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Notes to this trade record:

  • Similar funds were substituted for funds specified in the book "Muscular Portfolios" when a fund did not yet exist. The book-specified funds were used once sufficient data was available. These substitutions changed EFA to VEA, TLT to EDV, LQD to VCLT, IEF to VGIT, IJS to VIOG, IJT to VIOV, BWX to BNDX, and DBC to PDBC.
  • Prices include dividends.
  • No commissions or transaction costs were included.
  • This model is rebalanced monthly, on the last day of the month.
  • Past performance may not predict future results.

Model Results
ModelSPY
CAGR9.289.57
Max Drawdown-19.97-55.19
Std Deviation15.0219.98
Ulcer Index8.1313.80
Sharpe Ratio0.560.44
Sortino Ratio0.780.61
Martin Ratio1.030.63
Run from 2006-12-29 to 2024-04-24
Statistics based on daily closes.

Begin Date End Date Return Symbols
2024-03-282024-04-24-3.58VUG (-3.81) VTV (-2.84) VIOG (-4.09)
2024-02-292024-03-283.20VUG (1.36) VIOG (3.11) VTV (5.17)
2024-01-312024-02-292.90VUG (7.07) VIOG (4.22) VCLT (-2.71)
2023-12-292024-01-31-1.93VUG (2.16) VIOG (-2.59) VIOV (-5.47)
2023-11-302023-12-293.73VUG (4.32) IAU (1.27) VEA (5.59)
2023-10-312023-11-303.93IAU (2.53) VUG (11.61) PDBC (-2.31)
2023-09-292023-10-31-2.31VUG (-1.76) PDBC (-1.81) VEA (-3.39)
2023-08-312023-09-29-4.28VUG (-5.74) VEA (-3.79) VTV (-3.28)
2023-07-312023-08-31-2.78VUG (-1.09) VIOG (-3.35) VEA (-3.95)
2023-06-302023-07-313.83VUG (3.36) VEA (3.14) VIOG (4.99)
2023-05-312023-06-303.09VUG (6.91) IAU (-2.18) VEA (4.43)
2023-04-282023-05-31-0.01VEA (-3.73) IAU (-1.35) VUG (5.17)
2023-03-312023-04-281.52IAU (0.91) VEA (2.64) VUG (1.04)
2023-02-282023-03-311.23VIOV (-6.67) VEA (2.65) IAU (7.94)
2023-01-312023-02-28-3.49IAU (-5.38) VEA (-3.47) VIOV (-1.55)
2022-12-302023-01-313.23VTV (2.79) PDBC (1.15) IAU (5.78)
2022-11-302022-12-30-4.22VTV (-3.30) PDBC (-2.65) VIOV (-6.73)
2022-10-312022-11-303.66PDBC (1.30) VTV (5.99) VIOV (3.75)
2022-09-302022-10-311.64PDBC (5.06) VGIT (-0.73) BNDX (0.48)
2022-08-312022-09-30-6.00PDBC (-6.85) VTV (-7.81) VGIT (-3.32)
2022-07-292022-08-31-2.75PDBC (-1.42) VTV (-2.68) VIOV (-4.19)
2022-06-302022-07-29-0.99PDBC (-2.33) IAU (-2.51) VGIT (1.91)
2022-05-312022-06-30-5.69PDBC (-7.53) VTV (-7.89) IAU (-1.61)
2022-04-292022-05-311.29PDBC (4.61) IAU (-3.25) VTV (2.41)
2022-03-312022-04-29-0.34PDBC (5.73) IAU (-2.14) VTV (-4.79)
2022-02-282022-03-314.62PDBC (9.02) IAU (1.43) VTV (3.28)
2022-01-312022-02-280.76PDBC (6.74) VTV (-1.15) VNQ (-3.48)
2021-12-312022-01-31-3.39VNQ (-8.42) PDBC (7.82) VUG (-9.41)
2021-11-302021-12-315.95VUG (1.57) PDBC (6.70) VNQ (9.71)
2021-10-292021-11-30-3.46PDBC (-8.40) VIOV (-2.55) VUG (0.71)
2021-09-302021-10-294.03PDBC (5.13) VIOV (2.80) VIOG (4.11)
2021-08-312021-09-30-4.17VNQ (-5.68) VUG (-5.32) VIOV (-1.46)
2021-07-302021-08-310.79PDBC (-1.67) VIOV (1.97) VNQ (2.15)
2021-06-302021-07-30-1.15VIOV (-4.51) PDBC (1.39) VIOG (-0.24)
2021-05-282021-06-301.53VIOV (-0.64) PDBC (3.77) VIOG (1.52)
2021-04-302021-05-282.65VIOV (3.87) VIOG (0.11) PDBC (3.91)
2021-03-312021-04-302.35VIOV (1.73) VIOG (1.90) VTV (3.44)
2021-02-262021-03-312.04VIOV (5.44) VIOG (1.39) PDBC (-0.81)
2021-01-292021-02-265.67VIOG (4.45) VIOV (11.03) VWO (1.57)
2020-12-312021-01-293.81VIOG (6.19) VUG (-1.01) VIOV (6.19)
2020-11-302020-12-316.29VUG (4.16) VIOG (8.78) VWO (6.00)
2020-10-302020-11-304.62VUG (10.37) VWO (8.56) IAU (-5.25)
2020-09-302020-10-30-0.77VUG (-3.01) VWO (1.32) IAU (-0.56)
2020-08-312020-09-30-3.37VUG (-4.71) IAU (-4.16) VWO (-1.20)
2020-07-312020-08-310.95IAU (-0.48) VUG (10.09) EDV (-6.73)
2020-06-302020-07-318.28VUG (7.56) EDV (6.29) IAU (11.01)
2020-05-292020-06-302.70EDV (0.47) IAU (2.78) VUG (4.90)
2020-04-302020-05-29-0.12EDV (-3.23) IAU (2.61) VGIT (0.36)
2020-03-312020-04-303.07EDV (2.36) IAU (6.90) VGIT (-0.02)
2020-02-282020-03-31-0.05EDV (8.03) VCLT (-8.42) IAU (0.00)
2020-01-312020-02-280.97VUG (-6.47) EDV (8.24) VCLT (1.36)
2019-12-312020-01-31-1.87VUG (3.13) VIOV (-6.39) VTV (-2.50)
2019-11-292019-12-31-0.43VUG (2.98) EDV (-4.56) VCLT (0.18)
2019-10-312019-11-29-0.79EDV (-0.08) IAU (-3.32) VCLT (1.02)
2019-09-302019-10-310.16EDV (-1.99) IAU (2.55) VCLT (-0.03)
2019-08-302019-09-30-2.59EDV (-3.50) IAU (-3.16) VCLT (-1.08)
2019-07-312019-08-309.68EDV (15.47) VCLT (5.70) IAU (7.69)
2019-06-282019-07-311.21VUG (2.30) VCLT (0.86) EDV (0.44)
2019-05-312019-06-282.19EDV (0.74) VCLT (4.31) VNQ (1.55)
2019-04-302019-05-31-4.20VUG (-6.34) VNQ (0.14) VTV (-6.33)
2019-03-292019-04-300.51VNQ (-0.16) VUG (4.70) EDV (-3.00)
2019-02-282019-03-293.38VNQ (4.22) IAU (-1.59) EDV (7.50)
2019-01-312019-02-28-0.50VNQ (0.70) EDV (-1.77) IAU (-0.47)
2018-12-312019-01-311.44IAU (2.85) VGIT (0.44) BNDX (0.99)
2018-11-302018-12-31-5.35VTV (-9.14) VNQ (-7.95) BNDX (1.17)
2018-10-312018-11-301.47VTV (3.27) VUG (0.57) BNDX (0.52)
2018-09-282018-10-31-8.45VIOG (-11.23) VUG (-9.07) VTV (-4.98)
2018-08-312018-09-28-1.94VIOG (-3.20) VIOV (-3.07) VUG (0.48)
2018-07-312018-08-314.81VIOG (6.64) VIOV (3.05) VUG (4.67)
2018-06-292018-07-311.26VIOG (3.61) VIOV (2.58) PDBC (-2.49)
2018-05-312018-06-290.10VIOG (1.42) PDBC (-2.02) VIOV (0.86)
2018-04-302018-05-314.45PDBC (2.22) VIOG (6.81) VUG (4.39)
2018-03-292018-04-30-0.71VWO (-2.77) VUG (0.28) VIOG (0.43)
2018-02-282018-03-29-1.73VUG (-2.49) VWO (-0.21) VTV (-2.46)
2018-01-312018-02-28-4.47VWO (-5.36) VUG (-2.92) VEA (-5.11)
2017-12-292018-01-316.73VWO (8.56) VUG (6.82) VEA (4.75)
2017-11-302017-12-290.01VUG (0.87) VIOG (-0.63) VIOV (-0.23)
2017-10-312017-11-303.11VIOG (3.33) VIOV (3.57) VUG (2.42)
2017-09-292017-10-311.62VWO (2.43) VEA (1.77) VIOV (0.62)
2017-08-312017-09-291.00VWO (-0.49) VEA (2.51) VUG (1.03)
2017-07-312017-08-311.41VWO (3.00) VEA (0.02) VUG (1.17)
2017-06-302017-07-313.58VEA (2.88) VUG (2.54) VWO (5.34)
2017-05-312017-06-300.36VEA (0.63) VWO (0.85) VUG (-0.42)
2017-04-282017-05-31-0.48VIOG (-1.92) VUG (2.80) VIOV (-2.29)
2017-03-312017-04-281.10VIOG (1.16) VIOV (0.57) VWO (1.56)
2017-02-282017-03-31-0.42VIOV (-0.70) VIOG (0.36) VTV (-0.92)
2017-01-312017-02-281.05VIOV (1.47) VIOG (1.83) PDBC (-0.17)
2016-12-302017-01-31-0.18VIOV (-1.16) VIOG (0.17) VTV (0.49)
2016-11-302016-12-303.08VIOV (3.14) VIOG (3.39) VTV (2.73)
2016-10-312016-11-301.54VWO (-4.05) VCLT (-4.90) VIOV (13.74)
2016-09-302016-10-31-3.25VIOV (-4.41) VIOG (-5.62) VWO (0.32)
2016-08-312016-09-30-1.54VNQ (-1.83) EDV (-2.33) VCLT (-0.45)
2016-07-292016-08-31-2.81EDV (-1.47) VNQ (-3.76) IAU (-3.23)
2016-06-302016-07-293.22EDV (3.35) IAU (2.04) VNQ (4.26)
2016-05-312016-06-307.15EDV (9.72) VNQ (6.93) VCLT (4.74)
2016-04-292016-05-31-1.44IAU (-6.09) VCLT (-0.33) VNQ (2.25)
2016-03-312016-04-290.58IAU (5.05) VNQ (-2.35) EDV (-1.10)
2016-02-292016-03-31-0.30IAU (-0.92) EDV (-0.19) VGIT (0.22)
2016-01-292016-02-292.05EDV (4.07) VGIT (0.75) BNDX (1.26)
2015-12-312016-01-29-2.72VNQ (-3.44) VUG (-6.01) BNDX (1.31)
2015-11-302015-12-31-1.52VIOG (-3.91) VNQ (1.83) VUG (-2.42)
2015-10-302015-11-30-0.64VNQ (-0.63) VUG (0.15) EDV (-1.43)
2015-09-302015-10-30-0.15EDV (-0.41) VGIT (-0.62) BNDX (0.59)
2015-08-312015-09-301.33VGIT (1.08) EDV (2.21) BNDX (0.70)
2015-07-312015-08-31-5.86VIOG (-5.47) VUG (-6.30) VTV (-5.84)
2015-06-302015-07-311.63VIOG (0.64) VUG (3.27) VTV (1.01)
2015-05-292015-06-30-0.75VIOG (1.55) VUG (-1.65) VTV (-2.22)
2015-04-302015-05-290.09VUG (1.48) VIOG (2.31) VWO (-3.55)
2015-03-312015-04-30-4.80EDV (-5.62) VNQ (-5.85) VIOG (-2.91)
2015-02-272015-03-31-0.23EDV (1.45) VNQ (1.73) VUG (-3.93)
2015-01-302015-02-27-5.37EDV (-9.12) VNQ (-3.68) VCLT (-3.19)
2014-12-312015-01-308.97EDV (14.25) VNQ (6.85) VCLT (5.64)
2014-11-282014-12-311.73EDV (4.16) VNQ (1.90) VUG (-0.95)
2014-10-312014-11-283.14EDV (4.34) VNQ (2.00) VUG (3.06)
2014-09-302014-10-313.01EDV (4.19) VUG (3.00) VTV (1.80)
2014-08-292014-09-30-4.02VWO (-7.17) EDV (-2.97) VUG (-1.83)
2014-07-312014-08-295.12VWO (3.84) VUG (4.60) EDV (6.97)
2014-06-302014-07-31-0.01VUG (-1.56) VNQ (0.08) EDV (1.48)
2014-05-302014-06-301.10VUG (2.39) VNQ (1.13) EDV (-0.26)
2014-04-302014-05-301.93VTV (1.38) VIOV (0.86) VUG (3.57)
2014-03-312014-04-30-2.01VIOV (-2.46) VIOG (-4.42) VTV (0.86)
2014-02-282014-03-31-0.21VUG (-1.59) VIOV (0.87) VIOG (0.14)
2014-01-312014-02-285.00VIOG (4.22) VIOV (5.19) VUG (5.61)
2013-12-312014-01-31-3.66VIOG (-4.19) VIOV (-3.72) VUG (-3.05)
2013-11-292013-12-311.67VIOG (1.32) VIOV (1.62) VTV (2.10)
2013-10-312013-11-293.59VIOG (4.30) VIOV (4.08) VUG (2.38)
2013-09-302013-10-313.55VIOG (3.94) VIOV (3.49) VEA (3.21)
2013-08-302013-09-304.92VIOG (6.17) VIOV (6.27) VTV (2.29)
2013-07-312013-08-30-2.78VIOV (-3.12) VIOG (-1.53) VTV (-3.68)
2013-06-282013-07-316.13VIOV (6.23) VIOG (6.78) VTV (5.38)
2013-05-312013-06-28-0.39VIOV (-0.04) VTV (-1.03) VIOG (-0.11)
2013-04-302013-05-310.37VNQ (-5.98) VTV (2.58) VIOV (4.70)
2013-03-282013-04-300.55VTV (2.21) VIOV (-0.09) VIOG (-0.53)
2013-02-282013-03-284.16VIOV (4.15) VTV (4.04) VIOG (4.30)
2013-01-312013-02-280.50VEA (-1.15) VIOV (1.79) VIOG (0.91)
2012-12-312013-01-312.99VWO (0.07) VEA (3.83) VIOV (5.15)
2012-11-302012-12-313.38VEA (4.24) VIOV (3.76) VTV (2.12)
2012-10-312012-11-300.09VCLT (-0.74) EDV (1.78) VTV (-0.74)
2012-09-282012-10-31-2.05VIOV (-2.61) VUG (-3.13) VTV (-0.39)
2012-08-312012-09-28-0.77EDV (-4.03) VNQ (-1.86) VIOV (3.68)
2012-07-312012-08-31-0.92EDV (-2.54) VCLT (-0.17) VNQ (-0.01)
2012-06-292012-07-314.43EDV (5.81) VCLT (5.42) VNQ (2.00)
2012-05-312012-06-291.39EDV (-2.23) VNQ (5.52) VCLT (0.98)
2012-04-302012-05-311.23EDV (14.09) VNQ (-4.51) VUG (-6.29)
2012-03-302012-04-300.07VIOV (-2.29) VUG (-0.30) VNQ (2.86)
2012-02-292012-03-300.01EDV (-6.63) VIOV (3.39) VUG (3.47)
2012-01-312012-02-29-1.67EDV (-3.28) IAU (-2.94) VCLT (1.28)
2011-12-302012-01-312.13EDV (-1.53) VCLT (1.65) VNQ (6.38)
2011-11-302011-12-30-0.27EDV (5.43) IAU (-10.73) VCLT (4.32)
2011-10-312011-11-300.66EDV (3.46) IAU (1.73) VCLT (-3.28)
2011-09-302011-10-310.81EDV (-6.68) IAU (5.94) VCLT (3.38)
2011-08-312011-09-30-0.78IAU (-11.17) EDV (23.76) DBC (-14.62)
2011-07-292011-08-312.19IAU (12.29) DBC (-0.40) VNQ (-5.62)
2011-06-302011-07-29-0.91IJT (-3.50) VNQ (1.56) VUG (-0.73)
2011-05-312011-06-30-3.24IJT (-2.18) VNQ (-3.30) DBC (-4.26)
2011-04-292011-05-31-2.32DBC (-5.17) IJT (0.15) IAU (-1.83)
2011-03-312011-04-293.21DBC (4.55) IJT (3.99) IJS (1.06)
2011-02-282011-03-311.70DBC (2.66) IJT (4.03) VNQ (-1.61)
2011-01-312011-02-284.49IJT (4.58) DBC (4.17) VNQ (4.71)
2010-12-312011-01-311.05IJT (0.18) IJS (-0.24) VNQ (3.25)
2010-11-302010-12-316.69IJT (6.55) VNQ (4.55) IJS (8.97)
2010-10-292010-11-30-0.83IAU (2.11) VNQ (-1.85) VWO (-2.84)
2010-09-302010-10-29-0.17IAU (3.75) VNQ (4.74) EDV (-9.14)
2010-08-312010-09-301.55EDV (-4.38) VNQ (4.47) IAU (4.75)
2010-07-302010-08-315.70VNQ (-1.28) EDV (12.88) IAU (5.71)
2010-06-302010-07-300.75EDV (-2.24) IAU (-5.01) VNQ (9.59)
2010-05-282010-06-30-6.58VNQ (-5.21) IJS (-8.53) IJT (-6.05)
2010-04-302010-05-28-6.57VNQ (-5.34) IJS (-8.54) IJT (-5.87)
2010-03-312010-04-304.55VNQ (7.15) VWO (-0.21) IJS (6.63)
2010-02-262010-03-318.74VNQ (10.19) VWO (8.18) IJS (7.80)
2010-01-292010-02-264.05VWO (1.88) VNQ (5.58) IJS (4.76)
2009-12-312010-01-29-5.63VWO (-6.73) VNQ (-5.52) VUG (-4.60)
2009-11-302009-12-311.11VWO (3.12) IAU (-7.23) VNQ (7.39)
2009-10-302009-11-308.00VWO (7.18) IAU (12.73) VEA (4.11)
2009-09-302009-10-30-3.21VWO (-2.42) VNQ (-4.47) VEA (-2.77)
2009-08-312009-09-306.86VWO (9.96) VNQ (6.60) VEA (3.94)
2009-07-312009-08-311.68VWO (-0.71) VEA (4.49) LQD (1.31)
2009-06-302009-07-316.27VWO (10.91) LQD (4.63) BWX (3.13)
2009-05-292009-06-30-2.39VWO (-2.46) IAU (-5.22) BWX (0.52)
2009-04-302009-05-298.70IAU (10.24) IEF (-2.08) VWO (17.89)
2009-03-312009-04-30-6.14EDV (-12.12) IEF (-2.75) IAU (-3.37)
2009-02-272009-03-311.98EDV (4.99) IAU (-2.45) IEF (3.31)
2009-01-302009-02-27-0.25EDV (-1.39) IEF (-0.74) IAU (1.42)
2008-12-312009-01-30-6.32TLT (-13.07) IEF (-3.89) LQD (-1.80)
2008-11-282008-12-318.94TLT (13.65) IEF (5.16) IAU (7.87)
2008-10-312008-11-288.29TLT (14.34) IEF (7.75) BWX (2.60)
2008-09-302008-10-31-6.28TLT (-1.86) IEF (-0.86) IAU (-16.25)
2008-08-292008-09-30-3.04DBC (-10.25) TLT (1.48) IEF (-0.14)
2008-07-312008-08-29-4.70DBC (-6.53) IAU (-9.04) IEF (1.53)
2008-06-302008-07-31-3.85DBC (-9.78) IAU (-1.22) TLT (-0.37)
2008-05-302008-06-301.73DBC (10.43) IAU (4.30) VWO (-9.81)
2008-04-302008-05-303.31DBC (6.91) IAU (1.13) VWO (1.79)
2008-03-312008-04-30-0.27DBC (6.04) IAU (-4.61) IEF (-2.42)
2008-02-292008-03-31-3.47DBC (-0.91) IAU (-5.90) VWO (-3.68)
2008-01-312008-02-295.89IAU (5.31) DBC (11.15) IEF (1.24)
2007-12-312008-01-311.64DBC (2.91) IAU (10.98) VWO (-9.02)
2007-11-302007-12-314.00VWO (-0.95) DBC (6.70) IAU (6.40)
2007-10-312007-11-30-3.57VWO (-8.53) IAU (-1.41) DBC (-0.62)
2007-09-282007-10-319.46VWO (13.01) IAU (6.75) DBC (8.50)
2007-08-312007-09-285.72VWO (9.83) VUG (4.50) IJT (2.71)
2007-07-312007-08-310.43VWO (-0.01) EFA (-0.63) VUG (1.93)
2007-06-292007-07-31-1.12VWO (3.52) EFA (-2.29) VTV (-4.71)
2007-05-312007-06-290.75VWO (4.55) EFA (-0.32) VTV (-2.09)
2007-04-302007-05-314.18EFA (2.36) VWO (6.66) VTV (3.58)
2007-03-302007-04-302.49VWO (3.80) EFA (3.75) VNQ (-0.13)
2007-02-282007-03-301.66VNQ (-2.07) EFA (2.90) VWO (4.26)
2007-01-312007-02-28-1.72VNQ (-2.70) VWO (-2.33) EFA (-0.12)
2006-12-292007-01-313.38VWO (0.08) VNQ (8.78) EFA (1.39)