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keep it simple stupid
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


BTC-USD 50%NVDA 20%AVGO 8%NFLX 7.5%AMZN 7.5%TSM 7%CryptocurrencyCryptocurrencyEquityEquity

Performance

Performance Chart


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The earliest data available for this chart is Jul 14, 2010, corresponding to the inception date of BTC-USD

Returns By Period

As of May 19, 2025, the keep it simple stupid returned 7.37% Year-To-Date and 81.15% of annualized return in the last 10 years.


YTD1M6M1Y5Y*10Y*
^GSPC
S&P 500
1.30%12.79%1.49%12.35%15.37%10.87%
keep it simple stupid7.37%25.42%12.85%54.59%64.99%81.15%
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
0.84%33.41%-4.62%46.46%72.91%74.92%
BTC-USD
Bitcoin
10.45%22.19%14.85%54.15%60.41%83.77%
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
33.68%22.46%44.61%91.84%21.46%29.63%
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
-6.29%19.11%1.47%11.31%10.92%25.29%
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
-1.09%33.70%39.48%65.85%57.08%36.73%
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
-1.28%28.00%5.15%29.82%33.18%26.41%
*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.18%-11.18%-6.64%9.79%13.21%7.37%
20247.63%30.40%12.42%-9.45%13.23%3.77%-0.53%-3.40%5.10%8.31%21.23%0.93%124.68%
202331.93%2.32%18.57%0.35%9.47%10.41%0.45%-4.07%-4.13%14.13%10.60%10.10%149.29%
2022-15.55%4.57%5.83%-22.22%-7.59%-26.17%18.50%-11.84%-7.60%5.83%0.72%-6.75%-52.41%
20217.80%20.72%17.81%2.13%-15.32%5.48%8.33%11.20%-5.83%27.12%1.54%-11.20%81.87%
202015.31%-2.64%-14.68%24.29%8.93%2.42%18.63%8.57%-3.97%11.55%27.77%31.80%208.57%
20191.65%7.34%8.29%17.19%25.84%25.46%-2.99%-3.45%-5.35%10.56%-5.70%0.96%103.98%
2018-4.01%1.12%-14.34%15.77%-7.02%-7.51%11.08%-0.84%-1.89%-11.99%-23.12%-7.19%-43.82%
20174.11%10.01%-2.33%13.00%48.00%5.29%12.84%33.25%-4.34%31.40%33.32%22.98%510.38%
2016-12.63%10.89%3.21%2.55%18.34%13.69%1.67%-0.34%6.55%9.85%7.84%19.19%110.28%
2015-13.66%14.53%-4.52%2.74%2.02%4.06%6.72%-8.31%2.46%21.63%15.14%8.76%57.24%
20144.75%-12.18%-8.68%-1.83%23.58%1.79%-6.57%-3.63%-9.46%-5.99%8.48%-8.61%-21.17%

Expense Ratio

keep it simple stupid has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.


The portfolio doesn't include any funds that charge management fees.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 92, keep it simple stupid is among the top 8% 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 keep it simple stupid is 9292
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of keep it simple stupid is 8989
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of keep it simple stupid is 9797
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of keep it simple stupid is 9494
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of keep it simple stupid is 8989
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of keep it simple stupid is 9393
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
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
0.781.421.190.513.16
BTC-USD
Bitcoin
1.073.501.373.0813.82
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
2.824.271.593.7120.91
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
0.331.391.170.312.42
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
1.052.501.341.407.18
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
0.641.361.170.372.57

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.

keep it simple stupid Sharpe ratios as of May 19, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.44
  • 5-Year: 1.61
  • 10-Year: 1.89
  • All Time: 2.32

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 0.56 to 1.05, 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 keep it simple stupid 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

keep it simple stupid provided a 0.17% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Portfolio0.17%0.16%0.27%0.44%0.30%0.38%0.58%0.59%0.37%0.39%0.51%0.56%
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
0.03%0.03%0.03%0.11%0.05%0.12%0.27%0.46%0.29%0.45%1.20%1.70%
BTC-USD
Bitcoin
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
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%
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%
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
0.98%0.94%1.71%3.02%2.24%3.05%3.54%3.11%1.87%1.43%1.13%1.22%
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
1.27%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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the keep it simple stupid. 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 keep it simple stupid was 77.83%, occurring on Nov 18, 2011. Recovery took 460 trading sessions.

The current keep it simple stupid drawdown is 2.53%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-77.83%Jun 10, 2011162Nov 18, 2011460Feb 20, 2013622
-63.76%Nov 9, 2021366Nov 9, 2022425Jan 8, 2024791
-58.98%Dec 17, 2017364Dec 15, 2018193Jun 26, 2019557
-57.97%Dec 5, 2013406Jan 14, 2015500May 28, 2016906
-50.06%Apr 11, 20137Apr 17, 2013189Oct 23, 2013196

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 6 assets, with an effective number of assets of 3.20, 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.

^GSPCBTC-USDNFLXTSMAMZNAVGONVDAPortfolio
^GSPC1.000.130.450.590.630.630.610.39
BTC-USD0.131.000.080.080.080.090.100.90
NFLX0.450.081.000.290.460.330.380.28
TSM0.590.080.291.000.390.510.520.31
AMZN0.630.080.460.391.000.420.460.30
AVGO0.630.090.330.510.421.000.530.33
NVDA0.610.100.380.520.460.531.000.40
Portfolio0.390.900.280.310.300.330.401.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Jul 15, 2010