DASHBOARDS: Portfolio Hub Market Pulse Performance
VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-05-31
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for VBR (Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF) using the Excess Return MMA CA* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -23.5% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -62.0%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.2%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 8.9%. The strategy executed 59 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA CA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility, with a month-end dynamic Cash Alternative sleeve rotation.

VBR Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR21.53%26.18%3.26%7.90%6.54%10.59%7.22%8.86%
Sharpe Ratio1.491.540.230.390.490.460.530.36
Max Drawdown-8.85%-8.85%-18.47%-24.19%-23.06%-45.28%-23.46%-62.01%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%91.5%100.0%92.1%100.0%89.5%100.0%
Trades / Year0.00.02.80.02.90.02.90.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open / Mark-to-Market exit denotes a position currently held active, valued at the latest price. Interest entries record cash yields accrued during out-of-market periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
2025-10-13 Open Open 33.33% $201.64 $234.83 16.46% Mark-to-Market
2025-07-21 Open Open 33.33% $198.16 $234.83 18.51% Mark-to-Market
2025-04-29 Open Open 33.33% $175.69 $234.83 33.66% Mark-to-Market
2025-06-03 2025-10-13 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.86% Interest Income
2025-06-03 2025-07-21 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.82% Interest Income
2025-05-21 2025-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2025-05-02 2025-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2025-05-01 2025-05-21 Completed 33.33% $177.06 $187.51 5.90% Signal
2025-04-08 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.21% Interest Income
2025-03-10 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2025-04-04 2025-04-29 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2025-04-01 2025-04-08 Completed 33.33% $182.37 $169.23 -7.20% Stop
2024-03-27 2025-04-04 Completed 33.33% $180.40 $168.30 -6.71% Stop
2025-03-10 2025-04-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2024-01-10 2025-03-10 Completed 33.33% $168.42 $184.30 9.43% Stop
2023-12-13 2025-03-10 Completed 33.33% $161.96 $184.30 13.80% Stop
2023-06-02 2024-03-27 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.06 5.61% Interest Income
2023-10-26 2024-01-10 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.35% Interest Income
2023-07-10 2023-12-13 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.03 2.73% Interest Income
2023-08-01 2023-10-26 Completed 33.33% $163.78 $142.59 -12.94% Stop
2023-06-02 2023-08-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.16% Interest Income
2023-04-12 2023-07-10 Completed 33.33% $149.48 $154.90 3.63% Signal
2023-05-05 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2023-04-28 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.40% Interest Income
2023-04-04 2023-05-05 Completed 33.33% $149.34 $143.65 -3.81% Stop
2023-04-05 2023-04-28 Completed 33.33% $145.43 $145.63 0.14% Signal
2023-04-04 2023-04-12 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2023-04-04 2023-04-05 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2022-12-02 2023-04-04 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.87% Interest Income
2023-03-20 2023-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.23% Interest Income
2023-03-14 2023-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.23% Interest Income
2022-11-01 2023-03-20 Completed 33.33% $150.23 $142.64 -5.05% Stop
2022-11-01 2023-03-14 Completed 33.33% $150.23 $147.78 -1.63% Stop
2022-11-16 2022-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2022-10-19 2022-11-16 Completed 33.33% $140.87 $153.66 9.08% Signal
2022-10-04 2022-11-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2022-10-04 2022-11-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2022-10-04 2022-10-19 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2022-09-27 2022-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.30% Interest Income
2022-09-02 2022-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.05% Interest Income
2022-09-02 2022-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.05% Interest Income
2022-06-07 2022-09-27 Completed 33.33% $154.27 $134.71 -12.68% Stop
2022-05-10 2022-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2022-03-02 2022-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
2022-05-13 2022-06-07 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2021-02-10 2022-05-13 Completed 33.33% $141.65 $145.68 2.84% Stop
2020-10-26 2022-05-10 Completed 33.33% $106.65 $148.02 38.79% Stop
2022-02-28 2022-03-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2021-10-21 2022-02-28 Completed 33.33% $161.67 $156.58 -3.15% Signal
2021-09-23 2021-10-21 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2020-07-08 2021-09-23 Completed 33.33% $92.68 $153.68 65.82% Signal
2020-12-02 2021-02-10 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2020-11-03 2020-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2020-06-02 2020-11-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.09% Interest Income
2020-06-02 2020-10-26 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.13% Interest Income
2020-06-02 2020-07-08 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.58% Interest Income
2020-04-03 2020-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2020-03-25 2020-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2020-03-03 2020-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2020-03-23 2020-04-03 Completed 33.33% $69.03 $73.54 6.53% Signal
2020-03-23 2020-03-25 Completed 33.33% $69.03 $74.31 7.64% Signal
2020-03-03 2020-03-23 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2020-03-03 2020-03-23 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2020-03-02 2020-03-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2020-02-28 2020-03-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.09% Interest Income
2020-02-28 2020-03-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.09% Interest Income
2020-02-13 2020-03-02 Completed 33.33% $120.42 $105.20 -12.65% Signal
2019-11-13 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $116.12 $103.29 -11.05% Stop
2019-07-17 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $113.54 $103.29 -9.03% Stop
2019-07-17 2020-02-13 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.87% Interest Income
2019-07-24 2019-11-13 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.93% Interest Income
2019-03-28 2019-07-24 Completed 33.33% $110.40 $113.28 2.61% Signal
2019-03-04 2019-07-17 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.32% Interest Income
2019-01-11 2019-07-17 Completed 33.33% $104.08 $113.54 9.09% Signal
2019-03-04 2019-03-28 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2018-12-21 2019-03-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.47% Interest Income
2018-12-04 2019-03-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.61% Interest Income
2018-12-18 2019-01-11 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2018-11-16 2018-12-21 Completed 33.33% $109.65 $97.44 -11.14% Stop
2016-11-15 2018-12-18 Completed 33.33% $94.58 $101.07 6.87% Stop
2018-11-02 2018-12-03 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2018-11-02 2018-11-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2018-10-25 2018-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2018-10-25 2018-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2018-06-07 2018-10-25 Completed 33.33% $117.63 $106.18 -9.73% Stop
2016-07-11 2018-10-25 Completed 33.33% $87.51 $106.18 21.33% Stop
2018-04-26 2018-06-07 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2017-07-17 2018-04-26 Completed 33.33% $103.37 $111.09 7.47% Signal
2017-06-02 2017-07-17 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2016-04-27 2017-06-02 Completed 33.33% $85.45 $101.84 19.18% Signal
2016-11-02 2016-11-15 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2016-10-04 2016-11-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-04-21 2016-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.95% Interest Income
2016-04-04 2016-07-11 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.74% Interest Income
2016-04-04 2016-04-27 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2016-02-04 2016-04-21 Completed 33.33% $73.67 $84.94 15.30% Signal
2016-03-02 2016-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2016-03-02 2016-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2016-02-02 2016-03-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2016-02-02 2016-03-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2016-02-02 2016-02-04 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2016-01-13 2016-02-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.09% Interest Income
2016-01-12 2016-02-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.07% Interest Income
2015-11-03 2016-02-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2016-01-04 2016-01-13 Completed 33.33% $78.92 $74.90 -5.10% Signal
2012-08-23 2016-01-12 Completed 33.33% $52.20 $75.28 44.21% Stop
2015-11-03 2016-01-04 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2015-10-21 2015-11-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.06% Interest Income
2015-09-02 2015-11-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2015-09-17 2015-10-21 Completed 33.33% $81.84 $83.10 1.54% Signal
2015-09-02 2015-09-17 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2015-08-25 2015-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-08-13 2015-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2012-03-21 2015-08-25 Completed 33.33% $52.78 $79.71 51.00% Stop
2014-12-29 2015-08-13 Completed 33.33% $84.85 $84.20 -0.77% Signal
2014-12-02 2014-12-29 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2014-11-04 2014-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-10-23 2014-11-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.00% Interest Income
2012-09-05 2014-10-23 Completed 33.33% $52.77 $78.15 48.10% Signal
2012-07-03 2012-09-05 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.76% Interest Income
2012-08-01 2012-08-23 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2011-10-27 2012-08-01 Completed 33.33% $47.30 $51.02 7.86% Signal
2012-06-27 2012-07-02 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2011-12-29 2012-06-27 Completed 33.33% $46.78 $48.80 4.32% Signal
2012-01-04 2012-03-21 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.14% Interest Income
2011-12-02 2012-01-03 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2011-12-02 2011-12-29 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2011-10-04 2011-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2011-08-02 2011-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.07% Interest Income
2011-10-05 2011-10-27 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-30 2011-10-05 Completed 33.33% $44.93 $40.76 -9.28% Stop
2011-08-29 2011-10-04 Completed 33.33% $43.93 $38.19 -13.06% Stop
2011-08-08 2011-08-30 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-05 2011-08-29 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-06-01 2011-08-08 Completed 33.33% $41.81 $42.92 2.66% Stop
2010-06-01 2011-08-05 Completed 33.33% $41.81 $45.66 9.20% Stop
2011-07-29 2011-08-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.00% Interest Income
2010-10-19 2011-07-29 Completed 33.33% $44.24 $48.97 10.70% Signal
2010-09-02 2010-10-19 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2010-08-02 2010-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-06-01 2010-08-02 Completed 33.33% $41.81 $42.18 0.88% Signal
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-02-23 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $39.93 $42.46 6.34% Stop
2009-08-13 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $35.58 $42.46 19.34% Stop
2009-05-26 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $28.85 $42.46 47.16% Stop
2010-02-02 2010-02-23 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2009-11-02 2010-02-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-09-15 2009-11-02 Completed 33.33% $37.35 $35.44 -5.11% Stop
2009-07-02 2009-09-15 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-07-02 2009-08-13 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2009-06-02 2009-07-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-06-02 2009-07-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-05-04 2009-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.10% Interest Income
2009-05-04 2009-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.10% Interest Income
2009-05-04 2009-05-26 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2009-04-02 2009-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2009-04-02 2009-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2009-04-02 2009-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2009-01-05 2009-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2009-01-05 2009-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2009-01-05 2009-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2008-09-03 2009-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.77% Interest Income
2008-09-03 2009-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.77% Interest Income
2008-09-03 2009-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.77% Interest Income
2008-08-12 2008-09-02 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2008-06-03 2008-09-02 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.49% Interest Income
2008-06-03 2008-09-02 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.49% Interest Income
2008-07-25 2008-08-12 Completed 33.33% $40.89 $43.41 6.15% Signal
2008-07-02 2008-07-25 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2008-06-02 2008-07-02 Completed 33.33% $44.64 $39.71 -11.03% Stop
2008-04-11 2008-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2007-10-12 2008-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.45% Interest Income
2007-08-07 2008-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.03 3.45% Interest Income
2008-01-31 2008-04-11 Completed 33.33% $40.92 $41.91 2.44% Signal
2008-01-08 2008-01-31 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.61% Interest Income
2007-09-11 2008-01-08 Completed 33.33% $45.59 $41.66 -8.61% Stop
2007-08-29 2007-10-12 Completed 33.33% $45.56 $48.59 6.64% Signal
2007-08-17 2007-09-11 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2007-08-07 2007-08-29 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.50% Interest Income
2006-01-25 2007-08-17 Completed 33.33% $41.79 $46.67 11.69% Stop
2006-11-29 2007-08-07 Completed 33.33% $46.67 $45.31 -2.92% Stop
2006-09-06 2007-08-07 Completed 33.33% $43.32 $45.31 4.57% Stop
2006-10-27 2006-11-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.43% Interest Income
2006-01-25 2006-10-27 Completed 33.33% $41.79 $46.04 10.19% Signal
2006-07-10 2006-09-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.81% Interest Income
2006-01-25 2006-07-10 Completed 33.33% $41.79 $42.50 1.70% Signal
2006-01-23 2006-01-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2006-01-23 2006-01-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2006-01-23 2006-01-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income