Ingredient Summary Page

for period ending October 31, 2024

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Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
● All ingredients ● S&P 500 (SPY) ● U.S. Bonds (BND) ● Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
  Total Return, annualized % Max DrawDown
   
Ingredient Name ID Peer Group Category 1 month YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year 15 year 20 year 15 year 20 year
Agriculture DBA Global Asset Classes Commodities -2.3% 23.0% 21.2% * * * * * * *
Industrial Metals DBB Global Asset Classes Commodities -1.5% 11.9% 20.2% * * * * * * *
Oil DBO Global Asset Classes Commodities 3.9% 4.4% -8.3% * * * * * * *
PowerSh Commodity DBC Global Asset Classes Commodities: Broad 1.4% 2.5% -3.3% * * * * * * *
SPDR Gold Trust GLD Global Asset Classes Commodities: Prec Metals 4.3% 32.6% 37.7% * * * * * * *
AUStralia FXA Global Asset Classes Currency: AUS Dollar -4.7% -2.1% 5.3% * * * * * * *
CAN Canada Dollar FXC Global Asset Classes Currency: CAN Dollar -2.7% -3.0% 1.8% * * * * * * *
CHF Swiss Franc FXF Global Asset Classes Currency: CHF Franc -2.0% -2.7% 5.2% * * * * * * *
EUR Euro FXE Global Asset Classes Currency: EUR Euro -2.1% 0.4% 5.1% * * * * * * *
GBP UK Pound FXB Global Asset Classes Currency: GBP Pound -3.4% 3.9% 9.5% * * * * * * *
JPY Japan Yen FXY Global Asset Classes Currency: JPY Yen -5.5% -7.6% -0.8% * * * * * * *
USD US Dollar indx UUP Global Asset Classes Currency: USD index 3.6% 7.8% 3.4% * * * * * * *
iShares MSCI EEM Global Asset Classes Equity: Emerging Mkts -3.1% 11.3% 24.3% * * * * * * *
Alerian US MLP AMLP Global Asset Classes Equity: MLP -1.3% 16.1% 20.2% * * * * * * *
US Corp Med 5-10y IGIB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -2.4% 3.8% 14.3% * * * * * * *
Emerg Mkt Hi Yld EMHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -1.0% 11.0% 22.2% * * * * * * *
Muni Hi Yield HYD Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -1.3% 4.5% 14.0% * * * * * * *
US Treas 7-10yr IEF Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -3.4% 0.6% 9.4% * * * * * * *
Intl Treas IGOV Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -4.0% -2.9% 9.2% * * * * * * *
MktVectors Intl Hi Yield IHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -1.9% 5.3% 15.2% * * * * * * *
MktVectors Intermed Muni ITM Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -1.7% -0.1% 8.8% * * * * * * *
US Hi Yield JNK Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -1.0% 6.9% 15.8% * * * * * * *
US Mort Backed MBB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -2.8% 1.6% 11.3% * * * * * * *
US Inflation Prot TIP Global Asset Classes Fixed Income -1.8% 2.9% 8.3% * * * * * * *
U.S. Total Bond Market AGG Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate -2.5% 1.9% 10.5% * * * * * * *
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate -2.5% 2.0% 10.4% * * * * * * *
iShares Emerg EMB Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate -2.4% 6.0% 17.7% * * * * * * *
PwrSh Emerg Mkt Sov Debt PCY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Aggregate -4.2% 4.8% 22.7% * * * * * * *
T-Bill 1-3 Month BIL Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Cash-like 0.4% 4.4% 5.3% * * * * * * *
iShares Treas 20y+ TLT Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Long-Term -5.5% -3.7% 15.0% * * * * * * *
iSh Treas 1-3y SHY Global Asset Classes Fixed Income: Short-Term -0.6% 3.3% 5.6% * * * * * * *
ACWI (Global) ACWI Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Core -2.1% 16.0% 32.4% * * * * * * *
iSh MSCI Frontier 100 FM Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Frontier 0.2% 7.3% 16.9% * * * * * * *
Intl Dev Core EFA Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap -5.3% 7.0% 22.0% * * * * * * *
iSh EAFE Growth EFG Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Gro -6.3% 5.0% 21.8% * * * * * * *
iSh EAFE Value EFV Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Lg Cap Val -4.6% 8.4% 21.8% * * * * * * *
Intl Dev Sm Cap SCZ Global Asset Classes Int'l Equity: Small Cap -6.3% 4.0% 21.3% * * * * * * *
US Large Core IWB Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg / Mid -0.7% 20.1% 37.9% * * * * * * *
iSh Russell 3000 IWV Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap -0.8% 19.4% 37.5% * * * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap -0.9% 20.8% 37.8% * * * * * * *
iSh Russ 1000 Gro IWF Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro -0.4% 23.8% 43.5% * * * * * * *
PowerShares QQQ QQQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Gro -0.9% 18.7% 38.8% * * * * * * *
iSh Russ 1000 Val IWD Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Lg Cap Val -1.1% 15.2% 30.7% * * * * * * *
iSh Russell IWC Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Micro Cap 0.5% 7.8% 34.9% * * * * * * *
iSh US Mid Core IWR Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Mid Cap -0.5% 13.9% 35.2% * * * * * * *
iSh US Mid Growth IWP Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Gro 1.7% 14.6% 38.3% * * * * * * *
iSh US Mid Value IWS Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Mid Cap Val -1.3% 13.4% 33.8% * * * * * * *
iSh Russ 2000 IWM Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap -1.4% 9.4% 34.0% * * * * * * *
iSh Russell 2000 IWO Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Gro -1.3% 11.7% 36.4% * * * * * * *
iSh Russ 2000 Val IWN Global Asset Classes U.S. Equity: Sm Cap Val -1.5% 7.2% 31.5% * * * * * * *
iShares Real Estate IYR Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate -3.5% 9.4% 33.9% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Real Estate VNQ Global Asset Classes U.S. Real Estate -3.4% 9.7% 34.6% * * * * * * *
Indonesia EIDO Global Equities Asia and Australia -4.6% -0.5% 10.1% * * * * * * *
New Zealand ENZL Global Equities Asia and Australia -4.5% -1.9% 16.6% * * * * * * *
Philippines EPHE Global Equities Asia and Australia -6.0% 6.9% 19.9% * * * * * * *
Australia EWA Global Equities Asia and Australia -6.5% 6.2% 27.2% * * * * * * *
Hong Kong EWH Global Equities Asia and Australia -4.2% 5.1% 11.7% * * * * * * *
Japan EWJ Global Equities Asia and Australia -4.9% 6.9% 18.0% * * * * * * *
Malaysia EWM Global Equities Asia and Australia -8.9% 17.8% 23.5% * * * * * * *
Singapore EWS Global Equities Asia and Australia -3.6% 16.3% 28.0% * * * * * * *
Taiwan EWT Global Equities Asia and Australia 0.6% 17.8% 35.3% * * * * * * *
S Korea EWY Global Equities Asia and Australia -6.3% -8.6% 11.9% * * * * * * *
India INDY Global Equities Asia and Australia -5.4% 8.2% 21.3% * * * * * * *
China MCHI Global Equities Asia and Australia -3.3% 21.4% 21.3% * * * * * * *
Thailand THD Global Equities Asia and Australia -4.4% 5.8% 14.1% * * * * * * *
Vietnam VNM Global Equities Asia and Australia -6.8% -7.8% 8.6% * * * * * * *
Poland EPOL Global Equities Europe -8.2% 0.1% 17.6% * * * * * * *
Sweden EWD Global Equities Europe -8.0% 2.8% 32.1% * * * * * * *
Germany EWG Global Equities Europe -4.5% 11.5% 31.5% * * * * * * *
Italy EWI Global Equities Europe -2.4% 14.8% 32.0% * * * * * * *
Belgium EWK Global Equities Europe -5.0% 7.3% 21.5% * * * * * * *
Switzerland EWL Global Equities Europe -5.3% 4.4% 20.2% * * * * * * *
Netherlands EWN Global Equities Europe -8.2% 5.8% 27.0% * * * * * * *
Austria EWO Global Equities Europe -5.4% 4.3% 20.0% * * * * * * *
Spain EWP Global Equities Europe -3.9% 12.6% 30.9% * * * * * * *
France EWQ Global Equities Europe -6.2% -1.0% 13.3% * * * * * * *
UK EWU Global Equities Europe -5.0% 9.7% 21.6% * * * * * * *
EMU EZU Global Equities Europe -5.6% 6.1% 23.4% * * * * * * *
Greece GREK Global Equities Europe -8.2% 7.4% 20.6% * * * * * * *
Norway NORW Global Equities Europe -2.6% 1.7% 12.9% * * * * * * *
Israel EIS Global Equities Mideast and Africa 1.2% 18.4% 48.5% * * * * * * *
S Africa EZA Global Equities Mideast and Africa -2.1% 20.0% 35.8% * * * * * * *
Turkey TUR Global Equities Mideast and Africa -7.9% 5.1% 0.4% * * * * * * *
Canada EWC Global Equities North America -2.1% 11.8% 31.0% * * * * * * *
Mexico EWW Global Equities North America -3.3% -22.8% -3.0% * * * * * * *
US Equity: Russell 3000 SPTM Global Equities North America -1.0% 19.9% 37.5% * * * * * * *
Argentina ARGT Global Equities South America 10.0% 42.5% 92.3% * * * * * * *
Chile ECH Global Equities South America -6.2% -7.0% 9.1% * * * * * * *
Peru EPU Global Equities South America 0.9% 29.9% 58.0% * * * * * * *
Brazil EWZ Global Equities South America -5.8% -17.9% -0.1% * * * * * * *
Clean Energy ICLN Global Sectors Clean Energy -10.8% -15.3% 2.2% * * * * * * *
Consumer Discretionary RXI Global Sectors Consumer Discretionary -3.4% 8.7% 25.2% * * * * * * *
Consumer Staples KXI Global Sectors Consumer Staples -4.6% 6.9% 14.9% * * * * * * *
Energy IXC Global Sectors Energy -0.1% 5.7% 6.2% * * * * * * *
Financials IXG Global Sectors Financials 0.3% 22.8% 42.8% * * * * * * *
Healthcare IXJ Global Sectors Healthcare -4.9% 8.4% 19.3% * * * * * * *
Industrials EXI Global Sectors Industrials -2.6% 14.7% 35.2% * * * * * * *
Infrastructure IGF Global Sectors Infrastructure -1.3% 16.2% 32.3% * * * * * * *
Materials MXI Global Sectors Materials -6.0% 1.9% 18.5% * * * * * * *
Technology IXN Global Sectors Technology -2.3% 18.6% 40.3% * * * * * * *
Telecom IXP Global Sectors Telecommunications 0.1% 26.9% 42.0% * * * * * * *
Timber & Forestry WOOD Global Sectors Timber and Forestry -6.5% 0.6% 15.7% * * * * * * *
Global Utilities JXI Global Sectors Utilities -2.9% 19.5% 30.7% * * * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark Benchmark -1.4% 12.4% 26.3% * * * * * * *