Tactical: DIY, ranked by Standard Deviation

for period ending April 30, 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 Recipes: Tactical: DIY ● S&P 500 (SPY) ● U.S. Bonds (BND) ● Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)

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      Standard Deviation   Total Return, annualized
Recipe 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 5.2% * * * * *   7.9% * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 12.3% * * * * *   11.9% * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 8.8% * * * * *   10.0% * * * * *
Adaptive Allocation A t.aaaa Adaptive 8.8% * * * * *   12.6% * * * * *
Adaptive Allocation B t.aaab Adaptive 7.3% * * * * *   12.2% * * * * *
Adaptive Allocation C t.aaac Adaptive 7.4% * * * * *   14.1% * * * * *
Adaptive Allocation D t.aaad Adaptive 6.4% * * * * *   12.4% * * * * *
Adaptive Allocation E t.aaae Adaptive 8.7% * * * * *   15.3% * * * * *
Adaptive Allocation F t.aaaf Adaptive 11.7% * * * * *   15.9% * * * * *
Minimum Correlation t.coco Correlation 9.3% * * * * *   15.3% * * * * *
Maximum Diversification t.mdiv Diversification 9.4% * * * * *   14.2% * * * * *
Equal Weight With Cluster t.dist Correlation 9.7% * * * * *   15.4% * * * * *
Minimum Mean Abs Deviation t.madm Risk-Driven 8.7% * * * * *   17.0% * * * * *
Minimum Variance A t.mvar Risk-Driven 8.7% * * * * *   14.5% * * * * *
Risk Parity Portfolio A t.rpba Risk-Driven 9.1% * * * * *   14.8% * * * * *
Maximum Sortino Portfolio t.sort Risk/Reward 9.7% * * * * *   11.0% * * * * *
Equal Weight Portfolio t.eqwt Equal Weight 9.4% * * * * *   14.2% * * * * *
Faber Rel Strength: Top 1 t.frs1 Momentum 15.3% * * * * *   1.8% * * * * *
Faber Rel Strength: Top 2 t.frs2 Momentum 12.6% * * * * *   8.4% * * * * *
Faber Rel Strength: Top 3 t.frs3 Momentum 10.5% * * * * *   9.1% * * * * *
Faber Rel Strength: Top 4 t.frs4 Momentum 8.0% * * * * *   7.4% * * * * *
Pure Momentum t.pure Momentum 12.0% * * * * *   -5.1% * * * * *
Quartile Sector Rotation t.srqr Sector Rotation 42.6% * * * * *   15.9% * * * * *
Rel Strength Sector Rotatn t.srrs Sector Rotation 12.1% * * * * *   4.8% * * * * *
Top 5 Sector Rotation t.srt5 Sector Rotation 16.0% * * * * *   16.2% * * * * *
Top 3 Sector Rotation t.srt3 Sector Rotation 19.6% * * * * *   7.9% * * * * *
Minimum CdaR t.cdar Risk-Driven 9.9% * * * * *   10.8% * * * * *
Minimum CvaR t.cvar Risk-Driven 9.7% * * * * *   16.4% * * * * *
Equal Risk Contribution t.eqrc Risk-Driven 9.2% * * * * *   13.7% * * * * *
Minimum Drawdown t.loss Risk-Driven 9.3% * * * * *   11.1% * * * * *
Minimum Downside MAD t.madd Risk-Driven 8.7% * * * * *   17.0% * * * * *
Minimum Correlation A t.mca1 Risk-Driven 9.4% * * * * *   14.0% * * * * *
Minimum Correlation B t.mca2 Risk-Driven 9.3% * * * * *   14.0% * * * * *
Minimum Variance B t.mva2 Risk-Driven 9.3% * * * * *   15.0% * * * * *
Minimum Variance C t.mva3 Risk-Driven 9.2% * * * * *   16.8% * * * * *
Min Downside Deviation t.risd Risk-Driven 9.0% * * * * *   11.1% * * * * *
Risk Parity With Cluster t.rpcl Risk-Driven 9.9% * * * * *   14.5% * * * * *
Risk Parity Portfolio B t.rsop Risk-Driven 9.1% * * * * *   14.1% * * * * *
Target Return 12% t.tret Risk-Driven 8.8% * * * * *   13.6% * * * * *
Target Risk 10% t.tris Risk-Driven 9.3% * * * * *   14.1% * * * * *
Maximum Sharpe Portfolio t.shar Risk/Reward 9.6% * * * * *   13.7% * * * * *
Target Return Post-Modern t.trdd Target Return 8.5% * * * * *   12.2% * * * * *
Active Combined Asset t.acap Momentum 9.6% * * * * *   23.5% * * * * *
Quarterly Asset Rotation t.qaro Momentum 9.2% * * * * *   11.5% * * * * *
Defensive Bond t.dbnd Momentum 4.3% * * * * *   9.6% * * * * *
Dynamic Harry Browne t.dyhb Momentum 6.0% * * * * *   10.2% * * * * *