Balanced - Tax Aware Portfolio by Schwab

Details

The Balanced – Tax Aware Portfolio was developed by Charles Schwab and is one of their Schwab Managed Portfolios

It is intended for those looking for a balanced, global portfolio, but held in a taxable account.

The portfolio holds 37% in equities, 38% in bonds, 15% in cash, and 10% in REITs and commodities.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
38%
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., All-Term
15%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
15%
BIL
SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Bond, U.S., Ultra Short-Term
13%
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Equity, Inter. Developed, Large Cap
5%
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Equity, U.S., Small Cap
5%
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
Real Estate, U.S.
5%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Commodity, Diversified
4%
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Equity, Emerging Markets, Large Cap

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
6.3%
Sharpe Ratio
0.58
10 Year Annual Return
4.2%
Volatility (annualized)
7.2%
Max Drawdown
-25.4%
Positive Periods
68.2%
Dot Com Annual Return
1.4%
Great Financial Crisis Return
1.7%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
1.0

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Balanced - Tax Aware Portfolio Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-22.4%
6.3%
28.1%
3-Year
-3.6%
6.2%
14.4%
5-Year
1.0%
6.0%
12.0%
10-Year
3.7%
6.0%
8.8%

Charts

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

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
6.3%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
4.2%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.58
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-25.4%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
7.2%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
1.4%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
1.7%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
68.2%
65.8%
63.3%

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

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