Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised, 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.
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The earliest data available for this chart is Apr 27, 2020, corresponding to the inception date of XGDU.L
Returns By Period
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | 0.11% | -2.33% | -3.84% | -1.98% | 29.73% | 16.86% | 10.37% | 12.29% |
Portfolio Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised | -0.40% | -2.05% | 1.75% | 4.81% | 20.27% | 11.99% | 6.55% | — |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
IBTA.L iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | -0.05% | -0.20% | 0.17% | 1.30% | 3.17% | 4.01% | 1.83% | — |
SXRL.DE iShares USD Treasury Bond 3-7yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.02% | -0.58% | -0.00% | 0.98% | 2.76% | 3.51% | 0.62% | 1.44% |
SXRM.DE iShares USD Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.03% | -0.82% | -0.14% | 0.74% | 2.12% | 2.30% | -0.57% | 0.88% |
LQDA.L iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc) | -0.14% | -0.66% | -0.65% | -0.14% | 4.68% | 4.18% | 0.18% | — |
GLAD.L SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USD Hedged (Acc) | 0.21% | -0.46% | 0.11% | 0.76% | 2.49% | 3.85% | 0.64% | — |
ISAC.L iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | -0.64% | -1.89% | -2.22% | 0.39% | 30.99% | 17.17% | 9.68% | 11.52% |
XGDU.L Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities | -2.09% | -9.13% | 8.45% | 20.12% | 54.30% | 32.79% | 21.87% | — |
RTYS.L Invesco Russell 2000 UCITS ETF | -0.29% | -0.07% | 1.42% | 2.08% | 39.50% | 13.51% | 3.45% | 9.58% |
IHYA.L iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | -0.01% | -0.47% | -0.35% | 1.07% | 9.50% | 7.72% | 3.90% | — |
IWVL.L iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | -0.89% | 0.83% | 5.26% | 13.56% | 50.07% | 20.44% | 11.98% | 10.64% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Apr 28, 2020, Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.67%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.7 years.
Historically, 68% of months were positive and 32% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +5.0%, while the worst month was Mar 2026 at -5.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.
On a daily basis, Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised closed higher 55% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 14, 2023 with a return of +2.4%, while the worst single day was Jun 13, 2022 at -2.1%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.56% | 2.53% | -5.37% | 1.26% | 1.75% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2.60% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 1.12% | 1.60% | 1.86% | 0.44% | 2.53% | 2.83% | 1.41% | 1.53% | 1.02% | 19.29% |
| 2024 | -0.61% | 0.19% | 3.06% | -1.66% | 1.61% | 0.78% | 3.10% | 1.65% | 2.05% | -0.87% | 1.36% | -2.34% | 8.47% |
| 2023 | 4.48% | -2.27% | 1.69% | 0.77% | -1.44% | 1.72% | 2.05% | -1.33% | -2.68% | -1.13% | 4.95% | 4.35% | 11.29% |
| 2022 | -2.84% | 0.47% | 0.23% | -3.87% | -0.64% | -4.21% | 3.20% | -2.60% | -4.95% | 1.55% | 3.53% | -0.15% | -10.21% |
| 2021 | 0.28% | -0.23% | 0.91% | 1.91% | 1.83% | -0.58% | 1.02% | 0.32% | -1.78% | 1.20% | -0.97% | 1.89% | 5.88% |
Benchmark Metrics
Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised has an annualized alpha of 4.88%, beta of 0.21, and R² of 0.22 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 28, 2020.
- This portfolio participated in 46.44% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 41.85% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
- Beta of 0.21 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.22 this portfolio is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this portfolio's risk.
- R² of 0.22 means this portfolio moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.
- Alpha
- 4.88%
- Beta
- 0.21
- R²
- 0.22
- Upside Capture
- 41.85%
- Downside Capture
- 46.44%
Expense Ratio
Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised has an expense ratio of 0.22%, 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.
Top 10 holdings
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised ranks 90 for risk / return — in the top 90% of portfolios on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 2.11 | 0.88 | +1.23 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 2.95 | 1.37 | +1.58 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.41 | 1.21 | +0.21 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 3.62 | 1.39 | +2.23 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 16.23 | 6.43 | +9.79 |
Data is calculated on a 1-year rolling basis and updated daily. The trend shows the change in the indicator over the past month. | |||
How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.
| Risk / Return Rank | Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IBTA.L iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 95 | 2.68 | 4.21 | 1.57 | 4.70 | 15.21 |
SXRL.DE iShares USD Treasury Bond 3-7yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 54 | 1.23 | 1.77 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 4.50 |
SXRM.DE iShares USD Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 29 | 0.75 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 0.69 | 1.89 |
LQDA.L iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc) | 32 | 0.73 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 0.94 | 3.52 |
GLAD.L SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USD Hedged (Acc) | 45 | 1.03 | 1.41 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 4.23 |
ISAC.L iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 75 | 1.33 | 1.87 | 1.27 | 2.80 | 11.98 |
XGDU.L Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities | 83 | 1.86 | 2.33 | 1.34 | 2.88 | 10.79 |
RTYS.L Invesco Russell 2000 UCITS ETF | 70 | 1.23 | 1.77 | 1.22 | 3.12 | 10.38 |
IHYA.L iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 78 | 1.36 | 1.88 | 1.32 | 2.76 | 13.86 |
IWVL.L iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 94 | 2.26 | 2.94 | 1.43 | 4.78 | 18.39 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised provided a 0.24% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.28% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
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IBTA.L iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SXRL.DE iShares USD Treasury Bond 3-7yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SXRM.DE iShares USD Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
LQDA.L iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
GLAD.L SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USD Hedged (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ISAC.L iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
XGDU.L Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
RTYS.L Invesco Russell 2000 UCITS ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IHYA.L iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IWVL.L iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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 Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised. 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 Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised was 15.96%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 356 trading sessions.
The current Bucket Approach with Ireland domiciled ETFs Optimised drawdown is 4.18%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15.96% | Nov 9, 2021 | 242 | Oct 14, 2022 | 356 | Mar 6, 2024 | 598 |
| -5.94% | Mar 2, 2026 | 20 | Mar 27, 2026 | — | — | — |
| -5.09% | Apr 3, 2025 | 5 | Apr 9, 2025 | 9 | Apr 24, 2025 | 14 |
| -3.44% | Aug 11, 2020 | 33 | Sep 24, 2020 | 30 | Nov 5, 2020 | 63 |
| -3.37% | Feb 16, 2021 | 14 | Mar 5, 2021 | 27 | Apr 15, 2021 | 41 |
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 12 assets, with an effective number of assets of 10.97, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.
Asset Correlations Table
| Benchmark | IB01.L | XGDU.L | IBTA.L | SXRM.DE | RTYS.L | SXRL.DE | IWVL.L | GLAD.L | IWDP.L | ISAC.L | LQDA.L | IHYA.L | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | -0.01 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.48 |
| IB01.L | -0.01 | 1.00 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.17 | -0.00 | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| XGDU.L | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.54 |
| IBTA.L | 0.05 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.04 | 0.80 | 0.06 | 0.66 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| SXRM.DE | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | -0.01 | 0.96 | -0.00 | 0.88 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.80 | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| RTYS.L | 0.47 | -0.00 | 0.15 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 1.00 | -0.01 | 0.78 | 0.08 | 0.64 | 0.81 | 0.24 | 0.61 | 0.78 |
| SXRL.DE | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.80 | 0.96 | -0.01 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 0.84 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.74 | 0.30 | 0.31 |
| IWVL.L | 0.47 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.06 | -0.00 | 0.78 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.08 | 0.65 | 0.86 | 0.24 | 0.61 | 0.82 |
| GLAD.L | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.66 | 0.88 | 0.08 | 0.84 | 0.08 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.80 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| IWDP.L | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.64 | 0.19 | 0.65 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.74 |
| ISAC.L | 0.58 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.81 | 0.02 | 0.86 | 0.11 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.68 | 0.83 |
| LQDA.L | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.57 | 0.80 | 0.24 | 0.74 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 0.53 | 0.50 |
| IHYA.L | 0.43 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.61 | 0.30 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.72 |
| Portfolio | 0.48 | 0.09 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.78 | 0.31 | 0.82 | 0.36 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.50 | 0.72 | 1.00 |