All of the Model Portfolios above have their returns linked to account for switches, rebalancings, fees,
asset class weight changes, etc..
Next, if you're comparing performance to another not - T4 $ Model, then you should know that the chances that their returns have been linked to account for past investment vehicle changes, rebalancings, and
asset class weight changes are slim to none, and Slim left town.
Linked returns that account for trades, rebalancings, and
asset class weight changes won't start until March» 17, because there won't anything to link until Febrary's returns are in.
Not exact matches
You could just let them be overweighted,
change the allocation
weights, or let 5 % spill into the Mid-cap
asset class by saying it holds some mid-cap growth stocks (because they usually do).
This one dynamic actively - managed
asset allocation model uses exactly the same shell (and investment strategy), but the difference is the
asset class weights are subject to
change monthly based on market timing forecasts.
The dynamic models have all
asset class weightings subject to
change monthly based on market timing forecasts, when everything is updated.
The value of the
assets can
change, affecting the
weighting of each
asset class over time, and your investment objectives and time horizon will also
change, so investors should conduct periodic reviews.
The timing of portfolio rebalancing can be based on either a calendar date or a set target about the
changing weights of the current
asset allocation from those of the original mix (for example, if an
asset class differs by more than 5 % of the original allocation).
Then there is the train of thought that you should only rebalance your portfolio when there is a
change in the
weight of an
asset class.
Kudos to Vanguard for sticking to the core
asset classes in these funds, for using traditional cap -
weighted indexes, and for setting a long - term
asset mix that won't
change based on economic forecasts.
There's not much wrong with this, as it is disclosed, but when your mutual funds can significantly
change asset class weightings at random, it makes using
asset allocation techniques much less effective.
This would be impractical to do monthly, and it doesn't need to stay at exactly 15 % all of the time, so it's only done at the beginning of every new quarter (or when the model's
weighting for that
asset class changes - which rarely happens anymore).
Not using it as it is, means you're going to
change something (names of
asset classes used, mutual funds used, allocation
weights, the number of
asset classes, input different returns based on different time frames, etc.).