Tactical: Managed, ranked by Downside Deviation

for period ending October 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 3.1% 3.1% 4.5% 3.6% 3.1% 2.9%   0.2% 5.5% -0.2% 1.5% 1.9% 3.0%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 5.8% 6.4% 10.5% 10.9% 9.6% 11.1%   12.0% 23.3% 12.0% 15.3% 14.7% 10.9%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 4.3% 4.7% 7.7% 7.2% 6.3% 7.1%   7.4% 15.9% 6.6% 9.6% 9.4% 7.9%
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Equal Weight 9.0% 8.2% 10.9% 12.1% 10.6% 12.7%   18.0% 19.0% 8.5% 12.3% 12.7% 9.9%
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Low Equity 8.9% 6.5% 7.2% 6.8% 6.3% 6.9%   5.5% 19.2% 11.1% 10.2% 7.2% 7.9%
Hedge Replication HDG Blended 2.6% 2.2% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7%     6.1% 7.6% 3.0% 3.7% 3.0%  
Inv Dorsey Wright PDP Blended 16.1% 13.7% 15.0% 13.6% 11.7%     9.4% 22.0% 6.6% 12.7% 12.4%  
NYLI Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Blended 3.5% 2.6% 3.8% 3.6% 3.4%     4.8% 8.4% 3.8% 3.5% 3.0%  
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Hedged: 130-30 6.2% 6.9% 11.0% 11.6% 10.2%     11.3% 23.2% 11.5% 14.2% 14.1%  
MultiAsset ETF RLY Hedged: Abs Return 7.5% 5.9% 9.4% 9.7%       24.6% 16.2% 10.4% 8.6%    
NYLI Merger Arbitrage MNA Hedged: Arbitrage 0.5% 1.4% 2.2% 3.5% 3.3%     3.0% 5.8% 2.6% 2.9% 3.1%  
AGF AntiBeta BTAL Hedged: Mkt Neutral 13.1% 12.7% 12.5% 11.6% 10.5%     -7.3% -10.9% -2.1% -3.3% -2.4%  
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Income: Equity 6.9% 5.2% 8.9% 10.9% 11.2%     19.7% 18.4% 10.3% 8.8% 4.9%  
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Income: Equity 12.7% 8.8% 10.1% 12.1% 11.6%     7.3% 13.8% 6.7% 7.8% 5.9%  
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Income: Equity 5.8% 6.3% 8.7% 10.0% 8.8% 10.6%   18.2% 21.3% 12.3% 13.0% 12.9% 9.4%
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Income: Equity 10.9% 8.6% 11.0% 12.4% 11.3% 13.7%   12.7% 20.0% 6.9% 7.5% 8.0% 5.8%
iShares Select Dividend DVY Income: Equity 7.4% 8.1% 10.7% 11.9% 10.2% 11.9%   20.9% 20.1% 10.5% 10.7% 11.7% 8.2%
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Income: Equity 8.0% 7.1% 9.5% 9.9% 10.4%     15.4% 18.0% 8.4% 7.2% 4.6%  
iShares Core Hi Div HDV Income: Equity 7.7% 7.4% 9.3% 10.3% 8.9%     34.8% 21.7% 13.6% 10.9% 11.4%  
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Income: Equity 9.6% 7.9% 12.0% 12.8% 11.9%     21.0% 27.0% 13.3% 10.2% 7.9%  
Invesco Intl Div PID Income: Equity 9.1% 7.5% 10.6% 12.7% 11.7% 13.7%   8.4% 15.7% 7.9% 8.5% 6.3% 4.7%
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Income: Equity 9.8% 8.5% 9.7% 10.5% 9.2% 10.9%   20.2% 15.8% 9.1% 10.6% 11.4% 8.8%
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Income: Equity 7.3% 6.8% 9.1% 10.0% 8.8%     19.3% 20.9% 11.8% 12.0% 12.6%  
Invesco Sr Loan ETF BKLN Income: Float Rate 2.3% 1.4% 2.8% 3.3% 2.8%     4.2% 7.0% 5.5% 4.2% 4.1%  
Invesco Multi-Asset CVY Income: Multi 8.3% 7.9% 11.4% 14.6% 12.5% 13.9%   15.8% 15.9% 8.1% 8.5% 7.1% 5.6%
SPDR Conv Sec CWB Income: Multi 9.7% 7.6% 9.4% 9.5% 8.3%     3.4% 15.6% 3.5% 10.5% 10.2%  
SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Income: Multi 5.4% 4.5% 6.9% 7.6%       7.5% 11.8% 3.8% 5.4%    
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Income: Multi 3.9% 3.2% 6.5% 8.0%       6.5% 10.7% 3.0% 3.6%    
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Income: Multi 5.6% 5.0% 8.1% 12.1%       11.7% 11.7% 6.2% 5.2%    
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Income: Multi 5.8% 5.2% 7.4% 7.1% 6.0%     -3.8% 6.1% -0.6% 2.6% 4.1%  
Invesco Preferred ETF PGX Income: Multi 5.9% 5.6% 8.5% 7.2% 6.1%     -8.4% 4.7% -2.5% 1.5% 3.5%  
First Trust Focus 5 FV Sector Rotation 13.9% 11.4% 13.6% 13.3%       22.0% 21.9% 9.5% 13.4%    
iShr Aggressive AOA Risk-Driven 6.1% 5.3% 8.6% 8.7% 7.8%     10.1% 18.6% 8.2% 10.2% 10.0%  
iShr Conservative AOK Risk-Driven 4.0% 3.5% 5.6% 4.8% 4.1%     3.8% 10.5% 3.2% 4.9% 4.8%  
iShr Moderate AOM Risk-Driven 4.4% 3.8% 6.2% 5.4% 4.7%     5.1% 12.1% 4.3% 6.0% 5.9%  
iShr Growth AOR Risk-Driven 5.2% 4.5% 7.3% 7.0% 6.2%     7.6% 15.3% 6.3% 8.1% 8.0%  
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Blended 1.7% 2.1% 2.8% 3.6% 3.1%     8.1% 8.5% 5.3% 4.5% 4.0%  
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Blended 3.8% 3.1% 4.0% 3.6% 3.1% 3.3%   4.4% 7.9% 2.3% 7.0% 6.2% 6.4%
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Global Macro 7.8% 5.8% 7.6% 7.4% 6.8% 9.1%   7.8% 15.8% 5.0% 7.3% 6.7% 5.0%
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Global Macro 7.4% 5.9% 9.2% 10.8%       15.6% 22.7% 11.8% 12.7%    
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Global Macro 5.1% 3.8% 5.2% 5.8% 5.3% 5.2%   20.0% 17.0% 10.5% 6.7% 6.0% 6.1%
Leuthold Global GLBIX Global Macro 5.4% 5.1% 6.5% 6.4% 5.9%     13.6% 12.6% 6.3% 6.3% 6.0%  
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Global Macro 6.2% 4.7% 7.1% 7.1% 6.3% 6.6%   19.3% 18.9% 8.9% 7.7% 6.9% 6.1%
Mac Asset Strategy IVAEX Global Macro 7.4% 5.5% 7.7% 10.9% 9.9% 10.6%   4.7% 16.2% 7.5% 8.1% 6.4% 6.8%
Leuthold Core LCORX Global Macro 5.5% 5.9% 6.3% 5.9% 5.5% 7.7%   9.7% 13.4% 7.4% 8.4% 7.8% 6.5%
Loomis Global Alloc Y LSWWX Global Macro 6.5% 6.2% 10.2% 9.1% 8.1% 10.1%   5.7% 16.0% 5.2% 9.5% 9.0% 8.5%
BlackRock Global I MALOX Global Macro 7.2% 5.7% 7.5% 7.0% 6.3% 7.1%   7.4% 15.6% 4.8% 7.5% 6.7% 6.3%
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Global Macro 6.8% 5.4% 7.5% 6.9% 6.2% 7.0%   12.1% 13.9% 5.6% 6.9% 7.1% 6.3%
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Global Macro 7.6% 5.6% 8.1% 8.1% 7.3% 7.4%   9.6% 11.0% 2.4% 4.1% 3.5% 4.5%
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Global Macro 5.1% 3.3% 7.0% 9.5% 8.4% 9.4%   24.1% 26.7% 15.9% 12.6% 10.9% 9.5%
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Global Macro 6.3% 4.9% 7.6% 7.4% 7.2% 8.2%   10.7% 18.8% 7.7% 6.7% 6.7% 6.3%
NYLI Int'l Res MYITX Hedged: 130-30 11.0% 7.7% 11.0% 11.4% 10.7%     13.6% 23.0% 9.2% 6.9% 7.2%  
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Hedged: Abs Return 2.5% 1.6% 2.9% 3.2% 3.1%     4.8% 9.1% 5.1% 4.9% 4.4%  
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Hedged: Abs Return 1.5% 1.0% 2.1% 2.7% 2.4% 2.2%   9.5% 9.7% 5.7% 4.4% 3.8% 4.4%
Virtus ASG Global GAFYX Hedged: Abs Return 4.7% 4.3% 3.9% 4.2% 4.7%     13.0% 8.2% 5.2% 4.4% 3.6%  
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Hedged: Abs Return 3.5% 2.8% 3.9% 4.1% 3.7%     7.0% 9.0% 4.8% 4.9% 4.0%  
Jhancock Multi Abs Ret I JHAIX Hedged: Abs Return 6.3% 5.1% 5.0% 4.0%       1.3% 4.8% 2.8% 3.2%    
Putnam Short Dur Y PARYX Hedged: Abs Return 1.1% 0.9% 1.6% 1.7% 1.4%     1.5% 2.9% 0.7% 1.8% 1.7%  
Putnam Core Bond Y PYTRX Hedged: Abs Return 3.6% 3.3% 3.2% 3.5% 3.0%     -0.1% 5.7% 2.1% 2.5% 2.3%  
AQR Divers N ADANX Hedged: Arbitrage 0.3% 0.7% 1.9% 3.3% 3.0%     3.8% 5.7% 2.6% 6.3% 4.0%  
Arbitrage Fund ARBNX Hedged: Arbitrage 0.1% 1.1% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 2.3%   6.0% 6.5% 4.1% 3.8% 3.0% 3.4%
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Hedged: Long/Short 17.3% 10.8% 12.1% 12.1% 9.9%     13.6% 19.8% 5.6% 5.4% 3.5%  
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Hedged: Long/Short 4.1% 5.0% 6.6% 8.5% 7.3% 8.9%   34.1% 26.8% 19.8% 11.4% 10.2% 10.9%
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Hedged: Long/Short 7.0% 4.6% 7.1% 8.7% 7.8% 8.3%   4.9% 12.6% 6.5% 7.5% 7.8% 5.9%
Cromwell L/S MFADX Hedged: Long/Short 5.0% 4.9% 6.3% 7.4% 6.5%     7.2% 12.0% 8.5% 8.3% 5.8%  
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.6% 2.3% 2.8% 2.3% 2.2% 3.3%   4.9% 5.3% 3.6% 4.1% 4.0% 3.6%
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 2.1% 1.7% 1.8% 2.1% 1.8% 2.1%   5.8% 7.5% 4.9% 4.0% 3.6% 3.6%
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 3.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7%   -4.2% 4.1% 3.9% 4.2% 2.5% 2.5%
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 2.2% 2.5% 2.8% 3.7% 3.3% 3.5%   23.9% 12.7% 14.3% 5.8% 4.7% 3.6%
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Income: Equity 9.5% 7.8% 9.5% 10.9% 9.6% 11.8%   22.6% 19.6% 11.5% 11.3% 11.6% 7.8%
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Income: Equity 6.0% 5.9% 7.6% 7.9% 7.0% 10.0%   15.0% 17.3% 7.9% 9.9% 10.2% 7.7%
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Income: Equity 6.1% 6.2% 8.5% 9.3% 8.2% 9.5%   18.7% 19.7% 10.8% 13.0% 12.7% 9.9%
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Income: Equity 7.3% 6.9% 9.0% 9.7% 8.4% 10.1%   16.8% 18.7% 10.1% 9.6% 10.9% 8.4%
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Income: Equity 8.6% 7.1% 9.6% 10.5% 9.2% 10.3%   23.0% 21.2% 8.7% 11.0% 10.8% 8.7%
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Income: Equity 7.5% 7.3% 10.1% 11.6% 10.2% 11.8%   25.1% 20.8% 11.1% 11.7% 11.6% 8.4%
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Income: Equity 6.9% 6.4% 8.9% 11.1% 10.0% 10.8%   17.7% 20.1% 9.7% 10.0% 10.2% 7.7%
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Income: Equity 7.6% 6.6% 8.9% 9.9% 8.7% 10.2%   18.7% 20.4% 11.7% 12.5% 12.7% 9.8%
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Income: Float Rate 1.8% 1.2% 2.4% 5.1% 4.2%     0.9% 2.7% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0%  
Calamos Global Opp CVLOX Income: Global 9.7% 7.6% 10.1% 9.6% 8.4% 9.5%   6.9% 21.1% 7.2% 10.7% 8.4% 7.2%
Loomis Global Alloc A LGMAX Income: Global 6.6% 6.2% 10.2% 9.2% 8.1% 10.1%   5.4% 15.7% 4.9% 9.2% 8.6% 8.2%
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Income: Global 10.0% 7.5% 9.4% 9.8% 8.6%     14.5% 18.3% 9.3% 9.6% 8.9%  
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Income: Global 5.1% 3.4% 7.0% 9.5% 8.4% 9.4%   23.8% 26.2% 15.4% 12.3% 10.3% 8.9%
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Income: Multi 4.6% 3.9% 6.0% 5.6% 4.9% 5.5%   5.4% 11.2% 4.0% 6.1% 6.0% 5.5%
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Income: Multi 2.9% 2.4% 2.8% 3.0% 2.5%     -1.8% 3.1% -0.2% 1.8% 2.4%  
Calamos Convertible CCVIX Income: Multi 10.6% 8.3% 9.6% 8.8% 7.9% 8.7%   6.1% 16.5% 4.0% 10.5% 8.6% 7.4%
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Income: Multi 9.6% 7.5% 8.5% 8.2% 7.2% 8.7%   4.2% 15.3% 4.3% 10.0% 9.2% 8.2%
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Income: Multi 9.8% 8.0% 9.2% 8.3% 7.8% 11.7%   5.6% 17.2% 6.4% 11.9% 10.5% 8.8%
Goldman Sachs Dyn A GSZAX Income: Multi 1.9% 1.7% 2.3% 3.3% 3.0%     3.4% 4.6% 3.0% 2.4% 2.7%  
WestWood REs Inc KIFYX Income: Multi 4.6% 4.8% 7.3% 11.1% 9.5% 13.0%   -0.3% 6.3% -0.5% 2.0% 4.8% 3.9%
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Income: Multi 3.2% 2.3% 5.5% 6.4% 5.5%     1.3% 7.7% 0.4% 3.3% 5.3%  
Pimco Income PONPX Income: Multi 4.5% 3.4% 4.4% 4.1% 3.6%     -0.9% 4.0% -0.4% 2.3% 4.4%  
Principal Spectrum PPSIX Income: Multi 3.4% 2.3% 4.7% 5.4% 4.6% 7.7%   -0.1% 7.6% 2.0% 3.8% 5.2% 5.1%
T. Rowe Price Global PRSNX Income: Multi 2.6% 2.2% 4.2% 4.4% 3.8%     -2.2% 2.9% -2.1% 1.3% 2.4%  
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Income: Multi 4.3% 3.4% 5.5% 5.3% 4.7% 5.4%   2.3% 8.5% 1.6% 4.9% 5.1% 4.8%
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Income: Multi 3.8% 3.3% 5.0% 4.0% 3.4% 3.7%   2.4% 8.3% 1.7% 3.6% 3.9% 4.0%
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Income: Multi 3.8% 3.1% 5.1% 4.3% 3.7% 4.1%   4.1% 9.1% 2.8% 4.8% 4.8% 4.9%
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Income: Multi 4.9% 4.1% 5.9% 5.1% 4.4% 4.7%   6.0% 10.4% 3.8% 5.9% 6.4% 6.4%
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Income: Tax Exempt 5.3% 4.0% 5.0% 4.4% 3.8% 3.8%   -2.3% 1.8% -2.1% 0.7% 2.1% 2.7%
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Income: Tax Exempt 5.6% 4.0% 6.0% 5.2% 4.6% 4.8%   -0.8% 3.3% -2.6% 0.7% 2.4% 3.0%
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Income: Tax Exempt 4.6% 3.2% 4.8% 4.1% 3.6% 3.7%   -0.3% 1.8% -1.9% 0.6% 1.9% 2.5%
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Income: Tax Exempt 5.4% 4.0% 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% 3.9%   -3.3% 2.1% -2.1% 0.7% 2.2% 2.7%
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Income: Tax Exempt 5.4% 4.0% 5.3% 4.4% 3.9% 3.9%   -1.4% 3.0% -1.6% 1.1% 2.4% 2.9%
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Momentum 7.2% 7.6% 8.2% 10.2% 9.3% 11.4%   9.0% 13.9% 4.7% 8.8% 8.8% 7.0%
Sector Rotation NAVFX Sector Rotation 7.8% 8.0% 10.0% 10.9%       5.5% 19.8% 8.8% 11.1%    
FundX ETF XCOR Momentum 9.1% 9.1% 11.0% 10.9% 9.8% 11.7%   6.4% 21.3% 5.9% 10.8% 10.4% 7.3%
ALPS Insurance Trust BETFX Risk-Driven 5.1% 4.4% 7.2% 7.0% 6.2%     7.8% 15.2% 6.2% 7.4% 7.1%  
Columbia Thermostat COTZX Risk-Driven 3.6% 3.5% 5.4% 4.1% 3.6% 6.9%   3.0% 12.3% 4.5% 7.6% 7.4% 6.7%
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Risk-Driven 6.6% 5.4% 7.5% 8.6% 7.7% 9.4%   7.8% 13.1% 6.8% 9.0% 10.0% 7.3%
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Risk-Driven 4.5% 4.8% 8.3% 8.2% 7.1% 8.3%   10.7% 18.9% 8.4% 11.8% 11.1% 8.9%
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Risk-Driven 6.0% 5.8% 8.3% 7.9% 6.9% 7.9%   9.2% 18.2% 8.2% 11.3% 10.8% 8.7%
Janus Balanced JANBX Risk-Driven 5.7% 5.4% 7.8% 7.3% 6.4% 6.8%   3.5% 15.7% 6.0% 10.2% 9.7% 8.6%
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Risk-Driven 4.8% 4.6% 7.6% 7.2% 6.4% 7.2%   4.3% 14.9% 5.4% 8.6% 8.5% 6.9%
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Risk-Driven 4.3% 5.4% 8.0% 7.3% 6.3% 7.1%   7.2% 16.1% 6.6% 9.6% 9.5% 8.0%
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Risk-Driven 6.8% 6.7% 8.9% 8.1% 7.0% 8.3%   -3.7% 6.0% 0.7% 7.0% 7.9% 6.8%
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Risk-Driven 4.9% 4.0% 5.8% 5.1% 4.4% 4.7%   6.0% 10.7% 3.9% 5.9% 6.5% 6.4%
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Risk-Driven 6.6% 5.4% 8.7% 8.8% 7.8% 9.6%   10.0% 19.1% 8.1% 10.5% 10.0% 7.6%
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Risk-Driven 4.5% 4.4% 7.4% 7.2% 6.3% 7.2%   7.1% 17.1% 7.8% 10.2% 10.1% 8.5%
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Risk-Driven 5.9% 5.2% 8.4% 7.8% 6.9% 7.8%   7.9% 15.9% 5.3% 9.2% 8.9% 7.5%
FPA Crescent FPACX Risk-Driven 6.1% 4.5% 7.1% 8.8% 7.6% 8.0%   11.1% 16.3% 8.7% 9.8% 9.5% 8.4%
Allspring Asset Alloc WFAIX Risk-Driven 4.0% 4.8% 7.6% 6.8% 6.0% 7.9%   6.0% 16.0% 6.6% 9.4% 10.2% 8.0%