7Twelve Portfolio

Details

The 7Twelve Portfolio was developed by Craig Israelson and profiled in his book 7Twelve: A Diversified Invest Porfolio with a Plan.

The name comes from the portfolio investing in 12 different funds from 7 different asset categories: domestic equities, international equities, domestic bonds, international bonds, cash, real estate, and resources.

The portfolio holds 42% in equities, 25% in bonds, 25% in alternatives, and 8% in cash.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
8.34%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
8.34%
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Equity, U.S., Small Cap
8.34%
VO
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
Equity, U.S., Mid Cap
8.33%
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap
8.33%
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Equity, Inter. Developed, Large Cap
8.33%
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term
8.33%
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., All-Term
8.33%
BIL
SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Bond, U.S., Ultra Short-Term
8.33%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Commodity, Diversified
8.33%
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
Bond, International, All-Term
8.34%
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
Real Estate, U.S.
8.33%
GNR
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
Commmodity, Natural Resources

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
6.89%
Sharpe Ratio
0.50
10 Year Annual Return
4.8%
Volatility (annualized)
10.0%
Max Drawdown
-36.5%
Positive Periods
65.9%
Dot Com Annual Return
1.2%
Great Financial Crisis Return
1.2%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
0.8

How to Invest in the 7Twelve Portfolio

M1 Finance is the recommended platform to invest in this portfolio.  Find out why.

7Twelve Portfolio Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-32.8%
7.3%
38.0%
3-Year
-6.5%
6.9%
19.2%
5-Year
0.8%
6.8%
15.9%
10-Year
3.7%
6.9%
10.2%

Charts

Portfolio vs. 60/40 vs. S&P 500

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
6.89%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
4.8%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.50
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-36.5%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
10.0%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
1.2%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
1.2%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
65.9%
65.8%
63.3%

**S&P 500 backtest to 1972 and 60/40 backtest to 1970

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