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Conservative Bond Mutual Fund Portfolio

A conservative bond mutual fund portfolio prioritizing capital preservation and low volatility through short-duration and high-quality fixed income. The allocation emphasizes eurozone government short-duration bonds (40%) as the core holding, complemented by floating rate notes (25%) for interest rate protection, cash/liquidity funds (20%) for stability, short-duration corporate credit (10%), and a minimal short-term high-yield allocation (5%). This buy-and-hold strategy targets investors seeking stable income with minimal risk and capital protection.

Optimize FIRE Projection
None Rebalancing
EUR
Low Risk
12.8yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+10.33%
Annualized Return+0.77%
Volatility+0.57%
Sharpe Ratio-2.17
Max Drawdown+3.91%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Bonds 80.0%Money Market 20.0%
Holdings Details
Conservative euro bond portfolio for capital preservation. Focuses on short-duration government bonds, floating notes, and liquidity for low volatility.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
LU0408877925
JPM Euro Government Short Duration Bond I Acc EURLU0408877925
FUND
40.0%0.25%
LU0034353002
DWS Floating Rate Notes LCLU0034353002
FUND
25.0%0.26%
IE00B44QSK78
BlackRock Institutional Cash Series Euro Liquidity Fund Select Acc EURIE00B44QSK78
FUND
20.0%0.1%
LU0451400914
Axa Wf Euro Credit Short DurationLU0451400914
FUND
10.0%0.75%
LU0726357444
Pictet-EUR Short Term High Yield I EURLU0726357444
FUND
5.0%0.73%
Total100.0%0.30%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with 10,000 investment → now worth €11,032.58
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 97 of the 155 months (63%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +0.8% • Worst month: -2.1% • Best year: 2023 (+4.1%) • Worst year: 2022 (-2.7%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+0.3%+0.2%-0.6%+0.4%+0.4%+0.2%-0.0%+0.1%-0.2%---+0.7%
2025+0.3%+0.4%+0.1%+0.4%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.1%+0.3%+0.1%+0.1%+2.7%
2024+0.2%+0.0%+0.4%+0.1%+0.3%+0.3%+0.6%+0.4%+0.5%+0.1%+0.5%+0.2%+3.9%
2023+0.5%-0.2%+0.4%+0.3%+0.3%-0.1%+0.5%+0.3%+0.1%+0.4%+0.7%+0.8%+4.1%
2022-0.1%-0.3%-0.3%-0.5%-0.2%-0.7%+0.5%-0.6%-0.7%+0.1%+0.4%-0.3%-2.7%
2021-0.1%-0.1%+0.1%-0.0%-0.0%-0.0%+0.1%-0.0%-0.0%-0.2%+0.0%-0.0%-0.3%
2020+0.1%-0.2%-2.1%+0.7%+0.4%+0.4%+0.2%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%-0.0%-0.3%
2019+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%+0.1%-0.1%+0.3%+0.1%+0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%+0.0%+0.6%
2018-0.1%-0.0%+0.0%-0.0%-0.4%+0.1%+0.0%-0.2%-0.0%-0.0%-0.1%-0.0%-0.7%
2017-0.1%+0.1%-0.1%+0.1%+0.1%-0.1%+0.1%+0.0%+0.0%+0.1%-0.1%-0.1%+0.0%
2016+0.0%-0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.0%+0.1%+0.1%-0.0%-0.1%-0.1%+0.1%+0.5%
2015+0.1%+0.2%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.2%+0.2%-0.1%-0.1%+0.2%+0.1%-0.1%+0.4%
2014+0.2%+0.2%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%+0.1%+0.2%-0.1%-0.1%+0.1%+0.0%+1.1%
2013----------+0.1%-0.0%+0.0%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +3.91% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 6 years and 1 month and was between November 2017 and December 2023. It reached a trough of -3.9%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Conservative Bond Mutual Fund Portfolio returned +0.77% a year over the 13 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.

Detailed Metrics

Returns
Total Return
+10.33%
Annualized Return
+0.77%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.06%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+0.57%
Max Drawdown
+3.91%
Positive Months
63%
Average Drawdown
-0.6%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
-2.17
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
-2.09
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
1.35
Calmar Ratio
0.20
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
0.99
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
-0.01
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
10,000
Final Value
11,032.58
Backtest Period
2013-11-14 to 2026-09-10
12.8 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
EUR