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CTY + MRCH + MUP

None Rebalancing
EUR
High Risk
Multi-currency
55.8yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+645.11%
Annualized Return+3.67%
Volatility+25.77%
Sharpe Ratio0.06
Max Drawdown+98.71%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 100.0%
Holdings Details
UK equity income portfolio with 100% allocation to high-yield investment trusts for focused dividend growth and stability.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
MRCH.LSE
Merchants Trust PLC • GB0005800072
STOCK
33.4%0%
CTY.LSE
City Of London Investment Trust • GB0001990497
STOCK
33.3%0%
MUT.LSE
Murray Income Trust • GB0006111123
STOCK
33.3%0%
Total100.0%0.00%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €74,511.47
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 394 of the 671 months (59%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +59.4% • Worst month: -98.5% • Best year: 1975 (+115.1%) • Worst year: 1986 (-98.2%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+5.2%+5.2%-8.8%+5.5%+2.1%+1.8%+6.4%+0.3%-1.9%+4.3%--+20.7%
2025+1.8%+1.2%-1.5%+2.4%+4.0%-0.5%+1.1%+0.5%+0.5%+1.9%+2.2%+1.4%+16.0%
2024-0.0%-2.9%+3.1%+4.3%+3.1%-1.3%+8.1%-1.5%+0.7%-5.0%+3.4%-0.4%+11.5%
2023+3.9%+2.1%-2.9%+3.1%-3.1%-1.1%+4.1%-2.9%-0.3%-6.5%+7.3%+4.4%+7.5%
2022+1.5%-1.3%+2.4%+0.9%+0.1%-6.8%+7.2%+27.7%-8.0%+6.8%+6.6%-2.3%+35.3%
2021-2.2%+4.8%+9.1%+1.6%+3.6%-1.5%+2.1%+3.1%-2.5%+3.9%-2.9%+5.9%+27.0%
2020-1.9%-11.4%-20.0%+9.2%-3.7%+0.2%-6.5%+4.7%-4.8%-0.0%+18.4%+5.4%-14.8%
2019+6.4%+4.0%+2.6%+3.4%-5.3%+2.6%-1.5%-2.4%+6.0%+3.4%+4.3%+6.6%+33.6%
2018-0.3%-4.5%+0.7%+6.0%+2.4%-0.3%-0.2%-3.8%+1.7%-4.5%-0.8%-2.9%-6.7%
2017-1.1%+5.1%+1.3%+2.8%+0.6%-3.1%-1.9%-1.1%+3.9%+1.9%-2.0%+3.5%+9.8%
2016-6.0%-4.7%-0.1%+3.9%+1.9%-7.5%+4.9%+1.0%-1.5%-4.6%+6.8%+2.9%-4.1%
2015+8.0%+3.9%-2.1%+0.9%+4.4%-4.5%+2.9%-6.4%-5.8%+8.0%+2.1%-5.5%+4.6%
2014-2.1%+4.5%-2.6%+3.2%+2.5%-0.0%+0.0%+1.4%-0.9%+0.2%+1.4%-0.3%+7.3%
2013+1.8%+1.9%+4.2%+3.2%+3.2%-4.4%+6.5%-0.7%+2.7%+3.3%+0.7%+2.0%+26.8%
2012+1.6%+3.8%-0.0%+1.8%-4.4%+6.0%+5.1%-0.4%+1.6%-0.3%+1.3%+0.1%+16.7%
2011+0.1%+0.9%-3.3%+3.9%+3.4%-4.7%+0.7%-5.8%-1.2%+6.7%-0.1%+2.7%+2.6%
2010-0.2%+0.9%+6.5%+0.7%-0.6%+1.8%+6.0%+1.3%+0.0%+4.6%+2.9%+3.9%+31.2%
2009+5.8%-9.1%-6.4%+20.0%+7.0%-2.8%+7.2%+5.3%-1.8%+1.4%+1.0%+6.2%+35.6%
2008-6.4%-2.1%-4.5%+4.7%-3.4%-10.5%+3.6%+0.1%-9.2%-11.6%-6.1%-10.0%-44.3%
2007+2.4%-5.3%+5.3%+0.3%+2.7%-4.9%-0.5%+2.1%-4.2%+3.8%-7.6%-7.3%-13.3%
2006+3.9%+3.4%+0.5%+1.1%-4.2%+2.2%+5.2%+1.2%+3.3%+5.1%+0.7%+1.7%+26.5%
2005+6.4%+0.1%-1.0%-4.6%+9.7%+4.9%-1.6%+1.7%+4.8%-2.2%+3.9%+3.2%+27.4%
2004+1.7%+4.7%-2.2%+3.1%-2.5%+0.9%-0.8%-0.3%+4.0%-0.8%+5.5%+3.1%+17.4%
2003-10.5%-5.3%+0.5%+12.4%+2.1%+8.0%+1.3%+3.6%-5.5%+7.4%-0.0%-1.5%+10.8%
2002+1.0%+2.2%+6.0%+2.0%-6.0%-10.8%-6.0%-1.9%-13.4%+9.5%+0.7%-8.5%-24.6%
2001+2.4%-1.9%-4.3%+10.2%+4.0%-0.9%-7.4%-1.6%-13.1%+9.7%+4.0%+3.6%+2.2%
2000-9.4%-6.8%+12.1%+4.0%-2.6%+1.6%+1.4%+6.7%-5.3%+7.0%-1.8%-0.4%+4.4%
1999+0.2%+5.7%+4.1%+7.3%-3.0%+1.2%-3.6%+2.5%-3.1%+1.4%+4.8%-0.5%+17.6%
1998+8.2%+4.7%+8.0%-2.7%-0.2%-1.9%-2.1%-13.8%-4.9%+9.2%+6.8%-1.3%+7.7%
1997+3.6%+8.5%-2.1%+4.2%+5.4%+1.1%+12.0%-4.2%+5.1%-0.4%+1.6%+6.0%+47.5%
1996+2.4%-1.2%-1.2%+3.0%-3.9%-4.5%-0.8%+8.0%+1.5%+3.9%+6.2%+3.5%+17.3%
1995-3.9%-3.0%+1.5%+3.4%+3.5%-1.9%+6.3%+1.9%+1.1%-0.1%+1.1%+2.1%+12.2%
1994+5.0%-9.3%-8.9%+3.0%-6.5%-4.1%+10.1%+3.3%-7.9%+2.8%+2.8%-2.9%-14.0%
1993+0.0%+1.5%+3.4%+2.3%+0.4%+3.1%+11.0%+1.4%-2.3%+5.6%+2.8%+8.7%+44.4%
1992-0.5%-0.2%-4.2%+16.5%+4.9%-9.8%-7.4%-5.1%+2.6%-0.3%+6.7%+8.4%+9.1%
1991-1.9%+16.2%+5.9%+0.8%+0.3%-4.5%+7.3%+4.7%+1.4%-2.1%-6.7%-0.2%+21.1%
1990-1.1%-2.2%-1.8%-4.5%+12.3%+6.9%-0.3%-5.9%-11.5%+6.8%+3.8%-0.1%+0.1%
1989+19.0%-3.7%+3.0%+1.3%-1.1%-2.1%+11.3%+2.1%-2.1%-14.1%+3.1%+5.4%+20.3%
1988+5.2%+0.2%+3.1%+5.3%-0.3%+2.6%+2.8%-4.1%+4.6%+4.7%-1.3%+0.4%+25.2%
1987+5.8%+8.5%+6.2%+0.1%+8.9%+6.3%+2.6%-0.2%+9.1%-28.4%-5.7%+5.1%+11.8%
1986+0.5%+5.0%+10.7%+1.9%-98.5%+1.1%-8.7%+3.8%-8.0%+9.3%-0.5%+2.8%-98.2%
1985+4.7%+2.9%-2.3%+3.2%+0.5%-1.9%-0.4%+8.6%-2.0%+9.8%+4.2%-0.8%+28.7%
1984+6.6%-1.2%+9.0%-1.7%-12.1%+6.7%-3.0%+11.4%+4.3%+1.2%+1.4%+4.2%+27.8%
1983+8.2%+5.1%+0.7%-1.9%+3.3%+6.2%+1.2%+1.5%+1.2%-2.3%+6.8%+3.5%+38.4%
1982+13.8%-3.2%+1.9%-3.5%+4.3%-6.4%+3.5%+4.5%+6.5%+5.7%+0.3%+4.9%+35.4%
1981-1.5%+5.4%+3.4%+6.5%-5.3%+2.5%-3.6%+8.5%-16.1%+1.7%+6.9%-0.5%+5.4%
1980+11.1%+4.4%-9.4%+4.9%+1.4%+11.8%+8.0%+3.9%+4.1%+6.3%+0.5%-3.8%+49.9%
1979+2.5%+2.2%+8.6%+7.6%-8.8%-6.6%-6.3%+10.2%+2.8%-12.7%-1.0%+0.7%-3.5%
1978-8.7%-5.0%+7.2%+5.3%+4.5%-0.9%+8.3%+4.0%-1.6%-9.6%+1.9%-0.3%+3.1%
1977+7.0%-1.7%+6.7%-1.6%+1.8%-3.7%+1.2%+1.5%+22.2%+1.4%-4.8%+5.8%+38.8%
1976+11.3%-8.8%-4.2%+3.5%-5.7%-1.9%-7.6%+0.5%-0.3%-13.8%+12.1%+18.5%-1.4%
1975+59.4%+13.3%-10.1%+31.4%+0.8%-10.6%-2.3%+5.8%+5.9%+2.5%+0.8%-1.1%+115.1%
1974-2.1%+3.0%-22.4%+13.5%-5.7%-13.0%+3.1%-17.7%-0.1%-0.1%-11.7%+0.0%-45.5%
1973-11.4%-1.1%-3.0%-3.5%-1.0%+2.2%-4.5%+0.9%+3.2%+1.5%-13.5%-8.4%-33.7%
1972+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+3.2%+5.7%+12.6%-8.7%+12.1%
1971+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+34.8%+34.8%
1970-----------+0.0%+0.0%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +98.71% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 40 years and 5 months and was between May 1986 and October 2026. It reached a trough of -98.7%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

CTY + MRCH + MUP returned +3.67% a year over the 56 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
+645.11%
Annualized Return
+3.67%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.98%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+25.77%
Max Drawdown
+98.71%
Positive Months
59%
Average Drawdown
-69.6%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.06
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.05
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.14
Calmar Ratio
0.04
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
72.50
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.00
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€74,511.47
Backtest Period
1970-12-31 to 2026-10-16
55.8 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
EUR