Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio

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

Performance

Annualized Return
10.81%
Sharpe Ratio
0.79
Maximum Drawdown
-83.91%

Metrics

Metric Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio
Initial Balance $10,000
Final Balance $247,151,494
Returns   [View more details]
Month-To-Date -5.66%
Year-To-Date 165.34%
3M 45.59%
6M 150.86%
Annual Return (3Y) 40.35%
Annual Return (5Y) 28.76%
Annual Return (All) 10.81%
Risk   [View more details]
Annual Volatility 13.88%
Max Drawdown -83.91%
Sharpe Ratio 0.79
Sortino Ratio 1.33
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.94

  • 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
Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio 169.36 40.35 28.76 17.67 11.66 10.81

Annual Returns

Year Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio
1926 9.13%
1927 31.86%
1928 34.72%
1929 -10.96%
1930 -31.11%
1931 -47.32%
1932 -6.17%
1933 79.84%
1934 1.43%
1935 46.17%
1936 42.91%
1937 -38.12%
1938 28.66%
1939 -2.33%
1940 -6.3%
1941 -8.12%
1942 19.34%
1943 39.67%
1944 28.98%
1945 51.05%
1946 -7.17%
1947 3.57%
1948 1.22%
1949 17.63%
1950 36.29%
1951 19.54%
1952 13.72%
1953 -1.29%
1954 54.45%
1955 25.39%
1956 8.79%
1957 -11.44%
1958 51.63%
1959 15.21%
1960 -0.69%
1961 29.87%
1962 -9.99%
1963 21.16%
1964 18.55%
1965 20.83%
1966 -7.49%
1967 36.25%
1968 24.16%
1969 -17.59%
1970 2.26%
1971 14.76%
1972 13.19%
1973 -19.82%
1974 -24.21%
1975 46.05%
1976 38.27%
1977 4.89%
1978 11.73%
1979 29.66%
1980 25.53%
1981 -0.59%
1982 21.16%
1983 20.99%
1984 -2.12%
1985 24.62%
1986 6.35%
1987 -4.7%
1988 21.06%
1989 15.71%
1990 -13.39%
1991 31.92%
1992 14.47%
1993 13.54%
1994 -3.1%
1995 29.71%
1996 16.29%
1997 26.23%
1998 4.98%
1999 10.51%
2000 4.02%
2001 -3.42%
2002 -18.73%
2003 32.8%
2004 16.01%
2005 4.52%
2006 16.12%
2007 -2.51%
2008 -35.75%
2009 23.09%
2010 18.08%
2011 -2.07%
2012 13.94%
2013 33.34%
2014 8.76%
2015 -3.6%
2016 17.78%
2017 13.81%
2018 -9.52%
2019 23.07%
2020 7.19%
2021 25.27%
2022 -13.15%
2023 14.61%
2024 165.34%

Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio had 69 positive years and 30 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 70%.

Monthly Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
1926 - - - - - - 2.3% 3.6% 0.4% -2.5% 3% 2.1% 9.1%
1927 0.9% 5% -0.3% 1.1% 6% -0.8% 4.8% 1.4% 4.9% -3.4% 6% 2.9% 31.9%
1928 0.7% -2.2% 6.3% 6.1% 1.3% -5.2% 0.3% 5.6% 4.4% 2% 11.2% 0.7% 34.7%
1929 4.2% 1.5% -0.6% 1.1% -4.3% 7.1% 5.7% 6.5% -1.8% -14.4% -13.9% 0.5% -11%
1930 3.9% 2.8% 7.5% -1.2% -3.3% -13.5% 2.2% -0.8% -9.6% -10.2% -3.4% -8.9% -31.1%
1931 6.2% 9% -5.1% -11.4% -12.9% 10.5% -5.1% -0.2% -25.8% 2.2% -6.9% -16.1% -47.3%
1932 -0.3% 2.4% -8.4% -17.7% -18.4% -2.8% 31% 53.8% -2.9% -16.5% -6.3% 0.4% -6.2%
1933 3.8% -14.5% 6.1% 35.5% 34.9% 16.1% -7.9% 11.3% -11.1% -10.9% 7.8% 2.8% 79.8%
1934 15.9% 0.8% -1.2% -1.6% -9.8% 2.1% -12.9% 3.9% -0.6% -1.7% 8.3% 1.3% 1.4%
1935 -2.9% -3.3% -5.2% 8% 3.9% 5.2% 8% 4.2% 2% 6.4% 7.6% 5.9% 46.2%
1936 8.4% 4.7% 1.5% -7.6% 2.4% 1.9% 7.8% 2.6% 1.9% 6.9% 5.1% 1.7% 42.9%
1937 4.2% 3.1% 1.5% -8.1% -2.2% -5.1% 7.8% -3.4% -16.3% -10.4% -9.8% -5.5% -38.1%
1938 2.2% 3.7% -21% 10.6% -3% 19.3% 11.5% -2.9% -1.6% 11.2% -1.7% 3% 28.7%
1939 -5.8% 3.1% -12.3% -3.3% 6.7% -5.1% 9.4% -6.9% 19.6% 0.1% -5% 1.1% -2.3%
1940 -2% 1.7% 1.2% 1% -22.1% 2.9% 3.9% 2.1% 3.2% 5.1% 0.5% -0.7% -6.3%
1941 -2.4% -2.7% 1.4% -4.3% 0.8% 5.4% 8.6% -0.3% -0.9% -4.7% -2.1% -6.1% -8.1%
1942 3.9% -1.8% -5.6% -4.6% 3% 2.9% 4.5% 1.6% 2.7% 8.3% 0.2% 3.7% 19.3%
1943 8.4% 8.2% 8.6% 3.5% 6.7% 1.4% -4% -0.5% 3.1% -0.4% -7% 7.3% 39.7%
1944 3.2% 0.6% 3.4% -2.1% 5.1% 7.2% -0.1% 1.6% -0.4% 0.6% 1.6% 5.4% 29%
1945 3.7% 7.2% -3.5% 7.5% 2.9% 2.8% -3% 4.4% 5.9% 5.6% 7.2% 2.2% 51.1%
1946 6.7% -4.9% 4.2% 6% 4.2% -3.4% -3.5% -5.7% -12.9% -1.2% 0.4% 4.6% -7.2%
1947 1.5% 0.3% -2.5% -5.6% -1.9% 4.7% 6.1% -1.2% -0.3% 3% -1.8% 1.7% 3.6%
1948 -2% -4.7% 7.2% 5.5% 7.2% 0.8% -4.3% -0.7% -3% 4.5% -9.2% 1.5% 1.2%
1949 0.8% -3.6% 4.6% -2.1% -3% -2.1% 5.8% 3.4% 3.4% 3.1% 1.4% 5.3% 17.6%
1950 3.1% 1.4% 0.3% 4.2% 4.1% -4.4% 2.9% 5% 4.7% 1.2% 3.1% 6.2% 36.3%
1951 7.9% 1.6% -3.2% 4.4% -1.6% -3.7% 5.7% 4.7% 2% -1.5% 0.1% 2.4% 19.5%
1952 2.5% -2% 3.1% -3.3% 2.3% 3.7% 1.5% -0.1% -1.8% -0.9% 4.9% 3.5% 13.7%
1953 1.4% 0.2% -0.8% -2.8% 0.8% -2.6% 1.9% -3.8% -1.6% 4% 2.6% -0.3% -1.3%
1954 5.4% 2.2% 3.1% 3% 4.2% 0.9% 5.8% -0.4% 4.7% 0.1% 8.4% 7.3% 54.5%
1955 1.6% 3.9% 0.3% 2.4% 0.5% 4.9% 2.7% 0.5% 0.8% -2.4% 6.4% 1.5% 25.4%
1956 -2.3% 2.7% 6.1% 1.3% -4.3% 1.7% 5.1% -2% -3.3% 0.2% 1% 2.8% 8.8%
1957 -1.7% -2.7% 2.2% 3.1% 3.2% -0.3% 1% -4.8% -4.8% -5.2% 1.3% -2.9% -11.4%
1958 6.8% -0.3% 3.3% 2.4% 3.3% 3% 4.9% 2.7% 5.4% 3.5% 3.4% 4.3% 51.6%
1959 3.4% 1.5% 1.3% 3% 1.5% 0.9% 3.3% -1.2% -4.3% 1.5% 1.1% 2.6% 15.2%
1960 -4% -0.5% -2.4% -1.3% 1.4% 2.8% -1.5% 3% -4.8% -1.3% 4.4% 4% -0.7%
1961 7.9% 4.6% 3.9% 1.3% 2.8% -3.1% 1.6% 2.5% -2.2% 1.9% 4.9% 0.6% 29.9%
1962 -2.3% 1.9% -0.7% -5.3% -8.2% -8.1% 4.4% 2.5% -3.8% -1.5% 10.9% 1.3% -10%
1963 5.7% -0.8% 1.9% 4.8% 2.5% -1% -1.1% 4.7% -0.4% 1.6% -0.2% 2% 21.2%
1964 2.7% 2.3% 3.4% 0.5% 1.5% 1.5% 2.5% -0.9% 3% 1.6% -0.1% -0.7% 18.6%
1965 3.8% 2.2% 0.1% 3.2% 0% -6.4% 2.1% 3.5% 3.3% 3.5% 2.2% 2.1% 20.8%
1966 2.9% 0.5% -3.2% 3.4% -6.8% -0.4% -0.9% -7.8% -1.3% 2.6% 2.7% 1.3% -7.5%
1967 9.7% 1.7% 4.6% 2.8% -0.9% 3.1% 5.4% 0.6% 3.1% -2.4% -0.4% 4.6% 36.3%
1968 -0.5% -4% -0.7% 9.6% 4.1% 1.7% -1% 1.6% 5% 2.1% 5.8% -1.2% 24.2%
1969 -1.5% -5% 1.3% 1.6% 1.2% -8.3% -6.8% 3.1% -1.6% 5.1% -3% -4.5% -17.6%
1970 -4.6% 3.4% 0.7% -9.4% -7.7% -5% 6.4% 5.3% 5.8% -2.1% 3.4% 7.8% 2.3%
1971 6.1% 2.6% 4% 4% -3.1% -1.3% -3.5% 2.9% -0.3% -3.6% -2.6% 9.7% 14.8%
1972 4.3% 2.2% 0.6% 0.8% -0.6% -2.1% -1.6% 4% -1.7% 0.5% 6.4% -0.1% 13.2%
1973 -3.1% -5.1% -1% -3.7% -3.9% -1.8% 5.2% -2.6% 7% 1.5% -12.8% -0.3% -19.8%
1974 4% 0.3% -0.4% -4.9% -5.5% -1.7% -5.8% -6.5% -8.4% 9.2% -1.9% -4.3% -24.2%
1975 17.8% 5.3% 4.9% 3.7% 6.2% 5.7% -3.2% -4.1% -3.2% 4.5% 2.8% -0.2% 46.1%
1976 14.2% 5.1% 2.2% -0.3% -1.2% 3.6% 0.8% -0.7% 2.7% -1.9% 2.2% 7.2% 38.3%
1977 -0.1% -1.7% -0.2% 1.2% 0.1% 4.4% -0.3% -1.8% 0.2% -2.7% 5% 1% 4.9%
1978 -3.7% 0.5% 4.2% 6.1% 4.8% 0% 4% 6.8% -0.2% -12.9% 1.8% 1.5% 11.7%
1979 6.7% -2.2% 6.5% 2.3% -1.2% 4.9% 2.9% 6.4% 0.1% -8% 5.1% 4% 29.7%
1980 8.9% 0.1% -14.2% 5% 6.5% 3.1% 7.2% 2.3% 3.5% 2% 8.4% -7.2% 25.5%
1981 -2.4% 1% 6.8% 1.1% 3.6% -2% -2.5% -6.7% -6.3% 7.4% 4.1% -3.4% -0.6%
1982 -2% -7.3% -0.3% 4.1% -1.9% -1.9% -1.3% 10.3% 2.8% 13.4% 6.1% -0.9% 21.2%
1983 5.5% 4.8% 3.3% 8% 3% 3% -2.8% -1.1% 1.7% -3.8% 3.7% -5.2% 21%
1984 -0.3% -4.4% 0.7% -0.3% -5.7% 1.8% -2.9% 11.2% -0.2% -0.2% -2.2% 1.3% -2.1%
1985 7.4% 2.2% -1.2% 0.3% 4.9% 1.3% 0.1% -0.2% -5% 4.5% 6.2% 2.4% 24.6%
1986 1.7% 7.6% 4.1% -0.4% 5% 1% -7.1% 5.3% -7.4% 1.1% 1.2% -4.8% 6.4%
1987 11.8% 4.7% 2% -1.8% 1.1% 3.6% 4.2% 4% -1.7% -24.6% -7.4% 4.4% -4.7%
1988 4.9% 6.3% 0.4% 2.1% -0.3% 4.9% -0.4% -2.3% 2.9% 1.1% -2.4% 2.5% 21.1%
1989 6% -1.4% 2.1% 4.5% 4.1% -1.2% 5.7% 3% -4.5% -4.3% 1.3% 0.2% 15.7%
1990 -7.4% 2% 2.4% -3.4% 7.7% -0.9% -2.2% -10.2% -6.3% -3% 6.9% 1.8% -13.4%
1991 5.8% 8.5% 3.5% 0.7% 4% -4.4% 3.8% 2.9% -0.7% 2% -4.6% 7.3% 31.9%
1992 2.9% 2.8% -1.9% 0.9% 1% -2.2% 3.9% -2.3% 1.3% 1.2% 4.6% 1.8% 14.5%
1993 2.8% 1% 2.7% -2.1% 2.9% 0.6% 0.8% 3.9% 0.7% 1.6% -2.2% 0.3% 13.5%
1994 3.8% -1.9% -5% 1.2% 0.5% -2.7% 2.6% 3.9% -2.1% 0.7% -3.9% 0.1% -3.1%
1995 1.2% 3.9% 1.8% 2.7% 3.2% 2.4% 4.2% 1.5% 2.5% -2.5% 4.4% 1.1% 29.7%
1996 1.8% 1.7% 1.1% 2.6% 2.6% -1.5% -5.7% 3.8% 3.9% 1.5% 6.1% -2.3% 16.3%
1997 3.9% -0% -4.6% 2.8% 7.9% 4.5% 6.6% -1.5% 6.1% -3.2% 2% 0.1% 26.2%
1998 -0.9% 7% 3.8% 0.9% -3% 0.9% -4.5% -16.2% 6.1% 6% 5.1% 2.2% 5%
1999 1.5% -5% 1.2% 7.1% -0.5% 5.2% -2.2% -2.8% -2% 2.7% 1.8% 3.8% 10.5%
2000 -3.4% 2.5% 3.7% -2.5% -1.7% 1.9% -0.5% 7.5% -2.3% 0.3% -6.7% 6.1% 4%
2001 5.3% -6.6% -5.9% 7.5% 1.4% -0.5% -0.9% -3.4% -12% 2.9% 7.1% 3.7% -3.4%
2002 -0% -1.3% 6% -0.7% -2.2% -6.1% -12.3% 0.4% -9.2% 5.3% 6% -4.6% -18.7%
2003 -3.1% -2.9% -0.2% 8.9% 7.6% 1.7% 3.2% 3.5% -2.3% 7.1% 2.7% 3.4% 32.8%
2004 2.2% 2.2% -0.2% -3.3% 1.7% 3.4% -3.5% 0.5% 2.4% 1.6% 6.6% 2% 16%
2005 -2.5% 2.7% -2.4% -3.5% 4.8% 1.9% 4.5% -1.3% 0.7% -3% 4.2% -1.1% 4.5%
2006 5.1% 0.4% 2.7% 0.9% -3.5% 0.2% -0.5% 1.9% 1.3% 4% 2.5% 0.2% 16.1%
2007 1.6% -1.2% 1% 3.2% 3.8% -2.2% -5.1% 1.6% 2.2% 1.2% -5.7% -2.2% -2.5%
2008 -5% -2.9% -0.8% 4.5% 2.3% -9.5% 1.3% 2.8% -7.4% -18.8% -8.9% 1.6% -35.8%
2009 -10.8% -12.5% 7.4% 14.6% 4.6% -0.2% 9% 4.4% 4% -4.1% 4.6% 3.6% 23.1%
2010 -3.1% 3.7% 6.8% 3.9% -7.7% -6.8% 6.8% -5.8% 9.2% 3.6% 1.4% 6.5% 18.1%
2011 1.5% 4.2% 0.8% 2.7% -1.4% -2.2% -3% -6.8% -9% 12.6% -0.1% 0.4% -2.1%
2012 5.4% 3.2% 2.5% -1% -6.1% 4% 0.3% 2.7% 2.3% -1.3% 0.5% 1.1% 13.9%
2013 5.9% 1.4% 3.8% 1% 3.1% -1.3% 6.1% -3.3% 3.9% 4.2% 3.4% 1.3% 33.3%
2014 -3.4% 4.5% 1% -0.6% 1.4% 2.9% -3.2% 4.2% -3.7% 3.9% 1.6% 0.3% 8.8%
2015 -3.5% 5.7% -0.4% -0.4% 1.3% -1.5% 0.4% -5.5% -3.7% 7.2% 1.2% -3.7% -3.6%
2016 -5.6% 0.7% 7.1% 1.3% 1.4% 0.2% 4% 0.7% -0.4% -2.6% 8.2% 2.2% 17.8%
2017 0.6% 2.8% -0.8% 0.6% -0.7% 1.5% 1.4% -1% 3.8% 1.5% 3.3% 0.2% 13.8%
2018 3.7% -4.2% -1.1% 0.6% 3.5% 0.1% 3.5% 3.1% -1.4% -7.9% 2.3% -10.9% -9.5%
2019 9.2% 3.6% -1.2% 3.8% -7.4% 6.5% 1.1% -3.7% 2.7% 2% 3.1% 2.2% 23.1%
2020 -2.5% -9.3% -19.1% 12.3% 4.2% 1.1% 4.4% 5% -4.1% 0.1% 14.6% 5% 7.2%
2021 1.6% 6.1% 4.6% 3.6% 2% -0.3% -0.2% 2.3% -3.8% 5.1% -2.3% 4.6% 25.3%
2022 -4.5% -0.3% 1.9% -6.9% 1.6% -9.2% 8.4% -3.4% -9.7% 11.1% 5.3% -5.9% -13.2%
2023 6.9% -2.3% -2.5% -0.1% -2.1% 7% 4.4% -2.9% -5.2% -3.8% 8.2% 7.4% 14.6%
2024 -1% 4% 3.9% -4.9% 4.3% -0.6% 6.2% 1% 134.3% -1.4% 7.8% -5.7% 165.3%
Pos 65.3% 65.3% 62.2% 64.3% 63.3% 56.1% 62.6% 57.6% 46.5% 60.6% 70.7% 72.7% 69.7%
Avg 2.2% 0.8% 0.6% 1.4% 0.7% 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 0.6% 0.2% 1.7% 1% 13.4%

Other Return Metrics

Metric Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio
Cumulative Return 2471414.94%
Enh Ann Return 12.5%
Best Year 165.34%
Worst Year -47.32%
Best Month 134.32%
Worst Month -25.76%
Best Day 62.69%
Worst Day -12.77%
Win Ratio (Yearly) 69.7%
Win Ratio (Quarterly) 66.75%
Win Ratio (Monthly) 62.27%
Win Ratio (Daily) 58.58%

Annual Volatility

Annual Volatility 1y Annual Volatility 3y Annual Volatility 5y Annual Volatility 10y Annual Volatility 20y Annual Volatility
Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio 76.96 47.24 40.82 30.47 26.71 13.88

Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe Ratio 1y Sharpe Ratio 3y Sharpe Ratio 5y Sharpe Ratio 10y Sharpe Ratio 20y Sharpe Ratio
Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio 1.58 0.9 0.79 0.66 0.53 0.79

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.

Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio

Start Valley End Days Drawdown
1929-09-03 1932-06-30 1937-02-15 2722 -83.91%
2007-06-05 2009-03-09 2013-02-12 2079 -59.99%
1937-04-01 1938-03-31 1943-05-17 2237 -52.48%
1972-12-01 1974-09-30 1976-01-27 1152 -40.74%
2020-01-21 2020-03-23 2020-11-23 307 -39.33%

The Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio took approximately 57 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 Paul Merriman 4 Fund Portfolio
Sharpe Ratio 0.79
Sortino Ratio 1.33
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.94
Calmar Ratio 0.13
Omega Ratio 1.24
Gain to Pain Ratio 0.24
Ulcer Index 0.2
Kelly Criterion 11.51%
Skew 18.82
Kurtosis 1289.14
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