Pinwheel at a glance

Pinwheel is a fixed-allocation portfolio by Tyler (Portfolio Charts) across US Equity, US Small-Cap Value, International Developed, Emerging Markets, rebalanced annual. Backtested 1995-12-29 to 2026-04-24 (30.3 years): 8.1% CAGR, 0.68 Sharpe, -39.6% max drawdown, 12.7% volatility.

Type
Fixed Allocation
Author
Tyler (Portfolio Charts)
Rebalancing
Annual
Risk
Moderate
Period
1995-12-29 to 2026-04-24
CAGR
8.1%
Sharpe
0.68
Max Drawdown
-39.6%
Volatility
12.7%

Pinwheel Fixed Allocation Portfolio

Tyler's Pinwheel Portfolio: broadly diversified 8-asset allocation. 50% equities (VTI 15%, IWN 10%, VEA 15%, VWO 10%), 25% bonds (VGIT 15%, SHY 10%), 25% real assets (VNQ 15%, GLD 10%).

Backtest Performance (1995-12-29 to 2026-04-24)

MetricPinwheel
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)8.1%
Maximum Drawdown-39.6%
Sharpe Ratio0.68
Sortino Ratio0.85
Annualized Volatility12.7%
Calmar Ratio0.20
Total Return965.6%
Backtest Period30.3 years

Strategy Details

Type
Fixed / Strategic
Rebalancing
annual
Risk Level
moderate
Variants
1
Author
Tyler (Portfolio Charts)
Source
Tyler (Portfolio Charts). Pinwheel Portfolio

Asset Classes

  • US Equity
  • US Small-Cap Value
  • International Developed
  • Emerging Markets
  • Intermediate Treasuries
  • Short-Term Treasuries
  • REITs
  • Gold

Track Pinwheel in Your Portfolio

Sign up for BestFolio to get monthly rebalancing signals, blend strategies into custom portfolios, and receive alerts when allocations change.