Blender
Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Blender, 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 Apr 3, 2014, corresponding to the inception date of GOOG
Returns By Period
As of Apr 20, 2025, the Blender returned -11.01% Year-To-Date and 16.18% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -10.18% | -6.71% | -9.92% | 6.35% | 13.40% | 9.65% |
Blender | -17.86% | -10.89% | -21.65% | -8.09% | 14.12% | 17.69% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -9.88% | -6.64% | -9.35% | 7.75% | 15.13% | 11.61% |
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 1.99% | -0.67% | 0.27% | 6.51% | -0.95% | 1.35% |
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 4.37% | -3.84% | -2.04% | 9.39% | 10.33% | 4.58% |
QQQ Invesco QQQ | -13.00% | -7.20% | -9.91% | 7.76% | 16.65% | 16.07% |
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | -1.51% | -3.89% | -9.16% | 14.48% | 7.50% | 4.69% |
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | -10.40% | -6.85% | -9.83% | 6.93% | 14.69% | 10.90% |
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | -21.32% | -11.46% | -8.67% | -1.16% | 7.62% | 24.45% |
MSFT Microsoft Corporation | -12.57% | -4.93% | -11.70% | -7.15% | 17.08% | 25.86% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. | -19.38% | -7.08% | -6.87% | -1.05% | 19.53% | 19.13% |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | -27.56% | -18.33% | -43.90% | -40.33% | 8.99% | 44.16% |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | -10.56% | -13.48% | -19.19% | -11.57% | 15.48% | 10.27% |
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | -22.87% | -14.50% | -23.89% | 20.49% | 25.97% | 23.60% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Blender, 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 | 2.31% | -8.51% | -4.80% | -7.82% | -17.86% | ||||||||
2024 | 6.46% | 9.65% | 0.02% | -6.01% | 6.13% | 4.24% | -5.01% | 1.36% | 4.57% | -2.95% | 1.02% | -1.51% | 18.02% |
2023 | 13.11% | -1.97% | 11.76% | -2.52% | 13.55% | 2.17% | 1.64% | -3.64% | -4.59% | -1.14% | 14.04% | 9.63% | 61.88% |
2022 | -10.14% | -0.97% | -1.76% | -14.65% | 4.28% | -13.48% | 14.07% | -6.76% | -15.21% | -1.25% | 13.83% | -10.09% | -38.65% |
2021 | 0.36% | 0.60% | -1.52% | 5.25% | -1.17% | 7.23% | 4.13% | 3.70% | -6.11% | 9.45% | 10.00% | -1.70% | 33.07% |
2020 | 1.72% | -5.06% | -6.98% | 14.65% | 2.13% | 5.11% | 18.97% | 9.47% | -5.71% | -2.90% | 13.43% | 3.57% | 54.87% |
2019 | 10.38% | 1.24% | 4.80% | 6.48% | -6.16% | 6.70% | 1.93% | -0.14% | 0.39% | 5.84% | 4.96% | 6.49% | 50.94% |
2018 | 10.57% | -3.59% | -3.40% | 0.11% | 5.21% | 1.74% | 6.86% | 8.71% | 3.33% | -15.18% | 3.72% | -8.09% | 7.09% |
2017 | 1.80% | 6.22% | 1.36% | 0.68% | 1.29% | 0.65% | 3.08% | 0.39% | 0.47% | 3.75% | 1.72% | 0.16% | 23.64% |
2016 | -5.40% | -0.88% | 8.26% | -1.07% | 4.65% | 1.62% | 7.24% | 0.86% | 1.52% | -1.17% | 1.12% | 3.31% | 21.06% |
2015 | -0.85% | 5.49% | -2.28% | 1.61% | 0.40% | -2.78% | 3.74% | -6.28% | -0.71% | 10.03% | 1.11% | 0.40% | 9.30% |
2014 | -0.62% | 2.37% | 2.29% | -1.64% | 3.93% | -3.11% | 2.34% | 2.42% | -1.62% | 6.27% |
Expense Ratio
Blender has an expense ratio of 0.05%, 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
The current rank of Blender is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% 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.
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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VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.32 | 0.57 | 1.08 | 0.32 | 1.42 |
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 1.31 | 1.90 | 1.23 | 0.51 | 3.37 |
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 0.56 | 0.90 | 1.12 | 0.70 | 2.21 |
QQQ Invesco QQQ | 0.15 | 0.38 | 1.05 | 0.16 | 0.58 |
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 0.79 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 0.55 | 2.79 |
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 0.27 | 0.52 | 1.08 | 0.27 | 1.20 |
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | -0.18 | -0.02 | 1.00 | -0.20 | -0.58 |
MSFT Microsoft Corporation | -0.43 | -0.46 | 0.94 | -0.45 | -1.04 |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. | -0.04 | 0.17 | 1.02 | -0.04 | -0.10 |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | -0.87 | -1.26 | 0.85 | -0.74 | -1.71 |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | -0.40 | -0.31 | 0.96 | -0.39 | -0.71 |
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 0.22 | 0.63 | 1.08 | 0.27 | 0.83 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Blender provided a 1.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
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Portfolio | 1.79% | 1.62% | 1.70% | 1.86% | 1.32% | 1.54% | 1.96% | 2.32% | 1.97% | 2.18% | 2.10% | 1.95% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.44% | 1.24% | 1.46% | 1.69% | 1.25% | 1.54% | 1.88% | 2.06% | 1.78% | 2.02% | 2.10% | 1.85% |
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 3.72% | 3.67% | 3.09% | 2.60% | 1.97% | 2.22% | 2.72% | 2.81% | 2.54% | 2.51% | 2.57% | 2.79% |
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 3.18% | 3.37% | 3.25% | 3.09% | 3.10% | 2.14% | 3.06% | 3.17% | 2.73% | 2.93% | 2.83% | 3.40% |
QQQ Invesco QQQ | 0.67% | 0.56% | 0.62% | 0.80% | 0.43% | 0.55% | 0.74% | 0.91% | 0.84% | 1.06% | 0.99% | 1.41% |
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 4.18% | 3.85% | 3.95% | 3.91% | 2.56% | 3.93% | 3.39% | 4.74% | 4.23% | 4.82% | 3.92% | 3.60% |
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 1.45% | 1.27% | 1.44% | 1.66% | 1.21% | 1.42% | 1.78% | 2.04% | 1.71% | 1.92% | 1.98% | 1.76% |
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% |
MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 0.86% | 0.73% | 0.74% | 1.06% | 0.68% | 0.94% | 1.20% | 1.69% | 1.86% | 2.37% | 2.33% | 2.48% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. | 0.52% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, 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% |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 2.49% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.67% | 1.47% | 1.69% | 2.81% | 4.27% | 3.50% | 3.17% | 3.72% | 2.17% |
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 1.63% | 1.18% | 1.78% | 2.48% | 1.56% | 1.58% | 3.49% | 3.55% | 2.32% | 2.61% | 2.54% | 1.79% |
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 Blender. 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 Blender was 44.94%, occurring on Nov 3, 2022. Recovery took 301 trading sessions.
The current Blender drawdown is 15.36%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-44.94% | Nov 22, 2021 | 240 | Nov 3, 2022 | 301 | Jan 18, 2024 | 541 |
-30.5% | Jul 11, 2024 | 187 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
-28.47% | Feb 20, 2020 | 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 60 | Jun 10, 2020 | 78 |
-25.3% | Sep 28, 2018 | 60 | Dec 24, 2018 | 81 | Apr 23, 2019 | 141 |
-14.67% | Mar 8, 2024 | 30 | Apr 19, 2024 | 51 | Jul 3, 2024 | 81 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Blender volatility is 17.99%, 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
Asset Correlations Table
BND | VNQ | AMD | TSM | AMZN | QCOM | GOOG | MSFT | VXUS | VTI | VOO | QQQ | |
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BND | 1.00 | 0.21 | -0.01 | -0.04 | 0.02 | -0.03 | -0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.03 | -0.03 | 0.00 |
VNQ | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.47 |
AMD | -0.01 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.59 |
TSM | -0.04 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.63 |
AMZN | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.76 |
QCOM | -0.03 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.69 |
GOOG | -0.00 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
MSFT | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.82 |
VXUS | 0.01 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.71 |
VTI | -0.03 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.90 |
VOO | -0.03 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.91 |
QQQ | 0.00 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 1.00 |