Global Equities, ranked by Standard Deviation

for period ending July 31, 2025

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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.

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Standard Deviation vs. Annual Return
● Portfolio Ingredients: Global Equities ● S&P 500 (SPY) ● U.S. Bonds (BND) ● Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)

Portfolio Ingredients: Global Equities Peer Group
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      Standard Deviation   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  
 
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark 4.7% * * * * *   3.4% * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 13.9% * * * * *   16.2% * * * * *
Indonesia EIDO Asia and Australia 20.6% * * * * *   -10.6% * * * * *
New Zealand ENZL Asia and Australia 13.4% * * * * *   -0.5% * * * * *
Philippines EPHE Asia and Australia 19.9% * * * * *   2.8% * * * * *
Australia EWA Asia and Australia 16.8% * * * * *   7.4% * * * * *
Hong Kong EWH Asia and Australia 27.0% * * * * *   41.5% * * * * *
Japan EWJ Asia and Australia 9.2% * * * * *   6.2% * * * * *
Malaysia EWM Asia and Australia 16.4% * * * * *   1.0% * * * * *
Singapore EWS Asia and Australia 13.9% * * * * *   39.4% * * * * *
Taiwan EWT Asia and Australia 17.5% * * * * *   13.4% * * * * *
S Korea EWY Asia and Australia 28.1% * * * * *   12.1% * * * * *
India INDY Asia and Australia 12.3% * * * * *   -5.7% * * * * *
China MCHI Asia and Australia 34.5% * * * * *   42.3% * * * * *
Thailand THD Asia and Australia 24.6% * * * * *   2.4% * * * * *
Vietnam VNM Asia and Australia 28.8% * * * * *   32.6% * * * * *
Poland EPOL Europe 28.6% * * * * *   40.7% * * * * *
Sweden EWD Europe 18.9% * * * * *   10.8% * * * * *
Germany EWG Europe 17.8% * * * * *   34.5% * * * * *
Italy EWI Europe 16.7% * * * * *   34.2% * * * * *
Belgium EWK Europe 13.8% * * * * *   14.5% * * * * *
Switzerland EWL Europe 15.0% * * * * *   6.5% * * * * *
Netherlands EWN Europe 16.8% * * * * *   6.0% * * * * *
Austria EWO Europe 20.4% * * * * *   37.7% * * * * *
Spain EWP Europe 20.5% * * * * *   43.0% * * * * *
France EWQ Europe 14.2% * * * * *   12.2% * * * * *
UK EWU Europe 11.6% * * * * *   14.4% * * * * *
EMU EZU Europe 15.3% * * * * *   20.8% * * * * *
Greece GREK Europe 26.9% * * * * *   49.2% * * * * *
Norway NORW Europe 16.5% * * * * *   15.9% * * * * *
Israel EIS Mideast and Africa 27.1% * * * * *   49.8% * * * * *
S Africa EZA Mideast and Africa 19.0% * * * * *   24.2% * * * * *
Turkey TUR Mideast and Africa 18.3% * * * * *   -17.4% * * * * *
Canada EWC North America 14.1% * * * * *   21.1% * * * * *
Mexico EWW North America 18.6% * * * * *   11.8% * * * * *
SPDR S&P 1500 SPTM North America 14.0% * * * * *   14.9% * * * * *
Argentina ARGT South America 33.4% * * * * *   46.3% * * * * *
Chile ECH South America 16.7% * * * * *   17.5% * * * * *
Peru EPU South America 14.7% * * * * *   24.4% * * * * *
Brazil EWZ South America 25.9% * * * * *   1.8% * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 9.2% * * * * *   10.7% * * * * *