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Developed World

Optimize FIRE Projection
Monthly Rebalancing
GBP
Moderate Risk
6.9yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+122.70%
Annualized Return+12.23%
Volatility+14.54%
Sharpe Ratio0.70
Max Drawdown+25.59%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 100.0%
Holdings Details
A globally diversified equity ETF portfolio targeting North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Japan for broad market growth.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VNRG.LSE
Vanguard FTSE North America UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingIE00BK5BQW10
ETF
40.0%0.08%
VERG.LSE
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (EUR) AccumulatingIE00BK5BQY34
ETF
15.0%0.1%
VDPG.LSE
Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingIE00BK5BQZ41
ETF
15.0%0.15%
VUKG.LSE
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (GBP) AccumulatingIE00BFMXYP42
ETF
15.0%0.09%
VJPB.LSE
Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingIE00BFMXYX26
ETF
15.0%0.1%
Total100.0%0.10%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with £10,000 investment → now worth £22,269.59
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 55 of the 85 months (65%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +10.2% • Worst month: -9.0% • Best year: 2025 (+19.2%) • Worst year: 2022 (-5.3%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+2.5%+6.2%-7.5%+7.1%+6.9%+1.1%-2.5%+3.6%+0.1%---+17.7%
2025+5.0%-2.1%-4.8%-1.1%+4.9%+2.3%+4.7%+0.7%+3.0%+5.5%-0.8%+1.0%+19.2%
2024+0.4%+3.2%+3.7%-1.7%+1.1%+2.7%+0.4%-0.2%-0.2%+0.4%+4.0%-1.3%+12.9%
2023+4.7%-0.6%+0.1%+0.3%-0.7%+2.9%+2.3%-1.7%+0.3%-3.3%+4.3%+4.9%+14.0%
2022-4.8%-0.5%+4.2%-2.5%-1.0%-5.4%+6.0%+0.7%-4.7%+1.6%+3.8%-2.1%-5.3%
2021-0.9%+0.6%+4.2%+3.3%-0.4%+2.7%+0.3%+2.8%-0.9%+1.8%+0.2%+2.3%+16.9%
2020-1.4%-6.6%-9.0%+6.8%+5.7%+3.3%-2.5%+4.6%+0.7%-3.4%+10.2%+2.8%+9.8%
2019--------+0.6%-2.4%+2.4%+0.9%+1.5%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +25.59% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 1 year and 1 month and was between December 2021 and February 2023. It reached a trough of -13.0%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Developed World returned +12.23% a year over the 7 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
+122.70%
Annualized Return
+12.23%
Avg Monthly Return
+1.01%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+14.54%
Max Drawdown
+25.59%
Positive Months
65%
Average Drawdown
-3.4%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.70
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.66
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.84
Calmar Ratio
0.48
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
4.75
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.02
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
£10,000
Final Value
£22,269.59
Backtest Period
2019-09-26 to 2026-09-03
6.9 years
Rebalancing
monthly
Base Currency
GBP