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Balance Pure Gold

None Rebalancing
EUR
High Risk
Multi-currency
4.1yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+174.66%
Annualized Return+28.02%
Volatility+26.84%
Sharpe Ratio0.97
Max Drawdown+32.08%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 54.3%Precious Metals 45.7%
Holdings Details
A diversified gold portfolio blending gold miner equities and physical gold ETFs for precious metals exposure with built-in hedged short positions.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
AUCP.LSE
L&G Gold Mining UCITS ETF • IE00B3CNHG25
ETF
41.2%0.55%
GOLD-EUR.PA
Amundi Physical Gold ETC (C) • FR0013416716
ETF
18.9%0.12%
PHAU.AS
WisdomTree Physical Gold EUR • JE00B1VS3770
ETF
11.8%0.39%
GDMS.LSE
Leverage Shares -3x Short Gold Miners ETP Securities • XS2399369979
ETF
7.9%0.75%
G2X.XETRA
VanEck Gold Miners UCITS ETF • IE00BQQP9F84
ETF
5.2%0.53%
9GA9.XETRA
WisdomTree Gold 1x Daily Short EUR • JE00B24DKC09
ETF
5.0%0.39%
GL3S.XETRA
Leverage Shares -3x Short Gold ETP Securities • XS2472195283
ETF
5.0%0.75%
GBSS.LSE
Gold Bullion Securities ETC • GB00B00FHZ82
ETC
5.0%0.39%
Total100.0%0.46%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €27,465.95
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 31 of the 50 months (62%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +29.7% • Worst month: -17.3% • Best year: 2025 (+97.7%) • Worst year: 2022 (-0.5%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+12.2%+14.8%-17.3%-2.0%+0.3%-12.9%-2.1%+29.7%-9.0%+1.1%--+6.3%
2025+14.3%-1.0%+10.0%+2.6%+0.9%-1.8%+2.8%+12.8%+18.3%-1.0%+12.4%+2.3%+97.7%
2024-2.9%-3.0%+13.0%+5.4%+1.9%+0.1%+6.2%+1.1%+2.2%+5.4%-1.4%-4.5%+24.4%
2023+4.6%-7.1%+9.1%+1.3%-1.2%-5.1%+2.3%-2.5%-3.2%+5.5%+2.7%+0.3%+5.7%
2022--------+1.2%-2.7%+2.0%-1.0%-0.5%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +32.08% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 10 months and was between May 2023 and March 2024. It reached a trough of -14.9%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Balance Pure Gold returned +28.02% a year over the 4 years above. Run those same monthly returns forward through 10,000 simulated paths, with your own savings and target retirement age, to see when they could reach your FIRE number.

Detailed Metrics

Returns
Total Return
+174.66%
Annualized Return
+28.02%
Avg Monthly Return
+2.33%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+26.84%
Max Drawdown
+32.08%
Positive Months
62%
Average Drawdown
-7.9%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.97
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.99
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
1.04
Calmar Ratio
0.87
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
9.80
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.03
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€27,465.95
Backtest Period
2022-09-13 to 2026-10-16
4.1 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
EUR