Tactical: Managed, ranked by Risk vs. Return Compass

for period ending September 30, 2026

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      Risk vs. Return Compass   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 187° 189° 202° 204° 202° 220°   -1.5% 4.2% -0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 2.9%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 12° 12° 24° 32° 30° 53°   15.7% 22.8% 13.7% 15.2% 15.6% 11.1%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 0° 0° 0° 0° 0° 0°   8.5% 14.9% 7.3% 9.3% 9.9% 8.0%
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Equal Weight 55° 80° 68° 66° 53° 73°   11.4% 15.5% 8.6% 11.4% 13.2% 9.8%
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Low Equity 87° 17° 353° 333° 180° 277°   8.7% 19.9% 12.0% 10.2% 7.8% 8.1%
Hedge Replication HDG Blended 259° 199° 224° 210° 201°     8.1% 7.5% 3.4% 3.7% 3.4%  
Inv Dorsey Wright PDP Blended 56° 53° 75° 61° 57°     16.8% 21.6% 9.3% 12.8% 13.4%  
NYLI Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Blended 222° 200° 233° 212° 204°     7.2% 8.5% 4.3% 3.6% 3.3%  
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Hedged: 130-30 18° 16° 31° 43° 38°     14.6% 22.5% 12.9% 14.1% 15.0%  
MultiAsset ETF RLY Hedged: Abs Return 13° 129° 26° 118°       21.1% 13.9% 10.7% 8.1%    
NYLI Merger Arbitrage MNA Hedged: Arbitrage 213° 201° 229° 210° 205°     2.6% 5.7% 2.5% 2.7% 3.3%  
AGF AntiBeta BTAL Hedged: Mkt Neutral 165° 164° 159° 163° 162°     -22.7% -12.0% -4.3% -4.1% -4.0%  
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Income: Equity 1° 357° 14° 89° 128°     25.3% 19.2% 11.1% 9.4% 6.0%  
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Income: Equity 44° 90° 74° 101° 117°     15.0% 14.9% 7.8% 8.4% 7.2%  
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Income: Equity 13° 21° 10° 42° 37° 69°   13.8% 18.9% 12.8% 12.4% 13.2% 9.4%
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Income: Equity 51° 40° 81° 110° 104° 106°   13.7% 19.5% 7.8% 7.5% 8.6% 6.2%
iShares Select Dividend DVY Income: Equity 50° 66° 50° 85° 64° 90°   10.8% 16.3% 9.7% 9.7% 11.8% 8.1%
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Income: Equity 46° 56° 58° 134° 139°     11.8% 16.4% 8.4% 6.8% 5.1%  
iShares Core Hi Div HDV Income: Equity 18° 66° 17° 88° 67°     17.8% 16.0% 12.1% 9.4% 11.0%  
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Income: Equity 21° 17° 34° 86° 103°     22.2% 25.4% 13.6% 9.7% 8.6%  
Invesco Intl Div PID Income: Equity 135° 129° 79° 107° 120° 117°   4.1% 12.6% 7.8% 7.7% 6.7% 4.7%
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Income: Equity 103° 136° 66° 93° 63° 83°   7.3% 11.3% 8.1% 9.2% 11.4% 8.5%
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Income: Equity 31° 36° 16° 55° 42°     12.8% 17.7% 11.6% 11.3% 12.8%  
Invesco Sr Loan ETF BKLN Income: Float Rate 205° 203° 249° 218° 212°     4.0% 6.7% 5.4% 4.2% 4.4%  
Invesco Multi-Asset CVY Income: Multi 66° 114° 78° 99° 111° 110°   10.2% 13.5% 8.1% 8.2% 7.6% 5.6%
SPDR Conv Sec CWB Income: Multi 34° 54° 145° 49° 55°     13.6% 16.4% 5.5% 11.1% 11.2%  
SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Income: Multi 167° 181° 194° 175°       4.4% 9.7% 3.6% 4.9%    
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Income: Multi 197° 197° 197° 172°       6.9% 10.0% 3.2% 3.5%    
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Income: Multi 144° 178° 165° 135°       6.5% 10.0% 6.1% 4.6%    
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Income: Multi 175° 175° 183° 182° 183°     -1.6% 5.5% 0.4% 2.8% 4.6%  
Invesco Preferred ETF PGX Income: Multi 175° 172° 176° 180° 181°     -7.6% 3.3% -2.0% 1.6% 3.9%  
First Trust Focus 5 FV Sector Rotation 41° 61° 61° 59°       19.0% 18.7% 10.6% 12.9%    
iShr Aggressive AOA Risk-Driven 23° 11° 26° 63° 62°     12.9% 17.9% 9.2% 10.1% 10.7%  
iShr Conservative AOK Risk-Driven 184° 193° 208° 208° 204°     3.9% 9.5% 3.3% 4.7% 4.9%  
iShr Moderate AOM Risk-Driven 178° 194° 210° 208° 203°     5.7% 11.2% 4.5% 5.8% 6.1%  
iShr Growth AOR Risk-Driven 48° 202° 223° 191° 183°     9.3% 14.5% 6.9% 7.9% 8.4%  
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Blended 289° 203° 251° 217°       9.4% 8.3% 5.6% 4.5%    
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Blended 192° 195° 219° 237° 223° 248°   6.0% 8.1% 2.7% 7.0% 6.6% 6.5%
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Global Macro 55° 71° 185° 176° 168° 146°   10.9% 15.3% 5.9% 7.3% 7.2% 5.2%
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Global Macro 17° 11° 15° 46°       18.6% 21.8% 12.9% 12.7%    
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Global Macro 4° 300° 314° 206° 195° 225°   19.5% 15.4% 9.8% 6.5% 6.1% 6.1%
Leuthold Global GLBIX Global Macro 10° 173° 253° 195° 186°     14.1% 12.4% 6.9% 6.2% 6.4%  
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Global Macro 10° 4° 335° 186° 180° 196°   19.3% 17.3% 8.8% 7.5% 7.1% 6.2%
Mac Asset Strategy IVAEX Global Macro 118° 29° 359° 110° 124° 108°   6.8% 16.2% 8.7% 8.0% 7.4% 6.9%
Leuthold Core LCORX Global Macro 129° 151° 292° 225° 204° 155°   7.5% 12.9% 7.9% 8.1% 8.1% 6.7%
Loomis Global Alloc Y LSWWX Global Macro 108° 79° 113° 91° 95° 76°   7.8% 15.2% 6.3% 9.3% 9.7% 8.8%
BlackRock Global I MALOX Global Macro 54° 49° 188° 188° 180° 179°   10.5% 15.6% 5.7% 7.5% 7.3% 6.5%
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Global Macro 102° 167° 189° 185° 182° 185°   8.0% 11.8% 5.4% 6.3% 7.3% 6.3%
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Global Macro 119° 172° 176° 172° 170° 176°   6.8% 9.0% 2.1% 3.9% 3.7% 4.4%
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Global Macro 3° 354° 356° 37° 58° 57°   24.0% 25.4% 16.6% 12.3% 11.2% 9.5%
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Global Macro 17° 3° 352° 176° 158° 144°   14.7% 18.5% 8.6% 6.9% 7.4% 6.6%
NYLI Int'l Res MYITX Hedged: 130-30 30° 21° 46° 117° 113°     20.2% 22.7% 10.5% 7.2% 8.1%  
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Hedged: Abs Return 199° 208° 246° 222° 210°     3.3% 8.7% 5.1% 4.8% 4.3%  
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Hedged: Abs Return 314° 217° 254° 223° 213° 234°   11.3% 9.8% 5.7% 4.5% 3.9% 4.4%
Virtus ASG Global GAFYX Hedged: Abs Return 1° 186° 251° 212° 195°     14.0% 8.4% 6.0% 4.5% 3.9%  
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Hedged: Abs Return 316° 199° 244° 216° 205°     9.5% 8.9% 5.5% 5.0% 4.3%  
Jhancock Multi Abs Ret I JHAIX Hedged: Abs Return 167° 179° 210° 207°       0.2% 4.1% 2.6% 3.1%    
Putnam Short Dur Y PARYX Hedged: Abs Return 202° 198° 222° 216° 210°     0.5% 2.5% 0.4% 1.8% 1.6%  
Putnam Core Bond Y PYTRX Hedged: Abs Return 185° 188° 217° 208° 203°     -1.9% 4.2% 1.3% 2.3% 2.2%  
AQR Divers N ADANX Hedged: Arbitrage 233° 202° 233° 233° 210°     5.3% 5.3% 2.9% 6.3% 4.0%  
Arbitrage Fund ARBNX Hedged: Arbitrage 234° 203° 241° 224° 213° 226°   5.4% 6.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.0% 3.4%
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Hedged: Long/Short 28° 30° 85° 124°       29.6% 22.4% 7.6% 6.3%    
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Hedged: Long/Short 359° 0° 355° 35° 65° 31°   30.9% 25.7% 19.6% 11.1% 10.4% 10.9%
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Hedged: Long/Short 157° 183° 216° 147° 138° 151°   2.6% 10.8% 6.4% 7.1% 8.2% 5.9%
Cromwell L/S MFADX Hedged: Long/Short 2° 186° 329° 170° 177°     12.0% 13.1% 9.8% 8.6% 6.2%  
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 231° 195° 234° 223° 216° 221°   5.4% 5.2% 3.8% 4.1% 4.2% 3.6%
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 208° 202° 248° 223° 216° 229°   4.4% 7.1% 4.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7%
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 187° 194° 245° 222° 206° 220°   -1.9% 5.2% 4.9% 4.5% 2.8% 2.7%
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 350° 222° 322° 224° 210° 219°   21.0% 12.3% 13.8% 5.7% 4.7% 3.5%
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Income: Equity 32° 69° 24° 71° 57° 94°   15.8% 16.1% 11.0% 10.6% 12.0% 7.7%
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Income: Equity 20° 75° 353° 89° 46° 96°   12.8% 15.2% 8.2% 9.4% 10.6% 7.7%
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Income: Equity 23° 35° 12° 34° 33° 54°   11.9% 16.8% 11.0% 12.2% 12.9% 9.7%
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Income: Equity 56° 72° 26° 101° 60° 85°   10.2% 15.6% 9.8% 8.9% 11.1% 8.3%
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Income: Equity 21° 30° 50° 70° 67° 79°   18.9% 18.8% 8.8% 10.5% 11.2% 8.6%
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Income: Equity 15° 38° 31° 67° 62° 86°   19.4% 18.1% 11.1% 11.2% 12.0% 8.4%
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Income: Equity 62° 40° 28° 94° 81° 99°   9.6% 16.8% 9.3% 9.1% 10.5% 7.5%
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Income: Equity 44° 40° 16° 49° 39° 63°   11.5% 17.0% 11.4% 11.6% 12.9% 9.6%
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Income: Float Rate 203° 197° 221° 197° 198°     1.8% 2.7% 1.2% 2.2% 3.3%  
Calamos Global Opp CVLOX Income: Global 42° 19° 47° 56° 108° 102°   13.8% 21.9% 9.5% 10.9% 9.2% 7.5%
Loomis Global Alloc A LGMAX Income: Global 113° 89° 117° 99° 107° 83°   7.5% 14.9% 6.0% 9.1% 9.3% 8.4%
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Income: Global 113° 88° 42° 103° 113°     6.3% 15.0% 9.2% 8.8% 9.0%  
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Income: Global 3° 354° 356° 40° 71° 67°   23.7% 24.9% 16.2% 12.0% 10.6% 9.0%
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Income: Multi 177° 190° 210° 205° 202° 213°   4.8% 10.2% 4.3% 5.8% 6.4% 5.5%
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Income: Multi 188° 191° 213° 210° 207°     -1.7% 2.7% -0.3% 1.8% 2.4%  
Calamos Convertible CCVIX Income: Multi 23° 49° 132° 40° 102° 95°   18.5% 17.3% 6.0% 11.0% 9.6% 7.9%
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Income: Multi 38° 62° 156° 38° 84° 71°   13.8% 16.1% 6.1% 10.4% 10.0% 8.6%
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Income: Multi 27° 36° 42° 15° 40° 75°   16.0% 18.3% 8.6% 12.4% 11.6% 9.3%
Goldman Sachs Dyn A GSZAX Income: Multi 210° 198° 227° 210° 205°     4.3% 5.1% 2.5% 2.5% 2.7%  
WestWood REs Inc KIFYX Income: Multi 177° 178° 184° 153° 146° 124°   -1.3% 5.4% -0.1% 1.9% 5.0% 4.0%
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Income: Multi 191° 195° 198° 188° 190°     2.4% 6.9% 0.3% 3.3% 5.6%  
Pimco Income PONPX Income: Multi 180° 186° 202° 203° 206°     -2.4% 2.6% -0.9% 2.1% 4.3%  
Principal Spectrum PPSIX Income: Multi 187° 196° 209° 199° 200° 169°   -0.0% 6.9% 1.9% 3.8% 5.4% 5.2%
T. Rowe Price Global PRSNX Income: Multi 189° 191° 200° 199° 198°     -3.0% 2.1% -2.4% 1.2% 2.5%  
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Income: Multi 181° 191° 202° 203° 200° 209°   2.4% 7.7% 1.9% 4.8% 5.5% 4.9%
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Income: Multi 185° 191° 206° 208° 206° 220°   2.0% 7.2% 1.6% 3.3% 4.0% 4.0%
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Income: Multi 188° 194° 212° 212° 208° 224°   4.4% 8.2% 3.0% 4.6% 5.0% 4.9%
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Income: Multi 176° 186° 206° 209° 209° 234°   2.5% 8.4% 3.4% 5.3% 6.5% 6.3%
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Income: Tax Exempt 176° 183° 195° 197° 197° 211°   -4.5% 0.2% -2.8% 0.3% 1.8% 2.5%
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Income: Tax Exempt 175° 183° 190° 193° 192° 204°   -3.4% 1.3% -3.4% 0.2% 2.1% 2.8%
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Income: Tax Exempt 180° 186° 197° 199° 198° 211°   -3.6% 0.2% -2.7% 0.1% 1.7% 2.3%
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Income: Tax Exempt 176° 183° 196° 197° 197° 210°   -5.4% 0.3% -2.7% 0.2% 1.9% 2.6%
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Income: Tax Exempt 176° 183° 194° 198° 197° 211°   -3.9% 1.1% -2.4% 0.6% 2.2% 2.7%
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Momentum 99° 125° 161° 105° 98° 101°   8.0% 12.8% 5.9% 8.6% 9.5% 7.2%
Sector Rotation NAVFX Sector Rotation 84° 34° 37° 65°       8.8% 19.6% 10.4% 11.0%    
FundX ETF XCOR Momentum 34° 27° 78° 66° 67° 93°   14.5% 22.4% 8.0% 11.0% 11.4% 7.8%
ALPS Insurance Trust BETFX Risk-Driven 32° 213° 226° 187° 182°     9.8% 14.5% 6.8% 7.3% 7.6%  
Columbia Thermostat COTZX Risk-Driven 188° 197° 218° 239° 232° 190°   3.0% 11.1% 4.3% 7.4% 7.8% 6.7%
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Risk-Driven 155° 169° 207° 116° 71° 109°   4.0% 11.0% 6.7% 8.7% 10.4% 7.3%
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Risk-Driven 2° 5° 16° 23° 27° 49°   13.8% 17.9% 9.6% 11.6% 11.6% 9.1%
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Risk-Driven 23° 20° 16° 18° 23° 44°   12.6% 17.8% 9.5% 11.3% 11.4% 8.9%
Janus Balanced JANBX Risk-Driven 159° 92° 164° 3° 18° 329°   4.8% 14.9% 6.9% 10.1% 10.2% 8.7%
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Risk-Driven 163° 182° 187° 180° 172° 178°   6.9% 14.1% 6.3% 8.5% 9.1% 7.0%
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Risk-Driven 172° 76° 77° 75° 25° 343°   8.4% 15.1% 7.4% 9.4% 10.0% 8.1%
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Risk-Driven 172° 171° 170° 165° 156° 140°   -11.0% 3.9% 0.8% 6.3% 8.1% 6.7%
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Risk-Driven 176° 187° 207° 209° 210° 234°   2.5% 8.6% 3.5% 5.4% 6.5% 6.3%
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Risk-Driven 27° 12° 29° 56° 63° 96°   13.0% 18.4% 9.2% 10.4% 10.7% 7.8%
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Risk-Driven 17° 345° 347° 356° 3° 11°   9.2% 16.6% 8.7% 10.1% 10.6% 8.7%
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Risk-Driven 87° 124° 157° 128° 127° 127°   8.6% 14.4% 5.8% 8.9% 9.4% 7.5%
FPA Crescent FPACX Risk-Driven 42° 226° 339° 81° 89° 69°   10.3% 14.8% 9.0% 9.6% 9.9% 8.4%
Allspring Asset Alloc WFAIX Risk-Driven 234° 8° 339° 267° 343° 79°   8.3% 15.3% 7.6% 9.3% 10.8% 8.2%