Tactical: Managed, ranked by Downside Deviation

for period ending August 31, 2026

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Downside Deviation is also called "below-target semi deviation". This is similar to standard deviation, except that upside deviation is ignored and only the unfavorable downside deviation is used in the calculation.

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Downside Deviation vs. Annual Return
Portfolio Recipes: Tactical: Managed S&P 500 (SPY) U.S. Bonds (BND) Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)

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      Downside 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 2.2% 3.3% 4.5% 3.5% 3.0% 2.8%   1.8% 4.1% -0.4% 1.4% 2.0% 3.1%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 6.1% 7.3% 10.8% 10.9% 9.8% 11.2%   20.2% 20.9% 12.7% 15.3% 15.0% 11.3%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 4.2% 5.4% 7.9% 7.2% 6.4% 7.1%   12.7% 13.9% 6.9% 9.5% 9.7% 8.2%
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Equal Weight 7.1% 8.5% 10.8% 12.0% 10.9% 12.7%   18.2% 15.4% 8.8% 12.0% 12.9% 10.2%
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Low Equity 8.7% 6.3% 7.1% 6.7% 6.6% 6.9%   17.2% 20.1% 12.1% 10.7% 7.5% 8.2%
Hedge Replication HDG Blended 2.3% 2.2% 4.0% 4.0% 3.8%     10.9% 7.6% 3.3% 3.9% 3.2%  
Inv Dorsey Wright PDP Blended 17.0% 13.9% 15.3% 13.5% 12.0%     20.2% 18.3% 7.5% 12.4% 12.4%  
NYLI Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Blended 3.1% 2.5% 3.8% 3.6% 3.4%     10.1% 8.6% 4.2% 3.6% 3.2%  
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Hedged: 130-30 6.5% 7.7% 11.2% 11.6% 10.5%     20.4% 21.0% 12.3% 14.2% 14.5%  
MultiAsset ETF RLY Hedged: Abs Return 6.2% 5.7% 9.3% 9.7%       28.0% 14.9% 11.5% 8.6%    
NYLI Merger Arbitrage MNA Hedged: Arbitrage 0.6% 1.4% 2.2% 3.5% 3.3%     2.3% 5.7% 2.4% 2.8% 3.1%  
AGF AntiBeta BTAL Hedged: Mkt Neutral 12.8% 12.8% 12.3% 11.5%       -23.2% -9.8% -4.0% -4.1%    
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Income: Equity 4.6% 4.6% 8.7% 10.8% 12.0%     26.3% 18.7% 10.5% 9.6% 4.7%  
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Income: Equity 10.8% 8.1% 9.6% 11.9% 12.4%     17.6% 14.4% 7.5% 8.7% 5.9%  
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Income: Equity 4.7% 6.6% 8.9% 10.0% 8.9% 10.6%   19.5% 18.5% 12.3% 12.7% 13.1% 9.7%
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Income: Equity 10.9% 9.0% 11.1% 12.4% 11.6% 13.7%   17.4% 18.9% 7.4% 8.1% 8.0% 6.4%
iShares Select Dividend DVY Income: Equity 3.8% 7.7% 10.3% 11.7% 10.1% 11.8%   18.7% 17.1% 10.4% 10.4% 11.9% 8.5%
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Income: Equity 6.8% 6.9% 9.6% 9.8% 10.9%     16.3% 16.6% 8.1% 7.4% 4.4%  
iShares Core Hi Div HDV Income: Equity 4.8% 7.0% 9.0% 10.1% 8.8%     24.1% 16.8% 12.7% 10.0% 11.2%  
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Income: Equity 8.2% 7.4% 12.0% 12.8% 12.3%     29.7% 26.8% 13.7% 10.5% 8.0%  
Invesco Intl Div PID Income: Equity 6.9% 7.5% 10.4% 12.6% 11.9% 13.7%   10.4% 13.0% 8.7% 8.6% 6.5% 5.1%
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Income: Equity 7.0% 8.1% 9.5% 10.3% 9.2% 10.8%   13.5% 11.7% 8.3% 9.7% 11.4% 8.9%
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Income: Equity 4.8% 6.5% 8.9% 9.9% 8.8%     20.7% 18.3% 12.0% 11.8% 12.8%  
Invesco Sr Loan ETF BKLN Income: Float Rate 2.3% 1.4% 2.8% 3.3% 2.8%     4.8% 6.9% 5.5% 4.2% 4.4%  
Invesco Multi-Asset CVY Income: Multi 4.7% 7.1% 11.1% 14.5% 12.6%     17.5% 15.4% 9.2% 8.8% 7.5%  
SPDR Conv Sec CWB Income: Multi 8.2% 7.2% 9.1% 9.3% 8.3%     20.4% 15.7% 5.2% 11.4% 10.8%  
SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Income: Multi 3.6% 4.7% 6.7% 7.6%       9.7% 9.8% 4.0% 5.3%    
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Income: Multi 3.3% 3.3% 6.5% 8.0%       11.0% 10.3% 3.3% 3.7%    
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Income: Multi 3.0% 4.2% 7.8% 12.0%       10.9% 11.4% 6.9% 4.8%    
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Income: Multi 4.7% 5.5% 7.3% 7.0% 6.1%     2.1% 5.9% 0.7% 2.9% 4.5%  
Invesco Preferred ETF PGX Income: Multi 4.5% 6.0% 8.3% 7.1% 6.1%     -1.7% 4.2% -1.3% 1.9% 4.0%  
First Trust Focus 5 FV Sector Rotation 13.7% 12.2% 13.8% 13.3%       20.1% 16.5% 9.5% 13.0%    
iShr Aggressive AOA Risk-Driven 6.2% 6.0% 8.8% 8.7% 8.1%     18.2% 17.0% 8.8% 10.4% 10.3%  
iShr Conservative AOK Risk-Driven 3.5% 3.9% 5.6% 4.7% 4.1%     8.0% 9.2% 3.4% 4.9% 4.9%  
iShr Moderate AOM Risk-Driven 4.0% 4.2% 6.2% 5.3% 4.8%     10.1% 10.7% 4.5% 6.0% 6.1%  
iShr Growth AOR Risk-Driven 5.1% 5.1% 7.4% 7.0% 6.3%     14.0% 13.8% 6.6% 8.2% 8.2%  
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Blended 1.7% 2.1% 2.9% 3.6%       11.7% 8.3% 5.3% 4.6%    
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Blended 3.9% 3.2% 4.0% 3.6% 3.2% 3.3%   7.5% 7.5% 2.3% 7.0% 6.5% 6.5%
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Global Macro 7.8% 6.3% 7.6% 7.4% 7.1% 9.1%   17.8% 14.7% 5.9% 7.6% 6.9% 5.4%
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Global Macro 7.5% 6.5% 9.3% 10.8%       24.3% 21.2% 12.5% 13.0%    
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Global Macro 4.9% 3.9% 5.1% 5.8% 5.3% 5.2%   22.9% 16.0% 10.1% 6.7% 6.1% 6.2%
Leuthold Global GLBIX Global Macro 5.3% 5.2% 6.7% 6.4% 6.2%     17.2% 12.1% 6.5% 6.4% 6.0%  
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Global Macro 6.2% 5.1% 7.1% 7.1% 6.4% 6.6%   23.3% 17.2% 8.6% 7.7% 6.9% 6.3%
Mac Asset Strategy IVAEX Global Macro 7.1% 5.7% 7.8% 10.9% 10.7% 10.6%   12.6% 16.0% 8.5% 8.2% 6.5% 7.0%
Leuthold Core LCORX Global Macro 5.5% 6.1% 6.4% 5.9% 5.8% 7.7%   13.1% 12.6% 7.6% 8.2% 7.7% 6.8%
Loomis Global Alloc Y LSWWX Global Macro 5.2% 6.4% 10.3% 9.1% 8.6% 10.1%   14.4% 15.2% 6.3% 9.9% 9.3% 9.1%
BlackRock Global I MALOX Global Macro 7.2% 6.1% 7.7% 7.0% 6.6% 7.1%   15.2% 14.8% 5.4% 7.7% 6.9% 6.6%
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Global Macro 5.5% 5.5% 7.4% 6.9% 6.3% 6.9%   13.3% 11.9% 5.7% 6.8% 7.2% 6.5%
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Global Macro 5.8% 5.2% 7.9% 7.9% 7.5% 7.3%   13.7% 9.6% 2.8% 4.5% 3.6% 4.6%
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Global Macro 4.3% 3.3% 7.1% 9.5% 8.5% 9.5%   30.8% 26.2% 16.5% 12.6% 11.0% 9.8%
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Global Macro 6.2% 5.3% 7.8% 7.4% 7.6% 8.2%   20.3% 18.0% 8.0% 7.1% 6.9% 6.7%
NYLI Int'l Res MYITX Hedged: 130-30 11.5% 8.1% 11.0% 11.4% 11.2%     28.9% 22.0% 10.4% 7.7% 7.3%  
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Hedged: Abs Return 2.3% 1.6% 2.9% 3.2% 3.1%     5.4% 8.7% 5.0% 4.9% 4.5%  
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Hedged: Abs Return 1.5% 1.2% 2.1% 2.7% 2.4% 2.2%   11.6% 9.1% 5.5% 4.4% 3.7% 4.4%
Virtus ASG Global GAFYX Hedged: Abs Return 4.5% 4.2% 3.9% 4.2% 4.7%     15.0% 8.1% 5.4% 4.5% 3.6%  
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Hedged: Abs Return 3.4% 2.9% 4.0% 4.1% 3.8%     11.6% 8.4% 5.1% 5.0% 4.1%  
Jhancock Multi Abs Ret I JHAIX Hedged: Abs Return 6.2% 5.1% 5.0% 4.0%       3.9% 4.0% 2.4% 3.2%    
Putnam Short Dur Y PARYX Hedged: Abs Return 0.8% 0.9% 1.5% 1.7% 1.4%     1.3% 2.7% 0.5% 1.8% 1.6%  
Putnam Core Bond Y PYTRX Hedged: Abs Return 2.3% 3.3% 3.0% 3.4% 3.0%     2.0% 4.3% 1.9% 2.7% 2.3%  
AQR Divers N ADANX Hedged: Arbitrage 0.1% 1.1% 1.9% 3.3% 3.0%     5.4% 5.3% 2.9% 6.3% 4.0%  
Arbitrage Fund ARBNX Hedged: Arbitrage 0.1% 1.2% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 2.3%   5.2% 5.9% 4.0% 3.6% 2.9% 3.4%
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Hedged: Long/Short 16.2% 9.3% 11.5% 11.8%       36.8% 21.3% 6.8% 6.4%    
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Hedged: Long/Short 3.8% 4.9% 6.6% 8.5% 7.3% 8.9%   35.4% 25.7% 19.8% 11.2% 10.3% 11.0%
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Hedged: Long/Short 6.2% 4.2% 7.0% 8.6% 7.9% 8.3%   8.0% 11.9% 6.8% 7.6% 8.0% 6.0%
Cromwell L/S MFADX Hedged: Long/Short 4.5% 4.7% 6.5% 7.4% 6.5%     13.9% 13.1% 8.8% 8.5% 6.2%  
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.6% 2.3% 2.8% 2.3% 2.3% 3.3%   6.2% 5.2% 3.7% 4.1% 4.0% 3.7%
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 2.0% 1.8% 2.1%   5.5% 7.2% 5.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.7%
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 3.1% 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.6%   -3.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.4% 2.6% 2.6%
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 2.2% 2.5% 2.7% 3.6% 3.3% 3.5%   19.5% 12.4% 13.1% 5.3% 4.3% 3.4%
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Income: Equity 6.9% 7.4% 9.3% 10.7% 9.8% 11.7%   22.5% 16.9% 11.4% 11.1% 11.7% 8.1%
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Income: Equity 5.1% 6.1% 7.7% 7.9% 7.1% 10.0%   18.5% 15.1% 8.2% 9.7% 10.4% 7.9%
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Income: Equity 4.7% 6.2% 8.7% 9.2% 8.3% 9.4%   18.4% 16.7% 10.7% 12.5% 12.8% 10.0%
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Income: Equity 6.1% 7.2% 8.9% 9.6% 8.5% 10.1%   15.2% 15.2% 9.9% 9.2% 11.0% 8.6%
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Income: Equity 7.7% 7.0% 9.5% 10.4% 9.4% 10.2%   24.0% 19.0% 9.1% 10.7% 10.9% 8.8%
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Income: Equity 6.3% 7.4% 10.1% 11.5% 10.4% 11.8%   23.9% 18.1% 11.3% 11.6% 11.7% 8.7%
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Income: Equity 4.9% 6.5% 8.8% 11.0% 10.1% 10.8%   16.5% 16.6% 9.4% 9.5% 10.4% 7.8%
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Income: Equity 5.3% 6.3% 8.8% 9.7% 8.8% 10.2%   18.1% 17.5% 11.7% 12.1% 12.9% 10.0%
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Income: Float Rate 1.5% 1.2% 2.4% 5.1% 4.2%     1.8% 2.7% 1.4% 2.3% 3.3%  
Calamos Global Opp CVLOX Income: Global 9.4% 7.9% 10.2% 9.6% 8.5% 9.4%   18.8% 19.9% 8.6% 11.0% 8.7% 7.6%
Loomis Global Alloc A LGMAX Income: Global 5.2% 6.4% 10.3% 9.1% 8.6% 10.1%   14.1% 14.9% 6.0% 9.6% 8.9% 8.7%
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Income: Global 7.3% 6.9% 9.2% 9.5% 8.6%     15.7% 15.8% 9.7% 9.5% 8.9%  
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Income: Global 4.4% 3.3% 7.1% 9.5% 8.5% 9.4%   30.5% 25.7% 16.2% 12.3% 10.4% 9.2%
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Income: Multi 4.0% 4.1% 6.0% 5.5% 5.0% 5.5%   8.4% 9.9% 4.3% 6.1% 6.2% 5.7%
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Income: Multi 2.5% 2.4% 2.7% 2.9% 2.5%     0.4% 2.8% -0.1% 2.0% 2.4%  
Calamos Convertible CCVIX Income: Multi 9.1% 7.8% 9.2% 8.6% 7.9% 8.5%   25.9% 16.7% 5.9% 11.2% 9.2% 8.0%
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Income: Multi 8.8% 7.2% 8.3% 8.0% 7.2% 8.6%   20.2% 15.7% 6.2% 10.6% 9.7% 8.8%
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Income: Multi 8.5% 7.4% 8.9% 8.1% 7.9% 11.7%   23.0% 17.9% 8.4% 12.7% 11.1% 9.3%
Goldman Sachs Dyn A GSZAX Income: Multi 1.6% 1.7% 2.4% 3.3% 3.0%     5.8% 5.3% 2.7% 2.6% 2.7%  
WestWood REs Inc KIFYX Income: Multi 3.6% 5.4% 7.2% 11.1% 9.5% 13.0%   3.0% 4.9% 0.5% 2.1% 5.1% 4.3%
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Income: Multi 2.6% 2.4% 5.5% 6.4% 5.6%     6.1% 7.2% 0.7% 3.5% 5.4%  
Pimco Income PONPX Income: Multi 3.1% 3.1% 4.1% 4.0% 3.5%     1.3% 3.1% -0.3% 2.5% 4.5%  
Principal Spectrum PPSIX Income: Multi 2.4% 2.1% 4.6% 5.3% 4.7% 7.7%   3.8% 7.6% 2.4% 4.0% 5.3% 5.4%
T. Rowe Price Global PRSNX Income: Multi 2.1% 2.3% 4.1% 4.3% 3.9%     -1.1% 2.2% -2.2% 1.3% 2.5%  
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Income: Multi 3.9% 3.6% 5.5% 5.3% 4.8% 5.4%   5.8% 7.5% 1.9% 5.0% 5.3% 5.0%
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Income: Multi 3.2% 3.5% 5.0% 3.9% 3.4% 3.7%   5.8% 7.0% 1.8% 3.6% 4.0% 4.1%
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Income: Multi 3.4% 3.4% 5.1% 4.3% 3.7% 4.1%   8.0% 8.0% 3.0% 4.8% 5.0% 5.1%
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Income: Multi 3.3% 4.1% 5.7% 5.0% 4.3% 4.6%   7.3% 8.5% 3.7% 5.7% 6.6% 6.5%
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Income: Tax Exempt 3.4% 3.7% 4.7% 4.2% 3.7% 3.7%   1.9% 0.5% -2.1% 0.7% 2.2% 2.8%
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Income: Tax Exempt 3.1% 3.5% 5.6% 5.0% 4.4% 4.6%   3.9% 1.9% -2.7% 0.6% 2.6% 3.1%
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Income: Tax Exempt 3.0% 2.9% 4.5% 3.9% 3.5% 3.6%   1.5% 0.6% -2.1% 0.4% 2.0% 2.5%
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Income: Tax Exempt 3.4% 3.6% 4.6% 4.2% 3.7% 3.8%   1.8% 0.8% -2.0% 0.6% 2.4% 2.8%
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Income: Tax Exempt 3.3% 3.8% 5.0% 4.2% 3.7% 3.8%   3.3% 1.4% -1.7% 1.0% 2.5% 3.0%
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Momentum 7.5% 8.2% 8.4% 10.2% 9.7% 11.4%   11.8% 11.4% 5.3% 8.7% 8.8% 7.3%
Sector Rotation NAVFX Sector Rotation 7.6% 8.4% 10.2% 10.9%       12.7% 18.5% 9.9% 11.2%    
FundX ETF XCOR Momentum 8.5% 9.3% 11.0% 10.8% 10.0% 11.6%   16.5% 19.5% 6.8% 10.8% 10.7% 7.7%
ALPS Insurance Trust BETFX Risk-Driven 5.0% 4.9% 7.3% 7.0% 6.4%     14.3% 13.9% 6.7% 7.5% 7.2%  
Columbia Thermostat COTZX Risk-Driven 2.9% 3.9% 5.4% 4.0% 4.0% 6.9%   7.0% 10.8% 4.5% 7.7% 7.5% 6.9%
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Risk-Driven 4.6% 5.0% 7.3% 8.5% 7.8% 9.4%   10.2% 12.0% 7.2% 9.3% 10.2% 7.6%
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Risk-Driven 4.7% 5.6% 8.5% 8.2% 7.3% 8.3%   17.9% 16.7% 9.1% 11.7% 11.3% 9.2%
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Risk-Driven 6.2% 6.5% 8.5% 7.9% 7.0% 7.9%   15.9% 16.4% 9.0% 11.4% 11.0% 9.0%
Janus Balanced JANBX Risk-Driven 5.6% 6.1% 8.0% 7.3% 6.6% 6.8%   8.6% 13.8% 6.4% 10.2% 9.9% 8.8%
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Risk-Driven 4.8% 5.3% 7.8% 7.3% 6.5% 7.2%   10.8% 13.1% 5.8% 8.7% 8.8% 7.1%
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Risk-Driven 4.2% 6.0% 8.1% 7.3% 6.4% 7.1%   12.8% 14.1% 7.0% 9.5% 9.8% 8.3%
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Risk-Driven 6.2% 6.5% 8.9% 8.0% 7.2% 8.2%   -8.5% 4.2% 0.9% 6.7% 8.0% 7.0%
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Risk-Driven 3.3% 4.0% 5.7% 4.9% 4.3% 4.6%   7.2% 8.8% 3.8% 5.7% 6.7% 6.5%
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Risk-Driven 6.6% 6.0% 8.9% 8.8% 8.1% 9.6%   18.4% 17.5% 8.8% 10.6% 10.2% 8.0%
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Risk-Driven 4.7% 4.9% 7.6% 7.2% 6.4% 7.2%   12.8% 15.5% 8.1% 10.1% 10.4% 8.8%
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Risk-Driven 5.5% 5.9% 8.4% 7.8% 7.0% 7.8%   13.7% 13.8% 5.7% 9.2% 9.2% 7.8%
FPA Crescent FPACX Risk-Driven 5.6% 4.7% 7.1% 8.7% 7.7% 8.0%   14.5% 15.0% 9.0% 9.9% 9.7% 8.6%
Allspring Asset Alloc WFAIX Risk-Driven 4.0% 5.5% 7.8% 6.8% 6.0% 7.9%   12.4% 14.1% 7.1% 9.4% 10.7% 8.4%