Global Asset Classes, ranked by Sortino

for period ending August 31, 2026

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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 1.01 1.68 1.09 0.42 -0.13     9.4% 15.0% 11.7% 5.4% 0.0%  
Industrial Metals DBB Commodities 3.27 1.42 0.35 0.59 0.13     33.5% 17.2% 7.5% 8.4% 1.8%  
Oil DBO Commodities 3.22 0.85 0.79 0.66 0.12     67.4% 14.7% 15.0% 11.7% -0.2%  
Invesco Commodity DBC Commodities: Broad 3.29 1.02 0.89 0.72 0.08 0.17   45.7% 13.3% 13.4% 9.9% 1.4% 2.3%
SPDR Gold Shares GLD Commodities: Prec Metals 1.51 2.40 1.52 1.17 0.48 0.86   28.4% 31.4% 19.2% 12.6% 5.7% 9.9%
AUStralia FXA Currency: AUS Dollar 1.34 0.11 -0.42 -0.29 -0.37 0.06   10.8% 4.8% 0.4% 0.1% -1.6% 1.5%
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Currency: CAN Dollar -0.89 -0.86 -0.90 -0.50 -0.58 -0.29   -0.6% 0.3% -1.0% -0.1% -2.0% -0.6%
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Currency: CHF Franc -0.85 -0.22 -0.33 -0.24 -0.35 0.05   -1.6% 2.7% 2.0% 1.1% -0.8% 1.6%
EUR Euro FXE Currency: EUR Euro -0.85 -0.09 -0.62 -0.41 -0.52 -0.24   0.1% 3.7% 0.4% 0.3% -1.6% -0.3%
GBP UK Pound FXB Currency: GBP Pound -0.27 0.15 -0.40 -0.23 -0.37 -0.35   2.4% 4.9% 1.5% 1.1% -0.8% -0.9%
JPY Japan Yen FXY Currency: JPY Yen -1.95 -0.91 -1.24 -0.92 -0.89     -8.4% -3.5% -7.7% -4.7% -5.2%  
USD US Dollar indx UUP Currency: USD index 0.95 -0.07 0.26 0.09 0.32     6.2% 3.8% 5.6% 3.0% 3.1%  
iShares MSCI EEM Equity: Emerging Mkts 2.58 2.04 0.37 0.61 0.40 0.43   37.0% 22.5% 7.6% 8.6% 5.3% 5.9%
Alerian US MLP AMLP Equity: MLP 3.43 2.08 1.49 0.46 0.42     23.6% 19.8% 20.7% 7.4% 5.8%  
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Fixed Income -0.55 0.46 -0.51 0.05 0.29     2.1% 6.1% 0.9% 2.8% 3.0%  
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Fixed Income 1.28 2.29 0.01 0.22       8.2% 12.2% 4.1% 4.0%    
Muni Hi Yield HYD Fixed Income 0.50 -0.10 -0.75 -0.11 0.24     5.5% 3.7% -1.0% 1.3% 3.2%  
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Fixed Income -0.98 -0.22 -0.86 -0.39 -0.04 0.36   0.2% 3.0% -1.7% 0.5% 1.5% 3.2%
Intl Treas IGOV Fixed Income -0.87 -0.18 -0.86 -0.51 -0.39     -1.5% 2.6% -4.3% -1.5% -1.2%  
VanEck Intl Hi Yield IHY Fixed Income 0.10 1.30 -0.29 0.19       4.0% 8.7% 2.0% 3.7%    
VanEck Intermed Muni ITM Fixed Income -0.11 -0.28 -0.74 -0.23 0.17     3.1% 3.1% -0.2% 1.4% 2.5%  
US Hi Yield JNK Fixed Income 1.09 1.52 -0.12 0.33 0.55     5.3% 8.3% 3.4% 4.5% 4.7%  
US Mort Backed MBB Fixed Income -0.25 0.06 -0.67 -0.33 -0.07     3.0% 4.5% 0.1% 1.1% 1.5%  
US Inflation Prot TIP Fixed Income -1.20 -0.16 -0.69 -0.08 0.08 0.38   0.9% 3.8% 0.2% 2.3% 2.1% 3.3%
U.S. Agg Bond Market AGG Fixed Income: Aggregate -0.63 -0.04 -0.78 -0.29 0.05 0.40   1.9% 4.1% -0.3% 1.4% 2.0% 3.0%
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark -0.66 -0.05 -0.80 -0.29 0.05 0.41   1.8% 4.1% -0.4% 1.4% 2.0% 3.1%
iShares Emerg EMB Fixed Income: Aggregate 0.56 0.94 -0.36 0.03 0.30     6.0% 8.8% 1.0% 2.5% 3.6%  
Invesco Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Fixed Income: Aggregate 0.27 0.58 -0.32 -0.05 0.23     5.0% 8.1% -0.2% 1.4% 3.2%  
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Fixed Income: Cash-like 0.47 1.91 -0.69 -0.54 -0.50     3.7% 4.5% 3.5% 2.3% 1.5%  
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Fixed Income: Long-Term -0.48 -0.43 -0.95 -0.42 0.01 0.22   -0.3% -1.1% -8.0% -2.4% 1.1% 2.9%
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Fixed Income: Short-Term -1.55 -0.26 -1.02 -0.58 -0.38 0.11   2.3% 4.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3% 1.9%
ACWI (Global) ACWI Int'l Equity: Core 2.68 2.39 0.68 1.04 1.04     22.3% 20.5% 10.9% 12.7% 11.2%  
Intl Dev Core EFA Int'l Equity: Lg Cap 2.05 1.80 0.52 0.72 0.68 0.41   21.5% 18.2% 9.3% 9.5% 7.9% 5.5%
iSh EAFE Growth EFG Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Gro 1.09 0.90 0.08 0.57 0.59 0.40   14.8% 12.6% 4.0% 8.1% 7.3% 5.3%
iSh EAFE Value EFV Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Val 3.13 2.82 1.02 0.77 0.67 0.39   28.3% 23.7% 14.6% 10.4% 8.1% 5.2%
Intl Dev Sm Cap SCZ Int'l Equity: Small Cap 1.51 1.43 0.18 0.57 0.67     18.7% 17.3% 5.4% 8.5% 8.4%  
US Large Core IWB U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid 2.75 2.25 0.76 1.22 1.42 0.96   19.6% 20.6% 12.0% 15.0% 14.8% 11.2%
iSh Russell 3000 IWV U.S. Equity: Lg Cap 2.86 2.19 0.73 1.17 1.38 0.92   19.9% 20.4% 11.6% 14.7% 14.5% 11.0%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 2.84 2.35 0.83 1.26 1.47 0.98   20.2% 20.9% 12.7% 15.3% 15.0% 11.3%
iSh Russ 1000 Gro IWF U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 0.85 1.79 0.65 1.36 1.51 1.11   10.6% 20.9% 11.7% 17.7% 16.7% 13.2%
Invecso QQQ QQQ U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 2.39 2.23 0.81 1.56 1.72 1.31   26.3% 24.5% 14.2% 20.8% 19.7% 16.6%
iSh Russ 1000 Val IWD U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Val 4.43 1.97 0.76 0.89 1.15 0.71   29.5% 19.6% 11.6% 11.6% 12.4% 8.7%
iSh Russell IWC U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 3.59 1.53 0.30 0.69 0.84 0.55   37.5% 23.0% 6.6% 11.0% 11.7% 7.9%
iSh US Mid Core IWR U.S. Equity: Mid Cap 2.28 1.42 0.39 0.81 1.05 0.76   17.7% 16.7% 7.9% 11.5% 12.4% 9.9%
iSh US Mid Growth IWP U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Gro -0.42 0.98 0.11 0.84 1.02 0.78   -1.4% 13.9% 4.1% 11.9% 12.3% 10.2%
iSh US Mid Value IWS U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Val 3.45 1.48 0.51 0.69 0.96 0.67   24.3% 17.2% 9.3% 10.3% 11.8% 9.1%
iSh Russ 2000 IWM U.S. Equity: Sm Cap 3.31 1.21 0.30 0.67 0.84 0.63   26.3% 17.3% 6.7% 10.5% 11.3% 8.8%
iSh Russell 2000 IWO U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Gro 2.04 1.08 0.19 0.68 0.84 0.67   23.1% 16.9% 5.0% 10.6% 11.5% 9.4%
iSh Russ 2000 Val IWN U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Val 5.68 1.31 0.42 0.62 0.80 0.55   29.6% 17.6% 8.3% 9.9% 10.8% 7.8%
iShares Real Estate IYR U.S. Real Estate 0.55 0.53 -0.09 0.30 0.57 0.36   7.6% 9.1% 1.4% 5.1% 7.3% 5.2%
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ U.S. Real Estate 0.68 0.58 -0.08 0.28 0.60 0.41   8.6% 9.6% 1.5% 4.9% 7.7% 5.9%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 2.08 1.72 0.35 0.95 1.23 0.95   12.7% 13.9% 6.9% 9.5% 9.7% 8.2%