All Portfolios, ranked by Standard Deviation

for period ending August 31, 2026

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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

Standard Deviation shows the 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year standard deviation from the mean. This is calculated using monthly returns, then annualized.

Standard 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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        Standard 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 11.3% 14.1% 12.3% 11.9% 12.3%     9.4% 15.0% 11.7% 5.4% 0.0%  
Industrial Metals DBB Global Asset Classes Commodities 18.6% 17.9% 21.2% 19.8% 19.2%     33.5% 17.2% 7.5% 8.4% 1.8%  
Oil DBO Global Asset Classes Commodities 86.2% 39.9% 37.5% 36.3% 31.8%     67.4% 14.7% 15.0% 11.7% -0.2%  
Invesco Commodity DBC Global Asset Classes Commodities: Broad 33.2% 18.6% 19.7% 18.9% 17.9% 19.8%   45.7% 13.3% 13.4% 9.9% 1.4% 2.3%
SPDR Gold Shares GLD Global Asset Classes Commodities: Prec Metals 35.0% 24.2% 20.1% 17.3% 17.6% 19.3%   28.4% 31.4% 19.2% 12.6% 5.7% 9.9%
AUStralia FXA Global Asset Classes Currency: AUS Dollar 9.3% 8.9% 10.0% 9.7% 10.3% 12.7%   10.8% 4.8% 0.4% 0.1% -1.6% 1.5%
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Global Asset Classes Currency: CAN Dollar 5.3% 5.7% 6.0% 6.4% 7.3% 8.8%   -0.6% 0.3% -1.0% -0.1% -2.0% -0.6%
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Global Asset Classes Currency: CHF Franc 6.4% 8.8% 8.5% 7.6% 8.4% 10.0%   -1.6% 2.7% 2.0% 1.1% -0.8% 1.6%
EUR Euro FXE Global Asset Classes Currency: EUR Euro 4.5% 7.1% 7.5% 6.9% 7.5% 9.1%   0.1% 3.7% 0.4% 0.3% -1.6% -0.3%
GBP UK Pound FXB Global Asset Classes Currency: GBP Pound 5.7% 7.1% 7.8% 8.0% 8.0% 8.6%   2.4% 4.9% 1.5% 1.1% -0.8% -0.9%
JPY Japan Yen FXY Global Asset Classes Currency: JPY Yen 5.2% 9.8% 10.0% 8.6% 8.8%     -8.4% -3.5% -7.7% -4.7% -5.2%  
USD US Dollar indx UUP Global Asset Classes Currency: USD index 5.2% 7.0% 7.5% 6.7% 7.0%     6.2% 3.8% 5.6% 3.0% 3.1%  
iShares MSCI EEM Global Asset Classes Equity: Emerging Mkts 28.6% 18.6% 19.3% 18.9% 19.2% 22.6%   37.0% 22.5% 7.6% 8.6% 5.3% 5.9%
Alerian US MLP AMLP Global Asset Classes Equity: MLP 14.5% 16.4% 21.8% 33.9% 28.6%     23.6% 19.8% 20.7% 7.4% 5.8%  
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 3.2% 6.3% 7.6% 6.9% 5.9%     2.1% 6.1% 0.9% 2.8% 3.0%  
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 5.3% 6.8% 10.2% 10.8%       8.2% 12.2% 4.1% 4.0%    
Muni Hi Yield HYD Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 5.6% 6.6% 7.7% 9.9% 9.0%     5.5% 3.7% -1.0% 1.3% 3.2%  
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 4.0% 6.8% 7.4% 6.6% 6.3% 6.8%   0.2% 3.0% -1.7% 0.5% 1.5% 3.2%
Intl Treas IGOV Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 5.9% 10.0% 10.9% 9.1% 8.5%     -1.5% 2.6% -4.3% -1.5% -1.2%  
VanEck Intl Hi Yield IHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 4.9% 6.2% 9.1% 9.2%       4.0% 8.7% 2.0% 3.7%    
VanEck Intermed Muni ITM Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 4.9% 5.8% 6.8% 6.3% 5.9%     3.1% 3.1% -0.2% 1.4% 2.5%  
US Hi Yield JNK Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 2.5% 5.0% 8.1% 8.0% 8.1%     5.3% 8.3% 3.4% 4.5% 4.7%  
US Mort Backed MBB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 3.2% 6.6% 7.0% 5.2% 4.5%     3.0% 4.5% 0.1% 1.1% 1.5%  
US Inflation Prot TIP Global Asset Classes Fixed Income 2.5% 4.3% 6.0% 5.1% 5.0% 5.9%   0.9% 3.8% 0.2% 2.3% 2.1% 3.3%
U.S. Agg Bond Market AGG Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 3.2% 5.8% 6.4% 5.2% 4.6% 4.6%   1.9% 4.1% -0.3% 1.4% 2.0% 3.0%
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark Benchmark 3.1% 5.6% 6.3% 5.2% 4.6% 4.6%   1.8% 4.1% -0.4% 1.4% 2.0% 3.1%
iShares Emerg EMB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 5.7% 7.9% 10.4% 10.3% 9.7%     6.0% 8.8% 1.0% 2.5% 3.6%  
Invesco Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate 7.9% 11.6% 14.6% 13.3% 12.2%     5.0% 8.1% -0.2% 1.4% 3.2%  
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Cash-like 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%     3.7% 4.5% 3.5% 2.3% 1.5%  
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Long-Term 9.2% 13.8% 13.5% 13.3% 13.7% 14.4%   -0.3% -1.1% -8.0% -2.4% 1.1% 2.9%
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Short-Term 0.8% 1.6% 2.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5%   2.3% 4.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3% 1.9%
ACWI (Global) ACWI Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Core 14.8% 14.1% 16.7% 16.4% 15.7%     22.3% 20.5% 10.9% 12.7% 11.2%  
Intl Dev Core EFA Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap 13.6% 13.8% 17.0% 16.4% 16.1% 18.3%   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 15.9% 16.0% 18.8% 17.1% 16.5% 18.3%   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 14.7% 13.9% 17.3% 17.6% 17.2% 19.5%   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 16.4% 16.4% 18.0% 18.2% 17.5%     18.7% 17.3% 5.4% 8.5% 8.4%  
US Large Core IWB Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid 14.7% 15.5% 17.8% 17.9% 16.5% 17.4%   19.6% 20.6% 12.0% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
iSh Russell 3000 IWV Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap 14.5% 15.7% 17.9% 18.1% 16.7% 17.6%   19.9% 20.4% 11.6% 14.7% 14.5% 11.0%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark Benchmark 15.2% 15.4% 17.9% 17.7% 16.3% 17.1%   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 19.7% 20.1% 22.0% 21.0% 18.9% 19.1%   10.6% 20.9% 11.7% 17.7% 16.7% 13.2%
Invecso QQQ QQQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 27.0% 21.8% 24.3% 23.0% 21.1% 21.9%   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 12.9% 14.7% 16.7% 17.4% 16.2% 17.3%   29.5% 19.6% 11.6% 11.6% 12.4% 8.7%
iSh Russell IWC Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 22.8% 27.5% 24.5% 26.0% 23.9% 24.2%   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 12.0% 16.9% 18.8% 19.6% 18.1% 19.5%   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 12.9% 20.6% 21.2% 21.3% 19.6% 20.6%   -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 12.7% 16.6% 18.9% 19.9% 18.3% 19.9%   24.3% 17.2% 9.3% 10.3% 11.8% 9.1%
iSh Russ 2000 IWM Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap 18.2% 23.0% 22.5% 23.4% 21.8% 22.5%   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 23.0% 25.0% 23.6% 24.1% 22.7% 23.2%   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 14.8% 22.1% 22.4% 23.9% 21.9% 22.6%   29.6% 17.6% 8.3% 9.9% 10.8% 7.8%
iShares Real Estate IYR Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate 14.3% 18.2% 19.6% 18.6% 18.1% 22.9%   7.6% 9.1% 1.4% 5.1% 7.3% 5.2%
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate 14.5% 18.3% 19.7% 18.7% 18.7% 23.9%   8.6% 9.6% 1.5% 4.9% 7.7% 5.9%
Indonesia EIDO Global Equities Asia and Australia 18.7% 18.8% 17.9% 21.6% 22.8%     -26.0% -14.8% -6.8% -4.5% -4.1%  
New Zealand ENZL Global Equities Asia and Australia 15.5% 15.8% 18.2% 18.7% 19.5%     9.7% 4.6% -3.2% 3.1% 6.3%  
Philippines EPHE Global Equities Asia and Australia 17.4% 18.2% 19.8% 19.4% 20.2%     -6.7% 1.6% -2.6% -3.4% 0.9%  
Australia EWA Global Equities Asia and Australia 17.7% 18.3% 22.0% 20.7% 21.4% 24.5%   14.3% 14.4% 7.3% 8.4% 6.0% 6.4%
Hong Kong EWH Global Equities Asia and Australia 20.5% 21.4% 23.1% 21.0% 20.9% 22.7%   13.6% 13.1% 1.5% 4.4% 5.2% 5.8%
Japan EWJ Global Equities Asia and Australia 18.2% 14.6% 16.4% 15.0% 15.1% 16.2%   27.8% 19.3% 9.6% 9.1% 8.1% 4.6%
Malaysia EWM Global Equities Asia and Australia 13.3% 14.2% 15.8% 14.9% 15.9% 18.0%   18.4% 13.7% 4.8% 2.5% 1.0% 4.7%
Singapore EWS Global Equities Asia and Australia 12.3% 14.1% 16.9% 18.5% 19.1% 23.2%   26.8% 28.1% 13.5% 9.6% 6.1% 7.5%
Taiwan EWT Global Equities Asia and Australia 64.7% 34.5% 31.0% 26.2% 23.3% 26.3%   92.1% 40.6% 18.8% 19.2% 14.1% 11.8%
S Korea EWY Global Equities Asia and Australia 177.3% 67.1% 48.7% 37.0% 32.0% 34.3%   156.0% 46.0% 18.3% 14.5% 9.9% 8.7%
India INDY Global Equities Asia and Australia 12.3% 12.6% 12.7% 18.7% 21.5%     -7.0% 1.9% 0.7% 6.0% 5.4%  
China MCHI Global Equities Asia and Australia 16.2% 23.1% 28.6% 25.9% 25.1%     -9.1% 9.6% -2.8% 3.5% 3.4%  
Thailand THD Global Equities Asia and Australia 27.2% 22.1% 20.4% 21.5% 22.0%     31.1% 5.1% 1.3% 2.4% 3.4%  
Vietnam VNM Global Equities Asia and Australia 18.4% 27.3% 26.2% 25.0% 25.5%     -1.1% 8.0% -0.4% 3.1% 1.2%  
Poland EPOL Global Equities Europe 21.1% 27.5% 34.3% 32.1% 29.8%     44.9% 38.5% 18.0% 12.4% 5.6%  
Sweden EWD Global Equities Europe 18.9% 22.8% 24.7% 23.0% 21.8% 25.3%   19.3% 20.9% 5.6% 9.9% 8.3% 7.3%
Germany EWG Global Equities Europe 16.0% 18.6% 22.4% 21.5% 21.4% 24.4%   7.7% 19.0% 7.5% 7.9% 7.6% 5.7%
Italy EWI Global Equities Europe 14.3% 18.0% 23.3% 24.9% 24.8% 26.3%   26.0% 29.0% 17.9% 14.4% 9.0% 3.5%
Belgium EWK Global Equities Europe 16.0% 16.0% 17.9% 19.1% 18.3% 22.1%   21.4% 17.3% 7.2% 6.9% 8.3% 3.9%
Switzerland EWL Global Equities Europe 15.3% 16.7% 18.0% 16.1% 15.8% 17.5%   15.5% 13.0% 6.4% 9.8% 8.7% 7.4%
Netherlands EWN Global Equities Europe 25.6% 22.0% 24.7% 22.6% 21.2% 23.6%   35.1% 21.8% 7.8% 13.1% 11.5% 7.9%
Austria EWO Global Equities Europe 20.3% 19.7% 24.3% 26.3% 24.7% 28.9%   45.8% 36.2% 17.2% 14.9% 9.3% 5.1%
Spain EWP Global Equities Europe 12.2% 20.9% 22.8% 23.5% 24.1% 26.8%   34.7% 34.2% 21.1% 12.4% 7.7% 5.7%
France EWQ Global Equities Europe 13.8% 15.2% 19.7% 20.5% 20.0% 22.6%   10.8% 10.0% 7.0% 9.6% 7.8% 4.9%
UK EWU Global Equities Europe 13.2% 12.7% 16.2% 17.0% 16.7% 18.6%   20.6% 19.3% 12.3% 8.4% 6.7% 4.5%
EMU EZU Global Equities Europe 14.8% 16.6% 20.9% 20.6% 20.2% 23.0%   21.1% 19.5% 9.9% 10.3% 8.3% 5.1%
Greece GREK Global Equities Europe 27.7% 26.1% 27.7% 30.8%       36.0% 35.3% 27.6% 17.5%    
Norway NORW Global Equities Europe 28.4% 21.7% 24.1% 24.9% 24.1%     35.9% 22.8% 10.0% 10.2% 5.8%  
Israel EIS Global Equities Mideast and Africa 27.3% 29.2% 25.0% 22.8% 21.0%     31.6% 32.5% 12.9% 11.1% 8.6%  
S Africa EZA Global Equities Mideast and Africa 37.5% 27.2% 28.8% 28.1% 26.5% 29.0%   31.8% 28.7% 12.4% 8.1% 4.5% 6.0%
Turkey TUR Global Equities Mideast and Africa 31.1% 25.8% 36.7% 36.2% 33.4%     16.9% 4.7% 14.2% 3.3% 1.1%  
Canada EWC Global Equities North America 14.6% 16.2% 18.7% 19.3% 18.3% 21.6%   27.6% 23.3% 12.7% 11.6% 7.2% 6.8%
Mexico EWW Global Equities North America 21.0% 22.5% 25.1% 26.5% 24.2% 26.3%   28.1% 11.4% 12.1% 7.1% 4.2% 5.4%
SPDR S&P 1500 SPTM Global Equities North America 14.7% 15.4% 17.8% 17.8% 16.5% 17.5%   20.1% 20.4% 12.4% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
Argentina ARGT Global Equities South America 52.4% 46.9% 42.7% 41.2% 36.9%     19.3% 27.4% 22.8% 16.8% 10.5%  
Chile ECH Global Equities South America 24.8% 22.8% 29.0% 28.4% 25.8%     25.8% 15.7% 11.9% 4.1% -0.9%  
Peru EPU Global Equities South America 50.9% 33.9% 33.5% 28.2% 27.4%     73.7% 47.5% 33.4% 14.8% 8.4%  
Brazil EWZ Global Equities South America 28.3% 26.2% 29.8% 34.5% 34.1% 36.2%   27.2% 11.5% 7.8% 6.0% 0.3% 3.8%
Clean Energy ICLN Global Sectors Clean Energy 40.5% 30.1% 29.2% 31.4% 29.9%     21.5% 4.0% -4.5% 8.3% 4.0%  
Consumer Discretionary RXI Global Sectors Consumer Discretionary 13.7% 16.3% 20.2% 19.9% 18.7%     1.5% 10.0% 4.5% 9.6% 10.9%  
Consumer Staples KXI Global Sectors Consumer Staples 15.5% 12.6% 13.9% 13.3% 12.9%     6.6% 7.2% 4.4% 5.8% 7.6%  
Energy IXC Global Sectors Energy 33.7% 22.0% 29.0% 29.4% 26.2% 26.0%   43.3% 17.3% 23.6% 10.6% 6.8% 6.0%
Financials IXG Global Sectors Financials 13.7% 15.6% 19.0% 20.6% 19.9% 23.5%   18.9% 26.2% 14.2% 12.9% 11.4% 5.3%
Healthcare IXJ Global Sectors Healthcare 15.6% 14.5% 15.1% 15.0% 14.4% 15.0%   20.7% 8.6% 4.8% 9.1% 11.1% 8.6%
Industrials EXI Global Sectors Industrials 18.7% 17.9% 20.1% 20.1% 18.7%     18.5% 20.0% 11.6% 12.2% 11.6%  
Infrastructure IGF Global Sectors Infrastructure 12.2% 13.9% 16.0% 16.5% 15.2%     11.2% 16.6% 10.2% 8.0% 7.6%  
Materials MXI Global Sectors Materials 25.6% 19.9% 22.4% 21.3% 21.2%     30.4% 14.6% 7.7% 11.1% 6.5%  
Technology IXN Global Sectors Technology 46.6% 31.1% 30.0% 26.3% 23.2% 23.4%   49.4% 32.5% 19.4% 23.9% 20.8% 15.9%
Telecom IXP Global Sectors Telecommunications 14.8% 16.6% 19.1% 17.7% 16.1% 17.0%   1.5% 20.5% 7.2% 8.9% 8.4% 7.6%
Timber & Forestry WOOD Global Sectors Timber and Forestry 16.4% 17.1% 18.8% 21.6% 20.7%     -3.3% 0.5% -2.5% 5.6% 6.2%  
Global Utilities JXI Global Sectors Utilities 15.5% 16.1% 17.3% 15.8% 14.6%     10.7% 15.6% 8.2% 9.0% 8.0%  
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark Benchmark 9.0% 10.5% 12.2% 11.5% 10.4% 10.9%   12.7% 13.9% 6.9% 9.5% 9.7% 8.2%