Ivy Portfolio by Meb Faber

Details

The Ivy Portfolio was created by Meb Faber and profiled in his book The Ivy Portfolio.

Meb Faber is a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management.

The Ivy Portfolio is designed to mimic the investment strategies of highly successful Harvard and Yale endowments.

The portfolio invests 40% in stocks, 20% in bonds, and 40% in REITs and commodities.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
20%
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
20%
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US
Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap
20%
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
Real Estate, U.S.
20%
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., All-Term
20%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Commodity, Diversified

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
7.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.47
10 Year Annual Return
5.2%
Volatility (annualized)
11.2%
Max Drawdown
-44.4%
Positive Periods
65.9%
Dot Com Annual Return
-0.3%
Great Financial Crisis Return
-1.5%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
0.6

How to Invest in the Ivy Portfolio

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Ivy Portfolio Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-40.1%
7.8%
46.5%
3-Year
-10.1%
7.1%
22.6%
5-Year
-1.0%
6.8%
17.3%
10-Year
3.2%
6.8%
10.0%

Charts

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

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
7.0%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
5.2%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.47
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-44.4%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
11.2%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
-0.3%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
-1.5%
-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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