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Min variance portfolio

Annual Rebalancing
EUR
Low Risk
7.2yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+73.01%
Annualized Return+7.88%
Volatility+8.15%
Sharpe Ratio0.72
Max Drawdown+17.55%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 45.0%Bonds 40.0%Precious Metals 15.0%
Holdings Details
A diversified ETF portfolio with 45% global stocks, 40% bonds, and 15% gold for balanced, long-term growth across major asset classes.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VWCE.XETRA
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating • IE00BK5BQT80
ETF
45.0%0.19%
EUNA.XETRA
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) • IE00BDBRDM35
ETF
15.0%0.1%
8PSG.F
Invesco Physical Gold ETC • IE00B579F325
ETF
15.0%0.12%
LYQ6.XETRA
Amundi Euro Government Bond 10-15Y UCITS ETF Acc • LU1650489385
ETF
15.0%0.15%
DBXP.XETRA
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF 1C • LU0290356871
ETF
10.0%0.1%
Total100.0%0.15%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with €10,000 investment → now worth €17,300.97
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 58 of the 88 months (66%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +5.2% • Worst month: -5.5% • Best year: 2024 (+16.9%) • Worst year: 2022 (-11.2%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+2.2%+2.6%-5.0%+3.9%+2.7%-0.5%-1.5%+2.2%-0.5%+0.8%--+6.9%
2025+3.2%-0.7%-2.7%-0.9%+2.3%-0.0%+2.5%+0.1%+3.5%+3.1%+0.5%+0.6%+12.0%
2024+1.4%+1.3%+3.3%-0.4%+0.5%+2.6%+1.3%+0.3%+1.9%+1.1%+3.5%-0.9%+16.9%
2023+3.6%-1.3%+1.9%-0.1%+1.5%+0.8%+1.2%-0.3%-1.9%-0.6%+3.8%+2.9%+11.9%
2022-2.4%-0.6%+1.1%-1.6%-2.6%-3.4%+5.2%-2.4%-4.3%+1.0%+1.8%-3.4%-11.2%
2021+0.2%-0.3%+3.0%+0.8%+0.7%+1.6%+1.3%+1.4%-1.7%+2.3%+1.0%+1.6%+12.4%
2020+1.2%-3.3%-5.5%+5.1%+1.0%+1.7%+1.2%+1.7%-0.5%-0.7%+2.6%+1.5%+5.9%
2019------+0.0%+1.3%+0.9%-0.1%+1.1%+1.1%+4.5%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +17.55% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 2 years and 2 months and was between November 2021 and January 2024. It reached a trough of -12.1%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Min variance portfolio returned +7.88% a year over the 7 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
+73.01%
Annualized Return
+7.88%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.65%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+8.15%
Max Drawdown
+17.55%
Positive Months
66%
Average Drawdown
-3.5%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.72
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.67
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.97
Calmar Ratio
0.45
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
4.54
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.01
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
€10,000
Final Value
€17,300.97
Backtest Period
2019-07-25 to 2026-10-16
7.2 years
Rebalancing
annual
Base Currency
EUR