2017 YTD investment performance thread

[Blue Collar Guy]

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Originally Posted by RobLJ 8.95 (round up to 9%?); 60/25/15. International component is finally "working" after being a drag for several years. (I hope that afterthought doesn't jinx it.)

Yeah, I have a nice chunk in International too. When we researched AA it seemed like a good choice. In my case for almost 10 years they were a drag. I know If i get out of them, they will rocket, so I'll hold them and "stay the course"

[NW-Bound]

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Originally Posted by Sniggle 401K is up 13.7% as of close Friday.....all just sitting in retire 2025 and retire 2030 funds. Tempted to put in something safe for the probable October adjustment.

Looks like that 13.7% includes contribution, as I would be very surprised that any retirement fund, due to their portfolio, could beat the S&P which returns 11.6% as of 7/28/2017.


As for me, it's 11.3%, which is quite allright considering that my AA is 70% stock, 5% bonds, 25% cash.

Yes, internationals have been doing well this year. It's about time, and 25% of my stocks are international.

[Turboslacker]

Up 34.4% YTD 50/50 S&P500 and BA Boeing stock

[robnplunder]

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Originally Posted by robnplunder Ended the 1st half of the year with 6.96% increase YTD. My winners are the international & chemical funds. On average, they are up in high teen area. Even the bond funds are doing ok at 2 - 4% increase. My short term trades returned about 7%, performing below the S&P 500.

Up another 1+% to 8.2% since a month ago. This month's story line is just about the same as above.

I wish this bull run keeps up but that'd be like asking for the moon. If I end the year in anything north of 6%, that'd be ideal. Yes, I expect a bit of market correction before the year's end.

[datuck]

Non-real estate up 14% ytd... but I'm getting anxious about what lies ahead...

[sengsational]

As of the market close of 7/31, I'm up 10.3% YTD, spend-adjusted, all-in.

As with others, I attribute a good bit of the growth to international, which had tracked over the top of it's corridor, so I rebalanced it back to center.

[mrfeh]

9.3% as of 7/31. 60/40 portfolio.

[pb4uski]

Wow! 9.14% YTD

From June 30:

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Originally Posted by pb4uski 7.44% YTD... so far so good.

[tulak]

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Originally Posted by NW-Bound Looks like that 13.7% includes contribution, as I would be very surprised that any retirement fund, due to their portfolio, could beat the S&P which returns 11.6% as of 7/28/2017. As for me, it's 11.3%, which is quite allright considering that my AA is 70% stock, 5% bonds, 25% cash.

Vanguard Lifestyle Growth Fund (VASGX) @ 11.52%. This fund is 80/20.

Not quite up to Vanguard's S&P Fund @ 11.64%, but pretty close.

For a target fund that beats the S&P, Vanguard's 2060 Fund @ 12.74% beats with a 90/10 composition. Their 80/20 fund (target 2035) is at 11.5%. Pretty close to the lifestyle fund and S&P.

Surprised?

Not really. International has done well this year (finally).

Editing to add all of these %s are as of 7/28/2017.

[tmm99]

YTD 7.06%. Canadian stocks are dragging the whole thing down.

[eastnortheast]

Through 7/31, up 9.9% on a 82/18 stock/bond mix

[NW-Bound]

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Originally Posted by tulak Vanguard Lifestyle Growth Fund (VASGX) @ 11.52%. This fund is 80/20. Not quite up to Vanguard's S&P Fund @ 11.64%, but pretty close. For a target fund that beats the S&P, Vanguard's 2060 Fund @ 12.74% beats with a 90/10 composition. Their 80/20 fund (target 2035) is at 11.5%. Pretty close to the lifestyle fund and S&P. Surprised? Not really. International has done well this year (finally). Editing to add all of these %s are as of 7/28/2017.

OK. I have never looked at these Lifestyle funds, so did not know they have internationals in their portfolio.

Yes, of course international MFs do well this year. I have a bit in VWIGX (Vanguard Int. Growth), and it pops 30% YTD. The previous 2 years it was threading water and getting nowhere.

[Fermion]

Seems like about 9% YTD. Cash is kind of dragging down the SPY funds plus had some money in a Vanguard large cap index which didn't perform so well YTD (it is only up like 7%).

Just goes to show you Vanguard isn't the only way to go. Investing in SPY with its 0.09% expense ratio would get you a 12% return. One fund portfolio.

[NW-Bound]

Or Schwab's SCHB (US Broad Market) at 10.13% YTD and 0.03% ER, or SCHG (Large cap growth) at 16.27% YTD and 0.04% ER, or SCHF (International) at 17.26% and 0.06% ER.

All kinds of way to make money, until the market crashes then everybody loses.

[CardsFan]

9.65% all in, including cash and accounting for spending

[Blue Collar Guy]

Investments alone are up double digits. I still am saving money every month from my pension checks. Really sick(in a good way)) in terms of dollar value. With my skill set, I couldn't earn this kind of money punching the clock if there were was 5 of me.. This must mean the end is near.

[target2019]

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Originally Posted by NW-Bound Or Schwab's SCHB (US Broad Market) at 10.13% YTD and 0.03% ER, or SCHG (Large cap growth) at 16.27% YTD and 0.04% ER, or SCHF (International) at 17.26% and 0.06% ER. All kinds of way to make money, until the market crashes then everybody loses.

Growth is beating Value 2 to 1 on performance:

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF (SCHV)
YTD Return 5.65%

or

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD)
YTD Return 5.01%

[DEC-1982]

9.6% on 8/1/2017

60/40 TSM/TBM benchmark is 8.0%

[LRDave]

Fido (80/20) +10.55 (about 62% of Investable Assets)
TIAA (60% in traditional 40% in equities) - +4.9 (about 32% of IAs)
Ally CDs/Savings - on track for about +1.33 for the year (6% of IAs)


I am not interested enough to blend all those returns.

[pb4uski]

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Originally Posted by DEC-1982 9.6% on 8/1/2017 60/40 TSM/TBM benchmark is 8.0%

I'm not sure that is a relevant benchmark since it excludes international stocks... I am 60/40 as well and I prefer the Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund (VSMGX) as a benchmark because it is more similar to my AA, which includes a signficant slug of international stocks and I suspect that international stocks explain your excess over the 8.0%.