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Europe-Focused 60/40 Portfolio

The Europe-Focused 60/40 Portfolio blends 60% European equities with 40% Eurozone government bonds, creating a balanced foundation for investors who want to grow wealth while managing volatility. It’s designed for euro-based investors who prefer staying close to home, benefiting from familiar markets and currency alignment. This mix provides equity-driven upside during expansions and bond-backed stability in downturns, a time-tested strategy for steady, moderate returns through Europe’s economic cycles.

Annual Rebalancing
EUR
Moderate Risk
19.2yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+146.66%
Annualized Return+4.80%
Volatility+10.96%
Sharpe Ratio0.26
Max Drawdown+34.27%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 60.0%Bonds 40.0%
Holdings Details
A classic 60/40 mix focused on Europe, combining regional equities and government bonds for balanced, euro-based growth and stability.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
DBXA.XETRA
Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 1C • LU0274209237
ETF
60.0%0.12%
DBXN.XETRA
Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF 1C • LU0290355717
ETF
40.0%0.07%
Total100.0%0.10%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €24,666.28
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 142 of the 232 months (61%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +8.5% • Worst month: -9.0% • Best year: 2009 (+19.8%) • Worst year: 2008 (-22.8%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+2.3%+2.9%-5.8%+3.3%+2.5%+1.9%+0.0%-0.1%-2.2%+1.4%--+6.1%
2025+4.3%+2.5%-3.1%+0.2%+3.2%-1.0%+0.4%+0.5%+1.2%+2.1%+0.4%+1.5%+12.5%
2024+0.6%+0.7%+2.9%-1.0%+2.0%-0.5%+1.4%+1.2%+0.2%-2.4%+1.6%-1.2%+5.5%
2023+4.6%+0.0%+0.9%+1.6%-1.3%+1.3%+1.1%-1.3%-2.0%-2.0%+5.1%+3.8%+12.2%
2022-2.5%-2.6%-0.5%-1.9%-1.0%-5.5%+6.3%-5.1%-5.3%+3.7%+5.3%-3.4%-12.9%
2021-1.2%+0.9%+3.9%+1.0%+1.7%+1.3%+1.8%+1.1%-2.3%+2.8%-1.1%+3.3%+13.7%
2020-0.3%-4.9%-9.0%+3.3%+1.8%+2.2%-0.4%+1.3%-0.2%-2.3%+7.5%+1.9%-0.0%
2019+4.5%+2.3%+2.0%+2.5%-2.7%+3.6%+0.8%+0.1%+2.1%+0.1%+1.4%+1.4%+19.3%
2018+0.7%-2.2%-0.6%+2.5%-0.5%+0.0%+1.8%-1.6%+0.2%-3.1%-0.3%-3.1%-6.2%
2017-1.1%+2.2%+1.9%+1.2%+1.3%-1.7%-0.1%-0.3%+2.3%+1.3%-1.1%+0.3%+6.2%
2016-1.6%-0.8%+1.0%+0.7%+1.9%-1.7%+2.4%+0.3%+0.2%-1.5%+0.1%+3.6%+4.4%
2015+6.8%+4.7%+1.4%-0.3%+0.3%-3.9%+3.5%-5.9%-2.3%+5.7%+1.6%-3.3%+7.6%
2014+1.2%+3.0%-0.2%+1.6%+1.8%+0.3%-0.5%+1.9%+0.2%-0.9%+2.4%-0.6%+10.7%
2013+1.6%+0.6%+1.1%+2.3%+0.4%-3.7%+3.6%-0.7%+3.1%+2.9%+0.7%+0.3%+12.6%
2012+3.1%+3.1%-0.1%-1.0%-3.2%+2.7%+3.3%+1.3%+1.0%+0.6%+1.9%+1.1%+14.6%
2011+0.3%+1.3%-2.3%+2.2%+0.2%-1.8%-1.5%-4.8%-2.1%+3.6%-1.7%+2.6%-4.3%
2010-1.3%+0.4%+4.6%-1.0%-2.2%-0.6%+3.3%+0.4%+1.4%+1.3%-2.0%+3.7%+8.0%
2009-2.9%-5.0%+1.5%+8.5%+3.6%-1.6%+6.4%+3.1%+2.1%-1.2%+0.7%+3.6%+19.8%
2008-6.4%-0.3%-2.2%+3.5%-0.2%-6.8%+0.5%+1.4%-5.7%-6.4%-1.6%-0.9%-22.8%
2007-------2.9%+0.9%-0.1%+1.8%-1.8%-1.1%-3.3%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +34.27% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 4 years and 8 months and was between July 2007 and March 2012. It reached a trough of -34.3%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Europe-Focused 60/40 Portfolio returned +4.80% a year over the 19 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
+146.66%
Annualized Return
+4.80%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.43%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+10.96%
Max Drawdown
+34.27%
Positive Months
61%
Average Drawdown
-5.9%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.26
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.24
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.44
Calmar Ratio
0.14
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
8.17
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.00
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€24,666.28
Backtest Period
2007-07-17 to 2026-10-16
19.2 years
Rebalancing
annual
Base Currency
EUR