Initial balance: The amount of starting capital used to invest in the asset or portfolio. In this case, we're starting with a $10,000 investment on August 1979.
Final balance: The amount of capital we've accrued over time as of March 2023.
Annual return: Also known as annualized return, or CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate), measures how much an investment has increased on average each year, during a specific time period. The time period in this case is approximately 44 year(s). Even a small difference in return can have a big impact on the final balance over a long period of time.
Annual volatility: Basically indicates how much, in percentage points, the investment can deviate from its annual return, under most circumstances. An investment with an annual return of 5% and an annual volatility of 10% would indicate returns from approximately -5% to 15% most of the time. A lower volatility is usually preferred to ensure more steady returns over time.
Best year: The best performance attained over its lifetime in a given year.
Worst year: The worst performance undergone over its lifetime in a given year.
Max drawdown: The largest percentage drop from a peak to a trough of an asset or portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period.
Sharpe Ratio: The Sharpe ratio measures the performance of an investment compared to a risk-free asset, after adjusting for its risk. A Sharpe Ratio above 1 is considered good.
Sortino Ratio: The Sortino Ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that only penalizes the investment for negative volatility/outcomes, and not for positive volatility. A Sortino Ratio above 1 is considered good.
Adjusted Sortino Ratio: Sortino Ratio/√2. To allow for comparing the Sortino ratio to the Sharpe ratio, we multiply the risk measure of the Sortino ratio by the square root of 2 (which is the same as dividing the Sortino ratio by the square root of 2).
Ulcer Index: The Ulcer Index (UI) is a technical indicator that measures downside risk in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines.
Gain to Pain Ratio: The sum of all returns divided by the absolute value of the sum of all negative returns. In essence, the GPR shows the ratio of net returns to the losses incurred in getting those returns.
Annualized Returns
Annual Return 1y
Annual Return 3y
Annual Return 5y
Annual Return 10y
Annual Return 20y
Annual Return
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH)
-5.75%
9.15%
10.64%
12.17%
18.21%
18.43%
S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
-11.06%
21.63%
10.68%
11.77%
9.92%
10.45%
Annual Returns
Year
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH)
S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
Won
1979
3.61%
-1.94%
1980
19.38%
28.17%
1981
20.87%
-8.47%
1982
49.42%
19.3%
1983
29.98%
17.15%
1984
23.53%
3.69%
1985
24.43%
22.71%
1986
14.02%
9.31%
1987
8.31%
4.7%
1988
14.86%
16.22%
1989
23.48%
31.37%
1990
-7.07%
-3.33%
1991
30.11%
30.19%
1992
13.65%
8.21%
1993
43.37%
8.75%
1994
-1.55%
0.4%
1995
18.85%
38.03%
1996
10.34%
22.55%
1997
28.11%
33.48%
1998
21.52%
28.69%
1999
49.39%
20.39%
2000
19.64%
-9.73%
2001
-10.57%
-11.75%
2002
8.72%
-21.59%
2003
40.72%
28.18%
2004
18.88%
10.7%
2005
23.93%
4.83%
2006
20.25%
15.85%
2007
26.41%
5.14%
2008
29.41%
-36.81%
2009
37.9%
26.37%
2010
18.45%
15.06%
2011
14.21%
1.89%
2012
20.67%
15.99%
2013
7.47%
32.31%
2014
24.98%
13.46%
2015
4.74%
1.25%
2016
20.58%
12%
2017
12.24%
21.7%
2018
4.23%
-4.56%
2019
20.87%
31.22%
2020
35%
18.37%
2021
7.64%
28.74%
2022
-9.45%
-18.17%
2023
3.04%
3.21%
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH) had 41 positive years and 4 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 91%.
S&P 500 (US Large Cap) had 36 positive years and 9 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 80%.
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH) had a better yearly return 67% of the time compared to S&P 500 (US Large Cap).
Monthly Returns
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YTD
1979
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1.1%
1.2%
-4.4%
2.7%
3.1%
3.6%
1980
0.5%
-0.7%
-6.4%
-2.4%
0.7%
7.6%
4.2%
2.1%
3%
4.1%
9.4%
-3.3%
18.8%
1981
0.7%
3.1%
6%
3.1%
5%
2.1%
-1.2%
-2.7%
-4.4%
0.5%
7.9%
-0.2%
19%
1982
5%
1.8%
3.2%
4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.5%
7.1%
1.4%
10.2%
1.2%
3.2%
41.2%
1983
7.1%
-0.2%
2.7%
5.3%
3.8%
4%
1%
-0%
2.2%
-1.4%
3.9%
-1.4%
26.4%
1984
0.2%
-3.7%
1.2%
2.3%
-0.6%
2.6%
2.1%
5.7%
4.3%
-1.4%
4.1%
4.9%
21.2%
1985
7.3%
1.2%
-6%
2.3%
2.2%
1.5%
2.1%
2%
1.1%
2.8%
3.6%
2.5%
21.9%
1986
0.8%
5%
6.5%
1.8%
0.4%
2.1%
-2.6%
3.6%
-4.7%
1.2%
1.8%
-2.1%
13.3%
1987
1.6%
3.6%
2.8%
0.6%
0%
0.5%
2.8%
1.7%
-0.4%
-6.6%
1.2%
0.4%
8.2%
1988
1.3%
2.5%
5.2%
1.5%
2.1%
5.3%
1%
-1.6%
-1.6%
-2.8%
0.7%
0.8%
13.9%
1989
3.3%
1.6%
4.7%
6.3%
3%
-2.6%
1.3%
2.7%
0.3%
-1.7%
-0%
2.9%
21.2%
1990
1.3%
-0.7%
-7.1%
1.2%
3%
2%
4.2%
-9.7%
-3.6%
-0.2%
2.1%
1.4%
-7.1%
1991
0%
8%
8.4%
2%
7.1%
-1.8%
0.8%
1.2%
-1.2%
-0.6%
-1.8%
5.3%
26.6%
1992
4.2%
2.5%
-0.1%
-0.3%
0.6%
-4.4%
0.8%
0.1%
0.7%
-0.1%
4.7%
4.6%
12.9%
1993
3.8%
0.5%
-1.4%
2.1%
7%
5.5%
0.6%
4.3%
1.2%
8.3%
0.3%
4.9%
36.2%
1994
3.5%
-3.5%
-0.9%
-1.6%
1.2%
-1.9%
2.1%
5.3%
-1.9%
-0.2%
-1.7%
-1.6%
-1.5%
1995
-0.3%
2.8%
1.4%
2%
2.8%
1.6%
2.3%
0.3%
0.3%
-0.2%
2.6%
2%
17.5%
1996
3%
-0.6%
1.4%
2.7%
-0.6%
-1.1%
-5.2%
-0.2%
3.4%
1.4%
4.2%
1.9%
10.1%
1997
7%
1.9%
-1.4%
1.9%
7.9%
4.8%
9.8%
-6.2%
-0.2%
-2.8%
1.6%
1.9%
25.3%
1998
1%
2.2%
3.6%
-0.4%
-1%
2.7%
0.1%
-3.7%
4.3%
2.2%
4.7%
4.4%
19.9%
1999
4.1%
0.3%
4.3%
8.8%
-1.7%
5.2%
-4.1%
1.8%
-0.6%
4.1%
8.5%
11.3%
41.1%
2000
2.1%
6.6%
3.1%
0.1%
-3.6%
-0.1%
3.2%
8.9%
-0.3%
5.3%
-1.9%
-4.4%
19.7%
2001
-1.4%
-1.4%
-0.5%
-2.5%
6.3%
-0.3%
-1.3%
-4.6%
-0.5%
-2.4%
-3.2%
1.1%
-10.6%
2002
4.6%
1.4%
0.7%
-1.3%
2.8%
-2.1%
-1.6%
3.6%
3.6%
-2.4%
3.9%
-4.2%
8.8%
2003
6.5%
2.5%
-3%
1.7%
7.1%
0.7%
3.7%
2.9%
-0.2%
5.8%
1.1%
6.2%
34.6%
2004
1.8%
2.8%
0.6%
-5.2%
-1.7%
1.2%
-0.5%
2.9%
3.1%
2.3%
6.7%
3.9%
17.6%
2005
-1.3%
5.5%
-3.6%
0.7%
4.1%
3.7%
3.2%
-0.6%
5.5%
-2%
5.3%
1.7%
21.9%
2006
2.9%
1.4%
-0.5%
4.2%
-2.1%
-0.3%
1.6%
1.6%
0.5%
3.4%
3.6%
2.5%
18.9%
2007
0.4%
-0.4%
2.4%
3.8%
3%
0.8%
1.7%
0.8%
5%
7.8%
-4.6%
3.5%
24.2%
2008
-0.3%
2.6%
-1.7%
-1.9%
3.1%
0.2%
-0.9%
2.7%
3.7%
12.7%
11.8%
-4.4%
27.2%
2009
5.4%
3.4%
-0.6%
-1.8%
5.1%
-1%
8.5%
1.6%
6.5%
-1.6%
5.4%
2.4%
33.9%
2010
0.2%
5.2%
5.9%
3.6%
1.4%
1.4%
-5.2%
-0%
-0.9%
3%
-1.8%
4.8%
17.7%
2011
1%
3.9%
0.2%
2.6%
-1.8%
-1.9%
-0.5%
0.5%
7.4%
-0.5%
4.4%
-1.6%
14.2%
2012
7.3%
0.7%
1.1%
1.5%
5.8%
-1%
3.6%
-1.3%
-0.3%
-1.7%
1%
2.7%
19.3%
2013
2%
-0.3%
2.1%
-0.3%
0.1%
-5.7%
1.9%
-1.7%
2.3%
3.4%
1.9%
1.8%
7.5%
2014
2.7%
1.9%
0.2%
0.4%
2.6%
1.8%
1.6%
5.4%
1%
1.4%
1.5%
2.2%
22.6%
2015
8.7%
1.3%
3.3%
-6.2%
0.9%
-2.9%
3%
-4.2%
0.2%
1.1%
4.2%
-3.9%
5.5%
2016
1.6%
9%
-3.1%
1.2%
-1.3%
6.1%
2.4%
-0.5%
0.5%
-0.7%
3.1%
1.3%
19.4%
2017
-0.3%
3.7%
-1.2%
-0.9%
2.4%
-0.6%
3.3%
1.5%
-0.2%
1.8%
1.1%
1.2%
11.8%
2018
5.6%
-1.8%
-0.1%
-1.4%
2.4%
-1.2%
-0.5%
3.1%
-0.1%
-1.3%
0.1%
-0.4%
4.4%
2019
1.6%
1.4%
2.6%
2.3%
-4.1%
4.2%
0.8%
7.1%
-0.2%
-0.5%
3.5%
0.9%
19.4%
2020
0.5%
2.8%
3.4%
7.6%
2.9%
0.6%
7%
3.6%
-2.7%
-0.5%
0.3%
5.3%
31.4%
2021
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
2.3%
1%
-4.2%
1.5%
1.2%
-2.2%
2.6%
1.8%
1.4%
7.8%
2022
-2.2%
0.8%
-0.5%
2.1%
-2.9%
0.8%
0.3%
0.8%
0%
-0.9%
-2.9%
-5.2%
-9%
2023
4.9%
-3.7%
2.1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3.1%
Pos
86.4%
75%
61.4%
69.8%
74.4%
60.5%
74.4%
68.2%
56.8%
47.7%
81.8%
72.7%
91.1%
Avg
2.5%
1.8%
0.9%
1.3%
1.8%
0.9%
1.4%
1.1%
0.8%
1.1%
2.5%
1.5%
16.9%
Other Return Metrics
Metric
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH)
S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
Cumulative Return
160488.47%
7529.1%
Enh Ann Return
18.6%
11.91%
Best Year
49.42%
38.03%
Worst Year
-10.57%
-36.81%
Best Month
12.68%
13.27%
Worst Month
-9.67%
-21.73%
Best Day
7.64%
14.52%
Worst Day
-4.38%
-20.46%
Win Ratio (Yearly)
91.11%
80%
Win Ratio (Quarterly)
80.57%
70.86%
Win Ratio (Monthly)
69.08%
63.48%
Win Ratio (Daily)
59.48%
54%
Annual Volatility
Annual Volatility 1y
Annual Volatility 3y
Annual Volatility 5y
Annual Volatility 10y
Annual Volatility 20y
Annual Volatility
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH)
12.6%
12.44%
11.87%
10.92%
11.62%
10.16%
S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
23.35%
21.15%
21.45%
17.5%
19.05%
18.21%
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio 1y
Sharpe Ratio 3y
Sharpe Ratio 5y
Sharpe Ratio 10y
Sharpe Ratio 20y
Sharpe Ratio
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH)
-0.41
0.76
0.91
1.11
1.5
1.72
S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
-0.38
1.03
0.58
0.72
0.59
0.64
3-Year Rolling Sharpe Ratio
The rolling Sharpe Ratio gives a clue about the continued consistency or stability of the risk-adjusted returns.
Drawdown Periods
Simply said, a drawdown is the "pain" period experienced by an investor between a peak (new highs) and subsequent valley (a low point before moving higher). In the table below are the fifth largest drawdowns encountered for the portfolios/assets in question.
αc Funds of Funds IX (CH)
start
valley
end
Drawdown
days
2000-10-27
2001-12-14
2003-03-06
-18.41%
860
1980-01-22
1980-05-01
1980-09-03
-17.2%
225
1990-08-01
1990-10-16
1991-03-08
-14.78%
219
2015-03-19
2015-08-25
2016-06-15
-14.67%
454
2022-03-09
2022-12-28
-
-13.72%
379
The αc Funds of Funds IX (CH) took approximately 14 months on average to recover from a major drawdown. The longest drawdown lasted 29 months.
S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
start
valley
end
Drawdown
days
2007-10-10
2009-03-09
2012-08-16
-55.2%
1772
2000-03-27
2002-10-09
2006-10-26
-47.5%
2404
2020-02-20
2020-03-23
2020-08-10
-33.7%
172
1987-08-26
1987-10-19
1989-05-19
-33.08%
632
1980-12-01
1982-08-12
1982-10-13
-25.09%
681
The S&P 500 (US Large Cap) took approximately 38 months on average to recover from a major drawdown. The longest drawdown lasted 80 months.
Underwater plot
The underwater plot shows you the drawdown periods on a chart. Whereas the performance chart usually gives you a positive viewpoint, the underwater plot gives you a pessimistic viewpoint. It helps you to visualize downtrends that occurred and how long it took for the portfolio's value to rebound to hit a new high after suffering a loss.