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iudiehard1
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Gobble Bogle,

This question has been asked, but during my search I haven’t seen very many people share their holdings and % for taxable accounts.

I am currently maxing out all the tax deferred and will be chunking a couple grand a month into a taxable account for years to come (God willing). I’m going to share my current allocation, but would rather hear what those with taxable accounts are doing?

50% - VOO
50% - WVIUX

I know you need to know more about me, etc...but if you are open to sharing with some color....it would be much appreciated.

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100% VTWAX
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VTSAX and VTIAX (the latter holds my desired international allocation)
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82% VTSAX
18% VBTLX
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All ETFs as at Schwab
VTI (Total mkt) 48%
IXUS (interntl) 16%
VTEB (Muni bond) 36%
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OP

my taxable consists of 26K cash and 19K in Apple shares, which is less than 1% of my entire 2.09 million portfolio majority is tax deferred (457) and Roth IRA
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Our taxable portfolio has been acquired over decades and holds shares (in no particular order, rank, percentage, or value):

VLCAX, VV (Vanguard Large-cap growth index)
VTI Vanguard Total US Stock Market Index
VBR Vanguard Small-cap value index
VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index
VEU Vanguard FTSE all-world ex-US large cap index

Sometimes there is also some IJS and MTUM in there, but not right now.

There has been some tax-loss harvesting along the way and changes when new products came to the market. If I had cash to invest today and was starting from nothing, then the holdings would not look exactly like our actual holdings, but might be similar. There is no reason to sell shares to tidy up or make the portfolio look pretty because of the tax cost to do so.
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At Schwab:

VTI: 45%
VXUS: 10%
BND:45%

Used to have VEA and VWO but decided to make it simpler.

I want to be conservative in my taxable account because I can use that money sooner (without penalty), and I am a lot more aggressive in my Roth account since I have 15+ years before I can withdraw it.
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We throw a fair amount in here every month, at the moment, here are the holdings:

VDE - 4.86% (Energy)
VWO - 4.76% (Emerging Markets)
VGK - 5.30% (Europe)
VHT - 4.39% (Health Care)
VNQ - 1.63% (Real Estate)
VOO - 9.66% (S&P 500)
VXUS - 19.36% (Total International)
VTI - 50.03% (Total Stock Market)

Many of those >10% holdings were pre-BH :)

Now, the money is split between VXUS and VTI when invested.
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100% VTI (total stock market index etf). (Bond fund is in tIRA.)
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Although we max out all qualified plans including Mega Backdoor Roth 401k, we have about 75% of our assets in taxable. That leaves 25% of the portfolio in qualified plans and most of that is taken up with bonds (all of it would be in bonds if one of our 401k plans wasn’t so lousy). So, of the taxable space:

50% Total Stock Market/VTI
30% Cash
15% VWIUX (Tax-exempt bond)
3% Total International
2% Other (I-Bonds, privately held stock)
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iudiehard1 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 3:13 pm Gobble Bogle,

This question has been asked, but during my search I haven’t seen very many people share their holdings and % for taxable accounts.

I am currently maxing out all the tax deferred and will be chunking a couple grand a month into a taxable account for years to come (God willing). I’m going to share my current allocation, but would rather hear what those with taxable accounts are doing?

50% - VOO
50% - WVIUX

I know you need to know more about me, etc...but if you are open to sharing with some color....it would be much appreciated.

Happy Thanksgiving
iudiehard1:

Our only taxable fund for many years was Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (my favorite fund). As a result of tax-loss harvesting I now hold Vanguard 500 Index Fund (plus a small money-market fund for 500 dividends) in my taxable account.

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I am only 50% Boglehead, and what happens to be in my taxable accounts is mainly a matter of history.

Vanguard - This was my first investment account, and it started out 24 years ago with Vanguard S&P 500, Extended Market, Small Cap, Europe, Pacific, and Emerging. VTWAX wasn't available at the time. It has become the account that I pull my half of the household expenses from.
33% in VSMAX
67% in Treasury notes, Vanguard Short Term & Vanguard Ultrashort corporate bond funds

Waterhouse, which become TD Ameritrade, and is now Schwab - This is my second account, opened because Vanguard didn't have brokerage accounts yet. I had lots of adventures buying individual stocks, using stock study tools commonly used by investment clubs. I have eaten my losses, and now I'm
letting my winners run. It has always been 100% stocks. Current holdings:
FDS - Factset
FISV - Fiserv
HD - Home Depot
NVO - Novo Nordisk
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iudiehard1 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 3:13 pm Gobble Bogle,

This question has been asked, but during my search I haven’t seen very many people share their holdings and % for taxable accounts.

I am currently maxing out all the tax deferred and will be chunking a couple grand a month into a taxable account for years to come (God willing). I’m going to share my current allocation, but would rather hear what those with taxable accounts are doing?

50% - VOO
50% - WVIUX

I know you need to know more about me, etc...but if you are open to sharing with some color....it would be much appreciated.

Happy Thanksgiving
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In no order:
VTI
SCHB (because of tax loss harvesting, have also used ITOT as a tax loss partner)
IJS
VIOV (switched from IJS due to lower expense ratio and tax loss harvesting)
VBR (no longer adding, use S&P 600 Value index instead)
VEA (no longer adding, bought before VXUS existed)
VWO (IEMG or SCHE used for tax loss harvest partner but don't have any of those right now)
VXUS (IXUS or VEU used for TLH partner but don't have any IXUS or VEU right now)

This is accumulated over almost 20 years including three major tax loss harvest periods (2008/2009, 2018, 2020).

I do make some extra effort (and sacrifice some realized losses) to try to keep VXUS and VWO consolidated.
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I had VOO (s&p500) and IXUS (total intl). After TLHing in March, I now have 45% VESG (ESG version of VOO), 45% IEFA (developed markets) and 10% IXUS. I'll eventually buy more VOO.

I have VIOV (small cap value) and VTSAX (total US) in my IRA and VTSAX, VTBLX (total bond) and VTMGX (Developed markets) in my 401(k). I also have I Bonds at treasury direct.
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I have accounts at both Schwab and Vanguard, the Vanguard being the one that I contribute
to now.

Individual Stocks: 1.8%
Vanguard MidCap Index: 7% (VIMAX)
Schwab S&P500: 14%
Vanguard Interm Term Tx Exempt: 20% (VWIUX)
Vanguard Developed markets: 22% (VTMGX)
Vanguard Total Stock Market: 35% (VTSAX)

I would be happiest if I could consolidate this to the bottom three--these are the only funds
I've bought since 2010 when I started believing in the 3-fund portfolio.

The stocks are legacy in that they are from 1997 and 1998, when I first started investing.
In an ideal world, I also wouldn't have the Schwab fund since it spills off capital gains each year....
but its not terrible by any measure. In October of 2008, I actually TLHed much of my portfolio
into Schwab SP500 and there are considerable capital gains there. The next time I'm filling up my DAF
I'll do more clean-up.
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75% VTSAX
13% VMLUX - Limited Term Tax Exempt Fund
12% VCLAX - CA Long Term Tax Exempt Fund
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Vanguard Total Stock Market-VTI
Schwab US Dividend-SCHD
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VTI 40%
VWO 10%
VEA 20%
SCHG 10%
NTSX 5%
VOHIX 5%
I Bonds 10%
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VTI
VXUS
VWSUX
VBTLX


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60% IVV
30% ITOT
10% FXNAX (ran out of deferred space)
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I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how little I have in international stock funds.
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78% fskax
15% ftihx
6% NTSX
last 1% in bonds and some individual stock(1/2 a %)
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100% VTSAX
80% global equities (faith-based tilt) + 20% TIPS (LDI)
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VT 8%
BSV 8%
PIMIX 16%
VWIAX (Wellesley) 34%
VWENX (Wellington) 34%
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VTI/VTSAX (Vanguard total US market index fund) = 60%
Li Auto (individual stock) = 14%
NIO (individual stock) = 26%
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UpperNwGuy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:20 pm I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how little I have in international stock funds.
I do not have much in international either. Do not feel shy. Equities are equities when they drop. The only difference is when they go up - you see some differences. :D
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75 percent VFIAX
25 percent VWIUX
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UpperNwGuy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:20 pm I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how little I have in international stock funds.
Priceless.
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Retired, so we have spent a fair amount doing Roth conversions over the past few years. We have gifted much of our appreciated stock holdings to children and grandchildren.

20% SWTSX (Schwab Total Stock Market)
80% Older I-bonds - all paying 3% or better. :happy
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Sure:
VTI
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My taxable account consists of mainly Berkshire.

My retirement accounts are roughly 60/30/10 vti, vea and total bond.

I have some money in India (INDA etf)
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VTI - 27% (Total US Mkt)
SLYV - 17% (domestic small value)
VXUS - 15% (Total Int Mkt)
VSS - 13% (International small w/ emerging)
RPV - 8% (domestic mid/large Value)
IJR - 8% (domestic small blend)
DLS - 7% (International small value)
VWO - 5% (Emerging)
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Icsh
Schk
Vea

80/15/5

My taxable portfolios main purpose is not for retirement, it’s more of a cash+ savings vehicle.
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I early retired last month. We will be relying on our taxable accounts to fund our expenses in order to obtain the ACA subsidies prior to our reaching Medicare age in about 8 years.

Our taxable accounts represent 43% of our investable assets. Our taxable funds are invested 55% in stocks and 45% in cash/laddered CDs.

My plan is to pull six months of living expenses from either the cash/CD accounts or stock funds when checking/savings balances fall below 3 months expenses. I will determine which bucket to draw from based on tax planning goals and market conditions at the time of withdrawal. Wish me luck.

The 55% stock portion of our taxable accounts are allocated as follows:

51% VTSAX
28% Company Stock accumulated over the past decade or so.
21% Seven stocks that I bought in my pre-Boglehead and during the Great Recession.
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For retirement (I have some total mkt index for college savings)...

Keep in mind this is largely due to having more than half of our retirement savings in a taxable account.
- Tax Managed Cap App + it's tax loss partner S&P500 Idx
- Tax Managed Small Cap + it's tax loss partner US Small Idx
- Dev Markets Idx (was Tax Managed when I started) + it's tax loss partner All world large ex-US
- Depending on who I'm working for right now - some ESPP/RSU which I sell asap
- Tax exempt money market (which receives all new investments initially and all dividends)

Our various IRA's, 401K's etc have the bond allocation and some additional stock but it's all part of the same portfolio.
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First year of my taxable account!🤓
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100% Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
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retire2022 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 3:38 pm OP

my taxable consists of 26K cash and 19K in Apple shares, which is less than 1% of my entire 2.09 million portfolio majority is tax deferred (457) and Roth IRA
Your math is a bit off. 45k/2090k = 2.15%

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UpperNwGuy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:20 pm I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how little I have in international stock funds.
I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how MUCH I have in international stock funds.
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A position in VFIAX that I no longer contribute to and a much larger position in NTSX that I contribute to regularly.
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66% SPY
33% individual muni bonds
1% cash
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Currently our taxable account represents 32% of our total portfolio.

It houses our entire international allocation (VTIAX/VFWAX) and the rest is US equities (VTSAX/VLCAX).

Within taxable account:
VTIAX- 68%
VFWAX - 11%
VLCAX - 12%
VTSAX - 9%
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Pete12 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:49 pm
UpperNwGuy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:20 pm I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how little I have in international stock funds.
I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how MUCH I have in international stock funds.
So I guess some would say that I'm chasing performance and that you're fleeing from performance. :)
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So what am I doing with our taxable accounts? Sadly, waiting with waaaay too much cash for the next huge drop to get some of this cash back into the market. We have a little bit left in a VG international fund with some appreciation, but we will donate it to charity next year when it's time to refill our DAF to get a deduction, which we do every other year.

We used to have a lot in VTSAX that we put in our DAF a few years ago because it had huge gains and we wanted to avoid the taxes. The huge gains came from us tax loss harvesting in about 2009 from the sale of a 500 fund (with losses) and immediately buying VTSAX, which grew a lot over time. One of the problems with TLH is that you will eventually have to pay the IRS later, if you have gains Or not, if you give it away :happy .

So, bottom line,

~10% FTSE
~90% cash :shock:

But, that's not all bad since we may decide to help our adult children with down payments for houses :)
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UpperNwGuy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:20 pm
Pete12 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:49 pm
UpperNwGuy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:20 pm I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how little I have in international stock funds.
I'm not sharing mine because I fear the wrath of the bogleheads when they see how MUCH I have in international stock funds.
So I guess some would say that I'm chasing performance and that you're fleeing from performance. :)
I’m in for the long haul... thinking 30 or 40 years out here :wink:
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I hold VWALX, VSMAX, VTIAX, & VTSAX all in taxable. Portfolio is 70/30.
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VTSAX 56%
VTIAX 28%
VWIUX 16%
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