Annual Rebalancing
GBP
Moderate Risk
6.9yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+135.68%
Annualized Return+13.15%
Volatility+14.94%
Sharpe Ratio0.75
Max Drawdown+25.41%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 100.0%
Holdings Details
A globally diversified equity portfolio investing 100% in developed world markets through a low-cost Vanguard ETF for growth.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VHVG.LSE
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF AccIE00BK5BQV03
ETF
100.0%0.12%
Total100.0%0.12%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with £10,000 investment → now worth £23,568
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 52 of the 85 months (61%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +9.1% • Worst month: -8.4% • Best year: 2021 (+23.3%) • Worst year: 2022 (-8.7%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026+0.1%+3.3%-5.9%+7.6%+6.7%+0.7%-2.2%+3.6%-0.0%---+13.9%
2025+4.8%-3.7%-6.5%-2.2%+5.6%+2.7%+5.7%-0.2%+3.3%+5.2%-0.7%-0.0%+13.8%
2024+1.4%+3.9%+3.6%-2.1%+0.9%+4.4%-0.3%-0.4%+0.1%+2.4%+5.5%-0.8%+20.0%
2023+4.1%-0.0%+0.4%+0.2%+0.7%+3.5%+2.1%-0.6%-0.4%-3.1%+4.9%+4.9%+17.5%
2022-6.2%-1.2%+5.5%-3.5%-1.8%-5.2%+6.9%+1.2%-4.2%+2.2%+0.9%-2.9%-8.7%
2021-0.7%+0.7%+4.7%+4.0%-0.9%+3.8%+1.1%+3.3%-1.4%+3.0%+1.6%+2.5%+23.3%
2020-0.3%-6.6%-8.4%+8.0%+6.1%+2.9%-1.6%+5.3%+0.5%-3.6%+9.1%+2.1%+12.6%
2019--------+0.7%-2.7%+3.1%+0.6%+1.6%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +25.41% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 1 year and 7 months and was between December 2021 and July 2023. It reached a trough of -15.3%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

VHVG returned +13.15% 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
+135.68%
Annualized Return
+13.15%
Avg Monthly Return
+1.08%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+14.94%
Max Drawdown
+25.41%
Positive Months
61%
Average Drawdown
-3.7%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.75
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.70
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.88
Calmar Ratio
0.52
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
5.09
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.02
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
£10,000
Final Value
£23,568
Backtest Period
2019-09-26 to 2026-09-04
6.9 years
Rebalancing
annual
Base Currency
GBP