Global Sectors, ranked by Downside Deviation

for period ending April 30, 2025

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Downside Deviation is also called "below-target semi deviation". This is similar to standard deviation, except that upside deviation is ignored and only the unfavorable downside deviation is used in the calculation.

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

Portfolio Ingredients: Global Sectors Peer Group
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      Downside 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 3.2% * * * * *   7.9% * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 7.1% * * * * *   11.9% * * * * *
Clean Energy ICLN Clean Energy 16.7% * * * * *   -9.6% * * * * *
Consumer Discretionary RXI Consumer Discretionary 8.0% * * * * *   12.8% * * * * *
Consumer Staples KXI Consumer Staples 7.7% * * * * *   12.8% * * * * *
Energy IXC Energy 13.5% * * * * *   -10.1% * * * * *
Financials IXG Financials 6.3% * * * * *   26.8% * * * * *
Healthcare IXJ Healthcare 9.4% * * * * *   1.2% * * * * *
Industrials EXI Industrials 8.1% * * * * *   11.8% * * * * *
Infrastructure IGF Infrastructure 7.1% * * * * *   23.2% * * * * *
Materials MXI Materials 11.1% * * * * *   -2.5% * * * * *
Technology IXN Technology 9.9% * * * * *   9.5% * * * * *
Telecom IXP Telecommunications 7.1% * * * * *   21.3% * * * * *
Timber & Forestry WOOD Timber and Forestry 10.8% * * * * *   -6.5% * * * * *
Global Utilities JXI Utilities 11.6% * * * * *   23.8% * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 5.0% * * * * *   10.0% * * * * *