80/20 US Stocks/Bonds

New York Stock Exchange
USD
1 July 1926  –  14 January 2025

Performance

Annualized Return
9.54%
Sharpe Ratio
0.6
Maximum Drawdown
-74.14%

Metrics

Metric 80/20 US Stocks/Bonds
Initial Balance $10,000
Final Balance $79,788,217
Returns   [View more details]
Month-To-Date -0.58%
Year-To-Date -0.58%
3M 0.13%
6M 3.95%
Annual Return (3Y) 6.58%
Annual Return (5Y) 10.54%
Annual Return (All) 9.54%
Risk   [View more details]
Annual Volatility 16.83%
Max Drawdown -74.14%
Sharpe Ratio 0.6
Sortino Ratio 1.27
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.9

  • 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 January 2025.
  • 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 99 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
80/20 US Stocks/Bonds 18.44 6.58 10.54 10.43 9.1 9.54

Annual Returns

Year 80/20 US Stocks/Bonds
1926 8.12%
1927 27.68%
1928 30.89%
1929 -8.15%
1930 -21.1%
1931 -35.69%
1932 -4.56%
1933 46.4%
1934 3.49%
1935 37.88%
1936 27.87%
1937 -27.48%
1938 23.51%
1939 2.48%
1940 -4.72%
1941 -7.6%
1942 13.67%
1943 22.87%
1944 17.22%
1945 31.93%
1946 -4.84%
1947 3%
1948 2.45%
1949 16.76%
1950 24.07%
1951 16.97%
1952 11.39%
1953 1.3%
1954 41.06%
1955 20.42%
1956 6.57%
1957 -6.2%
1958 35.32%
1959 9.93%
1960 3.24%
1961 21.96%
1962 -6.51%
1963 17.29%
1964 13.94%
1965 11.61%
1966 -5.99%
1967 21.6%
1968 11.33%
1969 -8.61%
1970 4.19%
1971 14.99%
1972 14.16%
1973 -13.48%
1974 -20.4%
1975 32.32%
1976 24.61%
1977 -2.2%
1978 6.7%
1979 18.56%
1980 27.19%
1981 -1.42%
1982 24.19%
1983 20.08%
1984 6.64%
1985 30.36%
1986 16.15%
1987 2.04%
1988 15.77%
1989 26.2%
1990 -2.65%
1991 30.64%
1992 9.9%
1993 10.21%
1994 -0.87%
1995 31.64%
1996 17.31%
1997 26.67%
1998 20.33%
1999 18.92%
2000 -6.25%
2001 -7.31%
2002 -14.67%
2003 25.2%
2004 11%
2005 5.5%
2006 13.33%
2007 5.62%
2008 -28.02%
2009 23.6%
2010 15.23%
2011 2.34%
2012 13.86%
2013 26.3%
2014 11.23%
2015 0.38%
2016 10.77%
2017 17.68%
2018 -4.11%
2019 26.3%
2020 18.36%
2021 20.18%
2022 -18.19%
2023 21.99%
2024 18.99%
2025 -0.58%

80/20 US Stocks/Bonds had 75 positive years and 25 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 75%.

Monthly Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
1926 - - - - - - 2.6% 2.5% 0.5% -2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 8.1%
1927 0.3% 3.7% 0.4% 0.8% 4.6% -1.6% 6.1% 2.3% 4.1% -3.3% 5.9% 2% 27.7%
1928 -0.3% -0.9% 7.4% 3.8% 1.3% -3.3% 0.4% 5.7% 2.1% 1.4% 10.2% 0.4% 30.9%
1929 4.3% 0.3% 0.2% 1.5% -4.2% 7.9% 4.4% 7.2% -3.7% -15.5% -8.9% 0.7% -8.2%
1930 4.3% 2.2% 6.2% -1.9% -0.6% -12.4% 3.6% 0.4% -9.6% -6.6% -1.7% -5.4% -21.1%
1931 4.6% 8.6% -5% -8% -9.8% 10.1% -5.4% 0.1% -22.8% 5.6% -6.4% -9.8% -35.7%
1932 -1.3% 4.7% -8.9% -13.8% -15.5% -0.5% 22% 29.8% -2% -10.2% -3.4% 3.9% -4.6%
1933 0.9% -12.3% 2.5% 28.3% 19.7% 11.4% -8.5% 10.5% -9% -7.2% 8.7% 1.8% 46.4%
1934 10.5% -1.9% 0.1% -1.6% -5.9% 2% -8.7% 4.5% -0.1% -1.3% 6.7% 0.5% 3.5%
1935 -2.6% -1.5% -2.5% 6.9% 2.9% 4.7% 6.4% 2.2% 2.4% 6% 4.2% 4.2% 37.9%
1936 5.6% 2.3% 1.1% -6.6% 4% 2.4% 5.6% 0.9% 0.9% 6% 2.8% 0.3% 27.9%
1937 2.5% 1.1% 0% -5.9% -0.5% -3.3% 6.9% -3.7% -10.9% -6.9% -6.7% -3.1% -27.5%
1938 0.5% 4.8% -19.5% 10.8% -2.7% 19% 5.7% -1.7% 0.8% 6.5% -1.3% 3.3% 23.5%
1939 -4.7% 2.9% -9.6% -0.2% 5.3% -4.3% 8.1% -5.2% 13.1% -0.1% -3% 2.2% 2.5%
1940 -1.8% 1.2% 1.6% 0.3% -17.5% 4.8% 3% 1.7% 2.1% 2.5% -1.1% 0.5% -4.7%
1941 -3.4% -1.2% 0.8% -4.4% 1.3% 4.6% 4.8% -0.1% -0.7% -3.9% -1.3% -4% -7.6%
1942 0.4% -1.8% -5.1% -3.4% 4.2% 2.5% 2.8% 1.6% 2.3% 5.3% 0.4% 4.3% 13.7%
1943 5.2% 5.1% 5.3% 0.7% 4.8% 1.6% -3.8% 1% 2.1% -0.8% -4.9% 5.3% 22.9%
1944 1.3% 0.4% 2.1% -1.2% 3.9% 4.5% -1.2% 1.2% 0.1% 0.2% 1.5% 3.3% 17.2%
1945 1.9% 5.1% -3% 6.2% 1.5% 0.3% -1.7% 5% 3.8% 3.7% 4.6% 1.2% 31.9%
1946 5% -4.7% 4.4% 3.8% 3.3% -2.9% -2.4% -5% -8.2% -1.2% 0.1% 3.9% -4.8%
1947 1% -0.7% -1.3% -3.8% -0.8% 4.1% 3.3% -1.3% -0.5% 2.2% -1.4% 2.4% 3%
1948 -3% -3.3% 6.3% 3.1% 6.1% 0.1% -3.9% 0.2% -2.3% 4.6% -7.3% 2.8% 2.5%
1949 0.2% -2.3% 3.4% -1.3% -2.3% 0.2% 4.2% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 1.6% 4.2% 16.8%
1950 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 3.2% 3.9% -4.8% 1.2% 4% 3.9% 0.1% 2.5% 4.4% 24.1%
1951 5% 1.3% -1.7% 4.1% -1.9% -2% 5.6% 3.6% 0.6% -1.9% 0.6% 2.9% 17%
1952 1.3% -2% 3.8% -3.9% 2.6% 3.4% 0.9% -0.4% -1.5% -0.4% 4.6% 2.9% 11.4%
1953 -0.1% -0.1% -1% -2.1% 0.6% -1.3% 2.1% -3.4% 0.4% 3.7% 2.5% 0.2% 1.3%
1954 4% 1.6% 3.2% 3.7% 2.6% 1% 4.1% -1.8% 5.5% -1.2% 7.9% 4.8% 41.1%
1955 0.5% 2.5% -0.1% 2.6% 1% 5.6% 1.5% 0.4% -0.2% -2.1% 5.9% 1.4% 20.4%
1956 -2.3% 3.2% 5.4% 0.5% -4.1% 2.9% 4.2% -2.5% -3.8% 0.3% 0.4% 2.8% 6.6%
1957 -2.7% -1.3% 1.9% 3.9% 3.2% -0.2% 1% -3.6% -4.6% -3% 2.1% -2.6% -6.2%
1958 3.8% -1.2% 2.7% 2.5% 1.9% 2.5% 3.7% 1.5% 4.1% 2.3% 2.4% 4.7% 35.3%
1959 0.6% 0.8% 0.4% 3.2% 1.6% 0.1% 2.8% -1% -3.7% 1.1% 1.5% 2.3% 9.9%
1960 -4.8% 1% -0.8% -1% 2.7% 2% -1.4% 2.7% -4.3% -0.1% 3.9% 3.9% 3.2%
1961 5.3% 2.9% 2.5% 0.4% 2.2% -2.3% 2.5% 2.2% -1.5% 2.2% 3.9% 0.1% 22%
1962 -2.8% 1.7% -0.3% -5% -6.4% -6% 4.8% 1.9% -3.4% 0.2% 8.5% 1.2% -6.5%
1963 4.1% -1.8% 2.6% 4.1% 1.7% -1.4% -0.1% 4.2% -0.9% 2.4% -0.4% 1.8% 17.3%
1964 2.2% 1.5% 1.5% 0.4% 1.3% 1.5% 1.8% -0.9% 2.5% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% 13.9%
1965 2.9% 0.6% -0.8% 2.8% -0.3% -4% 1.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.2% 0.3% 1.1% 11.6%
1966 0.8% -0.7% -1.6% 1.9% -3.9% -0.8% -0.8% -5.8% -0.3% 3.6% 1.4% 0.4% -6%
1967 6.7% 0.8% 3.5% 3.2% -3.2% 2% 4% -0.5% 2.7% -2.1% 0.6% 2.4% 21.6%
1968 -2.7% -2.4% 0.5% 7.3% 2% 0.9% -1.6% 1.3% 3.5% 0.8% 4.6% -2.8% 11.3%
1969 -0.6% -4.1% 2.2% 1.9% 0.2% -5% -5.1% 3.6% -1.7% 4.3% -2.5% -1.7% -8.6%
1970 -5.5% 4.4% 0.2% -7.7% -4.2% -3.9% 5.9% 4.1% 3.7% -1% 4.2% 5.1% 4.2%
1971 3.9% 1.6% 3.8% 3.1% -2.6% 0.1% -3.1% 3.5% -0.2% -2.8% -0.1% 7.4% 15%
1972 2.1% 2.5% 0.7% 0.5% 1.4% -1.7% -0.3% 2.9% -0.5% 0.8% 4.1% 0.8% 14.2%
1973 -1.9% -3.2% -0.4% -3.6% -1.5% -0.6% 4.3% -2.4% 3.9% 0.2% -9.5% 1% -13.5%
1974 0.3% 0.2% -1.6% -3.6% -2.7% -1.4% -5.8% -6.2% -8.2% 12.3% -2.7% -1.9% -20.4%
1975 11.3% 5.1% 2.7% 4% 4.7% 4.7% -5.2% -1.8% -3% 5.1% 2.6% -0.7% 32.3%
1976 10.1% 0.9% 2.5% -0.7% -0.5% 3.9% -0.2% 0.2% 2.3% -1.4% 0.7% 5.1% 24.6%
1977 -3% -1.3% -0.7% 0.4% -0.8% 4.1% -0.9% -1% 0.1% -3% 3.5% 0.6% -2.2%
1978 -4.4% -0.8% 2.7% 6.4% 2.2% -1% 4.6% 3.5% -0.6% -9.1% 2.8% 1.3% 6.7%
1979 4.1% -2.4% 5% 0.8% -1.2% 3.7% 1.5% 5.1% -0.1% -5.9% 5.1% 2.2% 18.6%
1980 5% -0.4% -9.1% 4% 4.6% 2.9% 5.7% 1.8% 2.6% 1.8% 8.4% -2% 27.2%
1981 -3.1% 1.4% 3.7% -0.7% 0.9% -0.5% -0% -4.5% -4.3% 4.8% 3.6% -2% -1.4%
1982 -1.2% -3.2% -0.2% 4% -1.5% -1.1% -1% 9.4% 1.9% 9% 5.1% 1.4% 24.2%
1983 3.5% 2.7% 3% 5.9% 1.1% 3.3% -2.4% 0.4% 1.6% -1.9% 2.4% -0.6% 20.1%
1984 -0.6% -2.9% 1.2% 0.7% -3.7% 2.5% -1.3% 9.1% 0.2% 0.4% -0.7% 2.2% 6.6%
1985 7.3% 1.8% 0.1% 0.1% 5% 1.6% 0.3% -0.1% -2.8% 4% 5.8% 4.2% 30.4%
1986 1.1% 6.4% 4.7% -0.5% 4.3% 1.7% -4.6% 5.3% -6.2% 4.4% 1.5% -2.2% 16.2%
1987 10.1% 4.1% 1.7% -1.9% 0.4% 4.1% 3.5% 3.3% -2.2% -17.7% -6.6% 6.1% 2%
1988 4.1% 4.5% -1.9% 0.7% 0.2% 4.7% -0.7% -2.2% 3.7% 1.9% -1.5% 1.8% 15.8%
1989 5.5% -1.5% 1.9% 4.2% 4.1% 0.1% 6.9% 1.5% 0.1% -1.9% 1.5% 1.6% 26.2%
1990 -6% 1.4% 1.9% -2.2% 7.8% -0.1% -0.7% -7.7% -3.8% -0.7% 5.8% 2.7% -2.7%
1991 4.4% 6.3% 2.4% 0.6% 3.5% -3.5% 3.8% 2.6% -0.5% 1.6% -2.8% 9.5% 30.6%
1992 -0.7% 1.2% -1.8% 2.6% 0.9% -1.4% 3.6% -1.6% 1.3% 0.7% 3.4% 1.6% 9.9%
1993 1.2% 0.8% 2% -2.1% 2.4% 0.8% -0.1% 3.5% 0.1% 1.4% -1.5% 1.5% 10.2%
1994 2.7% -2.2% -4% 0.6% 0.8% -2.2% 2.8% 3.6% -1.8% 1.2% -3% 0.9% -0.9%
1995 2.1% 3.7% 2.3% 2.3% 3.6% 2.5% 3.2% 1.1% 3.1% -0.7% 3.7% 1% 31.6%
1996 2.3% 1% 0.6% 1.9% 2.1% -0.5% -4.3% 2.5% 4.7% 1.6% 5.9% -1.2% 17.3%
1997 4.4% -0.1% -3.8% 3.9% 5.9% 3.8% 6.9% -3.2% 5% -2.6% 2.8% 1.6% 26.7%
1998 0.6% 5.9% 4.2% 1% -2% 3% -1.8% -12.4% 5.7% 5.8% 5.1% 5.3% 20.3%
1999 3.1% -3.4% 3.3% 3.9% -1.8% 4.1% -2.7% -0.8% -1.8% 5.1% 2.8% 6.2% 18.9%
2000 -3.4% 2.3% 4.8% -4.3% -2.7% 3.9% -1.4% 6% -3.6% -1.5% -7.4% 1.8% -6.3%
2001 3.7% -7.5% -5.2% 6.3% 1% -1.1% -1.1% -4.4% -6.5% 2% 5.4% 1% -7.3%
2002 -0.6% -1.2% 2.6% -3.2% -0.9% -5.4% -6.3% 1% -7.3% 5.3% 4.4% -3.3% -14.7%
2003 -2.3% -0.9% 0.6% 7% 5% 1.3% 1.3% 2.1% -0.4% 4.8% 1.3% 3.5% 25.2%
2004 2.2% 1.4% -0.7% -2.3% 1.1% 1.8% -2.7% 0.4% 1.4% 1.6% 3.6% 2.9% 11%
2005 -1.9% 1.6% -1.7% -1.4% 3.2% 0.8% 3.3% -0.6% 0.5% -2.1% 3.8% 0.2% 5.5%
2006 2.6% 0.2% 1.5% 0.8% -2.7% 0.1% 0.2% 2.2% 2% 3% 2.1% 0.9% 13.3%
2007 1.5% -1% 0.9% 3.3% 2.8% -1.5% -2.7% 1.4% 3.2% 1.6% -3.3% -0.6% 5.6%
2008 -4.5% -2% -0.7% 3.9% 1.3% -6.5% -0.4% 1.3% -7.6% -13.9% -5.1% 3.2% -28%
2009 -6.9% -8.5% 6.6% 8.7% 4.5% 0.4% 6.5% 3.3% 3.6% -2.1% 4.9% 2% 23.6%
2010 -2.5% 2.8% 5.1% 2% -6.2% -4.3% 5.7% -3.5% 7.4% 3.2% 0.2% 5.5% 15.2%
2011 1.6% 3% 0.3% 2.6% -0.6% -1.5% -1.5% -4.6% -5.8% 8.8% -0.4% 1.1% 2.3%
2012 4.2% 3.4% 2.4% -0.4% -4.9% 3.2% 1% 2.2% 2.1% -1.5% 0.7% 1% 13.9%
2013 4.2% 1.2% 3.2% 1.5% 1.6% -1.5% 4.8% -2.7% 3.4% 3.7% 2.2% 2.2% 26.3%
2014 -2.2% 3.9% 0.4% 0.2% 1.9% 2.1% -1.7% 3.6% -1.8% 2.4% 2.1% -0% 11.2%
2015 -1.8% 4.4% -0.9% 0.4% 1% -1.6% 1.5% -5% -2.2% 6.3% 0.4% -1.7% 0.4%
2016 -4.3% 0.2% 5.8% 0.6% 1.4% 0.6% 3.3% 0.1% 0.2% -1.9% 3.1% 1.7% 10.8%
2017 1.5% 3.1% 0% 1% 1% 0.8% 1.6% 0.3% 1.9% 1.8% 2.5% 1% 17.7%
2018 4% -3.2% -1.5% 0.2% 2.3% 0.6% 2.7% 2.9% 0.1% -6.2% 1.8% -7% -4.1%
2019 7.1% 2.9% 1.5% 3.2% -5% 6% 1.2% -1.2% 1.3% 1.8% 3.1% 2.3% 26.3%
2020 0.4% -6% -10.9% 10.3% 4.3% 1.9% 4.8% 5.5% -2.9% -1.7% 9.6% 3.8% 18.4%
2021 -0.4% 2.2% 2.7% 4.2% 0.4% 2.2% 1.6% 2.3% -3.9% 5.5% -1.2% 3.1% 20.2%
2022 -5.2% -2.2% 2% -8.1% -0% -6.8% 7.8% -3.6% -8.1% 6% 4.9% -4.8% -18.2%
2023 6.2% -2.5% 2.7% 1% 0.1% 5.4% 3% -1.7% -4.4% -2.5% 8.5% 5% 22%
2024 0.9% 4% 2.8% -4% 4.2% 2.7% 2% 2.1% 1.9% -1% 5.7% -3.1% 19%
2025 -0.6% - - - - - - - - - - - -0.6%
Pos 63.6% 60.2% 68.4% 67.3% 64.3% 61.2% 62.2% 63.6% 51.5% 58.6% 71.7% 79.6% 75%
Avg 1.2% 0.5% 0.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.9% 1.4% 1% -0.6% 0.4% 1.6% 1.4% 10.6%

Other Return Metrics

Metric 80/20 US Stocks/Bonds
Cumulative Return 797782.17%
Enh Ann Return 10.71%
Best Year 46.4%
Worst Year -35.69%
Best Month 29.83%
Worst Month -22.81%
Best Day 134.86%
Worst Day -39.55%
Win Ratio (Yearly) 75%
Win Ratio (Quarterly) 69.62%
Win Ratio (Monthly) 64.24%
Win Ratio (Daily) 60.2%

Annual Volatility

Annual Volatility 1y Annual Volatility 3y Annual Volatility 5y Annual Volatility 10y Annual Volatility 20y Annual Volatility
80/20 US Stocks/Bonds 144.5 84.53 66.63 47.69 35.5 16.83

Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe Ratio 1y Sharpe Ratio 3y Sharpe Ratio 5y Sharpe Ratio 10y Sharpe Ratio 20y Sharpe Ratio
80/20 US Stocks/Bonds 0.58 0.35 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.6

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.

80/20 US Stocks/Bonds

Start Valley End Days Drawdown
1929-09-02 1932-06-30 1937-02-24 2732 -74.14%
2024-09-03 2024-09-09 2024-09-16 13 -58.29%
2007-10-10 2009-03-09 2011-01-14 1192 -45.27%
1937-03-02 1938-03-31 1943-03-11 2200 -40.72%
2000-03-27 2002-10-09 2005-07-14 1935 -36.72%

The 80/20 US Stocks/Bonds took approximately 54 months on average to recover from a major drawdown. The longest drawdown lasted 91 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 80/20 US Stocks/Bonds
Sharpe Ratio 0.6
Sortino Ratio 1.27
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.9
Calmar Ratio 0.13
Omega Ratio 1.29
Gain to Pain Ratio 0.29
Ulcer Index 0.15
Kelly Criterion 13.69%
Skew 78.69
Kurtosis 10487.48
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