Craig Israelsen 7Twelve Portfolio
Craig Israelsen
In brief
Twelve funds cover seven core asset classes with equal-sized sleeves.
Profile sources: Portfolio Charts
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At a glance
12 asset sleeves
Review annually and rebalance when allocations drift materially.
Growth assets
50%
Bonds & reserves
33%
Other diversifiers
17%
Target allocation
What the portfolio holds
U.S. large stocks
VOOVOO
8.33%
U.S. mid-cap stocks
VOVO
8.33%
U.S. small-cap stocks
VBVB
8.33%
Developed stocks
VEAVEA
8.33%
Emerging stocks
VWOVWO
8.33%
REITs
VNQVNQ
8.33%
Natural resources
GNRGNR
8.33%
Commodities
PDBCPDBC
8.33%
U.S. aggregate bonds
BNDBND
8.33%
TIPS
SCHPSCHP
8.33%
International bonds
BNDXBNDX
8.33%
Cash
BILBIL
8.37%
Tickers are liquid U.S.-listed examples, not recommendations or exact historical fund selections.
Allocation sources: Portfolio Charts
Decision context
Potential advantages and trade-offs
These observations follow from the displayed allocation and implementation. They are not a recommendation or a prediction of future performance.
Potential advantages
- Spreads its target allocation across 12 distinct sleeves rather than relying on a single holding.
- Combines growth assets with bonds or reserves instead of depending on one broad asset class.
- Includes non-U.S. exposure, reducing exclusive dependence on one national market.
- Includes a diversifying sleeve outside conventional broad stocks and nominal bonds.
Important trade-offs
- 12 sleeves increase implementation, monitoring, and rebalancing complexity.
- Alternative sleeves can behave differently from familiar stock-and-bond benchmarks and may add fund cost or tracking differences.
- Representative ETF results can differ from the originator's indexes, funds, taxes, fees, and execution.
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Compare historical performance
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Portfolio 1
Craig Israelsen 7Twelve Portfolio
Target allocation from this profile
Portfolio 2
S&P 500
SPY benchmark
Portfolio 3
Nasdaq-100
QQQ benchmark
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Sources and context
Target allocations are educational examples, not personalized advice. Fund availability, taxes, trading costs, account type, time horizon, and capacity for loss can all change the appropriate implementation. Historical diversification does not guarantee future results.
Sources document the strategy, underlying methodology, or the representative funds used here. ETF tickers are illustrative U.S.-listed implementations and may differ from an originator’s original funds or current model.
