Golden Butterfly Portfolio

Details

The Golden Butterfly Portfolio was developed by PortfolioCharts and profiled on their website.

It looks to match the high performance of the Total Stock Market but with the low volatility of the Permanent Portfolio.

The portfolio invest 40% in equities, 40% in bonds, and 20% in gold.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
20%
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
20%
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., Short-Term
20%
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., Long-Term
20%
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust
Commodity, Gold
20%
IWN
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Value

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
7.5%
Sharpe Ratio
0.70
10 Year Annual Return
5.1%
Volatility (annualized)
7.5%
Max Drawdown
-18.0%
Positive Periods
65.3%
Dot Com Annual Return
4.4%
Great Financial Crisis Return
4.8%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
1.5

How to Invest in the Golden Butterfly Portfolio

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

Golden Butterfly Portfolio Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-15.0%
7.9%
27.2%
3-Year
0.6%
8.0%
17.5%
5-Year
3.4%
7.8%
13.0%
10-Year
4.4%
8.0%
10.3%

Charts

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

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
7.5%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
5.1%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.70
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-18.0%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
7.5%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
4.4%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
4.8%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
65.3%
65.8%
63.3%

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

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