None Rebalancing
GBP
Low Risk
Multi-currency
5.7yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+39.04%
Annualized Return+5.92%
Volatility+8.73%
Sharpe Ratio0.45
Max Drawdown+14.57%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 100.0%
Holdings Details
A globally diversified equity portfolio built with a single low-cost ETF for simple, long-term growth investing.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
V60A.XETRA
Vanguard LifeStrategy 60% Equity UCITS ETF AccumulatingIE00BMVB5P51
ETF
100.0%0.25%
Total100.0%0.25%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with £10,000 investment → now worth £13,903.58
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 42 of the 70 months (60%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +4.2% • Worst month: -4.5% • Best year: 2025 (+12.6%) • Worst year: 2022 (-9.5%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+0.1%+2.8%-4.5%+3.7%+4.2%+0.5%-2.3%+2.1%+0.1%---+6.5%
2025+3.6%-2.3%-3.1%-0.5%+2.7%+2.6%+3.4%+0.2%+2.8%+3.5%-0.3%-0.4%+12.6%
2024-0.2%+2.2%+2.5%-2.0%+0.5%+2.8%+0.3%+0.3%+0.3%+1.0%+2.7%-1.2%+9.3%
2023+3.2%-0.8%+0.5%-0.1%-0.8%+1.9%+1.3%-1.0%-0.3%-2.2%+4.1%+4.2%+10.1%
2022-4.2%-1.8%+2.2%-3.4%-0.7%-3.4%+4.2%+0.8%-3.9%-0.2%+1.8%-1.1%-9.5%
2021-2.1%-1.4%+1.3%+3.3%-1.1%+2.5%+0.7%+2.1%-1.5%+0.8%+1.4%+0.3%+6.3%
2020-----------+0.2%+0.2%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +14.57% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 2 years and 2 months and was between December 2021 and February 2024. It reached a trough of -14.6%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

LS60 returned +5.92% a year over the 6 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
+39.04%
Annualized Return
+5.92%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.50%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+8.73%
Max Drawdown
+14.57%
Positive Months
60%
Average Drawdown
-4.2%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.45
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.44
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.68
Calmar Ratio
0.41
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
5.33
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.01
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
£10,000
Final Value
£13,903.58
Backtest Period
2020-12-11 to 2026-09-04
5.7 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
GBP