TFSA
Asset Allocation
Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc | Technology | 3% |
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | 8% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Financial Services | 5% |
CGL.TO iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Precious Metals, Gold | 3% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | 50% |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | Communication Services | 5% |
MA Mastercard Inc | Financial Services | 7% |
META Meta Platforms, Inc. | Communication Services | 4% |
NFLX Netflix, Inc. | Communication Services | 5% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Technology | 4% |
V Visa Inc. | Financial Services | 6% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in TFSA, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced every 3 months.
The earliest data available for this chart is May 18, 2012, corresponding to the inception date of META
Returns By Period
As of Apr 22, 2025, the TFSA returned -1.42% Year-To-Date and 24.36% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -10.10% | -6.70% | -9.63% | 5.53% | 13.63% | 9.61% |
TFSA | 1.17% | 1.68% | 5.84% | 30.11% | 26.26% | 24.66% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | -21.06% | -11.74% | -8.71% | -2.29% | 7.49% | 22.39% |
MA Mastercard Inc | 0.45% | -1.40% | 3.11% | 16.14% | 15.94% | 19.64% |
V Visa Inc. | 5.04% | -1.27% | 16.79% | 22.60% | 15.33% | 17.77% |
NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 16.72% | 8.34% | 36.13% | 87.58% | 19.18% | 28.78% |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | -19.89% | -7.63% | -8.07% | -2.61% | 18.76% | 17.86% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 14.89% | -0.21% | 12.86% | 27.40% | 22.52% | 13.64% |
META Meta Platforms, Inc. | -14.48% | -16.10% | -13.90% | 4.23% | 21.73% | 19.62% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | -26.35% | -15.98% | -31.12% | 24.39% | 68.08% | 67.33% |
AAPL Apple Inc | -20.15% | -8.49% | -15.13% | 21.01% | 24.09% | 20.89% |
CGL.TO iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged) | 32.66% | 15.29% | 21.26% | 40.99% | 12.95% | 8.17% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 6.99% | 7.70% | 9.86% | 37.62% | 27.87% | 22.55% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TFSA, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | 6.34% | 3.17% | -7.81% | 0.03% | 1.17% | ||||||||
2024 | 5.85% | 8.27% | 0.89% | -2.45% | 9.34% | 4.60% | -1.79% | 5.95% | 0.69% | 0.39% | 8.95% | -2.15% | 44.66% |
2023 | 13.41% | -3.30% | 6.32% | 2.24% | 5.03% | 6.13% | 3.97% | -0.25% | -1.75% | -0.95% | 8.62% | 8.52% | 58.08% |
2022 | -8.14% | -0.61% | 7.45% | -11.62% | -7.22% | -4.04% | 13.54% | -4.75% | -9.56% | 5.70% | 7.35% | -10.83% | -23.61% |
2021 | -5.14% | -1.14% | 3.88% | 7.33% | 0.40% | 4.55% | 5.54% | 4.14% | -2.54% | 6.98% | 5.21% | 3.76% | 37.30% |
2020 | 4.27% | -5.87% | -2.97% | 10.64% | 3.97% | 1.23% | 8.11% | 9.83% | -2.32% | -1.85% | 9.08% | 1.11% | 39.24% |
2019 | 8.38% | 2.20% | 7.76% | 3.72% | -4.81% | 8.94% | 2.61% | 3.00% | -1.85% | 4.23% | 2.69% | 0.88% | 43.79% |
2018 | 10.11% | -0.47% | -2.31% | 3.66% | 3.66% | 3.65% | 2.73% | 7.49% | 0.57% | -7.29% | -0.02% | -9.83% | 10.67% |
2017 | 4.48% | 5.76% | -1.45% | 4.30% | 6.71% | -6.81% | 3.04% | 0.83% | 2.97% | 2.71% | 7.70% | 0.77% | 34.67% |
2016 | -6.50% | -0.45% | 6.35% | -2.60% | 3.07% | 0.95% | 6.71% | -0.08% | -0.72% | -0.17% | 0.21% | 4.99% | 11.54% |
2015 | 2.32% | 6.58% | -0.35% | 0.51% | 1.34% | -2.59% | 9.06% | -2.87% | 0.70% | 10.63% | 2.90% | -0.51% | 30.28% |
2014 | -3.76% | 5.03% | -5.24% | 0.52% | 3.34% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 4.30% | 0.75% | 3.90% | 5.46% | -1.30% | 14.27% |
Expense Ratio
TFSA has an expense ratio of 0.02%, which is considered low. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 90, TFSA is among the top 10% of portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for positions. Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
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AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | -0.11 | 0.08 | 1.01 | -0.12 | -0.35 |
MA Mastercard Inc | 0.70 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 0.88 | 3.79 |
V Visa Inc. | 0.99 | 1.43 | 1.21 | 1.44 | 5.00 |
NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 2.66 | 3.44 | 1.46 | 4.19 | 14.49 |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | -0.39 | -0.36 | 0.96 | -0.39 | -0.92 |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 1.57 | 2.20 | 1.32 | 3.35 | 8.54 |
META Meta Platforms, Inc. | 0.37 | 0.78 | 1.10 | 0.39 | 1.38 |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 0.22 | 0.72 | 1.09 | 0.35 | 0.93 |
AAPL Apple Inc | 0.57 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 0.56 | 2.15 |
CGL.TO iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged) | 2.08 | 2.75 | 1.36 | 2.12 | 9.74 |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.58 | 2.13 | 1.29 | 2.01 | 6.15 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
TFSA provided a 0.37% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | 0.37% | 0.36% | 1.53% | 0.49% | 0.36% | 1.78% | 0.54% | 0.69% | 2.54% | 0.72% | 2.22% | 0.68% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MA Mastercard Inc | 0.54% | 0.50% | 0.53% | 0.56% | 0.49% | 0.45% | 0.44% | 0.53% | 0.58% | 0.74% | 0.66% | 0.51% |
V Visa Inc. | 0.67% | 0.68% | 0.72% | 0.76% | 0.62% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.67% | 0.61% | 0.75% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | 0.53% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
META Meta Platforms, Inc. | 0.40% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.11% | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.27% | 0.46% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 1.20% | 1.70% |
AAPL Apple Inc | 0.50% | 0.40% | 0.49% | 0.70% | 0.49% | 0.61% | 1.04% | 1.79% | 1.45% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.67% |
CGL.TO iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 0.47% | 0.49% | 2.87% | 0.76% | 0.54% | 3.38% | 0.86% | 1.08% | 4.81% | 1.09% | 4.06% | 0.97% |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the TFSA. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the TFSA was 26.91%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 181 trading sessions.
The current TFSA drawdown is 12.68%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-26.91% | Jan 4, 2022 | 201 | Oct 14, 2022 | 181 | Jun 30, 2023 | 382 |
-23.21% | Sep 12, 2018 | 74 | Dec 24, 2018 | 70 | Apr 4, 2019 | 144 |
-19.82% | Feb 20, 2020 | 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 61 | Jun 10, 2020 | 79 |
-16.76% | Feb 14, 2025 | 37 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
-14.82% | Dec 9, 2015 | 41 | Feb 5, 2016 | 108 | Jul 8, 2016 | 149 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current TFSA volatility is 11.84%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Diversification
Diversification Metrics
Number of Effective Assets
The portfolio contains 11 assets, with an effective number of assets of 3.60, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests a highly concentrated portfolio, where a few assets dominate the allocation, potentially increasing the portfolio's risk due to lack of diversification.
Asset Correlations Table
CGL.TO | COST | BRK-B | NFLX | NVDA | META | AAPL | V | AMZN | MA | GOOGL | |
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CGL.TO | 1.00 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
COST | 0.09 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 |
BRK-B | 0.07 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.41 |
NFLX | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 0.46 |
NVDA | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.51 |
META | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.60 |
AAPL | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.53 |
V | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.48 | 0.83 | 0.52 |
AMZN | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.65 |
MA | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.53 |
GOOGL | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 1.00 |