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Golden Butterfly Portfolio (EU)

The Golden Butterfly Portfolio is built for stability through all market cycles. With equal parts global stocks, European small-cap value shares, long- and short-term bonds, and physical gold, it blends growth, income, and protection. Stocks drive returns in good times, bonds cushion downturns, and gold guards against inflation or crises. Its strength is diversification where no single asset dominates. Ideal for balanced, long-term investors seeking steady growth with low volatility and who value sleep-well-at-night resilience over chasing the highest returns.

Annual Rebalancing
EUR
Low Risk
6.0yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+60.84%
Annualized Return+8.30%
Volatility+7.74%
Sharpe Ratio0.81
Max Drawdown+14.59%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 40.0%Bonds 40.0%Precious Metals 20.0%
Holdings Details
A diversified ETF portfolio for stable growth blending global stocks, European small-cap, bonds, and gold to weather all market cycles
AssetTypeAllocationTER
SPYI.XETRA
SPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Acc) • IE00B3YLTY66
ETF
20.0%0.17%
LYXF.XETRA
Amundi Euro Government Bond 15+Y UCITS ETF Acc • LU1287023268
ETF
20.0%0.15%
PRAB.XETRA
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bond 0-1Y UCITS ETF Acc • LU2233156582
ETF
20.0%0.05%
8PSG.F
Invesco Physical Gold ETC • IE00B579F325
ETF
20.0%0.12%
ZPRX.XETRA
SPDR MSCI Europe Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETF • IE00BSPLC298
ETF
20.0%0.3%
Total100.0%0.16%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €16,084.43
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 51 of the 73 months (70%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +4.9% • Worst month: -5.9% • Best year: 2025 (+15.9%) • Worst year: 2022 (-11.0%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+3.3%+3.4%-5.9%+3.1%+2.1%-1.9%-0.1%+2.5%-1.8%+1.0%--+5.3%
2025+3.5%+0.5%-1.6%+0.4%+2.4%-0.4%+1.8%+0.0%+3.6%+2.6%+0.9%+1.3%+15.9%
2024+0.3%+0.2%+3.9%+0.5%+1.1%+0.1%+2.4%+0.1%+1.8%+0.7%+2.1%-0.9%+12.8%
2023+4.4%-1.1%+0.9%+0.1%+0.3%+0.4%+1.1%-0.6%-2.5%-0.4%+4.1%+3.6%+10.6%
2022-1.4%-0.5%+0.1%-0.9%-2.5%-4.6%+4.8%-3.3%-4.7%+1.4%+3.5%-2.9%-11.0%
2021-0.3%+0.0%+2.9%+1.0%+1.5%-0.5%+2.2%+1.4%-2.1%+2.1%+0.2%+1.3%+10.0%
2020---------+0.1%+4.9%+2.7%+7.9%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +14.59% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 2 years and 4 months and was between November 2021 and March 2024. It reached a trough of -14.6%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Golden Butterfly Portfolio (EU) returned +8.30% a year over the 6 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
+60.84%
Annualized Return
+8.30%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.68%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+7.74%
Max Drawdown
+14.59%
Positive Months
70%
Average Drawdown
-3.9%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.81
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.79
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
1.07
Calmar Ratio
0.57
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
5.13
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.01
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€16,084.43
Backtest Period
2020-10-29 to 2026-10-16
6.0 years
Rebalancing
annual
Base Currency
EUR