Global Sectors, ranked by Maximum Drawdown

for period ending August 31, 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

Maximum Drawdown is the largest percentage drop in portfolio value over the last 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. This includes dividends and splits.

Maximum Drawdown 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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      Maximum Drawdown   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 2.3% 3.1% 15.8% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3%   1.8% 4.1% -0.4% 1.4% 2.0% 3.1%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 5.8% 7.6% 23.9% 23.9% 23.9% 50.8%   20.2% 20.9% 12.7% 15.3% 15.0% 11.3%
Clean Energy ICLN Clean Energy 26.4% 27.5% 54.0% 60.8% 60.8%     21.5% 4.0% -4.5% 8.3% 4.0%  
Consumer Discretionary RXI Consumer Discretionary 9.9% 9.9% 31.6% 31.6% 31.6%     1.5% 10.0% 4.5% 9.6% 10.9%  
Consumer Staples KXI Consumer Staples 8.9% 8.9% 16.4% 16.4% 16.4%     6.6% 7.2% 4.4% 5.8% 7.6%  
Energy IXC Energy 13.6% 13.6% 16.1% 54.4% 59.7% 59.7%   43.3% 17.3% 23.6% 10.6% 6.8% 6.0%
Financials IXG Financials 6.3% 6.3% 23.6% 33.2% 33.2% 74.0%   18.9% 26.2% 14.2% 12.9% 11.4% 5.3%
Healthcare IXJ Healthcare 8.6% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 36.9%   20.7% 8.6% 4.8% 9.1% 11.1% 8.6%
Industrials EXI Industrials 9.4% 9.4% 26.4% 27.0% 27.0%     18.5% 20.0% 11.6% 12.2% 11.6%  
Infrastructure IGF Infrastructure 4.8% 4.8% 17.0% 29.6% 29.6%     11.2% 16.6% 10.2% 8.0% 7.6%  
Materials MXI Materials 8.9% 15.3% 25.9% 28.5% 34.1%     30.4% 14.6% 7.7% 11.1% 6.5%  
Technology IXN Technology 8.8% 10.6% 34.3% 34.3% 34.3% 52.3%   49.4% 32.5% 19.4% 23.9% 20.8% 15.9%
Telecom IXP Telecommunications 9.7% 9.7% 37.7% 41.0% 41.0% 45.0%   1.5% 20.5% 7.2% 8.9% 8.4% 7.6%
Timber & Forestry WOOD Timber and Forestry 14.7% 20.1% 27.6% 37.8% 37.8%     -3.3% 0.5% -2.5% 5.6% 6.2%  
Global Utilities JXI Utilities 8.2% 8.2% 15.7% 18.6% 18.6%     10.7% 15.6% 8.2% 9.0% 8.0%  
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 3.7% 4.5% 20.7% 20.7% 20.7% 32.2%   12.7% 13.9% 6.9% 9.5% 9.7% 8.2%