Tactical: Managed, ranked by M-squared

for period ending September 30, 2026

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M-Squared is the Modigliani risk-adjusted performance, shown as an annual total return percent. It is derived from the Sharpe ratio, but M-Squared is in units of percent return. M-Squared inputs include standard deviation, the monthly total return, the risk-free rate (3-month T-bill), and the return of a benchmark equity portfolio (the S&P 500, represented by the SPY exchange-traded fund).

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Portfolio Recipes: Tactical: Managed Peer Group
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      M-Squared   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 -30.2% -18.9% -21.8% -17.4% -14.1% -5.5%   -1.5% 4.2% -0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 2.9%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%   15.7% 22.8% 13.7% 15.2% 15.6% 11.1%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark -4.7% -3.9% -5.3% -2.9% -1.8% 0.1%   8.5% 14.9% 7.3% 9.3% 9.9% 8.0%
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Equal Weight -3.5% -7.6% -5.2% -4.5% -3.2% -2.3%   11.4% 15.5% 8.6% 11.4% 13.2% 9.8%
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Low Equity -6.9% 2.4% 2.1% -1.3% -5.0% 0.1%   8.7% 19.9% 12.0% 10.2% 7.8% 8.1%
Hedge Replication HDG Blended -0.7% -10.0% -12.3% -10.0% -10.0%     8.1% 7.5% 3.4% 3.7% 3.4%  
Inv Dorsey Wright PDP Blended -4.4% -7.5% -5.6% -4.3% -4.0%     16.8% 21.6% 9.3% 12.8% 13.4%  
NYLI Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Blended -5.1% -8.7% -9.8% -10.4% -9.9%     7.2% 8.5% 4.3% 3.6% 3.3%  
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Hedged: 130-30 -1.3% -0.6% -1.0% -1.6% -1.2%     14.6% 22.5% 12.9% 14.1% 15.0%  
MultiAsset ETF RLY Hedged: Abs Return 5.3% -6.8% -1.9% -6.4%       21.1% 13.9% 10.7% 8.1%    
NYLI Merger Arbitrage MNA Hedged: Arbitrage -22.1% -12.6% -18.6% -12.7% -9.5%     2.6% 5.7% 2.5% 2.7% 3.3%  
AGF AntiBeta BTAL Hedged: Mkt Neutral -31.2% -29.9% -17.3% -19.2% -19.2%     -22.7% -12.0% -4.3% -4.1% -4.0%  
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Income: Equity 15.2% 0.7% -2.0% -5.9% -10.2%     25.3% 19.2% 11.1% 9.4% 6.0%  
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Income: Equity -2.6% -8.3% -5.7% -7.2% -9.1%     15.0% 14.9% 7.8% 8.4% 7.2%  
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Income: Equity 2.3% -0.5% 0.6% -1.9% -1.2% -1.2%   13.8% 18.9% 12.8% 12.4% 13.2% 9.4%
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Income: Equity -3.0% -4.0% -5.9% -7.9% -7.5% -5.6%   13.7% 19.5% 7.8% 7.5% 8.6% 6.2%
iShares Select Dividend DVY Income: Equity -3.8% -6.8% -3.9% -5.7% -3.8% -3.1%   10.8% 16.3% 9.7% 9.7% 11.8% 8.1%
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Income: Equity -3.2% -5.6% -4.8% -7.9% -10.6%     11.8% 16.4% 8.4% 6.8% 5.1%  
iShares Core Hi Div HDV Income: Equity 1.2% -6.1% -0.8% -5.5% -4.0%     17.8% 16.0% 12.1% 9.4% 11.0%  
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Income: Equity 4.1% 1.5% -0.8% -6.2% -8.0%     22.2% 25.4% 13.6% 9.7% 8.6%  
Invesco Intl Div PID Income: Equity -11.6% -10.0% -5.7% -7.9% -9.4% -6.8%   4.1% 12.6% 7.8% 7.7% 6.7% 4.7%
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Income: Equity -8.4% -11.4% -5.3% -5.8% -3.7% -2.5%   7.3% 11.3% 8.1% 9.2% 11.4% 8.5%
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Income: Equity -1.3% -3.6% -1.2% -3.3% -1.9%     12.8% 17.7% 11.6% 11.3% 12.8%  
Invesco Sr Loan ETF BKLN Income: Float Rate -10.8% -7.3% -6.1% -7.9% -5.8%     4.0% 6.7% 5.4% 4.2% 4.4%  
Invesco Multi-Asset CVY Income: Multi -5.0% -9.4% -5.8% -8.0% -8.9% -6.1%   10.2% 13.5% 8.1% 8.2% 7.6% 5.6%
SPDR Conv Sec CWB Income: Multi -3.7% -6.3% -8.0% -3.4% -3.3%     13.6% 16.4% 5.5% 11.1% 11.2%  
SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Income: Multi -10.7% -10.0% -10.7% -9.3%       4.4% 9.7% 3.6% 4.9%    
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Income: Multi -5.0% -7.5% -11.4% -11.4%       6.9% 10.0% 3.2% 3.5%    
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Income: Multi -7.9% -10.3% -7.1% -10.6%       6.5% 10.0% 6.1% 4.6%    
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Income: Multi -21.3% -16.8% -15.0% -12.5% -9.4%     -1.6% 5.5% 0.4% 2.8% 4.6%  
Invesco Preferred ETF PGX Income: Multi -32.9% -19.7% -17.0% -14.2% -10.6%     -7.6% 3.3% -2.0% 1.6% 3.9%  
First Trust Focus 5 FV Sector Rotation -1.9% -8.5% -4.5% -4.3%       19.0% 18.7% 10.6% 12.9%    
iShr Aggressive AOA Risk-Driven -0.5% -1.2% -3.4% -3.3% -2.9%     12.9% 17.9% 9.2% 10.1% 10.7%  
iShr Conservative AOK Risk-Driven -11.5% -8.4% -11.5% -8.3% -6.7%     3.9% 9.5% 3.3% 4.7% 4.9%  
iShr Moderate AOM Risk-Driven -8.1% -6.2% -9.2% -6.6% -5.2%     5.7% 11.2% 4.5% 5.8% 6.1%  
iShr Growth AOR Risk-Driven -3.5% -3.3% -5.8% -4.6% -3.7%     9.3% 14.5% 6.9% 7.9% 8.4%  
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Blended 8.5% -6.1% -5.7% -7.2%       9.4% 8.3% 5.6% 4.5%    
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Blended -6.2% -9.6% -14.1% -2.4% -2.3% 2.5%   6.0% 8.1% 2.7% 7.0% 6.6% 6.5%
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Global Macro -3.7% -4.4% -7.2% -6.0% -6.2% -5.2%   10.9% 15.3% 5.9% 7.3% 7.2% 5.2%
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Global Macro 3.9% 1.4% 0.3% -2.1%       18.6% 21.8% 12.9% 12.7%    
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Global Macro 10.9% -0.2% 0.4% -5.9% -6.1% -0.9%   19.5% 15.4% 9.8% 6.5% 6.1% 6.1%
Leuthold Global GLBIX Global Macro 2.3% -6.6% -5.3% -6.8% -6.4%     14.1% 12.4% 6.9% 6.2% 6.4%  
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Global Macro 9.3% -0.1% -3.0% -5.4% -5.8% -2.3%   19.3% 17.3% 8.8% 7.5% 7.1% 6.2%
Mac Asset Strategy IVAEX Global Macro -8.3% -2.6% -3.5% -6.6% -7.9% -3.7%   6.8% 16.2% 8.7% 8.0% 7.4% 6.9%
Leuthold Core LCORX Global Macro -6.2% -6.9% -3.6% -3.4% -3.4% -2.2%   7.5% 12.9% 7.9% 8.1% 8.1% 6.7%
Loomis Global Alloc Y LSWWX Global Macro -6.9% -6.0% -7.3% -4.8% -4.5% -1.6%   7.8% 15.2% 6.3% 9.3% 9.7% 8.8%
BlackRock Global I MALOX Global Macro -3.6% -3.3% -7.5% -5.5% -5.7% -2.3%   10.5% 15.6% 5.7% 7.5% 7.3% 6.5%
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Global Macro -5.9% -7.9% -7.9% -7.0% -5.5% -2.5%   8.0% 11.8% 5.4% 6.3% 7.3% 6.3%
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Global Macro -8.1% -11.7% -12.6% -10.9% -11.1% -5.5%   6.8% 9.0% 2.1% 3.9% 3.7% 4.4%
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Global Macro 12.2% 10.8% 7.4% -1.1% -2.5% -0.1%   24.0% 25.4% 16.6% 12.3% 11.2% 9.5%
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Global Macro 2.0% 0.8% -3.5% -6.4% -6.3% -3.0%   14.7% 18.5% 8.6% 6.9% 7.4% 6.6%
NYLI Int'l Res MYITX Hedged: 130-30 2.4% 0.4% -3.3% -8.0% -7.9%     20.2% 22.7% 10.5% 7.2% 8.1%  
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Hedged: Abs Return -13.5% -4.5% -7.2% -6.3% -6.4%     3.3% 8.7% 5.1% 4.8% 4.3%  
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Hedged: Abs Return 21.0% 9.4% -4.2% -5.8% -5.5% 2.8%   11.3% 9.8% 5.7% 4.5% 3.9% 4.4%
Virtus ASG Global GAFYX Hedged: Abs Return 3.4% -11.4% -5.9% -8.3% -9.5%     14.0% 8.4% 6.0% 4.5% 3.9%  
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Hedged: Abs Return 0.2% -7.8% -6.9% -7.0% -7.5%     9.5% 8.9% 5.5% 5.0% 4.3%  
Jhancock Multi Abs Ret I JHAIX Hedged: Abs Return -17.8% -18.9% -13.4% -11.7%       0.2% 4.1% 2.6% 3.1%    
Putnam Short Dur Y PARYX Hedged: Abs Return -39.9% -31.3% -38.7% -19.6% -15.5%     0.5% 2.5% 0.4% 1.8% 1.6%  
Putnam Core Bond Y PYTRX Hedged: Abs Return -29.5% -18.8% -19.0% -14.1% -12.7%     -1.9% 4.2% 1.3% 2.3% 2.2%  
AQR Divers N ADANX Hedged: Arbitrage 2.0% -13.1% -18.6% -2.7% -7.5%     5.3% 5.3% 2.9% 6.3% 4.0%  
Arbitrage Fund ARBNX Hedged: Arbitrage 5.6% -9.8% -11.9% -8.0% -7.9% -1.8%   5.4% 6.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.0% 3.4%
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Hedged: Long/Short 3.2% -3.5% -6.4% -9.3%       29.6% 22.4% 7.6% 6.3%    
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Hedged: Long/Short 23.3% 8.8% 10.9% -2.8% -3.5% 0.7%   30.9% 25.7% 19.6% 11.1% 10.4% 10.9%
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Hedged: Long/Short -13.4% -8.8% -6.4% -7.0% -5.7% -3.9%   2.6% 10.8% 6.4% 7.1% 8.2% 5.9%
Cromwell L/S MFADX Hedged: Long/Short -0.8% -6.2% -1.1% -4.5% -7.6%     12.0% 13.1% 9.8% 8.6% 6.2%  
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.2% -15.0% -12.5% -6.7% -4.2% -3.0%   5.4% 5.2% 3.8% 4.1% 4.2% 3.6%
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Hedged: Mkt Neutral -9.8% -9.7% -7.9% -7.9% -5.3% -0.7%   4.4% 7.1% 4.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7%
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Hedged: Mkt Neutral -29.2% -16.0% -7.9% -6.6% -10.5% -5.9%   -1.9% 5.2% 4.9% 4.5% 2.8% 2.7%
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 23.0% -2.4% 11.7% -6.0% -7.3% -4.9%   21.0% 12.3% 13.8% 5.7% 4.7% 3.5%
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Income: Equity 1.1% -5.9% -1.8% -4.5% -3.3% -3.6%   15.8% 16.1% 11.0% 10.6% 12.0% 7.7%
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Income: Equity -0.4% -4.5% -4.1% -3.6% -2.0% -2.5%   12.8% 15.2% 8.2% 9.4% 10.6% 7.7%
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Income: Equity -0.2% -2.7% -1.3% -1.5% -1.0% -0.1%   11.9% 16.8% 11.0% 12.2% 12.9% 9.7%
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Income: Equity -3.4% -5.6% -3.0% -5.4% -2.9% -2.1%   10.2% 15.6% 9.8% 8.9% 11.1% 8.3%
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Income: Equity 4.1% -2.5% -4.3% -4.4% -3.9% -2.0%   18.9% 18.8% 8.8% 10.5% 11.2% 8.6%
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Income: Equity 5.8% -3.9% -2.1% -4.3% -3.8% -3.0%   19.4% 18.1% 11.1% 11.2% 12.0% 8.4%
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Income: Equity -4.3% -3.2% -3.5% -6.0% -4.9% -3.3%   9.6% 16.8% 9.3% 9.1% 10.5% 7.5%
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Income: Equity -2.9% -3.9% -1.3% -2.8% -1.6% -0.8%   11.5% 17.0% 11.4% 11.6% 12.9% 9.6%
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Income: Float Rate -22.9% -28.3% -25.7% -14.1% -9.7%     1.8% 2.7% 1.2% 2.2% 3.3%  
Calamos Global Opp CVLOX Income: Global -3.9% -1.5% -3.9% -3.6% -5.6% -2.8%   13.8% 21.9% 9.5% 10.9% 9.2% 7.5%
Loomis Global Alloc A LGMAX Income: Global -7.3% -6.3% -7.6% -5.1% -5.0% -2.0%   7.5% 14.9% 6.0% 9.1% 9.3% 8.4%
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Income: Global -9.4% -6.7% -3.8% -5.4% -5.2%     6.3% 15.0% 9.2% 8.8% 9.0%  
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Income: Global 11.8% 9.9% 6.8% -1.5% -3.3% -0.7%   23.7% 24.9% 16.2% 12.0% 10.6% 9.0%
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Income: Multi -9.8% -7.7% -9.7% -6.7% -5.0% -2.0%   4.8% 10.2% 4.3% 5.8% 6.4% 5.5%
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Income: Multi -33.2% -23.8% -28.9% -16.2% -11.6%     -1.7% 2.7% -0.3% 1.8% 2.4%  
Calamos Convertible CCVIX Income: Multi -0.6% -6.2% -7.5% -3.1% -4.8% -1.8%   18.5% 17.3% 6.0% 11.0% 9.6% 7.9%
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Income: Multi -3.8% -6.6% -7.2% -3.2% -3.6% -0.8%   13.8% 16.1% 6.1% 10.4% 10.0% 8.6%
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Income: Multi -1.9% -4.8% -4.4% -1.1% -2.6% -2.0%   16.0% 18.3% 8.6% 12.4% 11.6% 9.3%
Goldman Sachs Dyn A GSZAX Income: Multi -9.4% -15.5% -17.5% -13.6% -10.9%     4.3% 5.1% 2.5% 2.5% 2.7%  
WestWood REs Inc KIFYX Income: Multi -21.2% -17.0% -15.8% -13.5% -10.0% -7.3%   -1.3% 5.4% -0.1% 1.9% 5.0% 4.0%
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Income: Multi -15.8% -12.0% -18.3% -11.5% -6.6%     2.4% 6.9% 0.3% 3.3% 5.6%  
Pimco Income PONPX Income: Multi -27.5% -22.8% -24.1% -14.5% -6.8%     -2.4% 2.6% -0.9% 2.1% 4.3%  
Principal Spectrum PPSIX Income: Multi -23.6% -11.3% -15.5% -10.3% -5.8% -4.4%   -0.0% 6.9% 1.9% 3.8% 5.4% 5.2%
T. Rowe Price Global PRSNX Income: Multi -42.6% -25.2% -29.4% -16.9% -12.0%     -3.0% 2.1% -2.4% 1.2% 2.5%  
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Income: Multi -14.7% -11.2% -14.6% -8.4% -6.4% -3.1%   2.4% 7.7% 1.9% 4.8% 5.5% 4.9%
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Income: Multi -16.3% -12.4% -15.5% -11.1% -7.9% -3.0%   2.0% 7.2% 1.6% 3.3% 4.0% 4.0%
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Income: Multi -10.4% -9.7% -12.5% -8.1% -5.8% -1.3%   4.4% 8.2% 3.0% 4.6% 5.0% 4.9%
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Income: Multi -14.4% -11.4% -11.2% -7.2% -4.0% 0.5%   2.5% 8.4% 3.4% 5.3% 6.5% 6.3%
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Income: Tax Exempt -30.5% -26.9% -25.6% -18.8% -13.8% -7.2%   -4.5% 0.2% -2.8% 0.3% 1.8% 2.5%
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Income: Tax Exempt -26.9% -24.5% -25.1% -18.3% -13.1% -7.0%   -3.4% 1.3% -3.4% 0.2% 2.1% 2.8%
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Income: Tax Exempt -31.2% -29.4% -26.9% -20.0% -14.3% -7.7%   -3.6% 0.2% -2.7% 0.1% 1.7% 2.3%
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Income: Tax Exempt -32.1% -26.4% -25.4% -19.0% -13.6% -7.2%   -5.4% 0.3% -2.7% 0.2% 1.9% 2.6%
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Income: Tax Exempt -28.5% -24.4% -23.4% -17.8% -13.0% -6.8%   -3.9% 1.1% -2.4% 0.6% 2.2% 2.7%
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Momentum -7.8% -10.0% -7.4% -6.2% -5.6% -3.9%   8.0% 12.8% 5.9% 8.6% 9.5% 7.2%
Sector Rotation NAVFX Sector Rotation -6.6% -3.9% -3.0% -3.9%       8.8% 19.6% 10.4% 11.0%    
FundX ETF XCOR Momentum -2.8% -2.8% -5.7% -4.3% -4.3% -3.5%   14.5% 22.4% 8.0% 11.0% 11.4% 7.8%
ALPS Insurance Trust BETFX Risk-Driven -3.1% -3.2% -5.8% -5.6% -5.0%     9.8% 14.5% 6.8% 7.3% 7.6%  
Columbia Thermostat COTZX Risk-Driven -13.7% -6.9% -9.6% -2.6% -1.1% -1.6%   3.0% 11.1% 4.3% 7.4% 7.8% 6.7%
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Risk-Driven -11.5% -9.0% -6.0% -5.0% -3.1% -2.8%   4.0% 11.0% 6.7% 8.7% 10.4% 7.3%
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Risk-Driven 1.5% -0.7% -2.7% -1.0% -0.9% 0.3%   13.8% 17.9% 9.6% 11.6% 11.6% 9.1%
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Risk-Driven -0.8% -2.0% -2.7% -0.9% -0.8% 0.4%   12.6% 17.8% 9.5% 11.3% 11.4% 8.9%
Janus Balanced JANBX Risk-Driven -10.4% -4.5% -5.9% -1.7% -1.5% 1.4%   4.8% 14.9% 6.9% 10.1% 10.2% 8.7%
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Risk-Driven -7.2% -4.6% -6.7% -4.0% -3.0% -1.4%   6.9% 14.1% 6.3% 8.5% 9.1% 7.0%
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Risk-Driven -4.8% -4.2% -5.3% -2.9% -1.7% 0.3%   8.4% 15.1% 7.4% 9.4% 10.0% 8.1%
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Risk-Driven -37.7% -18.9% -13.8% -7.7% -5.2% -2.7%   -11.0% 3.9% 0.8% 6.3% 8.1% 6.7%
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Risk-Driven -14.6% -10.9% -11.1% -7.2% -3.9% 0.6%   2.5% 8.6% 3.5% 5.4% 6.5% 6.3%
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Risk-Driven -1.0% -0.8% -3.5% -3.1% -2.9% -2.3%   13.0% 18.4% 9.2% 10.4% 10.7% 7.8%
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Risk-Driven -4.1% -0.6% -3.3% -1.7% -0.7% 0.9%   9.2% 16.6% 8.7% 10.1% 10.6% 8.7%
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Risk-Driven -4.8% -5.0% -7.5% -4.2% -3.4% -1.4%   8.6% 14.4% 5.8% 8.9% 9.4% 7.5%
FPA Crescent FPACX Risk-Driven -2.0% -2.4% -2.6% -3.9% -3.3% -0.2%   10.3% 14.8% 9.0% 9.6% 9.9% 8.4%
Allspring Asset Alloc WFAIX Risk-Driven -5.0% -3.5% -4.9% -2.6% -0.2% -0.3%   8.3% 15.3% 7.6% 9.3% 10.8% 8.2%