All Portfolios, ranked by Downside Deviation

for period ending August 31, 2026

More ways to view this list of Portfolio Ingredients:
Ingredient Summary Page (Total Return with Maximum Drawdown Scatterplots)
by Return: Total Return (1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years), Historical Return (past 5 years)
by Risk vs. Return: Risk vs. Return Compass, M-Squared, Alpha, Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, Treynor Ratio
by Volatility / Risk: Maximum Drawdown, Standard Deviation, Downside Deviation, Beta
by Peer Group: Global Asset Classes, Global Equities, Global Sectors

Downside Deviation is also called "below-target semi deviation". This is similar to standard deviation, except that upside deviation is ignored and only the unfavorable downside deviation is used in the calculation.

Downside Deviation vs. Annual Return
Portfolio Ingredients: All Portfolios S&P 500 (SPY) U.S. Bonds (BND) Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)

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        Downside Deviation   Total Return, annualized
Ingredient Name ID Peer Group Category 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year 15 year 20 year   1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year 15 year 20 year
      Group average  
   
Agriculture DBA Global Asset Classes Commodities 5.7% 6.3% 6.4% 7.2% 8.4%     9.4% 15.0% 11.7% 5.4% 0.0%  
Industrial Metals DBB Global Asset Classes Commodities 10.2% 9.8% 13.6% 12.2% 13.0%     33.5% 17.2% 7.5% 8.4% 1.8%  
Oil DBO Global Asset Classes Commodities 31.4% 19.5% 20.4% 22.5% 21.9%     67.4% 14.7% 15.0% 11.7% -0.2%  
Invesco Commodity DBC Global Asset Classes Commodities: Broad 15.8% 10.0% 11.3% 12.1% 12.7% 14.1%   45.7% 13.3% 13.4% 9.9% 1.4% 2.3%
SPDR Gold Shares GLD Global Asset Classes Commodities: Prec Metals 21.2% 13.1% 10.6% 9.4% 10.9% 11.6%   28.4% 31.4% 19.2% 12.6% 5.7% 9.9%
AUStralia FXA Global Asset Classes Currency: AUS Dollar 5.2% 5.9% 7.3% 6.7% 7.5% 8.8%   10.8% 4.8% 0.4% 0.1% -1.6% 1.5%
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Global Asset Classes Currency: CAN Dollar 3.9% 3.8% 4.5% 4.5% 5.6% 6.3%   -0.6% 0.3% -1.0% -0.1% -2.0% -0.6%
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Global Asset Classes Currency: CHF Franc 5.3% 5.4% 5.4% 5.0% 6.1% 6.5%   -1.6% 2.7% 2.0% 1.1% -0.8% 1.6%
EUR Euro FXE Global Asset Classes Currency: EUR Euro 3.5% 4.2% 5.0% 4.6% 5.6% 6.5%   0.1% 3.7% 0.4% 0.3% -1.6% -0.3%
GBP UK Pound FXB Global Asset Classes Currency: GBP Pound 3.5% 4.4% 5.4% 5.5% 5.8% 6.4%   2.4% 4.9% 1.5% 1.1% -0.8% -0.9%
JPY Japan Yen FXY Global Asset Classes Currency: JPY Yen 5.1% 7.1% 7.9% 6.8% 6.9%     -8.4% -3.5% -7.7% -4.7% -5.2%  
USD US Dollar indx UUP Global Asset Classes Currency: USD index 2.2% 4.3% 4.3% 4.2% 4.3%     6.2% 3.8% 5.6% 3.0% 3.1%  
iShares MSCI EEM Global Asset Classes Equity: Emerging Mkts 15.5% 9.7% 11.6% 11.9% 12.6% 14.9%   37.0% 22.5% 7.6% 8.6% 5.3% 5.9%
Alerian US MLP AMLP Global Asset Classes Equity: MLP 5.9% 7.8% 12.0% 22.2% 18.9%     23.6% 19.8% 20.7% 7.4% 5.8%  
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 2.4% 3.3% 5.2% 4.7% 3.9%     2.1% 6.1% 0.9% 2.8% 3.0%  
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 3.4% 2.9% 6.4% 7.7%       8.2% 12.2% 4.1% 4.0%    
Muni Hi Yield HYD Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 3.4% 3.9% 5.5% 8.2% 7.3%     5.5% 3.7% -1.0% 1.3% 3.2%  
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 2.8% 4.4% 5.5% 4.6% 4.1% 4.2%   0.2% 3.0% -1.7% 0.5% 1.5% 3.2%
Intl Treas IGOV Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 5.1% 6.4% 8.2% 6.7% 6.3%     -1.5% 2.6% -4.3% -1.5% -1.2%  
VanEck Intl Hi Yield IHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 3.4% 2.9% 6.3% 6.6%       4.0% 8.7% 2.0% 3.7%    
VanEck Intermed Muni ITM Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 3.7% 3.5% 4.7% 4.4% 4.0%     3.1% 3.1% -0.2% 1.4% 2.5%  
US Hi Yield JNK Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 1.1% 2.0% 5.5% 5.6% 5.5%     5.3% 8.3% 3.4% 4.5% 4.7%  
US Mort Backed MBB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 2.2% 3.9% 4.8% 3.6% 3.0%     3.0% 4.5% 0.1% 1.1% 1.5%  
US Inflation Prot TIP Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 1.7% 2.5% 4.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.9%   0.9% 3.8% 0.2% 2.3% 2.1% 3.3%
U.S. Agg Bond Market AGG Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 2.3% 3.4% 4.5% 3.5% 3.0% 2.8%   1.9% 4.1% -0.3% 1.4% 2.0% 3.0%
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark Benchmark 2.2% 3.3% 4.5% 3.5% 3.0% 2.8%   1.8% 4.1% -0.4% 1.4% 2.0% 3.1%
iShares Emerg EMB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 4.0% 4.4% 7.2% 7.6% 6.9%     6.0% 8.8% 1.0% 2.5% 3.6%  
Invesco Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 5.6% 6.7% 10.2% 9.8% 8.8%     5.0% 8.1% -0.2% 1.4% 3.2%  
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Cash-like 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%     3.7% 4.5% 3.5% 2.3% 1.5%  
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Long-Term 6.8% 9.6% 10.4% 9.3% 8.8% 9.0%   -0.3% -1.1% -8.0% -2.4% 1.1% 2.9%
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Short-Term 0.5% 0.6% 1.2% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%   2.3% 4.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3% 1.9%
ACWI (Global) ACWI Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Core 7.4% 6.9% 10.4% 10.5% 10.0%     22.3% 20.5% 10.9% 12.7% 11.2%  
Intl Dev Core EFA Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap 9.4% 8.0% 10.8% 10.7% 10.6% 12.7%   21.5% 18.2% 9.3% 9.5% 7.9% 5.5%
iSh EAFE Growth EFG Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Gro 11.3% 10.1% 12.7% 11.3% 11.0% 12.7%   14.8% 12.6% 4.0% 8.1% 7.3% 5.3%
iSh EAFE Value EFV Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Val 8.6% 7.1% 10.4% 11.6% 11.3% 13.4%   28.3% 23.7% 14.6% 10.4% 8.1% 5.2%
Intl Dev Sm Cap SCZ Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Small Cap 11.0% 9.7% 12.2% 12.4% 11.8%     18.7% 17.3% 5.4% 8.5% 8.4%  
US Large Core IWB Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid 6.0% 7.5% 10.9% 11.1% 10.0% 11.4%   19.6% 20.6% 12.0% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
iSh Russell 3000 IWV Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap 5.9% 7.6% 11.0% 11.2% 10.2% 11.6%   19.9% 20.4% 11.6% 14.7% 14.5% 11.0%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark Benchmark 6.1% 7.3% 10.8% 10.9% 9.8% 11.2%   20.2% 20.9% 12.7% 15.3% 15.0% 11.3%
iSh Russ 1000 Gro IWF Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 9.6% 10.1% 13.7% 12.5% 11.0% 12.0%   10.6% 20.9% 11.7% 17.7% 16.7% 13.2%
Invecso QQQ QQQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 11.0% 9.9% 14.7% 13.2% 11.8% 13.4%   26.3% 24.5% 14.2% 20.8% 19.7% 16.6%
iSh Russ 1000 Val IWD Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Val 6.2% 8.0% 10.2% 11.3% 10.3% 11.8%   29.5% 19.6% 11.6% 11.6% 12.4% 8.7%
iSh Russell IWC Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 10.8% 14.5% 15.3% 16.4% 15.0% 16.3%   37.5% 23.0% 6.6% 11.0% 11.7% 7.9%
iSh US Mid Core IWR Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Mid Cap 6.4% 9.3% 11.8% 12.8% 11.5% 13.2%   17.7% 16.7% 7.9% 11.5% 12.4% 9.9%
iSh US Mid Growth IWP Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Gro 9.4% 11.4% 13.7% 13.2% 12.0% 13.5%   -1.4% 13.9% 4.1% 11.9% 12.3% 10.2%
iSh US Mid Value IWS Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Val 6.3% 9.3% 11.8% 13.4% 12.0% 13.7%   24.3% 17.2% 9.3% 10.3% 11.8% 9.1%
iSh Russ 2000 IWM Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap 7.4% 12.5% 13.9% 15.0% 13.8% 15.0%   26.3% 17.3% 6.7% 10.5% 11.3% 8.8%
iSh Russell 2000 IWO Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Gro 10.9% 14.1% 15.1% 15.4% 14.4% 15.4%   23.1% 16.9% 5.0% 10.6% 11.5% 9.4%
iSh Russ 2000 Val IWN Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Val 4.8% 11.5% 13.4% 15.5% 14.0% 15.3%   29.6% 17.6% 8.3% 9.9% 10.8% 7.8%
iShares Real Estate IYR Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate 8.3% 11.2% 13.1% 12.9% 12.1% 16.2%   7.6% 9.1% 1.4% 5.1% 7.3% 5.2%
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate 8.3% 11.2% 13.2% 12.8% 12.3% 16.6%   8.6% 9.6% 1.5% 4.9% 7.7% 5.9%
Indonesia EIDO Global Equities Asia and Australia 17.6% 15.9% 14.4% 16.7% 17.6%     -26.0% -14.8% -6.8% -4.5% -4.1%  
New Zealand ENZL Global Equities Asia and Australia 11.8% 10.4% 13.6% 13.0% 12.9%     9.7% 4.6% -3.2% 3.1% 6.3%  
Philippines EPHE Global Equities Asia and Australia 13.8% 13.0% 15.1% 14.9% 14.7%     -6.7% 1.6% -2.6% -3.4% 0.9%  
Australia EWA Global Equities Asia and Australia 10.2% 10.7% 14.1% 14.0% 14.8% 16.9%   14.3% 14.4% 7.3% 8.4% 6.0% 6.4%
Hong Kong EWH Global Equities Asia and Australia 11.1% 11.8% 14.4% 13.4% 13.8% 14.9%   13.6% 13.1% 1.5% 4.4% 5.2% 5.8%
Japan EWJ Global Equities Asia and Australia 11.0% 8.4% 10.4% 9.5% 9.6% 11.1%   27.8% 19.3% 9.6% 9.1% 8.1% 4.6%
Malaysia EWM Global Equities Asia and Australia 6.3% 8.1% 10.5% 10.0% 11.1% 11.8%   18.4% 13.7% 4.8% 2.5% 1.0% 4.7%
Singapore EWS Global Equities Asia and Australia 2.6% 6.0% 9.6% 12.0% 12.7% 15.3%   26.8% 28.1% 13.5% 9.6% 6.1% 7.5%
Taiwan EWT Global Equities Asia and Australia 25.1% 12.9% 15.5% 13.9% 13.2% 15.6%   92.1% 40.6% 18.8% 19.2% 14.1% 11.8%
S Korea EWY Global Equities Asia and Australia 83.3% 31.3% 25.8% 20.6% 18.5% 20.8%   156.0% 46.0% 18.3% 14.5% 9.9% 8.7%
India INDY Global Equities Asia and Australia 11.0% 9.2% 9.1% 13.1% 14.5%     -7.0% 1.9% 0.7% 6.0% 5.4%  
China MCHI Global Equities Asia and Australia 11.1% 11.9% 17.4% 16.2% 16.3%     -9.1% 9.6% -2.8% 3.5% 3.4%  
Thailand THD Global Equities Asia and Australia 10.6% 12.3% 12.5% 13.5% 14.5%     31.1% 5.1% 1.3% 2.4% 3.4%  
Vietnam VNM Global Equities Asia and Australia 12.9% 17.2% 18.2% 17.3% 17.3%     -1.1% 8.0% -0.4% 3.1% 1.2%  
Poland EPOL Global Equities Europe 8.5% 12.4% 21.0% 20.1% 19.2%     44.9% 38.5% 18.0% 12.4% 5.6%  
Sweden EWD Global Equities Europe 13.6% 12.3% 16.6% 15.0% 14.1% 16.7%   19.3% 20.9% 5.6% 9.9% 8.3% 7.3%
Germany EWG Global Equities Europe 12.1% 10.4% 14.2% 14.0% 13.9% 16.7%   7.7% 19.0% 7.5% 7.9% 7.6% 5.7%
Italy EWI Global Equities Europe 8.5% 8.8% 13.4% 15.3% 15.9% 18.0%   26.0% 29.0% 17.9% 14.4% 9.0% 3.5%
Belgium EWK Global Equities Europe 10.2% 9.2% 11.8% 12.5% 11.9% 15.9%   21.4% 17.3% 7.2% 6.9% 8.3% 3.9%
Switzerland EWL Global Equities Europe 11.1% 10.0% 11.7% 10.1% 10.3% 11.7%   15.5% 13.0% 6.4% 9.8% 8.7% 7.4%
Netherlands EWN Global Equities Europe 13.2% 11.9% 15.4% 13.9% 13.2% 15.9%   35.1% 21.8% 7.8% 13.1% 11.5% 7.9%
Austria EWO Global Equities Europe 9.2% 8.1% 14.9% 16.8% 16.4% 20.1%   45.8% 36.2% 17.2% 14.9% 9.3% 5.1%
Spain EWP Global Equities Europe 6.8% 8.8% 12.4% 14.2% 15.0% 17.5%   34.7% 34.2% 21.1% 12.4% 7.7% 5.7%
France EWQ Global Equities Europe 10.5% 10.2% 12.7% 13.1% 13.0% 15.5%   10.8% 10.0% 7.0% 9.6% 7.8% 4.9%
UK EWU Global Equities Europe 7.7% 6.8% 10.0% 11.6% 11.3% 12.8%   20.6% 19.3% 12.3% 8.4% 6.7% 4.5%
EMU EZU Global Equities Europe 10.4% 9.5% 13.1% 13.2% 13.1% 15.9%   21.1% 19.5% 9.9% 10.3% 8.3% 5.1%
Greece GREK Global Equities Europe 14.9% 14.3% 15.5% 19.3%       36.0% 35.3% 27.6% 17.5%    
Norway NORW Global Equities Europe 15.7% 11.0% 16.1% 16.6% 16.2%     35.9% 22.8% 10.0% 10.2% 5.8%  
Israel EIS Global Equities Mideast and Africa 15.9% 16.1% 15.8% 15.0% 13.9%     31.6% 32.5% 12.9% 11.1% 8.6%  
S Africa EZA Global Equities Mideast and Africa 24.6% 16.4% 19.2% 19.6% 18.5% 19.6%   31.8% 28.7% 12.4% 8.1% 4.5% 6.0%
Turkey TUR Global Equities Mideast and Africa 14.3% 15.6% 19.3% 22.8% 21.5%     16.9% 4.7% 14.2% 3.3% 1.1%  
Canada EWC Global Equities North America 7.2% 7.9% 11.6% 12.6% 12.4% 14.6%   27.6% 23.3% 12.7% 11.6% 7.2% 6.8%
Mexico EWW Global Equities North America 10.1% 12.8% 14.0% 18.5% 16.9% 18.4%   28.1% 11.4% 12.1% 7.1% 4.2% 5.4%
SPDR S&P 1500 SPTM Global Equities North America 6.0% 7.4% 10.8% 11.0% 10.0% 11.6%   20.1% 20.4% 12.4% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
Argentina ARGT Global Equities South America 21.5% 20.0% 21.2% 24.5% 22.9%     19.3% 27.4% 22.8% 16.8% 10.5%  
Chile ECH Global Equities South America 12.9% 13.7% 18.6% 18.9% 17.8%     25.8% 15.7% 11.9% 4.1% -0.9%  
Peru EPU Global Equities South America 24.4% 15.0% 17.8% 17.9% 17.4%     73.7% 47.5% 33.4% 14.8% 8.4%  
Brazil EWZ Global Equities South America 13.4% 14.1% 18.8% 22.9% 22.8% 23.9%   27.2% 11.5% 7.8% 6.0% 0.3% 3.8%
Clean Energy ICLN Global Sectors Clean Energy 24.7% 20.3% 20.1% 19.9% 20.1%     21.5% 4.0% -4.5% 8.3% 4.0%  
Consumer Discretionary RXI Global Sectors Consumer Discretionary 10.3% 9.9% 12.6% 12.5% 11.5%     1.5% 10.0% 4.5% 9.6% 10.9%  
Consumer Staples KXI Global Sectors Consumer Staples 10.2% 8.2% 9.0% 8.8% 8.3%     6.6% 7.2% 4.4% 5.8% 7.6%  
Energy IXC Global Sectors Energy 13.1% 12.1% 15.8% 18.7% 16.9% 17.1%   43.3% 17.3% 23.6% 10.6% 6.8% 6.0%
Financials IXG Global Sectors Financials 6.5% 6.5% 11.4% 13.3% 13.0% 16.5%   18.9% 26.2% 14.2% 12.9% 11.4% 5.3%
Healthcare IXJ Global Sectors Healthcare 9.7% 9.3% 9.8% 9.3% 8.9% 9.7%   20.7% 8.6% 4.8% 9.1% 11.1% 8.6%
Industrials EXI Global Sectors Industrials 11.4% 9.7% 12.1% 12.9% 11.8%     18.5% 20.0% 11.6% 12.2% 11.6%  
Infrastructure IGF Global Sectors Infrastructure 5.8% 6.8% 10.1% 11.7% 10.5%     11.2% 16.6% 10.2% 8.0% 7.6%  
Materials MXI Global Sectors Materials 13.9% 11.7% 14.3% 13.4% 13.8%     30.4% 14.6% 7.7% 11.1% 6.5%  
Technology IXN Global Sectors Technology 17.6% 13.2% 16.5% 14.3% 12.5% 14.1%   49.4% 32.5% 19.4% 23.9% 20.8% 15.9%
Telecom IXP Global Sectors Telecommunications 10.8% 8.9% 12.5% 11.4% 10.3% 11.3%   1.5% 20.5% 7.2% 8.9% 8.4% 7.6%
Timber & Forestry WOOD Global Sectors Timber and Forestry 11.9% 11.6% 13.7% 14.7% 13.9%     -3.3% 0.5% -2.5% 5.6% 6.2%  
Global Utilities JXI Global Sectors Utilities 8.6% 9.3% 11.4% 10.5% 9.5%     10.7% 15.6% 8.2% 9.0% 8.0%  
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark Benchmark 4.2% 5.4% 7.9% 7.2% 6.4% 7.1%   12.7% 13.9% 6.9% 9.5% 9.7% 8.2%