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Mama Bear Portfolio Record

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Notes to this trade record:

  • Similar funds were substituted for funds specified in the book "Muscular Portfolios" when a fund did not yet exist. The book-specified funds were used once sufficient data was available. These substitutions changed SHY to SHV, EFA to VEA, TLT to VGLT, IJR to VIOO, IWB to VONE, and DBC to PDBC.
  • Prices include dividends.
  • No commissions or transaction costs were included.
  • This model is rebalanced monthly, on the last day of the month.
  • Past performance may not predict future results.

Model Results
ModelSPY
CAGR9.299.62
Max Drawdown-23.21-55.19
Std Deviation13.6919.98
Ulcer Index7.4613.79
Sharpe Ratio0.610.44
Sortino Ratio0.860.61
Martin Ratio1.130.63
Run from 2006-12-29 to 2024-04-29
Statistics based on daily closes.

Begin Date End Date Return Symbols
2024-03-282024-04-29-2.83VONE (-2.64) VIOO (-3.83) VEA (-2.03)
2024-02-292024-03-282.78VONE (3.15) VNQ (1.95) VIOO (3.22)
2024-01-312024-02-292.88VONE (5.43) VEA (2.72) IAU (0.42)
2023-12-292024-01-31-1.74VNQ (-5.06) IAU (-1.38) VONE (1.32)
2023-11-302023-12-290.95IAU (1.27) PDBC (-3.37) VONE (4.95)
2023-10-312023-11-300.21PDBC (-2.31) SHV (0.51) IAU (2.53)
2023-09-292023-10-31-1.31PDBC (-1.81) VONE (-2.56) SHV (0.45)
2023-08-312023-09-29-3.09VONE (-4.63) VIOO (-5.95) PDBC (1.36)
2023-07-312023-08-31-3.84VONE (-1.75) VWO (-5.90) VEA (-3.95)
2023-06-302023-07-312.34VONE (3.46) VEA (3.14) SHV (0.38)
2023-05-312023-06-303.02VONE (6.68) IAU (-2.18) VEA (4.43)
2023-04-282023-05-31-2.67IAU (-1.35) VEA (-3.73) VWO (-2.96)
2023-03-312023-04-281.05IAU (0.91) VEA (2.64) VWO (-0.40)
2023-02-282023-03-311.78VEA (2.65) VIOO (-5.27) IAU (7.94)
2023-01-312023-02-28-3.37VEA (-3.47) IAU (-5.38) VIOO (-1.25)
2022-12-302023-01-315.05IAU (5.78) SHV (0.33) VEA (9.03)
2022-11-302022-12-30-4.96VIOO (-6.68) VONE (-5.95) VEA (-2.18)
2022-10-312022-11-303.11SHV (0.34) VIOO (3.96) VONE (5.10)
2022-09-302022-10-31-2.24SHV (0.16) IAU (-1.74) VGLT (-5.20)
2022-08-312022-09-30-5.50SHV (0.03) PDBC (-6.85) VIOO (-9.84)
2022-07-292022-08-31-2.42PDBC (-1.42) SHV (0.13) VNQ (-6.01)
2022-06-302022-07-29-1.59PDBC (-2.33) IAU (-2.51) SHV (0.09)
2022-05-312022-06-30-3.11PDBC (-7.53) IAU (-1.61) SHV (-0.08)
2022-04-292022-05-310.52PDBC (4.61) IAU (-3.25) SHV (0.07)
2022-03-312022-04-29-0.11PDBC (5.73) IAU (-2.14) VNQ (-4.09)
2022-02-282022-03-315.61PDBC (9.02) IAU (1.43) VNQ (6.26)
2022-01-312022-02-281.13PDBC (6.74) SHV (-0.04) VNQ (-3.48)
2021-12-312022-01-31-2.18VNQ (-8.42) PDBC (7.82) VONE (-5.74)
2021-11-302021-12-314.05VNQ (9.71) VGLT (-1.91) VONE (4.16)
2021-10-292021-11-30-4.04PDBC (-8.40) VONE (-1.46) VNQ (-2.11)
2021-09-302021-10-294.72PDBC (5.13) VGLT (1.89) VNQ (7.13)
2021-08-312021-09-30-1.86VNQ (-5.68) PDBC (5.09) VONE (-4.87)
2021-07-302021-08-311.15VNQ (2.15) PDBC (-1.67) VONE (2.94)
2021-06-302021-07-301.10PDBC (1.39) VNQ (4.42) VIOO (-2.52)
2021-05-282021-06-302.27PDBC (3.77) VIOO (0.35) VNQ (2.64)
2021-04-302021-05-282.29PDBC (3.91) VIOO (2.09) VNQ (0.81)
2021-03-312021-04-304.28VIOO (1.80) PDBC (8.07) VEA (3.05)
2021-02-262021-03-310.69VIOO (3.51) PDBC (-0.81) VWO (-0.71)
2021-01-292021-02-263.80VIOO (7.29) VWO (1.57) VEA (2.43)
2020-12-312021-01-293.09VIOO (6.75) VEA (-0.72) VWO (3.13)
2020-11-302020-12-316.11VIOO (8.16) VWO (6.00) VONE (4.10)
2020-10-302020-11-305.12VWO (8.56) IAU (-5.25) VONE (11.94)
2020-09-302020-10-30-1.38VWO (1.32) VONE (-2.32) PDBC (-3.22)
2020-08-312020-09-30-3.32VONE (-4.02) VIOO (-4.71) VWO (-1.20)
2020-07-312020-08-310.68IAU (-0.48) VONE (7.36) VGLT (-4.80)
2020-06-302020-07-315.06VGLT (4.19) IAU (11.01) SHV (0.00)
2020-05-292020-06-301.04VGLT (0.35) IAU (2.78) SHV (0.02)
2020-04-302020-05-290.26VGLT (-1.73) IAU (2.61) SHV (-0.03)
2020-03-312020-04-302.62VGLT (0.98) IAU (6.90) SHV (0.02)
2020-02-282020-03-31-3.44VGLT (6.42) IAU (0.00) VWO (-17.05)
2020-01-312020-02-28-8.43VONE (-8.08) VEA (-7.65) VIOO (-9.57)
2019-12-312020-01-31-2.79VWO (-5.53) VEA (-3.00) VONE (0.25)
2019-11-292019-12-310.17VONE (2.70) VGLT (-3.04) VNQ (0.77)
2019-10-312019-11-29-0.25IAU (-3.32) VNQ (-1.30) VONE (3.96)
2019-09-302019-10-310.78VGLT (-1.29) IAU (2.55) VNQ (1.13)
2019-08-302019-09-30-1.28VGLT (-2.57) IAU (-3.16) VNQ (1.93)
2019-07-312019-08-307.40VGLT (10.65) IAU (7.69) VNQ (3.75)
2019-06-282019-07-311.21VONE (1.61) VGLT (0.29) VNQ (1.71)
2019-05-312019-06-283.14VNQ (1.55) VONE (6.91) VGLT (1.00)
2019-04-302019-05-31-4.21VWO (-6.38) VONE (-6.34) VNQ (0.14)
2019-03-292019-04-300.04VWO (2.14) VNQ (-0.16) VGLT (-1.92)
2019-02-282019-03-292.63IAU (-1.59) VNQ (4.22) VGLT (5.40)
2019-01-312019-02-28-0.35IAU (-0.47) VGLT (-1.28) VNQ (0.70)
2018-12-312019-01-311.21IAU (2.85) VGLT (0.48) SHV (0.25)
2018-11-302018-12-31-5.61VONE (-8.98) VNQ (-7.95) SHV (0.20)
2018-10-312018-11-302.27SHV (0.19) VNQ (4.67) VONE (2.02)
2018-09-282018-10-31-6.90VIOO (-10.54) VONE (-7.13) VNQ (-2.93)
2018-08-312018-09-28-1.81VIOO (-3.10) VNQ (-2.66) VONE (0.39)
2018-07-312018-08-313.60VIOO (4.77) VNQ (2.58) VONE (3.41)
2018-06-292018-07-310.42VNQ (0.60) VIOO (3.14) PDBC (-2.49)
2018-05-312018-06-29-0.15PDBC (-2.02) VIOO (1.07) VONE (0.56)
2018-04-302018-05-313.76PDBC (2.22) VIOO (6.46) VONE (2.63)
2018-03-292018-04-300.00VWO (-2.77) PDBC (3.72) IAU (-0.86)
2018-02-282018-03-29-0.12VWO (-0.21) VONE (-2.26) PDBC (2.12)
2018-01-312018-02-28-3.66PDBC (-3.33) VIOO (-3.91) VONE (-3.74)
2017-12-292018-01-313.73PDBC (3.15) VONE (5.55) VIOO (2.52)
2017-11-302017-12-292.03PDBC (2.98) VIOO (-0.61) VWO (3.70)
2017-10-312017-11-301.41PDBC (0.97) VWO (-0.34) VIOO (3.62)
2017-09-292017-10-311.71VWO (2.43) VEA (1.77) VIOO (0.89)
2017-08-312017-09-29-0.08VWO (-0.49) VEA (2.51) VGLT (-2.24)
2017-07-312017-08-312.08VEA (0.02) VWO (3.00) VGLT (3.28)
2017-06-302017-07-313.41VEA (2.88) VWO (5.34) VONE (2.03)
2017-05-312017-06-30-0.20VWO (0.85) VEA (0.63) IAU (-2.13)
2017-04-282017-05-311.90VEA (3.41) VWO (0.99) VONE (1.25)
2017-03-312017-04-281.35VIOO (0.88) VONE (0.98) VEA (2.21)
2017-02-282017-03-31-1.02VIOO (-0.12) VONE (0.18) PDBC (-3.15)
2017-01-312017-02-281.78VIOO (1.67) PDBC (-0.17) VONE (3.84)
2016-12-302017-01-310.27VIOO (-0.64) PDBC (-0.47) VONE (1.95)
2016-11-302016-12-301.49VIOO (3.33) VONE (1.81) VWO (-0.74)
2016-10-312016-11-300.08VWO (-4.05) IAU (-8.36) VIOO (12.79)
2016-09-302016-10-31-2.77VWO (0.32) VIOO (-4.48) VGLT (-4.25)
2016-08-312016-09-302.15PDBC (3.99) VIOO (0.37) VWO (2.02)
2016-07-292016-08-31-0.52VNQ (-3.76) VWO (0.78) VIOO (1.53)
2016-06-302016-07-29-0.27PDBC (-6.90) VNQ (4.26) IAU (2.04)
2016-05-312016-06-306.50IAU (8.87) VGLT (6.16) PDBC (4.39)
2016-04-292016-05-31-1.11IAU (-6.09) VGLT (0.66) VNQ (2.25)
2016-03-312016-04-290.77VNQ (-2.35) IAU (5.05) VGLT (-0.31)
2016-02-292016-03-313.14IAU (-0.92) VGLT (0.00) VNQ (10.47)
2016-01-292016-02-290.84VGLT (2.80) VNQ (-0.36) SHV (0.04)
2015-12-312016-01-290.58VNQ (-3.44) SHV (0.07) VGLT (5.23)
2015-11-302015-12-31-0.24VNQ (1.83) VGLT (-0.22) VONE (-2.40)
2015-10-302015-11-30-0.50VGLT (-0.85) VNQ (-0.63) SHV (-0.01)
2015-09-302015-10-301.76VGLT (-0.38) SHV (-0.03) VNQ (5.76)
2015-08-312015-09-30-2.01SHV (0.03) VONE (-2.74) VIOO (-3.38)
2015-07-312015-08-31-6.21VEA (-7.23) VIOO (-5.27) VONE (-6.10)
2015-06-302015-07-310.83VIOO (-0.93) VEA (1.46) VONE (2.01)
2015-05-292015-06-30-1.46VEA (-2.91) VWO (-2.56) VIOO (1.14)
2015-04-302015-05-29-0.29VGLT (-2.26) VEA (-0.05) VIOO (1.50)
2015-03-312015-04-30-3.75VNQ (-5.85) VGLT (-2.88) VIOO (-2.46)
2015-02-272015-03-311.61VNQ (1.73) VGLT (1.39) VIOO (1.71)
2015-01-302015-02-27-1.05VGLT (-5.49) VNQ (-3.68) VIOO (6.16)
2014-12-312015-01-304.00VNQ (6.85) VGLT (8.65) VIOO (-3.60)
2014-11-282014-12-311.39VGLT (3.09) VNQ (1.90) VONE (-0.86)
2014-10-312014-11-282.43VGLT (2.46) VNQ (2.00) VONE (2.84)
2014-09-302014-10-312.42VONE (2.32) VGLT (2.72) VWO (2.23)
2014-08-292014-09-30-5.08VWO (-7.17) VGLT (-1.96) VNQ (-6.04)
2014-07-312014-08-293.65VWO (3.84) VNQ (3.04) VONE (4.06)
2014-06-302014-07-31-0.00VWO (1.37) VNQ (0.08) VONE (-1.50)
2014-05-302014-06-301.11VNQ (1.13) VGLT (-0.14) VONE (2.33)
2014-04-302014-05-302.46VNQ (2.40) VGLT (2.68) VONE (2.29)
2014-03-312014-04-300.28VONE (0.36) VIOO (-2.81) VNQ (3.28)
2014-02-282014-03-310.66VONE (0.78) VIOO (0.70) VNQ (0.50)
2014-01-312014-02-284.96VIOO (4.48) VONE (4.46) VEA (5.95)
2013-12-312014-01-31-4.13VIOO (-4.09) VEA (-5.21) VONE (-3.11)
2013-11-292013-12-312.07VIOO (1.67) VEA (1.90) VONE (2.67)
2013-10-312013-11-292.41VIOO (4.06) VEA (0.66) VONE (2.47)
2013-09-302013-10-313.93VIOO (3.91) VONE (4.67) VEA (3.21)
2013-08-302013-09-305.93VIOO (6.25) VONE (3.67) VEA (7.85)
2013-07-312013-08-30-2.33VIOO (-2.45) VONE (-2.93) VEA (-1.60)
2013-06-282013-07-314.42VIOO (6.74) VONE (5.54) VNQ (0.90)
2013-05-312013-06-28-1.20VIOO (-0.30) VONE (-1.35) VNQ (-1.98)
2013-04-302013-05-31-1.46VNQ (-5.98) VIOO (4.69) VEA (-2.97)
2013-03-282013-04-302.18VIOO (-0.38) VONE (1.77) VEA (5.21)
2013-02-282013-03-282.75VEA (1.19) VNQ (2.87) VIOO (4.22)
2013-01-312013-02-28-0.75VEA (-1.15) VWO (-2.36) VIOO (1.26)
2012-12-312013-01-313.26VEA (3.83) VWO (0.07) VIOO (5.87)
2012-11-302012-12-310.28VEA (4.24) DBC (-1.14) IAU (-2.40)
2012-10-312012-11-301.19VEA (2.71) VWO (1.28) IAU (-0.48)
2012-09-282012-10-31-1.70VGLT (-0.41) IAU (-2.95) VONE (-1.78)
2012-08-312012-09-280.32VGLT (-1.89) VNQ (-1.86) IAU (4.79)
2012-07-312012-08-310.45VGLT (-0.86) VNQ (-0.01) VONE (2.28)
2012-06-292012-07-312.31VNQ (2.00) VGLT (3.15) VONE (1.78)
2012-05-312012-06-292.58VNQ (5.52) VGLT (-1.51) VONE (3.63)
2012-04-302012-05-31-5.65VNQ (-4.51) VIOO (-6.10) VONE (-6.37)
2012-03-302012-04-300.19VIOO (-1.61) VONE (-0.64) VNQ (2.86)
2012-02-292012-03-300.88VIOO (2.30) VWO (-2.60) VONE (2.91)
2012-01-312012-02-290.03VIOO (3.18) VNQ (-1.15) VGLT (-2.03)
2011-12-302012-01-314.06VGLT (0.20) VNQ (6.38) VIOO (5.71)
2011-11-302011-12-30-2.56VGLT (2.86) IAU (-10.73) SHV (0.03)
2011-10-312011-11-301.30VGLT (2.16) IAU (1.73) SHV (-0.01)
2011-09-302011-10-310.69VGLT (-3.73) IAU (5.94) SHV (-0.01)
2011-08-312011-09-30-0.51IAU (-11.17) VGLT (9.96) SHV (0.01)
2011-07-292011-08-315.21IAU (12.29) VGLT (8.76) VNQ (-5.62)
2011-06-302011-07-292.30IAU (8.40) VNQ (1.56) VIOO (-3.24)
2011-05-312011-06-30-3.30VNQ (-3.30) DBC (-4.26) IAU (-2.33)
2011-04-292011-05-31-3.20DBC (-5.17) VIOO (-1.65) VEA (-2.70)
2011-03-312011-04-293.31DBC (4.55) VIOO (2.56) VONE (2.78)
2011-02-282011-03-311.95DBC (2.66) IJR (2.94) IWB (0.23)
2011-01-312011-02-284.05IJR (4.43) DBC (4.17) IWB (3.53)
2010-12-312011-01-31-0.97IAU (-6.40) IJR (0.12) DBC (3.55)
2010-11-302010-12-318.34IJR (7.58) VWO (7.57) DBC (9.89)
2010-10-292010-11-30-2.73VWO (-2.84) VEA (-4.90) DBC (-0.44)
2010-09-302010-10-291.22VGLT (-3.05) IAU (3.75) VWO (3.10)
2010-08-312010-09-302.45VGLT (-1.74) IAU (4.75) VNQ (4.47)
2010-07-302010-08-311.49VNQ (-1.28) TLT (8.39) VWO (-2.55)
2010-06-302010-07-301.15IAU (-5.01) TLT (-0.95) VNQ (9.59)
2010-05-282010-06-301.03TLT (5.80) IAU (2.36) VNQ (-5.21)
2010-04-302010-05-28-6.80VNQ (-5.34) IJR (-7.15) IWB (-7.96)
2010-03-312010-04-304.95VNQ (7.15) IJR (5.82) IWB (1.83)
2010-02-262010-03-313.07IAU (-0.39) DBC (-0.47) VNQ (10.19)
2010-01-292010-02-263.57IAU (3.24) VWO (1.88) VNQ (5.58)
2009-12-312010-01-29-4.51VNQ (-5.52) IAU (-1.26) VWO (-6.73)
2009-11-302009-12-311.15VNQ (7.39) IAU (-7.23) VWO (3.12)
2009-10-302009-11-305.96VNQ (6.57) VWO (7.18) VEA (4.11)
2009-09-302009-10-30-3.23VNQ (-4.47) VWO (-2.42) VEA (-2.77)
2009-08-312009-09-306.83VNQ (6.60) VWO (9.96) VEA (3.94)
2009-07-312009-08-315.97VWO (-0.71) VEA (4.49) VNQ (14.32)
2009-06-302009-07-3110.41VWO (10.91) VEA (10.58) IJR (9.75)
2009-05-292009-06-30-3.43VWO (-2.46) DBC (-2.63) IAU (-5.22)
2009-04-302009-05-2910.08VWO (17.89) IAU (10.24) IJR (1.86)
2009-03-312009-04-302.31IAU (-3.37) TLT (-6.95) VWO (17.44)
2009-02-272009-03-310.61TLT (4.05) IAU (-2.45) SHV (0.11)
2009-01-302009-02-27-0.07TLT (-1.53) IAU (1.42) SHV (-0.06)
2008-12-312009-01-30-2.67TLT (-13.07) SHV (-0.05) IAU (5.42)
2008-11-282008-12-317.27TLT (13.65) SHV (0.09) IAU (7.87)
2008-10-312008-11-289.03TLT (14.34) SHV (0.35) IAU (12.24)
2008-09-302008-10-31-5.93TLT (-1.86) IAU (-16.25) SHV (0.20)
2008-08-292008-09-30-5.28DBC (-10.25) IJR (-6.93) TLT (1.48)
2008-07-312008-08-29-0.02DBC (-6.53) VNQ (2.37) IJR (4.29)
2008-06-302008-07-31-4.26DBC (-9.78) VWO (-4.72) IJR (1.90)
2008-05-302008-06-301.46DBC (10.43) VNQ (-10.62) IAU (4.30)
2008-04-302008-05-302.65DBC (6.91) IAU (1.13) VNQ (-0.21)
2008-03-312008-04-30-0.29DBC (6.04) IAU (-4.61) TLT (-2.49)
2008-02-292008-03-31-1.55DBC (-0.91) IAU (-5.90) TLT (2.14)
2008-01-312008-02-295.33IAU (5.31) DBC (11.15) TLT (-0.45)
2007-12-312008-01-311.72IAU (10.98) DBC (2.91) VWO (-9.02)
2007-11-302007-12-314.08IAU (6.40) DBC (6.70) VWO (-0.95)
2007-10-312007-11-30-3.57VWO (-8.53) IAU (-1.41) DBC (-0.62)
2007-09-282007-10-319.46VWO (13.01) IAU (6.75) DBC (8.50)
2007-08-312007-09-286.53VWO (9.83) DBC (9.42) TLT (0.23)
2007-07-312007-08-31-0.84VWO (-0.01) EFA (-0.63) DBC (-1.91)
2007-06-292007-07-311.07VWO (3.52) EFA (-2.29) DBC (1.91)
2007-05-312007-06-290.69VWO (4.55) EFA (-0.32) IWB (-2.27)
2007-04-302007-05-314.19EFA (2.36) VWO (6.66) IWB (3.59)
2007-03-302007-04-303.22VWO (3.80) IAU (2.08) EFA (3.75)
2007-02-282007-03-300.38VNQ (-2.07) VWO (4.26) IAU (-0.98)
2007-01-312007-02-28-1.72VNQ (-2.70) VWO (-2.33) EFA (-0.12)
2006-12-292007-01-313.38VWO (0.08) VNQ (8.78) EFA (1.39)