Consolidated Returns as of 30 November 2024
Managing the Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio with a yearly rebalancing, you would have obtained a 10.96% compound annual return in the last 30 Years.
With a quarterly rebalancing, over the same period, the return would have been 9.86%.
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 Nov 30, 2024
Implementing different rebalancing strategies, the Stocks/Bonds 80/20 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 Nov 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalancing Strategy | 1Y | 5Y | 10Y | 30Y |
MAX (~154Y) |
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| No Rebalancing | 34.44 | (0) | 15.16 | (0) | 12.84 | (0) | 10.96 | (0) | 9.07 | (0) |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 28.90 | (1) | 12.23 | (5) | 10.67 | (10) | 9.95 | (30) | 8.55 | (154) |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 28.65 | (2) | 12.22 | (10) | 10.66 | (20) | 9.86 | (60) | 8.55 | (308) |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 28.58 | (4) | 12.29 | (20) | 10.71 | (40) | 9.93 | (120) | 8.56 | (616) |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 29.16 | (1) | 12.38 | (2) | 10.79 | (3) | 10.09 | (13) | 8.62 | (48) |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 31.07 | (0) | 12.94 | (0) | 11.22 | (1) | 10.25 | (3) | 8.73 | (14) |
In order to have complete information about the portfolio, please refer to the Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
Performances as of Nov 30, 2024
Historical returns and stats of Stocks/Bonds 80/20 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 | 9.07 | (0) | 15.87 | 0.57 | -83.00 | 0.11 |
| Yearly Rebalancing | 8.55 | (154) | 13.29 | 0.64 | -75.27 | 0.11 |
| Half Yearly Rebalancing | 8.55 | (308) | 13.39 | 0.64 | -75.24 | 0.11 |
| Quarterly Rebalancing | 8.56 | (616) | 13.43 | 0.64 | -75.49 | 0.11 |
| 5% Tolerance per asset | 8.62 | (48) | 13.47 | 0.64 | -75.46 | 0.11 |
| 10% Tolerance per asset | 8.73 | (14) | 13.76 | 0.63 | -74.43 | 0.12 |
Drawdowns as of Nov 30, 2024
Historical Drawdowns of Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio, after implementing different rebalancing strategies.
|
Rebalancing
|
Tolerance per asset
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Rebalancing | Yearly | Half Yearly | Quarterly | 5% | 10% |
|
-83.00
Sep 1929 - Dec 1944
|
-75.27
Sep 1929 - Mar 1943
|
-75.24
Sep 1929 - Jan 1937
|
-75.49
Sep 1929 - Nov 1936
|
-75.46
Sep 1929 - Jan 1937
|
-74.43
Sep 1929 - Oct 1936
|
|
-50.79
Nov 2007 - Feb 2012
|
-41.09
Nov 2007 - Jan 2011
|
-41.68
Mar 1937 - Mar 1943
|
-41.90
Nov 2007 - Feb 2011
|
-41.54
Nov 2007 - Jan 2011
|
-43.69
Mar 1937 - May 1943
|
|
-45.74
Jan 1973 - Dec 1976
|
-36.88
Jan 1973 - Mar 1976
|
-41.58
Nov 2007 - Feb 2011
|
-41.88
Mar 1937 - Mar 1943
|
-41.47
Mar 1937 - Mar 1943
|
-42.94
Nov 2007 - Apr 2011
|
|
-43.90
Sep 2000 - Mar 2006
|
-33.33
Sep 2000 - Jul 2005
|
-37.40
Jan 1973 - Mar 1976
|
-37.40
Jan 1973 - Mar 1976
|
-37.39
Jan 1973 - Mar 1976
|
-39.66
Jan 1973 - Jun 1976
|
|
-29.99
Dec 1968 - Mar 1971
|
-26.75
Apr 1876 - Jan 1879
|
-33.94
Sep 2000 - Jul 2005
|
-33.58
Sep 2000 - Jul 2005
|
-33.23
Sep 2000 - Jul 2005
|
-32.53
Sep 2000 - Dec 2004
|
| 5 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -50.68 | -42.66 | -45.97 | -46.05 | -45.82 | -46.65 |
| 10 Worst Drawdowns - Average | |||||
| -38.69 | -33.09 | -35.20 | -35.25 | -35.29 | -35.89 |
For a deeper insight, please refer to the Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns page.
