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Gardner + Quant strategy

Annual Rebalancing
EUR
Moderate Risk
4.3yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+68.96%
Annualized Return+13.05%
Volatility+10.48%
Sharpe Ratio1.05
Max Drawdown+16.88%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 80.0%Bonds 15.0%Precious Metals 5.0%
Holdings Details
Diversified ETF portfolio blending global stocks, US quality factor equities, bonds, and gold for a balanced, long-term investment strategy.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VWCE.XETRA
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating • IE00BK5BQT80
ETF
65.0%0.19%
QDVB.XETRA
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF • IE00BD1F4L37
ETF
15.0%0.2%
VAGF.XETRA
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Accumulating • IE00BG47KH54
ETF
10.0%0.08%
IGLD.XETRA
iShares Physical Gold EUR Hedged ETC • IE0009JOT9U1
ETF
5.0%0.25%
IUAE.LSE
iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) • IE00BDFJYM28
ETF
5.0%0.3%
Total100.0%0.19%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €16,896.28
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 38 of the 52 months (73%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +6.6% • Worst month: -5.6% • Best year: 2024 (+21.6%) • Worst year: 2022 (-4.2%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+1.4%+1.9%-5.2%+6.6%+4.7%+0.9%-1.3%+2.1%+1.2%+0.7%--+13.2%
2025+3.8%-1.7%-5.6%-2.8%+4.3%+0.7%+3.7%+0.0%+3.1%+3.6%+0.2%+0.5%+9.8%
2024+2.5%+3.1%+3.3%-1.7%+1.2%+4.3%+0.4%+0.2%+1.7%+0.8%+5.5%-1.3%+21.6%
2023+4.5%-0.5%+1.0%+0.1%+1.9%+2.8%+2.2%-0.5%-1.9%-2.5%+5.1%+3.6%+16.9%
2022------+3.7%-1.9%-5.6%+2.8%+1.6%-4.5%-4.2%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +16.88% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 11 months and was between August 2022 and July 2023. It reached a trough of -11.3%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Gardner + Quant strategy returned +13.05% 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
+68.96%
Annualized Return
+13.05%
Avg Monthly Return
+1.05%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+10.48%
Max Drawdown
+16.88%
Positive Months
73%
Average Drawdown
-3.2%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
1.05
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
1.01
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
1.25
Calmar Ratio
0.77
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
4.20
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.03
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€16,896.28
Backtest Period
2022-07-07 to 2026-10-16
4.3 years
Rebalancing
annual
Base Currency
EUR