None Rebalancing
EUR
Moderate Risk
Multi-currency
4.1yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+66.33%
Annualized Return+13.25%
Volatility+15.00%
Sharpe Ratio0.75
Max Drawdown+21.74%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Precious Metals 100.0%
Holdings Details
Gold-focused ETF portfolio blending long and short gold ETCs for a hedged precious metals strategy that profits whether gold rises or falls.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
PHAU.AS
WisdomTree Physical Gold EUR • JE00B1VS3770
ETF
35.0%0.39%
GOLD-EUR.PA
Amundi Physical Gold ETC (C) • FR0013416716
ETF
35.0%0.12%
GL3S.XETRA
Leverage Shares -3x Short Gold ETP Securities • XS2472195283
ETF
15.0%0.75%
9GA9.XETRA
WisdomTree Gold 1x Daily Short EUR • JE00B24DKC09
ETF
10.0%0.39%
GBSS.LSE
Gold Bullion Securities ETC • GB00B00FHZ82
ETC
5.0%0.39%
Total100.0%0.35%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €16,632.74
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 33 of the 50 months (66%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +13.5% • Worst month: -9.4% • Best year: 2025 (+36.1%) • Worst year: 2022 (-5.2%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+13.5%+5.3%-9.1%-1.6%-0.5%-9.4%-0.5%+8.2%-3.9%+1.4%--+1.1%
2025+5.8%+1.1%+3.8%+0.1%-0.7%-3.4%+2.9%+1.6%+10.0%+5.2%+4.6%+0.9%+36.1%
2024+1.6%+0.4%+4.8%+3.3%-0.5%+1.1%+1.9%+0.1%+2.9%+5.9%+0.5%+0.0%+24.1%
2023+0.7%+0.2%+0.9%-1.2%+3.1%-3.5%+0.3%+1.2%+0.7%+3.2%-1.9%-0.7%+2.8%
2022--------+1.6%-1.3%-3.1%-2.5%-5.2%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +21.74% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 1 year and 6 months and was between September 2022 and March 2024. It reached a trough of -10.1%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Gold 2 returned +13.25% 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
+66.33%
Annualized Return
+13.25%
Avg Monthly Return
+1.10%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+15.00%
Max Drawdown
+21.74%
Positive Months
66%
Average Drawdown
-5.9%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.75
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.72
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.88
Calmar Ratio
0.61
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
7.43
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.02
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€16,632.74
Backtest Period
2022-09-13 to 2026-10-16
4.1 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
EUR