Global Asset Classes, ranked by Sortino

for period ending September 30, 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

Sortino is a measure of risk-adjusted return that uses downside deviation and average returns. Higher is better.

Portfolio Ingredients: Global Asset Classes Peer Group
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      Sortino   Total Return, annualized
Ingredient Name ID 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 Commodities 0.90 1.46 0.92 0.38 -0.07     8.9% 14.0% 10.8% 5.1% 0.7%  
Industrial Metals DBB Commodities 2.56 1.22 0.33 0.55 0.24     26.5% 15.2% 7.4% 7.9% 3.3%  
Oil DBO Commodities 3.73 0.88 0.77 0.67 0.18     82.9% 15.1% 14.6% 12.0% 1.2%  
Invesco Commodity DBC Commodities: Broad 3.45 1.08 0.85 0.70 0.18 0.20   48.3% 13.9% 13.0% 9.8% 2.7% 2.7%
SPDR Gold Shares GLD Commodities: Prec Metals 0.37 2.26 1.38 1.05 0.52 0.84   7.1% 30.5% 18.3% 11.7% 6.0% 9.7%
AUStralia FXA Currency: AUS Dollar 0.47 -0.00 -0.46 -0.36 -0.33 0.05   6.3% 4.0% 0.0% -0.4% -1.2% 1.5%
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Currency: CAN Dollar -1.05 -0.97 -0.96 -0.54 -0.56 -0.31   -2.1% -0.6% -1.5% -0.4% -1.7% -0.7%
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Currency: CHF Franc -1.27 -0.20 -0.38 -0.32 -0.30 0.03   -5.2% 2.8% 1.7% 0.7% -0.2% 1.5%
EUR Euro FXE Currency: EUR Euro -1.28 -0.08 -0.64 -0.47 -0.50 -0.25   -2.8% 3.7% 0.3% 0.0% -1.3% -0.3%
GBP UK Pound FXB Currency: GBP Pound -0.59 0.29 -0.41 -0.24 -0.36 -0.35   0.7% 5.5% 1.5% 1.0% -0.7% -1.0%
JPY Japan Yen FXY Currency: JPY Yen -1.63 -0.76 -1.19 -0.93 -0.87     -6.4% -2.2% -7.2% -4.8% -5.1%  
USD US Dollar indx UUP Currency: USD index 1.62 -0.10 0.27 0.15 0.26     8.2% 3.6% 5.7% 3.3% 2.9%  
iShares MSCI EEM Equity: Emerging Mkts 1.95 2.21 0.43 0.58 0.53 0.44   27.5% 23.7% 8.3% 8.3% 6.6% 5.9%
Alerian US MLP AMLP Equity: MLP 1.94 1.43 1.25 0.41 0.40     19.6% 16.0% 18.3% 6.5% 5.5%  
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Fixed Income -1.32 0.41 -0.57 -0.02 0.25     -2.3% 5.9% 0.5% 2.5% 2.9%  
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Fixed Income 0.14 2.00 -0.01 0.17       4.2% 11.8% 4.0% 3.6%    
Muni Hi Yield HYD Fixed Income -0.92 -0.10 -0.81 -0.16 0.17     -1.4% 3.7% -1.5% 0.9% 2.8%  
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Fixed Income -1.46 -0.23 -0.90 -0.45 -0.12 0.30   -3.7% 3.0% -2.1% 0.1% 1.1% 3.0%
Intl Treas IGOV Fixed Income -1.30 -0.14 -0.87 -0.56 -0.39     -5.3% 3.0% -4.5% -1.9% -1.1%  
VanEck Intl Hi Yield IHY Fixed Income -0.62 1.06 -0.31 0.13       0.4% 8.2% 1.8% 3.3%    
VanEck Intermed Muni ITM Fixed Income -1.10 -0.32 -0.80 -0.29 0.10     -2.7% 2.8% -0.7% 1.1% 2.2%  
US Hi Yield JNK Fixed Income -0.65 1.19 -0.21 0.25 0.60     1.2% 7.8% 2.8% 4.1% 5.0%  
US Mort Backed MBB Fixed Income -1.16 0.04 -0.75 -0.41 -0.13     -1.7% 4.4% -0.5% 0.8% 1.3%  
US Inflation Prot TIP Fixed Income -1.55 -0.21 -0.74 -0.16 0.03 0.34   -2.2% 3.6% -0.2% 2.0% 1.9% 3.1%
U.S. Agg Bond Market AGG Fixed Income: Aggregate -1.36 -0.04 -0.83 -0.35 -0.02 0.34   -1.9% 4.1% -0.6% 1.1% 1.7% 2.9%
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark -1.38 -0.02 -0.84 -0.35 -0.01 0.36   -1.5% 4.2% -0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 2.9%
iShares Emerg EMB Fixed Income: Aggregate -0.56 0.90 -0.39 -0.03 0.30     -0.1% 8.6% 0.7% 2.0% 3.6%  
Invesco Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Fixed Income: Aggregate -0.82 0.57 -0.34 -0.11 0.23     -3.1% 7.9% -0.5% 0.8% 3.3%  
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Fixed Income: Cash-like -0.36 1.83 -0.70 -0.54 -0.50     3.7% 4.5% 3.6% 2.3% 1.5%  
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Fixed Income: Long-Term -1.35 -0.37 -0.98 -0.46 -0.13 0.18   -9.0% -0.1% -8.5% -2.8% -0.1% 2.5%
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Fixed Income: Short-Term -1.78 -0.34 -1.07 -0.63 -0.40 0.08   1.5% 3.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.9%
ACWI (Global) ACWI Int'l Equity: Core 1.89 2.80 0.75 1.01 1.14     16.6% 21.8% 11.6% 12.5% 11.9%  
Intl Dev Core EFA Int'l Equity: Lg Cap 1.26 1.84 0.51 0.67 0.75 0.40   15.1% 18.3% 9.3% 9.0% 8.5% 5.3%
iSh EAFE Growth EFG Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Gro 0.45 1.05 0.09 0.51 0.67 0.39   7.8% 13.7% 4.2% 7.5% 8.0% 5.2%
iSh EAFE Value EFV Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Val 2.22 2.59 0.99 0.72 0.73 0.37   22.5% 22.8% 14.3% 9.9% 8.6% 5.0%
Intl Dev Sm Cap SCZ Int'l Equity: Small Cap 1.02 1.55 0.20 0.52 0.74     13.8% 18.1% 5.7% 7.9% 9.1%  
US Large Core IWB U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid 2.00 2.73 0.84 1.21 1.50 0.94   15.0% 22.4% 12.9% 14.9% 15.3% 11.0%
iSh Russell 3000 IWV U.S. Equity: Lg Cap 2.03 2.62 0.80 1.16 1.45 0.91   15.0% 22.1% 12.5% 14.5% 15.1% 10.8%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 2.12 2.88 0.92 1.26 1.55 0.97   15.7% 22.8% 13.7% 15.2% 15.6% 11.1%
iSh Russ 1000 Gro IWF U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 0.53 2.24 0.78 1.37 1.60 1.11   7.4% 24.1% 13.5% 18.0% 17.4% 13.2%
Invecso QQQ QQQ U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 2.17 2.76 0.95 1.57 1.78 1.30   23.8% 28.1% 16.3% 20.9% 20.3% 16.5%
iSh Russ 1000 Val IWD U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Val 2.96 2.05 0.76 0.85 1.19 0.68   23.7% 19.9% 11.7% 11.2% 12.8% 8.4%
iSh Russell IWC U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 2.18 1.65 0.27 0.64 0.89 0.53   25.3% 24.1% 6.3% 10.2% 12.3% 7.7%
iSh US Mid Core IWR U.S. Equity: Mid Cap 1.13 1.49 0.39 0.77 1.10 0.73   11.9% 17.0% 7.9% 11.0% 12.8% 9.6%
iSh US Mid Growth IWP U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Gro -0.57 1.11 0.16 0.82 1.10 0.76   -2.9% 15.1% 4.8% 11.7% 13.0% 10.0%
iSh US Mid Value IWS U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Val 1.67 1.49 0.48 0.64 1.00 0.65   16.7% 17.3% 9.1% 9.7% 12.1% 8.7%
iSh Russ 2000 IWM U.S. Equity: Sm Cap 1.49 1.24 0.26 0.62 0.89 0.60   16.0% 17.6% 6.2% 9.8% 11.8% 8.4%
iSh Russell 2000 IWO U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Gro 0.89 1.14 0.16 0.62 0.89 0.65   12.1% 17.5% 4.7% 9.9% 12.0% 9.1%
iSh Russ 2000 Val IWN U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Val 2.33 1.32 0.36 0.58 0.84 0.53   20.4% 17.7% 7.5% 9.2% 11.2% 7.4%
iShares Real Estate IYR U.S. Real Estate -0.20 0.57 -0.11 0.25 0.60 0.33   0.3% 9.4% 1.2% 4.6% 7.6% 4.7%
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ U.S. Real Estate -0.08 0.63 -0.09 0.24 0.63 0.38   1.7% 10.0% 1.4% 4.4% 8.0% 5.4%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 1.08 2.08 0.39 0.92 1.28 0.93   8.5% 14.9% 7.3% 9.3% 9.9% 8.0%