The MoneyWeek ETF portfolio review

We’ve put together the MoneyWeek ETF portfolio to give investors a simple way to navigate uncertain markets. Here’s a summary of where we stand.

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About ten years ago, MoneyWeek’s editorial team put together a simple asset-allocation portfolio, implemented solely with index trackers – either exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or unit trusts/open-ended investment companies. This portfolio aimed to strike a balance between growth and protection. It didn’t attempt to forecast the future or time the market – instead, it aimed to cope well across a range of likely scenarios.

About the MoneyWeek ETF Portfolio

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MoneyWeek’s ETF portfolio
Cash (proxied by LSE: TIGB) 0% 10% 10%
iShares $ Treasury Bond GBP Hdgd (LSE: GOVP)10%
iShares $ TIPS (LSE: ITPS)10%
iShares Physical Gold (LSE: SGLN)10%
Vanguard S&P 500 (LSE: VUSA)10%
Vanguard FTSE Dev. Europe (LSE: VEUR)10%
Vanguard FTSE 250 (LSE: VMID)10%
Vanguard FTSE Japan (LSE: VJPN)10%
iShares Core MSCI Em. Markets (LSE: EMIM)10%
iShares Dev. Market Property Yield (LSE: IWDP)10%
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Cris Sholto Heaton

Cris Sholto Heaton is an investment analyst and writer who has been contributing to MoneyWeek since 2006 and was managing editor of the magazine between 2016 and 2018. He is especially interested in international investing, believing many investors still focus too much on their home markets and that it pays to take advantage of all the opportunities the world offers. He often writes about Asian equities, international income and global asset allocation.

Cris began his career in financial services consultancy at PwC and Lane Clark & Peacock, before an abrupt change of direction into oil, gas and energy at Petroleum Economist and Platts and subsequently into investment research and writing. In addition to his articles for MoneyWeek, he also works with a number of asset managers, consultancies and financial information providers.

He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Investment Management Certificate, as well as degrees in finance and mathematics. He has also studied acting, film-making and photography, and strongly suspects that an awareness of what makes a compelling story is just as important for understanding markets as any amount of qualifications.