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Bond Funds
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


S&P 500

Performance

Performance Chart


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The earliest data available for this chart is Oct 16, 2012, corresponding to the inception date of VTIP

Returns By Period

As of May 30, 2025, the Bond Funds returned 2.97% Year-To-Date and 2.28% of annualized return in the last 10 years.


YTD1M6M1Y5Y*10Y*
^GSPC
S&P 500
0.52%6.32%-1.44%12.25%14.20%10.84%
Bond Funds2.97%-0.70%2.08%6.35%1.47%2.28%
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
2.30%-0.94%0.97%6.14%-0.97%1.50%
SCHP
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
3.23%-0.82%1.93%6.05%1.50%2.45%
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
3.38%-0.36%3.34%6.83%3.86%2.84%
*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.90%1.85%0.54%0.47%-0.79%2.97%
20240.21%-0.92%0.73%-1.42%1.48%0.72%1.71%0.94%1.30%-1.61%0.68%-1.10%2.67%
20232.03%-1.47%2.49%0.24%-1.01%-0.27%0.17%-0.43%-1.57%-0.61%2.79%2.59%4.92%
2022-1.55%0.24%-1.81%-2.03%0.13%-2.09%2.93%-2.42%-4.63%0.41%2.05%-0.80%-9.38%
20210.01%-0.99%-0.29%1.00%0.68%0.50%1.72%-0.10%-0.58%0.60%0.39%0.17%3.12%
20201.50%0.98%-1.29%1.95%0.67%0.82%1.45%0.40%-0.20%-0.47%0.96%0.77%7.76%
20191.06%-0.10%1.63%0.18%1.37%0.86%0.19%1.84%-0.62%0.14%0.08%0.45%7.27%
2018-0.79%-0.66%0.70%-0.33%0.41%0.32%-0.24%0.57%-0.60%-0.85%0.41%0.92%-0.17%
20170.52%0.35%0.03%0.43%0.25%-0.47%0.37%0.76%-0.47%0.18%-0.05%0.54%2.46%
20161.03%0.70%1.29%0.10%-0.28%1.72%0.40%-0.35%0.55%-0.47%-1.71%0.19%3.18%
20152.06%-0.81%-0.15%0.34%-0.53%-0.70%0.37%-0.58%0.12%0.16%-0.23%-0.36%-0.35%
20141.35%0.36%-0.37%0.91%1.28%0.21%-0.22%0.57%-1.43%0.69%0.23%-0.71%2.87%
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Expense Ratio

Bond Funds 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

With an overall rank of 82, Bond Funds is among the top 18% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of Bond Funds is 8282
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of Bond Funds is 9292
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of Bond Funds is 8888
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of Bond Funds is 8686
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of Bond Funds is 6767
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of Bond Funds is 7777
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
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
1.151.411.170.432.44
SCHP
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
1.271.591.200.563.45
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
3.385.001.746.8820.50

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.

Bond Funds Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.68
  • 5-Year: 0.32
  • 10-Year: 0.54
  • All Time: 0.44

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 0.58 to 1.13, this portfolio's current Sharpe ratio is in the top 25%. This signifies superior risk-adjusted performance, meaning the portfolio is delivering strong returns for the level of risk taken compared to most others.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Bond Funds compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend yield

Bond Funds provided a 3.29% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Portfolio3.29%3.14%3.17%5.47%3.62%1.48%2.22%2.68%1.91%1.51%0.91%1.51%
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
3.82%3.74%3.13%2.39%1.77%2.14%2.70%2.96%2.32%2.39%2.45%2.40%
SCHP
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
3.28%2.99%3.02%7.19%4.39%1.11%2.02%2.63%1.90%1.38%0.28%1.30%
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
2.76%2.70%3.36%6.84%4.68%1.20%1.95%2.45%1.52%0.76%0.00%0.82%

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 Bond Funds. 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 Bond Funds was 11.80%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 591 trading sessions.

The current Bond Funds drawdown is 0.94%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-11.8%Nov 10, 2021238Oct 20, 2022591Mar 3, 2025829
-8.85%Mar 9, 20208Mar 18, 202050May 29, 202058
-6.1%Apr 8, 2013106Sep 5, 2013353Jan 30, 2015459
-3.27%Jul 7, 2016114Dec 15, 2016178Aug 31, 2017292
-2.81%Feb 2, 2015222Dec 16, 201569Mar 29, 2016291
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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 3 assets, with an effective number of assets of 3.00, 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.

^GSPCVTIPAGGSCHPPortfolio
^GSPC1.000.07-0.02-0.03-0.01
VTIP0.071.000.550.760.79
AGG-0.020.551.000.790.90
SCHP-0.030.760.791.000.97
Portfolio-0.010.790.900.971.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Oct 17, 2012
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