All Portfolios, ranked by Risk vs. Return Compass

for period ending August 31, 2026

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Risk vs. Return Compass is a portfolio comparison tool produces four distinct icons, each colored in red, green, blue, and yellow. These icons serve as indicators, illustrating the position of a particular ingredient on the scatter plot concerning downside deviation and annual return.

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        Risk vs. Return Compass   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 156° 41° 342° 181° 168°     9.4% 15.0% 11.7% 5.4% 0.0%  
Industrial Metals DBB Global Asset Classes Commodities 16° 53° 84° 102° 140°     33.5% 17.2% 7.5% 8.4% 1.8%  
Oil DBO Global Asset Classes Commodities 26° 87° 57° 82° 122°     67.4% 14.7% 15.0% 11.7% -0.2%  
Invesco Commodity DBC Global Asset Classes Commodities: Broad 19° 98° 28° 85° 143° 130°   45.7% 13.3% 13.4% 9.9% 1.4% 2.3%
SPDR Gold Shares GLD Global Asset Classes Commodities: Prec Metals 47° 24° 13° 35° 131° 70°   28.4% 31.4% 19.2% 12.6% 5.7% 9.9%
AUStralia FXA Global Asset Classes Currency: AUS Dollar 152° 177° 185° 183° 174° 166°   10.8% 4.8% 0.4% 0.1% -1.6% 1.5%
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Global Asset Classes Currency: CAN Dollar 181° 187° 203° 196° 184° 185°   -0.6% 0.3% -1.0% -0.1% -2.0% -0.6%
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Global Asset Classes Currency: CHF Franc 176° 180° 206° 195° 182° 185°   -1.6% 2.7% 2.0% 1.1% -0.8% 1.6%
EUR Euro FXE Global Asset Classes Currency: EUR Euro 183° 187° 204° 196° 184° 184°   0.1% 3.7% 0.4% 0.3% -1.6% -0.3%
GBP UK Pound FXB Global Asset Classes Currency: GBP Pound 184° 186° 204° 192° 183° 185°   2.4% 4.9% 1.5% 1.1% -0.8% -0.9%
JPY Japan Yen FXY Global Asset Classes Currency: JPY Yen 178° 174° 180° 182° 178°     -8.4% -3.5% -7.7% -4.7% -5.2%  
USD US Dollar indx UUP Global Asset Classes Currency: USD index 198° 186° 249° 205° 198°     6.2% 3.8% 5.6% 3.0% 3.1%  
iShares MSCI EEM Global Asset Classes Equity: Emerging Mkts 25° 27° 81° 101° 125° 107°   37.0% 22.5% 7.6% 8.6% 5.3% 5.9%
Alerian US MLP AMLP Global Asset Classes Equity: MLP 22° 17° 98° 107°     23.6% 19.8% 20.7% 7.4% 5.8%  
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 190° 194° 204° 201° 200°     2.1% 6.1% 0.9% 2.8% 3.0%  
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 191° 235° 207° 175°       8.2% 12.2% 4.1% 4.0%    
Muni Hi Yield HYD Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 186° 188° 196° 174° 172°     5.5% 3.7% -1.0% 1.3% 3.2%  
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 186° 185° 195° 197° 195° 211°   0.2% 3.0% -1.7% 0.5% 1.5% 3.2%
Intl Treas IGOV Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 177° 175° 178° 183° 181°     -1.5% 2.6% -4.3% -1.5% -1.2%  
VanEck Intl Hi Yield IHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 186° 206° 197° 187°       4.0% 8.7% 2.0% 3.7%    
VanEck Intermed Muni ITM Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 183° 190° 204° 200° 199°     3.1% 3.1% -0.2% 1.4% 2.5%  
US Hi Yield JNK Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 203° 211° 213° 198° 191°     5.3% 8.3% 3.4% 4.5% 4.7%  
US Mort Backed MBB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 192° 189° 204° 204° 203°     3.0% 4.5% 0.1% 1.1% 1.5%  
US Inflation Prot TIP Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 192° 196° 207° 207° 201° 213°   0.9% 3.8% 0.2% 2.3% 2.1% 3.3%
U.S. Agg Bond Market AGG Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 190° 191° 205° 205° 204° 220°   1.9% 4.1% -0.3% 1.4% 2.0% 3.0%
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark Benchmark 191° 192° 205° 205° 204° 220°   1.8% 4.1% -0.4% 1.4% 2.0% 3.1%
iShares Emerg EMB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 182° 191° 186° 177° 175°     6.0% 8.8% 1.0% 2.5% 3.6%  
Invesco Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 170° 167° 162° 163° 159°     5.0% 8.1% -0.2% 1.4% 3.2%  
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Cash-like 205° 210° 247° 225° 218°     3.7% 4.5% 3.5% 2.3% 1.5%  
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Long-Term 169° 164° 170° 170° 165° 161°   -0.3% -1.1% -8.0% -2.4% 1.1% 2.9%
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Short-Term 200° 206° 232° 219° 214° 225°   2.3% 4.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3% 1.9%
ACWI (Global) ACWI Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Core 18° 13° 32° 45° 68°     22.3% 20.5% 10.9% 12.7% 11.2%  
Intl Dev Core EFA Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap 31° 31° 51° 91° 113° 116°   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 74° 105° 121° 109° 117° 117°   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 16° 10° 18° 79° 107° 116°   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 48° 52° 109° 101° 103°     18.7% 17.3% 5.4% 8.5% 8.4%  
US Large Core IWB Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid 15° 17° 31° 35° 35° 55°   19.6% 20.6% 12.0% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
iSh Russell 3000 IWV Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap 13° 19° 34° 38° 38° 58°   19.9% 20.4% 11.6% 14.7% 14.5% 11.0%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark Benchmark 14° 15° 27° 32° 32° 53°   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 112° 34° 51° 33° 33° 44°   10.6% 20.9% 11.7% 17.7% 16.7% 13.2%
Invecso QQQ QQQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 26° 23° 43° 28° 28° 37°   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 25° 26° 63° 55° 84°   29.5% 19.6% 11.6% 11.6% 12.4% 8.7%
iSh Russell IWC Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 15° 45° 93° 81° 77° 92°   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 23° 55° 76° 70° 62° 74°   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 160° 90° 116° 68° 65° 73°   -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 10° 49° 59° 83° 69° 83°   24.3% 17.2% 9.3% 10.3% 11.8% 9.1%
iSh Russ 2000 IWM Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap 13° 64° 92° 83° 78° 86°   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 32° 71° 105° 82° 77° 82°   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 59° 76° 88° 82° 93°   29.6% 17.6% 8.3% 9.9% 10.8% 7.8%
iShares Real Estate IYR Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate 142° 130° 137° 128° 112° 109°   7.6% 9.1% 1.4% 5.1% 7.3% 5.2%
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate 136° 126° 136° 130° 109° 104°   8.6% 9.6% 1.5% 4.9% 7.7% 5.9%
Indonesia EIDO Global Equities Asia and Australia 161° 160° 155° 146° 141°     -26.0% -14.8% -6.8% -4.5% -4.1%  
New Zealand ENZL Global Equities Asia and Australia 112° 152° 151° 138° 117°     9.7% 4.6% -3.2% 3.1% 6.3%  
Philippines EPHE Global Equities Asia and Australia 154° 148° 143° 149° 136°     -6.7% 1.6% -2.6% -3.4% 0.9%  
Australia EWA Global Equities Asia and Australia 75° 85° 87° 99° 114° 101°   14.3% 14.4% 7.3% 8.4% 6.0% 6.4%
Hong Kong EWH Global Equities Asia and Australia 83° 97° 130° 130° 121° 107°   13.6% 13.1% 1.5% 4.4% 5.2% 5.8%
Japan EWJ Global Equities Asia and Australia 24° 29° 44° 101° 117° 132°   27.8% 19.3% 9.6% 9.1% 8.1% 4.6%
Malaysia EWM Global Equities Asia and Australia 20° 94° 128° 159° 152° 127°   18.4% 13.7% 4.8% 2.5% 1.0% 4.7%
Singapore EWS Global Equities Asia and Australia 353° 15° 89° 119° 95°   26.8% 28.1% 13.5% 9.6% 6.1% 7.5%
Taiwan EWT Global Equities Asia and Australia 15° 16° 33° 34° 57° 67°   92.1% 40.6% 18.8% 19.2% 14.1% 11.8%
S Korea EWY Global Equities Asia and Australia 29° 39° 58° 69° 89° 88°   156.0% 46.0% 18.3% 14.5% 9.9% 8.7%
India INDY Global Equities Asia and Australia 161° 162° 169° 121° 118°     -7.0% 1.9% 0.7% 6.0% 5.4%  
China MCHI Global Equities Asia and Australia 162° 124° 136° 124° 122°     -9.1% 9.6% -2.8% 3.5% 3.4%  
Thailand THD Global Equities Asia and Australia 19° 142° 140° 138° 128°     31.1% 5.1% 1.3% 2.4% 3.4%  
Vietnam VNM Global Equities Asia and Australia 148° 117° 125° 123° 128°     -1.1% 8.0% -0.4% 3.1% 1.2%  
Poland EPOL Global Equities Europe 16° 50° 77° 108°     44.9% 38.5% 18.0% 12.4% 5.6%  
Sweden EWD Global Equities Europe 55° 45° 99° 87° 100° 96°   19.3% 20.9% 5.6% 9.9% 8.3% 7.3%
Germany EWG Global Equities Europe 122° 45° 85° 103° 106° 105°   7.7% 19.0% 7.5% 7.9% 7.6% 5.7%
Italy EWI Global Equities Europe 18° 13° 27° 59° 94° 113°   26.0% 29.0% 17.9% 14.4% 9.0% 3.5%
Belgium EWK Global Equities Europe 35° 48° 86° 117° 104° 116°   21.4% 17.3% 7.2% 6.9% 8.3% 3.9%
Switzerland EWL Global Equities Europe 68° 101° 98° 85° 103° 99°   15.5% 13.0% 6.4% 9.8% 8.7% 7.4%
Netherlands EWN Global Equities Europe 22° 40° 83° 62° 75° 92°   35.1% 21.8% 7.8% 13.1% 11.5% 7.9%
Austria EWO Global Equities Europe 34° 60° 92° 104°   45.8% 36.2% 17.2% 14.9% 9.3% 5.1%
Spain EWP Global Equities Europe 10° 18° 67° 103° 104°   34.7% 34.2% 21.1% 12.4% 7.7% 5.7%
France EWQ Global Equities Europe 107° 129° 89° 89° 106° 112°   10.8% 10.0% 7.0% 9.6% 7.8% 4.9%
UK EWU Global Equities Europe 24° 15° 22° 104° 121° 123°   20.6% 19.3% 12.3% 8.4% 6.7% 4.5%
EMU EZU Global Equities Europe 36° 36° 61° 83° 101° 109°   21.1% 19.5% 9.9% 10.3% 8.3% 5.1%
Greece GREK Global Equities Europe 25° 23° 20° 57°       36.0% 35.3% 27.6% 17.5%    
Norway NORW Global Equities Europe 26° 32° 70° 86° 112°     35.9% 22.8% 10.0% 10.2% 5.8%  
Israel EIS Global Equities Mideast and Africa 32° 30° 53° 78° 98°     31.6% 32.5% 12.9% 11.1% 8.6%  
S Africa EZA Global Equities Mideast and Africa 47° 37° 64° 97° 113° 100°   31.8% 28.7% 12.4% 8.1% 4.5% 6.0%
Turkey TUR Global Equities Mideast and Africa 68° 132° 58° 112° 119°     16.9% 4.7% 14.2% 3.3% 1.1%  
Canada EWC Global Equities North America 11° 15° 33° 69° 113° 101°   27.6% 23.3% 12.7% 11.6% 7.2% 6.8%
Mexico EWW Global Equities North America 21° 108° 50° 102° 118° 104°   28.1% 11.4% 12.1% 7.1% 4.2% 5.4%
SPDR S&P 1500 SPTM Global Equities North America 14° 17° 28° 34° 35° 56°   20.1% 20.4% 12.4% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
Argentina ARGT Global Equities South America 69° 47° 40° 67° 87°     19.3% 27.4% 22.8% 16.8% 10.5%  
Chile ECH Global Equities South America 33° 78° 65° 115° 133°     25.8% 15.7% 11.9% 4.1% -0.9%  
Peru EPU Global Equities South America 18° 16° 21° 64° 96°     73.7% 47.5% 33.4% 14.8% 8.4%  
Brazil EWZ Global Equities South America 32° 105° 85° 103° 120° 105°   27.2% 11.5% 7.8% 6.0% 0.3% 3.8%
Clean Energy ICLN Global Sectors Clean Energy 67° 123° 133° 96° 112°     21.5% 4.0% -4.5% 8.3% 4.0%  
Consumer Discretionary RXI Global Sectors Consumer Discretionary 152° 131° 117° 89° 76°     1.5% 10.0% 4.5% 9.6% 10.9%  
Consumer Staples KXI Global Sectors Consumer Staples 136° 157° 156° 158° 138°     6.6% 7.2% 4.4% 5.8% 7.6%  
Energy IXC Global Sectors Energy 16° 63° 25° 84° 105° 103°   43.3% 17.3% 23.6% 10.6% 6.8% 6.0%
Financials IXG Global Sectors Financials 20° 26° 61° 76° 107°   18.9% 26.2% 14.2% 12.9% 11.4% 5.3%
Healthcare IXJ Global Sectors Healthcare 34° 144° 137° 101° 59° 81°   20.7% 8.6% 4.8% 9.1% 11.1% 8.6%
Industrials EXI Global Sectors Industrials 51° 35° 42° 65° 70°     18.5% 20.0% 11.6% 12.2% 11.6%  
Infrastructure IGF Global Sectors Infrastructure 134° 29° 35° 109° 116°     11.2% 16.6% 10.2% 8.0% 7.6%  
Materials MXI Global Sectors Materials 29° 84° 83° 76° 113°     30.4% 14.6% 7.7% 11.1% 6.5%  
Technology IXN Global Sectors Technology 20° 23° 35° 26° 29° 42°   49.4% 32.5% 19.4% 23.9% 20.8% 15.9%
Telecom IXP Global Sectors Telecommunications 150° 28° 86° 98° 108° 98°   1.5% 20.5% 7.2% 8.9% 8.4% 7.6%
Timber & Forestry WOOD Global Sectors Timber and Forestry 154° 155° 148° 118° 115°     -3.3% 0.5% -2.5% 5.6% 6.2%  
Global Utilities JXI Global Sectors Utilities 115° 66° 70° 99° 118°     10.7% 15.6% 8.2% 9.0% 8.0%  
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark Benchmark   12.7% 13.9% 6.9% 9.5% 9.7% 8.2%