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Us bonds with gold

Annual Rebalancing
USD
Moderate Risk
14.6yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+251.04%
Annualized Return+8.95%
Volatility+12.79%
Sharpe Ratio0.54
Max Drawdown+26.37%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 80.0%Bonds 20.0%
Holdings Details
A diversified 80/20 ETF portfolio pairing global stocks with U.S. Treasuries for balanced long-term growth and steady income.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VT.US
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares • US9220427424
ETF
80.0%0.07%
GOVT.US
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF • US46429B2676
ETF
20.0%0.05%
Total100.0%0.07%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with $10,000 investment → now worth $35,104.24
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 115 of the 177 months (65%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +9.8% • Worst month: -10.8% • Best year: 2019 (+23.0%) • Worst year: 2022 (-17.0%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+2.5%+1.7%-5.3%+7.4%+3.7%-0.3%-0.8%+2.5%-1.6%-0.3%--+9.4%
2025+2.1%+0.1%-2.8%+0.6%+4.4%+4.0%+0.8%+2.6%+2.9%+1.8%+0.3%+0.7%+18.6%
2024-0.1%+3.3%+2.7%-3.4%+4.0%+1.5%+2.0%+2.1%+2.0%-2.2%+3.5%-2.3%+13.8%
2023+6.7%-3.0%+2.9%+1.2%-1.2%+4.6%+3.0%-2.4%-3.9%-2.6%+8.0%+4.8%+18.5%
2022-4.1%-2.4%+0.8%-7.1%+0.4%-6.6%+5.8%-3.7%-8.2%+4.6%+7.1%-3.7%-17.0%
2021-0.3%+1.8%+2.0%+3.5%+1.3%+1.1%+0.7%+1.8%-3.6%+4.2%-2.1%+3.2%+14.4%
2020-0.7%-5.2%-10.8%+7.8%+3.9%+2.4%+4.3%+4.4%-2.3%-1.8%+9.8%+3.6%+14.5%
2019+6.6%+2.2%+1.2%+2.8%-4.5%+5.3%+0.0%-1.1%+1.7%+2.3%+2.0%+2.7%+23.0%
2018+4.2%-3.7%-0.9%+0.2%+0.6%-0.4%+2.2%+0.8%-0.5%-6.0%+1.6%-5.5%-7.7%
2017+2.5%+2.2%+0.9%+1.8%+1.7%-0.1%+2.8%+0.5%+1.1%+2.1%+1.6%+1.4%+20.0%
2016-4.3%-0.7%+6.3%+0.8%+0.5%+0.3%+3.4%+0.1%+0.6%-1.8%+0.4%+1.5%+7.0%
2015-0.7%+4.4%-0.9%+1.9%+0.2%-2.5%+1.2%-5.4%-3.1%+6.1%-0.1%-1.8%-1.3%
2014-3.3%+4.2%+0.3%+0.7%+1.8%+1.7%-1.4%+2.4%-2.8%+1.0%+1.2%-1.6%+3.9%
2013+3.1%-0.2%+1.9%+2.3%-0.8%-2.4%+4.1%-2.1%+4.7%+3.1%+1.2%+1.7%+17.7%
2012--0.3%+0.8%-0.7%-6.7%+3.9%+0.8%+1.9%+2.4%-0.5%+1.3%+2.4%+5.0%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +26.37% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 2 years and 3 months and was between November 2021 and February 2024. It reached a trough of -24.0%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Us bonds with gold returned +8.95% a year over the 15 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.

Dividend Income

Summary
This portfolio contains 2 distributing ETFs (100.0% of total allocation)

Total Dividends Received

$5,691.32

231 payments

Dividend Yield

2.09%

(annualized)

Avg Per Payment

$24.64

per event

All dividends are automatically reinvested at the payment date. The portfolio value shown includes the compounding effect of dividend reinvestment.

Annual Breakdown
Dividend income per calendar year
YearDividends
2026$415.10
2025$670.78
2024$577.79
2023$503.60
2022$417.31
2021$399.61
2020$332.17
2019$410.99
2018$356.75
2017$323.63
2016$294.40
2015$275.92
2014$278.48
2013$227.38
2012$207.42
Total$5,691.32

Detailed Metrics

Returns
Total Return
+251.04%
Annualized Return
+8.95%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.76%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+12.79%
Max Drawdown
+26.37%
Positive Months
65%
Average Drawdown
-4.4%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.54
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.51
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.70
Calmar Ratio
0.34
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
6.17
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.01
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
$10,000
Final Value
$35,104.24
Backtest Period
2012-02-24 to 2026-10-16
14.6 years
Rebalancing
annual
Base Currency
USD