Swensen Yale Model

David Swensen's individual-investor six-asset mix from Unconventional Success (2005). US Treasuries sleeve uses IEF (intermediate) per the book, not TLT.

1Y
14.6%
3Y
43.7%
CAGR
7.2%
Max DD
-20.9%
Sharpe
0.32

Methodology

Source: Swensen, D. F. (2005). Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment.

Headline backtest performance as of 2026-08-06.

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