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0-Balanced Portfolios
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


BALFX 100%Multi-AssetMulti-Asset
PositionCategory/SectorTarget Weight
BALFX
American Funds American Balanced Fund
Diversified Portfolio
100%

Performance

Performance Chart


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The earliest data available for this chart is Apr 4, 2001, corresponding to the inception date of BALFX

Returns By Period

As of May 11, 2025, the 0-Balanced Portfolios returned 0.33% Year-To-Date and 5.02% of annualized return in the last 10 years.


YTD1M6M1Y5Y*10Y*
^GSPC
S&P 500
-3.77%7.44%-5.60%8.37%14.12%10.46%
0-Balanced Portfolios0.33%4.83%-5.81%4.00%6.74%5.02%
BALFX
American Funds American Balanced Fund
0.33%4.83%-5.81%4.00%6.74%5.02%
*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of 0-Balanced Portfolios, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.92%-0.25%-2.83%-0.26%0.85%0.33%
20240.72%2.58%2.75%-3.25%2.96%2.78%1.85%1.68%1.75%-1.10%2.87%-6.07%9.45%
20234.04%-3.25%2.11%1.33%-0.74%3.34%2.07%-1.41%-3.48%-1.56%6.64%4.63%13.97%
2022-3.35%-1.52%0.81%-5.53%1.59%-6.70%4.48%-3.08%-7.13%5.23%5.58%-2.77%-12.72%
2021-0.66%1.50%2.88%2.95%1.81%0.04%1.13%1.46%-3.13%3.71%-0.95%0.97%12.13%
2020-0.18%-3.80%-7.99%7.82%2.70%0.50%3.42%2.37%-1.64%-1.80%6.96%-0.08%7.44%
20194.74%1.42%1.54%2.06%-3.52%4.09%0.66%-0.15%0.90%1.67%2.10%0.21%16.62%
20183.21%-3.32%-1.02%0.30%1.16%0.46%2.14%0.87%0.20%-4.09%1.91%-8.01%-6.56%
20171.77%2.10%0.29%0.93%1.39%-0.40%1.91%0.49%1.14%1.63%1.42%-1.82%11.34%
2016-2.52%0.00%4.34%1.24%0.45%0.76%1.66%-0.00%0.03%-0.88%1.50%-0.71%5.88%
2015-1.33%3.56%-1.03%1.09%0.36%-1.77%1.87%-4.40%-0.99%5.85%0.32%-4.50%-1.44%
2014-2.34%3.06%1.21%0.49%1.66%1.12%-1.54%3.24%-1.01%1.42%2.05%0.39%10.03%

Expense Ratio

0-Balanced Portfolios has an expense ratio of 0.62%, placing it in the medium range. 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

The current rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 19, meaning it’s performing worse than 81% of other portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 1919
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 1919
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 1919
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 2222
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of 0-Balanced Portfolios is 1818
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

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.



Portfolio components
Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioMartin ratio
BALFX
American Funds American Balanced Fund
0.330.581.090.351.11

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

0-Balanced Portfolios Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.33
  • 5-Year: 0.61
  • 10-Year: 0.45
  • All Time: 0.56

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

Compared to the broad market, where average Sharpe ratios range from 0.41 to 0.94, this portfolio's current Sharpe ratio places it in the bottom 25%. This suggests weaker risk-adjusted returns than most portfolios, possibly due to lower returns, higher volatility, or both. It may be worth reviewing the allocation. You can use the Portfolio Optimization tool to explore options for improving the Sharpe ratio.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of 0-Balanced Portfolios compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend yield

0-Balanced Portfolios provided a 2.04% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Portfolio2.04%2.04%2.31%1.63%1.13%1.28%1.85%2.02%1.71%1.71%2.41%8.08%
BALFX
American Funds American Balanced Fund
2.04%2.04%2.31%1.63%1.13%1.28%1.85%2.02%1.71%1.71%2.41%8.08%

Monthly Dividends

The table below shows the monthly dividends paid by this portfolio.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10
2024$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.70
2023$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.74
2022$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.47
2021$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.38
2020$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.39
2019$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.53
2018$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.50
2017$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.47
2016$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.42
2015$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.57
2014$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$1.60$2.00

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the 0-Balanced Portfolios. 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 0-Balanced Portfolios was 39.25%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 457 trading sessions.

The current 0-Balanced Portfolios drawdown is 6.40%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.25%Oct 10, 2007354Mar 9, 2009457Dec 29, 2010811
-22.34%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202099Aug 12, 2020122
-21.13%Mar 20, 2002142Oct 9, 2002170Jun 11, 2003312
-20.46%Nov 10, 2021224Sep 30, 2022340Feb 8, 2024564
-13.84%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 2018131Jul 3, 2019195

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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Diversification

Diversification Metrics


Number of Effective Assets

The portfolio contains 1 assets, with an effective number of assets of 1.00, 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

The table below displays the correlation coefficients between the individual components of the portfolio, the entire portfolio, and the chosen benchmark.

^GSPCBALFXPortfolio
^GSPC1.000.950.95
BALFX0.951.001.00
Portfolio0.951.001.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Apr 5, 2001