 0.72 | -34.60 | 0.22 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 7.13 | (40) | 6.96 | 1.02 | -18.42 | 0.39 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 6.93 | (80) | 6.92 | 1.00 | -19.11 | 0.36 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 7.03 | (160) | 6.91 | 1.02 | -19.88 | 0.35 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 6.97 | (19) | 6.94 | 1.00 | -19.18 | 0.36 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 6.81 | (4) | 7.13 | 0.96 | -17.73 | 0.38 |
Drawdowns as of Dec 31, 2024
Historical Drawdowns of Larry Swedroe Eliminate Fat Tails Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-34.60
Nov 2007 - Dec 2010
|
-18.42
Jun 2008 - Nov 2009
|
-19.11
Jun 2008 - Dec 2009
|
-19.88
Jun 2008 - Mar 2010
|
-19.18
Jun 2008 - Nov 2009
|
-17.73
Jun 2008 - Apr 2010
|
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-21.16
Jul 2021 - Sep 2024
|
-13.68
Mar 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-13.69
Mar 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-13.02
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-13.79
Mar 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-14.81
Mar 1987 - Jan 1989
|
|
-19.09
Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
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-12.62
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-12.90
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
-12.89
Mar 1987 - Dec 1988
|
-12.62
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
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-13.82
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
|
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-14.93
Aug 1997 - Apr 1999
|
-8.81
Aug 1990 - Jan 1991
|
-9.18
May 1998 - Apr 1999
|
-9.01
May 1998 - Apr 1999
|
-8.55
May 1998 - Apr 1999
|
-10.45
Aug 1990 - Feb 1991
|
|
-14.81
Mar 1987 - Jan 1989
|
-8.68
May 1998 - Apr 1999
|
-8.84
Aug 1990 - Jan 1991
|
-8.84
Aug 1990 - Jan 1991
|
-8.35
Aug 1990 - Jan 1991
|
-8.92
Feb 1994 - Jul 1995
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| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -20.92 | -12.44 | -12.74 | -12.73 | -12.50 | -13.15 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -16.58 | -9.57 | -9.70 | -9.66 | -9.61 | -10.06 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Larry Swedroe Eliminate Fat Tails Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
