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value balanced

Optimize FIRE Projection
Quarterly Rebalancing
GBP
Moderate Risk
Multi-currency
7.7yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+171.40%
Annualized Return+13.76%
Volatility+16.23%
Sharpe Ratio0.72
Max Drawdown+31.18%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 100.0%
Holdings Details
Global value ETF portfolio with 78% in Europe, emerging markets, and US value stocks for diversified long-term equity growth.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
IEVL.LSE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor UCITS ETFIE00BQN1K901
ETF
50.0%0.25%
5MVL.XETRA
iShares Edge MSCI EM Value Factor UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE00BG0SKF03
ETF
28.0%0.4%
IUVF.LSE
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor UCITS ETFIE00BD1F4M44
ETF
22.0%0.2%
Total100.0%0.28%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with £10,000 investment → now worth £27,139.92
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 64 of the 94 months (68%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +15.1% • Worst month: -14.5% • Best year: 2025 (+36.0%) • Worst year: 2018 (-3.5%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+5.9%+7.3%-7.5%+9.4%+11.5%+0.5%-2.4%+2.7%+0.5%---+29.9%
2025+6.2%+1.0%-1.8%-2.2%+4.8%+3.8%+4.1%+1.7%+3.4%+6.7%+1.1%+2.8%+36.0%
2024-1.5%+2.7%+4.4%+0.2%+2.4%-0.5%+0.9%-0.6%+0.4%+0.2%+1.4%-1.0%+9.0%
2023+5.8%+0.5%-2.3%-0.0%-3.9%+4.0%+3.4%-2.8%+1.8%-4.8%+4.8%+4.8%+11.0%
2022+1.1%-2.5%+1.3%-0.9%+2.7%-8.4%+2.2%+1.0%-5.7%+3.7%+6.1%-1.8%-2.0%
2021+1.6%+3.0%+6.2%+2.1%+1.1%+0.1%-1.7%+2.3%-1.3%+0.1%-1.0%+4.5%+18.1%
2020-5.0%-6.2%-14.5%+6.1%+4.1%+4.3%-3.4%+2.1%+0.3%-3.7%+15.1%+1.8%-1.9%
2019+5.3%+0.4%+1.0%+2.7%-4.9%+6.0%+3.1%-4.8%+3.6%-2.1%+2.4%+2.8%+15.9%
2018------------3.5%-3.5%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +31.18% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 11 months and was between February 2022 and January 2023. It reached a trough of -13.4%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

value balanced returned +13.76% a year over the 8 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
+171.40%
Annualized Return
+13.76%
Avg Monthly Return
+1.16%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+16.23%
Max Drawdown
+31.18%
Positive Months
68%
Average Drawdown
-4.7%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.72
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.67
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.85
Calmar Ratio
0.44
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
6.56
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.02
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
£10,000
Final Value
£27,139.92
Backtest Period
2018-12-14 to 2026-09-11
7.7 years
Rebalancing
quarterly
Base Currency
GBP
value balanced | +13.8% CAGR | ETF Backtest