αc Multi-Asset Defensive III
The portfolio pursues a rather defensive strategy that seeks to achieve equity-like returns with low...
31 January 1977 – 29 July 2021
Compare with
S&P 500 (US Large Cap) (SP500.X)
Performance
- Annualized Return
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16.33%αc Multi-Asset Defensive III
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10.59%S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
- Sharpe Ratio
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1.45αc Multi-Asset Defensive III
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0.66S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
- Maximum Drawdown
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-21.04%αc Multi-Asset Defensive III
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-55.2%S&P 500 (US Large Cap)
Metrics
| Metric | αc Multi-Asset Defensive III | S&P 500 (US Large Cap) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Balance | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Final Balance | $8,394,637 | $884,820 |
| Returns | ||
| Month-To-Date | 2.72% | 2.94% |
| Year-To-Date | 16.53% | 18.25% |
| 3M | 4.92% | 5.54% |
| 6M | 10.79% | 15.19% |
| Annualized Return (1Y) | 24.07% | 38.8% |
| Annualized Return (3Y) | 22.77% | 18.13% |
| Annualized Return (5Y) | 16.33% | 17.33% |
| Annualized Return (10Y) | 16.66% | 15.16% |
| Annualized Return (All) | 16.33% | 10.59% |
| Enh Ann Return | 16.64% | 12.18% |
| Best Year | 44.47% | 38.03% |
| Worst Year | -5.94% | -36.81% |
| Risk | ||
| Annual Volatility | 10.82% | 17.79% |
| Max Drawdown | -21.04% | -55.2% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.45 | 0.66 |
| Sortino Ratio | 2.16 | 0.92 |
| Enhanced Sortino | 3.04 | 1.37 |
- 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 January 1977.
- Final balance: The amount of capital we've accrued over time as of July 2021.
- 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.
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Table
| Year | αc Multi-Asset Defensive III | S&P 500 (US Large Cap) | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.15% | -7.07% | |
| 1978 | 4.96% | 0.77% | |
| 1979 | 10.65% | 11.67% | |
| 1980 | 20.05% | 28.17% | |
| 1981 | -3.04% | -8.47% | |
| 1982 | 41.76% | 19.3% | |
| 1983 | 7.55% | 17.15% | |
| 1984 | 6% | 3.69% | |
| 1985 | 28.6% | 22.71% | |
| 1986 | 16.84% | 9.31% | |
| 1987 | 14.46% | 4.7% | |
| 1988 | 18.92% | 16.22% | |
| 1989 | 39.05% | 31.37% | |
| 1990 | 4.32% | -3.33% | |
| 1991 | 35.48% | 30.19% | |
| 1992 | 11.65% | 8.21% | |
| 1993 | 28.08% | 8.75% | |
| 1994 | -1.58% | 0.4% | |
| 1995 | 19.6% | 38.03% | |
| 1996 | 7.21% | 22.55% | |
| 1997 | 20.24% | 33.48% | |
| 1998 | 18.4% | 28.69% | |
| 1999 | 28.2% | 20.39% | |
| 2000 | 7.32% | -9.73% | |
| 2001 | 10.98% | -11.75% | |
| 2002 | 7.19% | -21.59% | |
| 2003 | 44.47% | 28.18% | |
| 2004 | 21.07% | 10.7% | |
| 2005 | 24.51% | 4.83% | |
| 2006 | 25.62% | 15.85% | |
| 2007 | 24.84% | 5.14% | |
| 2008 | 15.66% | -36.81% | |
| 2009 | 16.2% | 26.37% | |
| 2010 | -4.06% | 15.06% | |
| 2011 | 36.69% | 1.89% | |
| 2012 | 19.33% | 15.99% | |
| 2013 | 17.43% | 32.31% | |
| 2014 | 6.61% | 13.46% | |
| 2015 | -5.94% | 1.25% | |
| 2016 | 8.87% | 12% | |
| 2017 | 19.77% | 21.7% | |
| 2018 | 7.48% | -4.56% | |
| 2019 | 12.78% | 31.22% | |
| 2020 | 36.17% | 18.37% | |
| 2021 | 16.53% | 18.25% |
αc Multi-Asset Defensive III had 41 positive years and 4 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 91%.
S&P 500 (US Large Cap) had 37 positive years and 8 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 82%.
αc Multi-Asset Defensive III had a better yearly return 62% of the time compared to S&P 500 (US Large Cap).
Table
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0% | -0.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.7% | -0.3% | -1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8% | -0% | -0.3% | 0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 2.9% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1.5% | -1.4% | 4.9% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -2.5% | 1.7% | 0.4% | -0.4% | 3% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 0.6% | -3.6% | 3.1% | 1% | 10.2% |
| 1980 | -6.8% | -0.6% | -10.3% | 13.8% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 7.6% | -4.1% | 18.7% |
| 1981 | -3.7% | -4.6% | 3.1% | -5.3% | 6.4% | -2.1% | -3.2% | -4.1% | -1.7% | 7.7% | 11% | -4.9% | -3% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.8% | -2.2% | 4.6% | 7.8% | 6.5% | 8.5% | -0.3% | 2.5% | 34.9% |
| 1983 | -2.9% | 5% | -0.7% | 3.7% | -0.4% | 3.4% | -2.5% | 1.2% | 1.6% | -1.3% | 2% | -1.4% | 7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -1.9% | -2.1% | -1.2% | -5.4% | 1.6% | 7.4% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 5.9% |
| 1985 | 4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 25.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | -2.4% | 3.9% | -5.4% | 0.8% | 3.7% | -3.9% | 15.9% |
| 1987 | 1% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4.8% | -2% | -7.2% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 13.8% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | 3.3% | 6.8% | -1.1% | 0.1% | 3% | -1.5% | -3.9% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 17.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -1.4% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 5.9% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 3.1% | 33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -1.3% | -0.3% | -2.8% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | -11% | 0% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 2% | 4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | 13% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 6.1% | -4% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | -2.8% | 6.4% | 30.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | 2.9% | 0.9% | -1.4% | 2.7% | -5.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1.4% | -1.9% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 3.4% | -1.1% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6.5% | 1% | 6.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 24.9% |
| 1994 | 4% | -1.5% | -3.8% | -1.3% | -0.5% | -1.1% | 2% | 7.4% | -1.1% | -0.7% | -5.1% | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 3.1% | -0.3% | 4% | -0.9% | 0.5% | 0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 18.1% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -1.1% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 0.4% | -5.6% | -2.4% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | -1.2% | 7.3% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | 2% | -3.8% | 0.9% | 7% | 4.5% | 6.3% | -5.9% | 1.9% | -2.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 18.9% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -0.7% | 4% | 1.1% | -1.7% | 1.3% | -0.5% | 4.8% | 3.3% | -1.7% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 17.4% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -4% | 3.5% | 9.6% | -3.3% | 6.8% | -3.3% | -1.2% | -1.3% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 11% | 25.4% |
| 2000 | -5.3% | 3.1% | 2.2% | -4.4% | -0.1% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.6% | -0.9% | 1.6% | 3% | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | 1.8% | -0.6% | -2.6% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 2% | 0.9% | 5.1% | -5.1% | 4% | 11% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | 0.7% | -3.9% | -2.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 4.3% | -3.7% | 6.5% | -4.5% | 7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | 3.1% | -1.4% | 1% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 7.6% | 1.3% | 7.1% | 37.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | 3% | -0.1% | -5.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | -3% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 7.7% | 4.6% | 19.5% |
| 2005 | -1.1% | 6.2% | -4.6% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 5.3% | -4.1% | 1.1% | 4.3% | 22.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -1.2% | 1.7% | 5.5% | -7.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3% | 23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.5% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1% | 8.7% | 8.2% | -6.5% | -1.3% | 23.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -0.5% | 2.1% | -2.5% | -2.7% | -8.9% | -3.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | -1.9% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 16.2% |
| 2009 | -13.1% | -1.5% | 4% | -7% | 10.9% | -0.8% | 9.7% | 1.7% | 6.9% | -2.1% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 17% |
| 2010 | -5.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 0.2% | -8.6% | 3.8% | -0.9% | -4.9% | -0.3% | 1.9% | -2.5% | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | 3.5% | -0.5% | 2.6% | -2.2% | -1.6% | -1.3% | 11.1% | 13.2% | -3.8% | 5% | 4.5% | 33.5% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | 3% | 0.3% | -0.2% | 8.8% | -1.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 3.1% | -2% | 1% | 5.1% | 18.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | 0.9% | 3% | 4.8% | 3.7% | -4.2% | -2.3% | -1.3% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 16.9% |
| 2014 | -3.8% | -0.2% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2% | -0.2% | 3.9% | -4.3% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -6.1% | -2% | -4.1% | -3.3% | -3.7% | 4.5% | -0.7% | 2% | -0.4% | -0.9% | -0.3% | -5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | 3.1% | -0.1% | 2.3% | -1.6% | 6.2% | 2.1% | -0.7% | 1% | -0.8% | -7.4% | -0.5% | 9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -4.5% | 3.3% | -2.1% | 2% | 0.6% | -1.4% | 1.1% | -2.5% | -2.9% | 1.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | -6.1% | 0.7% | 0% | 10.4% | -2.7% | -1.1% | 2.3% | 3% | 12.7% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 7.6% | 1.1% | 6% | 4.8% | -3.2% | -0.6% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 33.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | 2% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15.9% |
| Pos | 75% | 57.8% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 73.3% | 66.7% | 75% | 70.5% | 52.3% | 77.3% | 75% | 91.1% |
| Avg | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 15.5% |
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 Multi-Asset Defensive III
| start | valley | end | Drawdown | days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 | 2008-07-25 | 2008-12-04 | -21.04% | 399 |
| 2008-12-31 | 2009-05-01 | 2009-08-21 | -19.42% | 233 |
| 2015-02-02 | 2015-06-26 | 2016-07-01 | -19.36% | 515 |
| 1979-12-18 | 1980-03-26 | 1980-06-06 | -18.6% | 171 |
| 1980-12-01 | 1981-09-30 | 1982-04-28 | -18.24% | 513 |
The αc Multi-Asset Defensive III took approximately 12 months on average to recover from a major drawdown.
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.
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.