Tactical: Managed, ranked by Sharpe

for period ending September 30, 2026

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      Sharpe   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 -1.34 -0.01 -0.71 -0.27 -0.01 0.26   -1.5% 4.2% -0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 2.9%
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 0.90 1.38 0.60 0.81 0.96 0.65   15.7% 22.8% 13.7% 15.2% 15.6% 11.1%
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 0.57 1.12 0.27 0.62 0.83 0.63   8.5% 14.9% 7.3% 9.3% 9.9% 8.0%
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Equal Weight 0.66 0.86 0.31 0.56 0.76 0.52   11.4% 15.5% 8.6% 11.4% 13.2% 9.8%
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Low Equity 0.42 1.56 0.70 0.72 0.63 0.64   8.7% 19.9% 12.0% 10.2% 7.8% 8.1%
Hedge Replication HDG Blended 0.83 0.66 -0.15 0.17 0.27     8.1% 7.5% 3.4% 3.7% 3.4%  
Inv Dorsey Wright PDP Blended 0.63 0.88 0.31 0.58 0.72     16.8% 21.6% 9.3% 12.8% 13.4%  
NYLI Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Blended 0.53 0.76 -0.01 0.15 0.28     7.2% 8.5% 4.3% 3.6% 3.3%  
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Hedged: 130-30 0.81 1.34 0.55 0.72 0.89     14.6% 22.5% 12.9% 14.1% 15.0%  
MultiAsset ETF RLY Hedged: Abs Return 1.24 0.91 0.48 0.44       21.1% 13.9% 10.7% 8.1%    
NYLI Merger Arbitrage MNA Hedged: Arbitrage -0.74 0.46 -0.51 0.00 0.30     2.6% 5.7% 2.5% 2.7% 3.3%  
AGF AntiBeta BTAL Hedged: Mkt Neutral -1.52 -0.88 -0.43 -0.37 -0.33     -22.7% -12.0% -4.3% -4.1% -4.0%  
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Income: Equity 1.87 1.44 0.48 0.47 0.32     25.3% 19.2% 11.1% 9.4% 6.0%  
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Income: Equity 0.73 0.81 0.27 0.40 0.39     15.0% 14.9% 7.8% 8.4% 7.2%  
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Income: Equity 1.05 1.36 0.62 0.70 0.88 0.58   13.8% 18.9% 12.8% 12.4% 13.2% 9.4%
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Income: Equity 0.70 1.11 0.27 0.36 0.49 0.33   13.7% 19.5% 7.8% 7.5% 8.6% 6.2%
iShares Select Dividend DVY Income: Equity 0.63 0.92 0.38 0.49 0.72 0.46   10.8% 16.3% 9.7% 9.7% 11.8% 8.1%
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Income: Equity 0.68 1.00 0.32 0.35 0.28     11.8% 16.4% 8.4% 6.8% 5.1%  
iShares Core Hi Div HDV Income: Equity 0.98 0.96 0.55 0.49 0.71     17.8% 16.0% 12.1% 9.4% 11.0%  
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Income: Equity 1.16 1.47 0.56 0.46 0.47     22.2% 25.4% 13.6% 9.7% 8.6%  
Invesco Intl Div PID Income: Equity 0.09 0.69 0.27 0.36 0.37 0.25   4.1% 12.6% 7.8% 7.7% 6.7% 4.7%
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Income: Equity 0.32 0.58 0.30 0.48 0.72 0.50   7.3% 11.3% 8.1% 9.2% 11.4% 8.5%
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Income: Equity 0.81 1.14 0.53 0.62 0.84     12.8% 17.7% 11.6% 11.3% 12.8%  
Invesco Sr Loan ETF BKLN Income: Float Rate 0.10 0.88 0.18 0.29 0.54     4.0% 6.7% 5.4% 4.2% 4.4%  
Invesco Multi-Asset CVY Income: Multi 0.55 0.73 0.28 0.37 0.41 0.30   10.2% 13.5% 8.1% 8.2% 7.6% 5.6%
SPDR Conv Sec CWB Income: Multi 0.66 0.94 0.13 0.61 0.75     13.6% 16.4% 5.5% 11.1% 11.2%  
SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Income: Multi 0.13 0.67 -0.05 0.24       4.4% 9.7% 3.6% 4.9%    
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Income: Multi 0.54 0.85 -0.09 0.11       6.9% 10.0% 3.2% 3.5%    
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Income: Multi 0.34 0.66 0.17 0.19       6.5% 10.0% 6.1% 4.6%    
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Income: Multi -0.66 0.17 -0.30 0.05 0.34     -1.6% 5.5% 0.4% 2.8% 4.6%  
Invesco Preferred ETF PGX Income: Multi -1.57 -0.05 -0.43 -0.06 0.25     -7.6% 3.3% -2.0% 1.6% 3.9%  
First Trust Focus 5 FV Sector Rotation 0.79 0.81 0.37 0.58       19.0% 18.7% 10.6% 12.9%    
iShr Aggressive AOA Risk-Driven 0.86 1.30 0.39 0.61 0.77     12.9% 17.9% 9.2% 10.1% 10.7%  
iShr Conservative AOK Risk-Driven 0.07 0.79 -0.10 0.28 0.49     3.9% 9.5% 3.3% 4.7% 4.9%  
iShr Moderate AOM Risk-Driven 0.32 0.95 0.04 0.39 0.60     5.7% 11.2% 4.5% 5.8% 6.1%  
iShr Growth AOR Risk-Driven 0.65 1.16 0.25 0.52 0.71     9.3% 14.5% 6.9% 7.9% 8.4%  
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Blended 1.48 0.95 0.21 0.34       9.4% 8.3% 5.6% 4.5%    
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Blended 0.45 0.70 -0.27 0.63 0.78 0.75   6.0% 8.1% 2.7% 7.0% 6.6% 6.5%
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Global Macro 0.64 1.08 0.16 0.44 0.55 0.32   10.9% 15.3% 5.9% 7.3% 7.2% 5.2%
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Global Macro 1.16 1.48 0.61 0.69       18.6% 21.8% 12.9% 12.7%    
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Global Macro 1.62 1.37 0.59 0.44 0.55 0.57   19.5% 15.4% 9.8% 6.5% 6.1% 6.1%
Leuthold Global GLBIX Global Macro 1.05 0.92 0.27 0.39 0.53     14.1% 12.4% 6.9% 6.2% 6.4%  
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Global Macro 1.50 1.38 0.40 0.48 0.57 0.48   19.3% 17.3% 8.8% 7.5% 7.1% 6.2%
Mac Asset Strategy IVAEX Global Macro 0.32 1.21 0.38 0.43 0.46 0.42   6.8% 16.2% 8.7% 8.0% 7.4% 6.9%
Leuthold Core LCORX Global Macro 0.46 0.90 0.37 0.59 0.73 0.50   7.5% 12.9% 7.9% 8.1% 8.1% 6.7%
Loomis Global Alloc Y LSWWX Global Macro 0.42 0.97 0.18 0.53 0.67 0.55   7.8% 15.2% 6.3% 9.3% 9.7% 8.8%
BlackRock Global I MALOX Global Macro 0.65 1.16 0.15 0.47 0.58 0.49   10.5% 15.6% 5.7% 7.5% 7.3% 6.5%
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Global Macro 0.49 0.83 0.12 0.38 0.59 0.48   8.0% 11.8% 5.4% 6.3% 7.3% 6.3%
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Global Macro 0.33 0.55 -0.15 0.14 0.22 0.29   6.8% 9.0% 2.1% 3.9% 3.7% 4.4%
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Global Macro 1.68 2.11 0.98 0.74 0.80 0.64   24.0% 25.4% 16.6% 12.3% 11.2% 9.5%
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Global Macro 1.03 1.44 0.38 0.42 0.55 0.45   14.7% 18.5% 8.6% 6.9% 7.4% 6.6%
NYLI Int'l Res MYITX Hedged: 130-30 1.06 1.41 0.42 0.35 0.47     20.2% 22.7% 10.5% 7.2% 8.1%  
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Hedged: Abs Return -0.09 1.08 0.12 0.39 0.51     3.3% 8.7% 5.1% 4.8% 4.3%  
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Hedged: Abs Return 2.36 2.09 0.28 0.42 0.56 0.77   11.3% 9.8% 5.7% 4.5% 3.9% 4.4%
Virtus ASG Global GAFYX Hedged: Abs Return 1.12 0.57 0.22 0.28 0.32     14.0% 8.4% 6.0% 4.5% 3.9%  
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Hedged: Abs Return 0.90 0.82 0.15 0.36 0.44     9.5% 8.9% 5.5% 5.0% 4.3%  
Jhancock Multi Abs Ret I JHAIX Hedged: Abs Return -0.39 -0.00 -0.22 0.07       0.2% 4.1% 2.6% 3.1%    
Putnam Short Dur Y PARYX Hedged: Abs Return -2.05 -1.01 -1.45 -0.38 -0.11     0.5% 2.5% 0.4% 1.8% 1.6%  
Putnam Core Bond Y PYTRX Hedged: Abs Return -1.29 -0.00 -0.55 -0.08 0.09     -1.9% 4.2% 1.3% 2.3% 2.2%  
AQR Divers N ADANX Hedged: Arbitrage 1.03 0.41 -0.47 0.60 0.43     5.3% 5.3% 2.9% 6.3% 4.0%  
Arbitrage Fund ARBNX Hedged: Arbitrage 1.30 0.67 -0.14 0.27 0.39 0.48   5.4% 6.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.0% 3.4%
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Hedged: Long/Short 1.11 1.14 0.24 0.28       29.6% 22.4% 7.6% 6.3%    
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Hedged: Long/Short 2.37 1.97 1.17 0.65 0.74 0.69   30.9% 25.7% 19.6% 11.1% 10.4% 10.9%
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Hedged: Long/Short -0.05 0.76 0.21 0.39 0.59 0.40   2.6% 10.8% 6.4% 7.1% 8.2% 5.9%
Cromwell L/S MFADX Hedged: Long/Short 0.84 0.95 0.52 0.54 0.46     12.0% 13.1% 9.8% 8.6% 6.2%  
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.89 0.27 -0.16 0.34 0.62 0.41   5.4% 5.2% 3.8% 4.1% 4.2% 3.6%
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.18 0.69 0.08 0.28 0.56 0.55   4.4% 7.1% 4.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7%
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Hedged: Mkt Neutral -1.27 0.21 0.09 0.39 0.24 0.24   -1.9% 5.2% 4.9% 4.5% 2.8% 2.7%
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 2.42 1.22 1.25 0.44 0.47 0.32   21.0% 12.3% 13.8% 5.7% 4.7% 3.5%
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Income: Equity 0.97 0.98 0.49 0.55 0.75 0.43   15.8% 16.1% 11.0% 10.6% 12.0% 7.7%
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Income: Equity 0.87 1.08 0.34 0.59 0.82 0.49   12.8% 15.2% 8.2% 9.4% 10.6% 7.7%
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Income: Equity 0.88 1.20 0.51 0.72 0.89 0.64   11.9% 16.8% 11.0% 12.2% 12.9% 9.7%
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Income: Equity 0.66 1.00 0.42 0.49 0.77 0.52   10.2% 15.6% 9.8% 8.9% 11.1% 8.3%
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Income: Equity 1.16 1.22 0.35 0.56 0.71 0.53   18.9% 18.8% 8.8% 10.5% 11.2% 8.6%
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Income: Equity 1.28 1.12 0.47 0.57 0.72 0.47   19.4% 18.1% 11.1% 11.2% 12.0% 8.4%
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Income: Equity 0.60 1.17 0.39 0.47 0.65 0.45   9.6% 16.8% 9.3% 9.1% 10.5% 7.5%
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Income: Equity 0.70 1.11 0.52 0.65 0.86 0.60   11.5% 17.0% 11.4% 11.6% 12.9% 9.6%
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Income: Float Rate -0.80 -0.77 -0.84 -0.07 0.29     1.8% 2.7% 1.2% 2.2% 3.3%  
Calamos Global Opp CVLOX Income: Global 0.65 1.28 0.38 0.60 0.60 0.48   13.8% 21.9% 9.5% 10.9% 9.2% 7.5%
Loomis Global Alloc A LGMAX Income: Global 0.39 0.95 0.16 0.51 0.64 0.52   7.5% 14.9% 6.0% 9.1% 9.3% 8.4%
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Income: Global 0.25 0.92 0.37 0.49 0.62     6.3% 15.0% 9.2% 8.8% 9.0%  
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Income: Global 1.66 2.06 0.95 0.72 0.75 0.60   23.7% 24.9% 16.2% 12.0% 10.6% 9.0%
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Income: Multi 0.19 0.84 0.01 0.39 0.61 0.49   4.8% 10.2% 4.3% 5.8% 6.4% 5.5%
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Income: Multi -1.57 -0.40 -1.08 -0.21 0.15     -1.7% 2.7% -0.3% 1.8% 2.4%  
Calamos Convertible CCVIX Income: Multi 0.86 0.96 0.16 0.63 0.65 0.53   18.5% 17.3% 6.0% 11.0% 9.6% 7.9%
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Income: Multi 0.65 0.92 0.18 0.62 0.73 0.59   13.8% 16.1% 6.1% 10.4% 10.0% 8.6%
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Income: Multi 0.78 1.05 0.34 0.74 0.79 0.53   16.0% 18.3% 8.6% 12.4% 11.6% 9.3%
Goldman Sachs Dyn A GSZAX Income: Multi 0.21 0.24 -0.45 -0.05 0.20     4.3% 5.1% 2.5% 2.5% 2.7%  
WestWood REs Inc KIFYX Income: Multi -0.65 0.15 -0.35 0.01 0.31 0.22   -1.3% 5.4% -0.1% 1.9% 5.0% 4.0%
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Income: Multi -0.26 0.52 -0.51 0.10 0.51     2.4% 6.9% 0.3% 3.3% 5.6%  
Pimco Income PONPX Income: Multi -1.14 -0.32 -0.84 -0.10 0.47     -2.4% 2.6% -0.9% 2.1% 4.3%  
Principal Spectrum PPSIX Income: Multi -0.84 0.57 -0.34 0.17 0.55 0.36   -0.0% 6.9% 1.9% 3.8% 5.4% 5.2%
T. Rowe Price Global PRSNX Income: Multi -2.29 -0.51 -1.13 -0.24 0.14     -3.0% 2.1% -2.4% 1.2% 2.5%  
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Income: Multi -0.16 0.58 -0.29 0.28 0.52 0.42   2.4% 7.7% 1.9% 4.8% 5.5% 4.9%
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Income: Multi -0.29 0.49 -0.34 0.11 0.40 0.41   2.0% 7.2% 1.6% 3.3% 4.0% 4.0%
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Income: Multi 0.15 0.69 -0.16 0.29 0.54 0.52   4.4% 8.2% 3.0% 4.6% 5.0% 4.9%
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Income: Multi -0.15 0.57 -0.08 0.35 0.67 0.64   2.5% 8.4% 3.4% 5.3% 6.5% 6.3%
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Income: Tax Exempt -1.37 -0.64 -0.96 -0.36 0.01 0.15   -4.5% 0.2% -2.8% 0.3% 1.8% 2.5%
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Income: Tax Exempt -1.09 -0.45 -0.93 -0.33 0.07 0.18   -3.4% 1.3% -3.4% 0.2% 2.1% 2.8%
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Income: Tax Exempt -1.42 -0.85 -1.01 -0.43 -0.02 0.12   -3.6% 0.2% -2.7% 0.1% 1.7% 2.3%
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Income: Tax Exempt -1.50 -0.60 -0.94 -0.37 0.03 0.16   -5.4% 0.3% -2.7% 0.2% 1.9% 2.6%
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Income: Tax Exempt -1.22 -0.44 -0.83 -0.30 0.07 0.18   -3.9% 1.1% -2.4% 0.6% 2.2% 2.7%
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Momentum 0.37 0.69 0.16 0.45 0.61 0.42   8.0% 12.8% 5.9% 8.6% 9.5% 7.2%
Sector Rotation NAVFX Sector Rotation 0.44 1.12 0.43 0.59       8.8% 19.6% 10.4% 11.0%    
FundX ETF XCOR Momentum 0.71 1.19 0.28 0.57 0.69 0.44   14.5% 22.4% 8.0% 11.0% 11.4% 7.8%
ALPS Insurance Trust BETFX Risk-Driven 0.68 1.17 0.24 0.46 0.62     9.8% 14.5% 6.8% 7.3% 7.6%  
Columbia Thermostat COTZX Risk-Driven -0.10 0.90 0.01 0.62 0.86 0.53   3.0% 11.1% 4.3% 7.4% 7.8% 6.7%
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Risk-Driven 0.08 0.75 0.23 0.51 0.76 0.47   4.0% 11.0% 6.7% 8.7% 10.4% 7.3%
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Risk-Driven 0.99 1.34 0.43 0.74 0.89 0.65   13.8% 17.9% 9.6% 11.6% 11.6% 9.1%
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Risk-Driven 0.84 1.25 0.43 0.74 0.90 0.66   12.6% 17.8% 9.5% 11.3% 11.4% 8.9%
Janus Balanced JANBX Risk-Driven 0.16 1.08 0.24 0.69 0.85 0.71   4.8% 14.9% 6.9% 10.1% 10.2% 8.7%
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Risk-Driven 0.39 1.07 0.19 0.56 0.75 0.54   6.9% 14.1% 6.3% 8.5% 9.1% 7.0%
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Risk-Driven 0.56 1.10 0.28 0.62 0.84 0.64   8.4% 15.1% 7.4% 9.4% 10.0% 8.1%
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Risk-Driven -1.98 0.01 -0.23 0.34 0.61 0.47   -11.0% 3.9% 0.8% 6.3% 8.1% 6.7%
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Risk-Driven -0.16 0.61 -0.07 0.35 0.68 0.64   2.5% 8.6% 3.5% 5.4% 6.5% 6.3%
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Risk-Driven 0.83 1.33 0.39 0.63 0.77 0.50   13.0% 18.4% 9.2% 10.4% 10.7% 7.8%
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Risk-Driven 0.61 1.35 0.39 0.69 0.90 0.68   9.2% 16.6% 8.7% 10.1% 10.6% 8.7%
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Risk-Driven 0.56 1.04 0.15 0.55 0.73 0.55   8.6% 14.4% 5.8% 8.9% 9.4% 7.5%
FPA Crescent FPACX Risk-Driven 0.75 1.23 0.43 0.58 0.74 0.62   10.3% 14.8% 9.0% 9.6% 9.9% 8.4%
Allspring Asset Alloc WFAIX Risk-Driven 0.55 1.15 0.30 0.64 0.93 0.61   8.3% 15.3% 7.6% 9.3% 10.8% 8.2%