How to reduce drawdowns in buy and hold portfolio?

Hey guys,

This is my first post on here. So don’t hesitate to let me know if you need any additional info. I used the simulation tools, and I got the result in the attached pic. The strategy uses only a few holdings of very high quality companies. While the overall return is great, the max draw-down for the simulation is much worse than for the S&P 500. Is there any way I can sell when the portfolio dips 15% immediately? I’m not exactly sure how to do this because the simulation re-balances annually. I would like to keep it this way because this re-balancing frequency works best for this simulation. I would also appreciate any other suggestions for how I may be able to reduce the draw-downs. Thanks.


Hi,

the bigger DD of your sim is part of its underperformance of the last 2 years. And with so few positions and without market timing, a bigger DD as of the SP500 is inevitable.

Matthias