JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio

New York Stock Exchange
USD
1 July 1926  –  20 December 2024

Performance

Annualized Return
9.34%
Sharpe Ratio
0.56
Maximum Drawdown
-71.2%

Metrics

Metric JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
Initial Balance $10,000
Final Balance $66,432,129
Returns   [View more details]
Month-To-Date -2.14%
Year-To-Date 19.01%
3M 3.67%
6M 7.69%
Annual Return (3Y) 6.93%
Annual Return (5Y) 10.62%
Annual Return (All) 9.34%
Risk   [View more details]
Annual Volatility 17.84%
Max Drawdown -71.2%
Sharpe Ratio 0.56
Sortino Ratio 1.28
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.91

  • Initial balance: The amount of starting capital used to invest in the asset or portfolio. In this case, we're starting with a $10,000 investment on July 1926.
  • Final balance: The amount of capital we've accrued over time as of December 2024.
  • Annual return: Also known as annualized return, or CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate), measures how much an investment has increased on average each year, during a specific time period. The time period in this case is approximately 98 year(s). Even a small difference in return can have a big impact on the final balance over a long period of time.
  • Annual volatility: Basically indicates how much, in percentage points, the investment can deviate from its annual return, under most circumstances. An investment with an annual return of 5% and an annual volatility of 10% would indicate returns from approximately -5% to 15% most of the time. A lower volatility is usually preferred to ensure more steady returns over time.
  • Best year: The best performance attained over its lifetime in a given year.
  • Worst year: The worst performance undergone over its lifetime in a given year.
  • Max drawdown: The largest percentage drop from a peak to a trough of an asset or portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period.
  • Sharpe Ratio: The Sharpe ratio measures the performance of an investment compared to a risk-free asset, after adjusting for its risk. A Sharpe Ratio above 1 is considered good.
  • Sortino Ratio: The Sortino Ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that only penalizes the investment for negative volatility/outcomes, and not for positive volatility. A Sortino Ratio above 1 is considered good.
  • Adjusted Sortino Ratio: Sortino Ratio/√2. To allow for comparing the Sortino ratio to the Sharpe ratio, we multiply the risk measure of the Sortino ratio by the square root of 2 (which is the same as dividing the Sortino ratio by the square root of 2).
  • Ulcer Index: The Ulcer Index (UI) is a technical indicator that measures downside risk in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines.
  • Gain to Pain Ratio: The sum of all returns divided by the absolute value of the sum of all negative returns. In essence, the GPR shows the ratio of net returns to the losses incurred in getting those returns.

Annualized Returns

Annual Return 1y Annual Return 3y Annual Return 5y Annual Return 10y Annual Return 20y Annual Return
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio 20.56 6.93 10.62 9.86 8.8 9.34

Annual Returns

Year JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
1926 7.76%
1927 26.28%
1928 28.9%
1929 -7.37%
1930 -19.3%
1931 -33.58%
1932 -3.51%
1933 43.68%
1934 3.73%
1935 35.76%
1936 26.42%
1937 -25.64%
1938 22.31%
1939 2.52%
1940 -4.16%
1941 -6.98%
1942 12.9%
1943 21.6%
1944 16.29%
1945 30.25%
1946 -4.49%
1947 2.79%
1948 2.46%
1949 15.98%
1950 22.56%
1951 15.92%
1952 10.82%
1953 1.44%
1954 38.67%
1955 19.09%
1956 6.06%
1957 -5.28%
1958 32.93%
1959 9.21%
1960 3.85%
1961 20.66%
1962 -5.75%
1963 16.31%
1964 13.31%
1965 10.93%
1966 -5.31%
1967 20.21%
1968 10.81%
1969 -8.21%
1970 5%
1971 14.65%
1972 13.47%
1973 -12.42%
1974 -18.69%
1975 30.77%
1976 24.05%
1977 -1.88%
1978 6.37%
1979 17.51%
1980 25.66%
1981 -0.95%
1982 24.72%
1983 19.34%
1984 7.17%
1985 29.84%
1986 16%
1987 2.01%
1988 15.25%
1989 25.42%
1990 -1.94%
1991 29.69%
1992 9.74%
1993 10.18%
1994 -0.97%
1995 30.8%
1996 16.46%
1997 25.6%
1998 19.6%
1999 17.7%
2000 -5.15%
2001 -6.31%
2002 -13.23%
2003 23.83%
2004 10.56%
2005 5.3%
2006 12.74%
2007 5.68%
2008 -25.78%
2009 22.28%
2010 14.68%
2011 2.68%
2012 13.21%
2013 24.52%
2014 10.9%
2015 0.39%
2016 10.26%
2017 16.79%
2018 -3.83%
2019 25.21%
2020 17.68%
2021 18.81%
2022 -17.86%
2023 20.97%
2024 19.01%

JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio had 75 positive years and 24 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 76%.

Monthly Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
1926 - - - - - - 2.4% 2.4% 0.5% -2% 2.2% 2.2% 7.8%
1927 0.3% 3.5% 0.4% 0.7% 4.3% -1.5% 5.7% 2.2% 3.9% -3.1% 5.6% 1.9% 26.3%
1928 -0.3% -0.9% 6.9% 3.6% 1.2% -3.1% 0.4% 5.3% 2% 1.3% 9.6% 0.4% 28.9%
1929 4.1% 0.3% 0.2% 1.4% -3.9% 7.5% 4.1% 6.8% -3.5% -14.6% -8.3% 0.7% -7.4%
1930 4% 2.1% 5.8% -1.8% -0.5% -11.6% 3.4% 0.4% -8.9% -6.1% -1.6% -4.9% -19.3%
1931 4.3% 8.1% -4.7% -7.6% -9.2% 9.4% -5% 0.1% -21.3% 5.1% -5.9% -9% -33.6%
1932 -1.1% 4.4% -8.3% -12.8% -14.2% -0.3% 20% 27.6% -1.8% -9.5% -3.1% 3.6% -3.5%
1933 0.9% -11.6% 2.3% 26.3% 18.7% 10.9% -8.2% 10% -8.7% -6.8% 8.3% 1.7% 43.7%
1934 9.9% -1.8% 0.1% -1.4% -5.5% 2% -8.1% 4.2% -0% -1.2% 6.3% 0.5% 3.7%
1935 -2.5% -1.4% -2.4% 6.5% 2.7% 4.4% 6.1% 2.1% 2.3% 5.7% 4% 4% 35.8%
1936 5.3% 2.2% 1.1% -6.2% 3.8% 2.3% 5.3% 0.9% 0.9% 5.7% 2.7% 0.3% 26.4%
1937 2.4% 1% 0.1% -5.5% -0.4% -3.1% 6.4% -3.5% -10.1% -6.4% -6.1% -2.8% -25.6%
1938 0.5% 4.5% -18.3% 10% -2.5% 17.7% 5.4% -1.6% 0.7% 6.1% -1.2% 3.2% 22.3%
1939 -4.4% 2.7% -8.9% -0.1% 5% -4% 7.6% -4.8% 12.2% -0.1% -2.8% 2.1% 2.5%
1940 -1.6% 1.1% 1.5% 0.3% -16.4% 4.4% 2.8% 1.6% 2% 2.4% -1% 0.5% -4.2%
1941 -3.2% -1.1% 0.8% -4.1% 1.2% 4.3% 4.5% -0.1% -0.6% -3.7% -1.2% -3.7% -7%
1942 0.4% -1.7% -4.8% -3.2% 3.9% 2.4% 2.7% 1.5% 2.1% 5% 0.4% 4% 12.9%
1943 4.9% 4.8% 5% 0.6% 4.5% 1.5% -3.6% 0.9% 2% -0.8% -4.6% 5% 21.6%
1944 1.3% 0.4% 2% -1.1% 3.7% 4.2% -1.1% 1.2% 0.1% 0.2% 1.4% 3.1% 16.3%
1945 1.8% 4.8% -2.8% 5.9% 1.4% 0.3% -1.6% 4.8% 3.6% 3.5% 4.3% 1.1% 30.3%
1946 4.7% -4.4% 4.1% 3.6% 3.1% -2.7% -2.2% -4.7% -7.7% -1.1% 0.1% 3.6% -4.5%
1947 0.9% -0.7% -1.2% -3.6% -0.8% 3.8% 3.1% -1.2% -0.5% 2% -1.3% 2.3% 2.8%
1948 -2.8% -3.1% 5.9% 3% 5.8% 0.1% -3.7% 0.2% -2.1% 4.3% -6.8% 2.7% 2.5%
1949 0.2% -2.1% 3.2% -1.2% -2.1% 0.2% 4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 1.5% 3.9% 16%
1950 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 3% 3.7% -4.5% 1.1% 3.8% 3.7% 0.1% 2.3% 4.1% 22.6%
1951 4.7% 1.2% -1.6% 3.8% -1.8% -1.9% 5.3% 3.4% 0.6% -1.8% 0.6% 2.8% 15.9%
1952 1.2% -1.9% 3.5% -3.6% 2.5% 3.2% 0.9% -0.4% -1.4% -0.4% 4.3% 2.7% 10.8%
1953 -0.1% -0% -0.9% -1.9% 0.6% -1.2% 2% -3.2% 0.4% 3.4% 2.4% 0.2% 1.4%
1954 3.7% 1.5% 3% 3.5% 2.5% 0.9% 3.9% -1.7% 5.3% -1.2% 7.5% 4.6% 38.7%
1955 0.5% 2.3% -0.1% 2.4% 0.9% 5.2% 1.4% 0.4% -0.2% -2% 5.6% 1.3% 19.1%
1956 -2.1% 3% 5% 0.5% -3.9% 2.7% 3.9% -2.4% -3.6% 0.3% 0.4% 2.6% 6.1%
1957 -2.5% -1.2% 1.8% 3.7% 3% -0.2% 0.9% -3.4% -4.2% -2.7% 2% -2.4% -5.3%
1958 3.5% -1.1% 2.5% 2.4% 1.7% 2.3% 3.5% 1.4% 3.9% 2.2% 2.3% 4.5% 32.9%
1959 0.6% 0.8% 0.4% 3% 1.5% 0.1% 2.6% -1% -3.5% 1.1% 1.4% 2.2% 9.2%
1960 -4.5% 1% -0.7% -0.9% 2.6% 2% -1.3% 2.5% -4% -0% 3.7% 3.7% 3.9%
1961 4.9% 2.8% 2.3% 0.4% 2.1% -2.1% 2.3% 2.1% -1.4% 2.1% 3.7% 0.1% 20.7%
1962 -2.6% 1.6% -0.2% -4.6% -6% -5.5% 4.5% 1.8% -3.1% 0.2% 7.9% 1.2% -5.8%
1963 3.8% -1.7% 2.5% 3.9% 1.6% -1.3% -0.1% 4% -0.9% 2.3% -0.4% 1.7% 16.3%
1964 2.1% 1.4% 1.5% 0.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.7% -0.8% 2.4% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% 13.3%
1965 2.7% 0.6% -0.8% 2.6% -0.3% -3.7% 1.3% 2.3% 2.5% 2.1% 0.3% 1% 10.9%
1966 0.8% -0.6% -1.5% 1.8% -3.6% -0.7% -0.7% -5.4% -0.3% 3.4% 1.3% 0.4% -5.3%
1967 6.2% 0.8% 3.3% 3% -3% 1.9% 3.8% -0.5% 2.6% -2% 0.5% 2.3% 20.2%
1968 -2.5% -2.3% 0.5% 6.8% 1.9% 0.9% -1.5% 1.3% 3.3% 0.7% 4.3% -2.7% 10.8%
1969 -0.6% -3.8% 2.1% 1.8% 0.2% -4.7% -4.8% 3.4% -1.6% 4% -2.3% -1.6% -8.2%
1970 -5.1% 4.2% 0.3% -7.1% -3.8% -3.5% 5.5% 3.9% 3.6% -0.9% 4% 4.8% 5%
1971 3.7% 1.6% 3.6% 2.9% -2.4% 0.2% -2.9% 3.3% -0.2% -2.6% -0% 7% 14.7%
1972 2% 2.4% 0.7% 0.5% 1.3% -1.5% -0.2% 2.8% -0.5% 0.8% 3.9% 0.8% 13.5%
1973 -1.8% -3% -0.4% -3.3% -1.4% -0.6% 4% -2.2% 3.7% 0.2% -8.9% 1% -12.4%
1974 0.4% 0.2% -1.5% -3.3% -2.5% -1.2% -5.3% -5.7% -7.5% 11.3% -2.5% -1.7% -18.7%
1975 10.6% 4.8% 2.6% 3.8% 4.5% 4.5% -4.9% -1.6% -2.8% 4.8% 2.5% -0.6% 30.8%
1976 9.5% 0.9% 2.4% -0.6% -0.4% 3.8% -0.2% 0.2% 2.2% -1.2% 0.7% 4.8% 24.1%
1977 -2.8% -1.2% -0.7% 0.4% -0.7% 3.8% -0.8% -0.9% 0.1% -2.8% 3.3% 0.6% -1.9%
1978 -4.1% -0.7% 2.5% 6% 2.1% -0.9% 4.3% 3.3% -0.6% -8.6% 2.6% 1.2% 6.4%
1979 3.8% -2.2% 4.7% 0.7% -1.1% 3.5% 1.4% 4.9% -0% -5.5% 4.8% 2% 17.5%
1980 4.7% -0.4% -8.5% 3.8% 4.4% 2.8% 5.4% 1.7% 2.5% 1.7% 8% -1.9% 25.7%
1981 -2.9% 1.4% 3.5% -0.7% 0.9% -0.4% 0% -4.2% -4% 4.5% 3.4% -1.9% -1%
1982 -1% -2.8% 0% 3.9% -1.2% -0.8% -0.8% 8.9% 1.9% 8.5% 5% 1.5% 24.7%
1983 3.3% 2.6% 2.8% 5.6% 1% 3.1% -2.2% 0.4% 1.5% -1.7% 2.3% -0.6% 19.3%
1984 -0.5% -2.6% 1.2% 0.8% -3.4% 2.4% -1.1% 8.5% 0.2% 0.4% -0.5% 2.1% 7.2%
1985 6.9% 1.8% 0.2% 0.2% 4.8% 1.6% 0.3% 0% -2.5% 3.9% 5.5% 4.1% 29.8%
1986 1.1% 6.1% 4.5% -0.4% 4.1% 1.7% -4.3% 5% -5.7% 4.2% 1.5% -2% 16%
1987 9.6% 3.9% 1.6% -2% 0.4% 4% 3.3% 3.1% -2.2% -16.7% -6.2% 5.8% 2%
1988 4% 4.3% -1.8% 0.6% 0.1% 4.6% -0.7% -2.1% 3.6% 1.8% -1.5% 1.7% 15.3%
1989 5.3% -1.5% 1.8% 4.1% 4% 0.2% 6.6% 1.3% 0.1% -1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 25.4%
1990 -5.8% 1.4% 1.8% -2.1% 7.5% 0% -0.6% -7.3% -3.5% -0.6% 5.5% 2.6% -1.9%
1991 4.2% 5.9% 2.3% 0.7% 3.3% -3.3% 3.7% 2.5% -0.4% 1.5% -2.6% 9.1% 29.7%
1992 -0.7% 1.1% -1.7% 2.5% 1% -1.2% 3.5% -1.4% 1.3% 0.6% 3.2% 1.6% 9.7%
1993 1.2% 0.8% 1.9% -1.9% 2.3% 0.9% -0.1% 3.4% 0.1% 1.3% -1.5% 1.4% 10.2%
1994 2.7% -2.2% -3.9% 0.5% 0.7% -2.1% 2.8% 3.3% -1.8% 1.2% -2.8% 0.9% -1%
1995 2.1% 3.6% 2.2% 2.2% 3.6% 2.4% 3% 1.1% 3% -0.6% 3.5% 1.1% 30.8%
1996 2.2% 0.8% 0.5% 1.7% 2% -0.4% -4.1% 2.3% 4.5% 1.6% 5.7% -1.2% 16.5%
1997 4.1% -0.1% -3.6% 3.8% 5.6% 3.6% 6.7% -3.1% 4.8% -2.4% 2.7% 1.5% 25.6%
1998 0.6% 5.5% 3.9% 1% -1.9% 2.9% -1.7% -11.5% 5.4% 5.4% 4.8% 5% 19.6%
1999 2.9% -3.3% 3.1% 3.6% -1.7% 3.8% -2.6% -0.7% -1.6% 4.8% 2.7% 5.8% 17.7%
2000 -3.2% 2.2% 4.6% -4.1% -2.6% 3.8% -1.2% 5.7% -3.3% -1.4% -6.8% 1.8% -5.2%
2001 3.6% -7% -4.9% 5.8% 0.9% -1% -0.8% -4% -6% 2% 4.9% 0.8% -6.3%
2002 -0.5% -1.1% 2.3% -2.9% -0.8% -5% -5.9% 1% -6.6% 4.8% 4.1% -2.9% -13.2%
2003 -2.2% -0.8% 0.5% 6.6% 4.8% 1.2% 1% 2% -0.3% 4.4% 1.3% 3.3% 23.8%
2004 2.1% 1.3% -0.6% -2.4% 1% 1.7% -2.5% 0.5% 1.4% 1.6% 3.4% 2.8% 10.6%
2005 -1.7% 1.5% -1.7% -1.2% 3.1% 0.8% 3% -0.5% 0.4% -2% 3.6% 0.3% 5.3%
2006 2.4% 0.2% 1.3% 0.7% -2.5% 0.1% 0.3% 2.1% 2% 2.8% 2% 0.8% 12.7%
2007 1.4% -0.8% 0.8% 3.2% 2.6% -1.4% -2.4% 1.4% 3.1% 1.6% -3% -0.5% 5.7%
2008 -4.1% -1.9% -0.6% 3.6% 1.2% -6.1% -0.4% 1.3% -7.2% -13.1% -4.4% 3.5% -25.8%
2009 -6.6% -8% 6.2% 8.2% 4.3% 0.4% 6.2% 3.1% 3.5% -2% 4.7% 1.8% 22.3%
2010 -2.3% 2.6% 4.8% 1.9% -5.7% -3.9% 5.3% -3.1% 6.9% 3% 0.2% 5.1% 14.7%
2011 1.5% 2.9% 0.3% 2.6% -0.5% -1.5% -1.3% -4.2% -5.3% 8.2% -0.4% 1.1% 2.7%
2012 4% 3.2% 2.2% -0.3% -4.5% 3% 1% 2.1% 2% -1.4% 0.7% 0.9% 13.2%
2013 3.9% 1.1% 3% 1.5% 1.4% -1.5% 4.5% -2.6% 3.3% 3.5% 2.1% 2.1% 24.5%
2014 -2% 3.7% 0.3% 0.3% 1.9% 2% -1.6% 3.4% -1.7% 2.3% 2% 0% 10.9%
2015 -1.5% 4% -0.8% 0.4% 0.9% -1.5% 1.5% -4.7% -2% 5.8% 0.4% -1.7% 0.4%
2016 -4% 0.2% 5.5% 0.6% 1.3% 0.7% 3.1% 0.1% 0.2% -1.9% 2.8% 1.6% 10.3%
2017 1.5% 2.9% 0% 1% 0.9% 0.7% 1.5% 0.3% 1.7% 1.7% 2.3% 1% 16.8%
2018 3.7% -3.1% -1.3% 0.1% 2.2% 0.6% 2.5% 2.8% 0% -5.9% 1.7% -6.5% -3.8%
2019 6.7% 2.7% 1.6% 3% -4.6% 5.7% 1.1% -1% 1.2% 1.7% 2.9% 2.2% 25.2%
2020 0.5% -5.6% -10.2% 9.7% 4.1% 1.9% 4.6% 5% -2.7% -1.6% 9.1% 3.6% 17.7%
2021 -0.4% 2% 2.5% 4% 0.4% 2.1% 1.6% 2.2% -3.7% 5.2% -1.1% 2.9% 18.8%
2022 -5% -2.1% 1.7% -7.8% 0% -6.5% 7.5% -3.6% -7.9% 5.5% 4.8% -4.6% -17.9%
2023 6% -2.5% 2.7% 1% 0.1% 5% 2.8% -1.7% -4.3% -2.4% 8.3% 4.9% 21%
2024 0.8% 3.6% 2.7% -3.9% 4% 2.6% 2% 2.1% 1.8% -1.1% 5.5% -2.1% 19%
Pos 64.3% 60.2% 69.1% 67.3% 65.3% 62.2% 62.6% 64.6% 51.5% 58.6% 71.7% 79.8% 75.8%
Avg 1.2% 0.5% 0.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.8% 1.3% 1% -0.5% 0.4% 1.5% 1.4% 10.4%

Other Return Metrics

Metric JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
Cumulative Return 664221.29%
Enh Ann Return 10.48%
Best Year 43.68%
Worst Year -33.58%
Best Month 27.56%
Worst Month -21.32%
Best Day 149.56%
Worst Day -37.68%
Win Ratio (Yearly) 75.76%
Win Ratio (Quarterly) 69.8%
Win Ratio (Monthly) 64.81%
Win Ratio (Daily) 60.4%

Annual Volatility

Annual Volatility 1y Annual Volatility 3y Annual Volatility 5y Annual Volatility 10y Annual Volatility 20y Annual Volatility
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio 158.84 92.56 72.71 51.89 38.12 17.84

Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe Ratio 1y Sharpe Ratio 3y Sharpe Ratio 5y Sharpe Ratio 10y Sharpe Ratio 20y Sharpe Ratio
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio 0.6 0.36 0.37 0.35 0.35 0.56

3-Year Rolling Sharpe Ratio

The rolling Sharpe Ratio gives a clue about the continued consistency or stability of the risk-adjusted returns.

Drawdown Periods

Simply said, a drawdown is the "pain" period experienced by an investor between a peak (new highs) and subsequent valley (a low point before moving higher). In the table below are the fifth largest drawdowns encountered for the portfolio/asset in question.

JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio

Start Valley End Days Drawdown
1929-09-02 1932-06-30 1936-11-27 2643 -71.2%
2024-09-03 2024-09-09 2024-09-16 13 -60.67%
2007-10-10 2009-03-09 2011-01-03 1181 -42.55%
1937-03-02 1938-03-31 1943-03-01 2190 -38.36%
2000-03-24 2002-10-09 2004-12-29 1741 -33.58%

The JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio took approximately 52 months on average to recover from a major drawdown. The longest drawdown lasted 88 months.

Underwater plot

The underwater plot shows you the drawdown periods on a chart. Whereas the performance chart usually gives you a positive viewpoint, the underwater plot gives you a pessimistic viewpoint. It helps you to visualize downtrends that occurred and how long it took for the portfolio's value to rebound to hit a new high after suffering a loss.

Other Risk Metrics

Metric JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
Sharpe Ratio 0.56
Sortino Ratio 1.28
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.91
Calmar Ratio 0.13
Omega Ratio 1.31
Gain to Pain Ratio 0.31
Ulcer Index 0.14
Kelly Criterion 14.3%
Skew 90.8
Kurtosis 12548.33
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