HomePortfoliosVanguard LifeStrategy 60% (only bonds)

Vanguard LifeStrategy 60% (only bonds)

Optimize FIRE Projection
None Rebalancing
USD
Low Risk
Multi-currency
6.0yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return-13.66%
Annualized Return-2.42%
Volatility+9.29%
Sharpe Ratio-0.48
Max Drawdown+36.86%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Bonds 100.0%
Holdings Details
A 100% bond ETF portfolio diversified across global government and corporate debt, EUR-hedged for stability.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VAGF.XETRA
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccumulatingIE00BG47KH54
ETF
48.0%0.08%
VDTE.XETRA
Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccumulatingIE00BMX0B631
ETF
20.0%0.1%
VGEA.XETRA
Vanguard EUR Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF AccumulatingIE00BH04GL39
ETF
13.0%0.07%
VDCE.XETRA
Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccumulatingIE00BGYWFL94
ETF
12.0%0.1%
VECA.XETRA
Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF AccumulatingIE00BGYWT403
ETF
5.0%0.07%
VGUE.XETRA
Vanguard U.K. Gilt UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccumulatingIE00BMX0B524
ETF
2.0%0.1%
Total100.0%0.09%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with $10,000 investment → now worth $8,633.51
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 34 of the 73 months (47%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +7.9% • Worst month: -8.3% • Best year: 2025 (+17.2%) • Worst year: 2022 (-20.3%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+1.9%-0.0%-4.2%+1.6%-0.1%-1.7%-0.7%+0.7%+0.0%----2.6%
2025+0.8%+1.1%+3.3%+5.5%-0.0%+4.6%-1.8%+1.0%+1.2%-0.8%+0.5%+0.8%+17.2%
2024-2.5%-1.1%+0.7%-3.1%+2.4%-0.4%+2.8%+3.3%+1.8%-4.1%-1.7%-3.5%-5.6%
2023+3.8%-4.9%+4.8%+2.0%-3.9%+1.8%+0.6%-1.7%-4.7%-0.7%+6.6%+4.7%+7.7%
2022-2.9%-1.7%-3.6%-8.3%+1.2%-4.1%+0.3%-5.3%-6.2%-0.1%+7.9%+1.3%-20.3%
2021-2.2%-2.8%-3.2%+2.5%+1.7%-2.0%+1.4%-0.8%-3.2%-0.3%-1.4%-0.8%-10.7%
2020---------0.9%-0.7%+4.0%+2.1%+4.6%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +36.86% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 5 years and 8 months and was between January 2021 and September 2026. It reached a trough of -36.9%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

Vanguard LifeStrategy 60% (only bonds) returned -2.42% 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
-13.66%
Annualized Return
-2.42%
Avg Monthly Return
-0.16%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+9.29%
Max Drawdown
+36.86%
Positive Months
47%
Average Drawdown
-19.4%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
-0.48
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
-0.50
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
-0.26
Calmar Ratio
-0.07
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
21.21
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
-0.00
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
$10,000
Final Value
$8,633.51
Backtest Period
2020-09-02 to 2026-09-04
6.0 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
USD