Stop Using Broken Spreadsheets: The Multi-Currency Portfolio Tracker to Get Your True CAGR / ROI

 

If you invest in anything outside your home currency, whether it's a SS tech stock (in USD), a European ETF (in EUR), or a UK asset (in GBP), your current Google Sheet is giving you the wrong profit number. It's a fundamental flaw known as the Historical Currency Conversion Gap.

A free tracker only compares today's stock price to your original cost. But what happens when you bought that U.S. stock when the exchange rate was $1.10, and today it's $1.25? Your spreadsheet ignores this $0.15 currency gain, completely distorting your profitability. You need a tracker that thinks globally.


Two Financial Flaws That Break Basic Trackers

 Your DIY or free template is likely failing on the two most crucial aspects of international investing:
  

1. Cost Basis is Wrong (The Historical FX Flaw)

  • The Issue: Your profit/loss is calculated as: Market Value - Cost Basis. To get an accurate Cost Basis for a stock bought in a foreign currency, your tracker must look up the exact historical FX rate on the day of the purchase.

  • The Error: Basic spreadsheets fail here. They use today's exchange rate (which is inaccurate) or they force you to manually calculate and enter the cost in your home currency (too much work, highly error-prone). This makes your profit and tax figures unreliable.

2. The Volatility Flaw (Unreliable Returns)

  • The Issue: Formulas like XIRR for calculating annualized returns are notoriously fragile. They break down (returning a mysterious NUM! error or a massive, unrealistic number) when presented with the highly irregular cash flows of a beginner's portfolio (small contributions, partial sales, dividends).

  • The Error: You get an error message instead of an actionable, stable return percentage.

The Solution: The Multi-Currency Tracker Built for Accuracy

 We built a Google Sheets Portfolio Tracker specifically to solve these international and stability flaws, making it the most accurate, error-proof tool for global investors.

This template provides three unique pillars of financial certainty:

Pillar 1: Automatic Historical Cost Basis

Your tracker uses a proprietary formula leveraging GOOGLEFINANCE to automatically look up and apply the exact historical FX rate to your cost basis on the day of the transaction. You input the price in USD/GBP, and the system instantly saves and tracks the cost in your Base Currency.

Pillar 2: Reliable Annualized Return (CAGR)

We replaced the volatile XIRR function with the Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGR and Simple Total ROI. These stable metrics instantly tell you your true return percentage, accounting for all irregular cash flows. No more errors.

Pillar 3: Error-Proof Global UX

  • Dynamic Conversion: Your Market Value and P/L update daily based on the current exchange rate, all reported in your Base Currency.

  • Easy International Input: Use simple prefixes for global stocks (LON:SHEL, ETR:VOW3).

  • Smart Dividends: Enter the dividend amount per share, and the template calculates the total cash flow automatically.

  • Status Alerts: Clear "ALL SYSTEMS CLEAR" alerts and protected formulas guarantee template integrity.

Get Your True Financial Picture
 

Stop wasting time manually calculating exchange rates and fixing broken formulas. Your investing deserves an accurate, professional system.

The Multi-Currency Global Portfolio Tracker is the definitive, error-proof solution for anyone holding assets across different currencies.

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