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The portfolios featuring WPEA consistently pair this core global equity exposure with emerging market indices like PAEEM and PAASI, typically allocating between 18 and 20 percent to these regions. The inclusion of the defensive GUARD asset in the highest-performing portfolio suggests that investors are using these secondary holdings to balance the volatility of a pure developed-market strategy. By integrating emerging markets and defensive components, these portfolios aim to capture growth beyond the MSCI World index while mitigating the significant drawdowns observed in concentrated positions.

EuroFolio members primarily utilize WPEA as the foundational anchor of their portfolios, with allocations ranging from a dominant 70 percent to a full 100 percent. The data indicates that investors who rely solely on WPEA, such as the user behind the 100 percent allocation strategy, face higher volatility and deeper drawdowns exceeding 20 percent. In contrast, those who diversify their WPEA holdings with complementary assets achieve a superior Sharpe ratio, demonstrating that while WPEA is an efficient vehicle for global equity exposure, its performance is optimized when combined with regional diversification and risk-mitigating assets.