HomePortfoliosModel 1: The "Global Neutral" Boglehead Portfolio

Model 1: The "Global Neutral" Boglehead Portfolio

This model follows world market-cap weights but uses the most tax-efficient UCITS vehicles available.

Optimize
Monthly Rebalancing
EUR
Moderate Risk
Multi-currency
6.8yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+78.26%
Annualized Return+8.87%
Volatility+12.50%
Sharpe Ratio0.55
Max Drawdown+25.00%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 70.0%Bonds 30.0%
Holdings Details
A globally diversified ETF portfolio blending 70% worldwide equities and 30% hedged global bonds for balanced growth and stability.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VWRA.LSE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingIE00BK5BQT80
ETF
70.0%0.19%
VAGU.LSE
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USD Hedged AccumulatingIE00BG47KJ78
ETF
30.0%0.08%
Total100.0%0.16%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with 10,000 investment → now worth €17,826.21
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 51 of the 83 months (61%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +8.0% • Worst month: -8.0% • Best year: 2021 (+20.4%) • Worst year: 2022 (-11.0%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026-0.1%+2.9%-4.2%+6.0%+2.6%-------+7.0%
2025+2.7%-1.2%-6.2%-3.6%+3.7%-0.6%+3.4%+0.7%+2.1%+3.4%-0.2%-0.1%+3.7%
2024+2.6%+2.1%+2.9%-1.3%+0.4%+4.1%+0.4%-0.4%+1.4%+0.5%+5.9%+0.1%+19.9%
2023+3.7%+0.5%+0.0%-0.3%+2.0%+2.1%+1.7%-0.5%-0.8%-2.8%+4.4%+3.3%+14.0%
2022-3.0%-1.5%+2.5%-1.3%-2.9%-4.0%+8.0%-1.1%-4.8%+2.0%-0.6%-4.2%-11.0%
2021+0.5%+1.4%+4.9%+0.4%-0.2%+3.8%+0.8%+2.2%-0.9%+3.1%+0.7%+2.2%+20.4%
2020+1.4%-5.9%-8.0%+7.1%+1.6%+1.3%-1.7%+5.0%-1.3%-1.5%+5.0%+2.3%+4.4%
2019------+0.3%-1.4%+2.9%-0.5%+3.3%+0.5%+5.2%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +25.00% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 2 years and was between November 2021 and December 2023. It reached a trough of -13.2%.

Detailed Metrics

Returns
Total Return
+78.26%
Annualized Return
+8.87%
Avg Monthly Return
+0.74%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+12.50%
Max Drawdown
+25.00%
Positive Months
61%
Average Drawdown
-4.5%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.55
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.50
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.71
Calmar Ratio
0.35
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
5.73
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.01
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
10,000
Final Value
17,826.21
Backtest Period
2019-07-26 to 2026-05-15
6.8 years
Rebalancing
monthly
Base Currency
EUR