IWG Balanced Portfolio
Investment Strategy
The IWG Balanced Portfolio is a diversified portfolio which is actively managed by IWG and includes financial instruments including equity as well as fixed income products, targeted at investors with a balanced risk attitude. The portfolio blends a strong equity focus (up to 70%) with fixed income, real estate, precious metals, and cash, limiting Emerging Markets equity to 30%. It’s designed for investors seeking growth and inflation protection through equity, while prioritizing lower volatility. The strategy features ongoing adjustments to geographic allocation, sectors, and asset classes to optimize performance.
Highlights
Asset Class
Global Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities
Benchmark
Dow Jones Euro STOXX Index
Core S&P 500 Index
Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index
Driver of Expected Return:
Security Selection
Management
Dr. Florian Rabe
Portfolio Manager
Dr. Florian worked with the Royal Dutch Shell Group for more than 20 years in various Finance Manager / Finance Director roles before becoming a financial consultant focused on financial planning and advice for individuals, mainly international clients, followed by him taking on the role of Investment Manager at IWG.
He has worked in many countries in Europe and Asia, giving him intimate insight into global markets.
Florian has a passion for capital markets and has built his experience dealing with complex financial instruments over decades. Aligned with the vision of IWG, he stands for delivering a completely flexible and ethical financial management service, providing solutions for clients based on a thorough analysis of their needs and a long-term approach to their financial planning.
By education, Florian is a trained banker and holds a master's degree in Economics as well as a Dr. oec. from Switzerland.
Performance
As of 28/02/2025
Returns | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Years | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dow Jones Euro STOXX Index | 11.02% | 15.82% | 12.07% | 15.66% |
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index | 1.22% | 4.02% | -1.24% | -1.70% |
Core S&P 500 | 1.42% | 18.83% | 12.43% | 17.60% |
Balanced Portfolio | 2.85% | 14.22% | 6.83% | 7.90% |
Risk Metrics
As of 28/02/2025
Risk Metric | Balanced Portfolio | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
Volatility | 9.53% | 10.93% |
Beta | 0.87 | 1.00 |
Sharpe | 0.61 | 0.56 |
Maximum Drawdown | 13.45% | 18.14% |
Market Capture Ratio | 1.35 | 1.00 |
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