Global Sectors, 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 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 4.7% * * * * *   3.4% * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 13.9% * * * * *   16.2% * * * * *
Clean Energy ICLN Clean Energy 17.6% * * * * *   -3.3% * * * * *
Consumer Discretionary RXI Consumer Discretionary 15.8% * * * * *   16.6% * * * * *
Consumer Staples KXI Consumer Staples 11.7% * * * * *   5.6% * * * * *
Energy IXC Energy 17.7% * * * * *   -0.8% * * * * *
Financials IXG Financials 14.3% * * * * *   26.3% * * * * *
Healthcare IXJ Healthcare 12.0% * * * * *   -12.0% * * * * *
Industrials EXI Industrials 15.2% * * * * *   20.8% * * * * *
Infrastructure IGF Infrastructure 10.9% * * * * *   21.9% * * * * *
Materials MXI Materials 13.2% * * * * *   -1.9% * * * * *
Technology IXN Technology 19.6% * * * * *   19.3% * * * * *
Telecom IXP Telecommunications 17.2% * * * * *   31.9% * * * * *
Timber & Forestry WOOD Timber and Forestry 11.8% * * * * *   -11.8% * * * * *
Global Utilities JXI Utilities 14.0% * * * * *   21.0% * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 9.2% * * * * *   10.7% * * * * *