Global Sectors, ranked by Standard Deviation

for period ending October 31, 2026

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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

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.

Standard 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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      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 4.3% 5.6% 6.4% 5.3% 4.7% 4.7%   0.2% 5.5% -0.2% 1.5% 1.9% 3.0%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 14.3% 14.9% 17.3% 17.7% 15.8% 17.0%   12.0% 23.3% 12.0% 15.3% 14.7% 10.9%
Clean Energy ICLN Clean Energy 29.8% 30.1% 27.3% 31.4% 28.9%     -10.6% 7.2% -8.3% 7.4% 5.2%  
Consumer Discretionary RXI Consumer Discretionary 14.1% 16.5% 19.7% 20.1% 18.4% 20.1%   -6.2% 12.7% 2.4% 9.4% 10.5% 7.9%
Consumer Staples KXI Consumer Staples 20.5% 14.3% 14.8% 13.9% 13.1% 13.8%   16.4% 11.5% 5.7% 6.7% 7.9% 7.7%
Energy IXC Energy 39.9% 23.9% 28.9% 30.0% 25.9% 26.2%   59.1% 21.9% 22.0% 11.6% 7.3% 6.4%
Financials IXG Financials 15.0% 15.9% 18.8% 20.6% 19.3% 23.5%   15.6% 26.8% 12.4% 12.3% 11.2% 4.8%
Healthcare IXJ Healthcare 20.0% 16.0% 15.7% 15.3% 14.6% 15.2%   25.5% 14.1% 6.7% 10.8% 11.7% 9.0%
Industrials EXI Industrials 18.4% 17.6% 19.9% 20.1% 18.0% 20.6%   8.6% 21.5% 10.5% 11.7% 11.2% 8.4%
Infrastructure IGF Infrastructure 15.6% 14.6% 16.4% 16.8% 15.1%     11.2% 19.9% 9.8% 8.2% 7.6%  
Materials MXI Materials 26.1% 20.2% 22.1% 21.3% 20.1% 24.0%   20.2% 14.3% 6.8% 10.0% 6.3% 5.9%
Technology IXN Technology 41.5% 31.8% 30.0% 26.6% 23.1% 23.5%   23.1% 33.4% 18.1% 23.0% 19.9% 15.2%
Telecom IXP Telecommunications 15.5% 17.8% 19.4% 17.9% 16.1% 16.9%   -10.3% 18.9% 6.5% 8.5% 7.7% 6.5%
Timber & Forestry WOOD Timber and Forestry 16.5% 17.1% 18.8% 21.6% 20.3%     -3.6% -0.9% -3.1% 4.5% 5.6%  
Global Utilities JXI Utilities 17.5% 16.9% 17.5% 16.2% 14.8% 15.6%   6.3% 18.6% 9.3% 9.3% 8.2% 5.8%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 8.7% 10.0% 11.9% 11.5% 10.2% 10.9%   7.4% 15.9% 6.6% 9.6% 9.4% 7.9%