Global Asset Classes, ranked by Total Return

for period ending September 30, 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

Total Return is the total annual return over the last 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20-year periods.

Portfolio Ingredients: Global Asset Classes Peer Group
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      Total Return   Downside Deviation
Ingredient Name ID Category YTD Sep 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 10.3% -4.0% 8.9% 14.0% 10.8% 5.1% 0.7%     6.0% 6.8% 6.6% 7.3% 7.8%  
Industrial Metals DBB Commodities 10.3% -1.2% 26.5% 15.2% 7.4% 7.9% 3.3%     9.8% 9.7% 13.6% 12.1% 12.0%  
Oil DBO Commodities 94.7% 7.9% 82.9% 15.1% 14.6% 12.0% 1.2%     33.9% 19.6% 20.3% 22.5% 21.9%  
Invesco Commodity DBC Commodities: Broad 44.5% 3.3% 48.3% 13.9% 13.0% 9.8% 2.7% 2.7%   16.0% 10.1% 11.2% 12.1% 12.2% 14.1%
SPDR Gold Shares GLD Commodities: Prec Metals -3.9% -6.8% 7.1% 30.5% 18.3% 11.7% 6.0% 9.7%   19.4% 13.5% 11.0% 9.7% 10.7% 11.6%
AUStralia FXA Currency: AUS Dollar 5.1% -3.0% 6.3% 4.0% 0.0% -0.4% -1.2% 1.5%   6.0% 6.1% 7.4% 6.8% 7.2% 8.8%
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Currency: CAN Dollar -3.5% -2.8% -2.1% -0.6% -1.5% -0.4% -1.7% -0.7%   4.6% 4.1% 4.7% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Currency: CHF Franc -5.6% -3.3% -5.2% 2.8% 1.7% 0.7% -0.2% 1.5%   6.0% 5.4% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 6.5%
EUR Euro FXE Currency: EUR Euro -3.0% -2.4% -2.8% 3.7% 0.3% 0.0% -1.3% -0.3%   4.2% 4.2% 5.0% 4.7% 5.4% 6.6%
GBP UK Pound FXB Currency: GBP Pound -0.1% -1.9% 0.7% 5.5% 1.5% 1.0% -0.7% -1.0%   3.9% 4.0% 5.4% 5.5% 5.8% 6.4%
JPY Japan Yen FXY Currency: JPY Yen -0.7% 1.5% -6.4% -2.2% -7.2% -4.8% -5.1%     5.1% 7.0% 7.9% 6.8% 6.9%  
USD US Dollar indx UUP Currency: USD index 6.4% 2.3% 8.2% 3.6% 5.7% 3.3% 2.9%     2.2% 4.3% 4.3% 4.2% 4.3%  
iShares MSCI EEM Equity: Emerging Mkts 22.7% -0.3% 27.5% 23.7% 8.3% 8.3% 6.6% 5.9%   14.5% 9.5% 11.5% 11.9% 11.7% 14.9%
Alerian US MLP AMLP Equity: MLP 16.9% -6.7% 19.6% 16.0% 18.3% 6.5% 5.5%     8.8% 8.8% 12.3% 22.1% 18.9%  
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Fixed Income -3.5% -3.1% -2.3% 5.9% 0.5% 2.5% 2.9%     3.8% 3.5% 5.3% 4.7% 4.0%  
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Fixed Income 0.3% -3.1% 4.2% 11.8% 4.0% 3.6%       4.6% 3.3% 6.4% 7.8%    
Muni Hi Yield HYD Fixed Income -3.2% -3.5% -1.4% 3.7% -1.5% 0.9% 2.8%     4.8% 3.9% 5.7% 8.2% 7.3%  
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Fixed Income -4.6% -3.4% -3.7% 3.0% -2.1% 0.1% 1.1% 3.0%   4.2% 4.4% 5.6% 4.7% 4.2% 4.2%
Intl Treas IGOV Fixed Income -4.5% -3.5% -5.3% 3.0% -4.5% -1.9% -1.1%     5.9% 6.2% 8.2% 6.8% 6.3%  
VanEck Intl Hi Yield IHY Fixed Income -0.9% -3.0% 0.4% 8.2% 1.8% 3.3%       4.4% 3.3% 6.3% 6.6%    
VanEck Intermed Muni ITM Fixed Income -4.8% -3.6% -2.7% 2.8% -0.7% 1.1% 2.2%     5.0% 3.7% 4.9% 4.5% 4.1%  
US Hi Yield JNK Fixed Income -0.1% -2.9% 1.2% 7.8% 2.8% 4.1% 5.0%     3.1% 2.5% 5.7% 5.6% 5.3%  
US Mort Backed MBB Fixed Income -3.2% -3.4% -1.7% 4.4% -0.5% 0.8% 1.3%     4.0% 4.0% 5.1% 3.7% 3.1%  
US Inflation Prot TIP Fixed Income -2.1% -2.6% -2.2% 3.6% -0.2% 2.0% 1.9% 3.1%   3.1% 2.7% 4.6% 3.6% 3.5% 4.0%
U.S. Agg Bond Market AGG Fixed Income: Aggregate -2.8% -2.6% -1.9% 4.1% -0.6% 1.1% 1.7% 2.9%   3.4% 3.4% 4.6% 3.6% 3.1% 2.9%
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark -2.4% -2.2% -1.5% 4.2% -0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 2.9%   3.1% 3.2% 4.5% 3.6% 3.1% 2.9%
iShares Emerg EMB Fixed Income: Aggregate -2.8% -4.2% -0.1% 8.6% 0.7% 2.0% 3.6%     5.7% 4.5% 7.3% 7.7% 6.9%  
Invesco Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Fixed Income: Aggregate -4.0% -4.9% -3.1% 7.9% -0.5% 0.8% 3.3%     7.1% 6.8% 10.3% 9.9% 8.8%  
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Fixed Income: Cash-like 2.7% 0.3% 3.7% 4.5% 3.6% 2.3% 1.5%     0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%    
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Fixed Income: Long-Term -8.0% -5.4% -9.0% -0.1% -8.5% -2.8% -0.1% 2.5%   8.0% 9.1% 10.5% 9.4% 8.8% 9.0%
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Fixed Income: Short-Term 0.4% -0.5% 1.5% 3.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.9%   0.7% 0.7% 1.3% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%
ACWI (Global) ACWI Int'l Equity: Core 12.9% -1.2% 16.6% 21.8% 11.6% 12.5% 11.9%     7.2% 6.3% 10.2% 10.5% 9.6%  
Intl Dev Core EFA Int'l Equity: Lg Cap 9.9% -3.3% 15.1% 18.3% 9.3% 9.0% 8.5% 5.3%   9.8% 7.9% 10.8% 10.7% 10.2% 12.7%
iSh EAFE Growth EFG Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Gro 6.0% -3.7% 7.8% 13.7% 4.2% 7.5% 8.0% 5.2%   11.4% 9.7% 12.6% 11.3% 10.6% 12.7%
iSh EAFE Value EFV Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Val 13.8% -3.3% 22.5% 22.8% 14.3% 9.9% 8.6% 5.0%   9.1% 7.3% 10.4% 11.6% 11.1% 13.4%
Intl Dev Sm Cap SCZ Int'l Equity: Small Cap 10.4% -2.7% 13.8% 18.1% 5.7% 7.9% 9.1%     11.0% 9.4% 12.1% 12.4% 11.4%  
US Large Core IWB U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid 12.2% -0.7% 15.0% 22.4% 12.9% 14.9% 15.3% 11.0%   5.9% 6.8% 10.7% 11.1% 9.8% 11.4%
iSh Russell 3000 IWV U.S. Equity: Lg Cap 12.3% -0.8% 15.0% 22.1% 12.5% 14.5% 15.1% 10.8%   5.8% 7.0% 10.8% 11.2% 9.9% 11.6%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 12.7% -0.3% 15.7% 22.8% 13.7% 15.2% 15.6% 11.1%   5.9% 6.6% 10.6% 10.9% 9.6% 11.1%
iSh Russ 1000 Gro IWF U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 6.1% 2.2% 7.4% 24.1% 13.5% 18.0% 17.4% 13.2%   9.4% 9.6% 13.6% 12.5% 10.8% 12.0%
Invecso QQQ QQQ U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro 20.8% 3.3% 23.8% 28.1% 16.3% 20.9% 20.3% 16.5%   10.8% 9.5% 14.6% 13.2% 11.8% 13.4%
iSh Russ 1000 Val IWD U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Val 19.1% -3.1% 23.7% 19.9% 11.7% 11.2% 12.8% 8.4%   7.1% 7.9% 10.2% 11.3% 10.1% 11.8%
iSh Russell IWC U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 18.0% -4.3% 25.3% 24.1% 6.3% 10.2% 12.3% 7.7%   11.2% 14.1% 15.3% 16.4% 14.8% 16.3%
iSh US Mid Core IWR U.S. Equity: Mid Cap 11.8% -4.2% 11.9% 17.0% 7.9% 11.0% 12.8% 9.6%   7.6% 9.1% 11.8% 12.8% 11.3% 13.2%
iSh US Mid Growth IWP U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Gro 0.8% -1.9% -2.9% 15.1% 4.8% 11.7% 13.0% 10.0%   9.4% 11.1% 13.6% 13.2% 11.7% 13.5%
iSh US Mid Value IWS U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Val 15.1% -5.0% 16.7% 17.3% 9.1% 9.7% 12.1% 8.7%   8.3% 9.2% 11.9% 13.5% 11.8% 13.7%
iSh Russ 2000 IWM U.S. Equity: Sm Cap 13.7% -5.2% 16.0% 17.6% 6.2% 9.8% 11.8% 8.4%   9.1% 12.4% 14.0% 15.0% 13.5% 15.0%
iSh Russell 2000 IWO U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Gro 10.8% -5.2% 12.1% 17.5% 4.7% 9.9% 12.0% 9.1%   11.6% 13.8% 15.2% 15.5% 14.1% 15.4%
iSh Russ 2000 Val IWN U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Val 16.8% -5.2% 20.4% 17.7% 7.5% 9.2% 11.2% 7.4%   7.7% 11.5% 13.5% 15.5% 13.8% 15.3%
iShares Real Estate IYR U.S. Real Estate 2.8% -6.7% 0.3% 9.4% 1.2% 4.6% 7.6% 4.7%   10.3% 11.0% 13.2% 13.0% 11.9% 16.2%
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ U.S. Real Estate 4.2% -6.3% 1.7% 10.0% 1.4% 4.4% 8.0% 5.4%   10.1% 10.9% 13.2% 13.0% 12.1% 16.6%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 6.5% -1.4% 8.5% 14.9% 7.3% 9.3% 9.9% 8.0%   4.4% 4.9% 7.8% 7.2% 6.3% 7.1%