Rob Arnott Portfolio

Details

The Rob Arnott Portfolio has a similar profile to the All Weather portfolio in that it is trying to minimize volatility and risk while maximizing returns.

This leads to an overweighting in bonds compared to equities.

Rob Arnott is the founder and chairman of Research Affiliates.  The research and management firm is well known for the papers they publish and their investment strategies follow those papers.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
20%
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
Bond, International, All-Term
20%
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., All-Term
10%
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US
Equity, Global ex-US, Large Cap
10%
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
Real Estate, U.S.
10%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
10%
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., Long-Term
10%
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Bond, U.S., All-Term
10%
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Commodity, Diversified

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
6.1%
Sharpe Ratio
0.58
10 Year Annual Return
3.8%
Volatility (annualized)
6.8%
Max Drawdown
-23.2%
Positive Periods
68.5%
Dot Com Annual Return
4.7%
Great Financial Crisis Return
2.7%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
1.0

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Rob Arnott Portfolio Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-21.0%
6.5%
26.8%
3-Year
-2.7%
6.6%
16.3%
5-Year
1.6%
6.4%
11.6%
10-Year
3.2%
6.5%
8.8%

Charts

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

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
6.1%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
3.8%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.58
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-23.2%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
6.8%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
4.7%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
2.7%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
68.5%
65.8%
63.3%

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

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