ETF Investing Strategies: Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average Week 22

Week 22 of the Buy and Hold vs. Actively Managed ETF Investing is in the books. The market moved higher again this past week. The Buy and Hold Investor (Investor A) holds all 10 ETFs from the balanced ETF portfolio and saw his portfolio rise again to $13,438.94 for about a 34% total gain in only 22 weeks.

The Actively Managed ETF Investor (Investor B) holds 4 of the 10 ETFs from the balanced ETF portfolio using a 50 day/200 day moving average cross over strategy. His portfolio went up about $40 last week to $10,149.83. His total gain this far is just over 1%.

The graphical representation for the most recent 12 weeks is below. You can click on the chart for a larger, easier to read view. You can also join our free ETF newsletter (if you haven't already), and I'll send you weekly updates about this experiment.