Bogleheads Four-Fund at a glance

Bogleheads Four-Fund is a fixed-allocation portfolio by Bogleheads Community across US Equity, International Equity, US Bonds, International Bonds, rebalanced annual. Backtested 1991-12-31 to 2026-04-24 (34.3 years): 7.4% CAGR, 0.73 Sharpe, -38.2% max drawdown, 10.6% volatility.

Type
Fixed Allocation
Author
Bogleheads Community
Rebalancing
Annual
Risk
Moderate
Period
1991-12-31 to 2026-04-24
CAGR
7.4%
Sharpe
0.73
Max Drawdown
-38.2%
Volatility
10.6%

Bogleheads Four-Fund Fixed Allocation Portfolio

Bogleheads Four-Fund extends the Three-Fund by adding international bonds (BNDX). 36% VTI, 24% VXUS, 24% BND, 16% BNDX.

Backtest Performance (1991-12-31 to 2026-04-24)

MetricBogleheads Four-Fund
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)7.4%
Maximum Drawdown-38.2%
Sharpe Ratio0.73
Sortino Ratio0.91
Annualized Volatility10.6%
Calmar Ratio0.19
Total Return1064.1%
Backtest Period34.3 years

Strategy Details

Type
Fixed / Strategic
Rebalancing
annual
Risk Level
moderate
Variants
1
Author
Bogleheads Community

Asset Classes

  • US Equity
  • International Equity
  • US Bonds
  • International Bonds

Categories

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