Asset Class Returns

Returns as of 31 March 2025
Currency: USD

The best performing in the last 30 Years is US Technology, that granted a +13.94% annualized return.

The worst is US Cash, with a +2.28% annualized return in the last 30 Years.

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Metrics as of 31 March 2025

Columns are sortable, Asset Classes are pre-ordered by 30Y return.

ASSET CLASSES - USD CURRENCY
Return - Risk - Drawdown
Last Update as of 31 March 2025
Highlighted values indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Mar 2025. Inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 2.39% , 3Y: 3.60% , 5Y: 4.37% , 10Y: 3.08% , 30Y: 2.53%
Returns over 1 year are annualized. Last update: 31 March 2025.
Risk is represented as the annualized Standard Deviation of monthly returns.
High values of Standard Deviation mean high fluctuations in prices.
Last update: 31 March 2025.
The maximum Drawdown is calculated considering the end of month prices.
Low Risk Assets usually grant less severe drawdowns.
Last update: 31 March 2025.
Highlighted values indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Mar 2025. 2025: 0.63%, 2024: 2.90%, 2023: 3.32%, 2022: 6.41%
Last update: 31 March 2025.
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Return (%) - Mar 31, 2025
St.Dev. (%)
Ann. Return / St.Dev.
Max Drawdown (%)
Return / Drawdown
Ulcer Index
YTD(%)
Yearly Returns (%)
Ticker Asset 1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 30Y ▾ 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y 5Y 10Y 30Y 5Y 10Y 30Y 5Y 10Y 30Y 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
QQQ
US Technology
-7.59
-8.14
-3.63
6.26
9.70
20.47
16.97
13.94
 14.31 21.19 18.57 24.01 0.44 0.97 0.91 0.58 -32.58 -32.58 -81.08 0.63 0.52 0.17 12.46 9.45 39.57
-8.14
25.58
54.85
-32.58
27.42
48.40
38.96
-0.12
IJH
US Mid Cap Blend
-5.45
-6.10
-5.73
-2.64
4.40
16.87
8.38
10.75
 16.94 19.88 18.67 17.60 -0.16 0.85 0.45 0.61 -21.57 -29.70 -49.45 0.78 0.28 0.22 7.20 7.40 10.23
-6.10
13.92
16.42
-13.10
24.71
13.58
26.10
-11.18
SPY
US Large Cap Blend
-5.57
-4.27
-1.88
8.30
8.98
18.48
12.42
10.31
 11.89 16.74 15.29 15.16 0.70 1.10 0.81 0.68 -23.93 -23.93 -50.80 0.77 0.52 0.20 7.84 6.42 14.76
-4.27
24.89
26.19
-18.17
28.74
18.37
31.22
-4.56
VTI
US Total Stock Market
-5.86
-4.83
-2.28
7.17
8.12
18.10
11.76
10.30
 12.65 17.16 15.77 15.62 0.57 1.05 0.75 0.66 -24.81 -24.81 -50.84 0.73 0.47 0.20 8.57 6.99 14.31
-4.83
23.81
26.05
-19.51
25.67
21.03
30.67
-5.21
IJR
US Small Cap Blend
-6.17
-8.97
-9.48
-3.44
0.64
15.05
7.48
9.78
 21.37 21.79 20.70 19.63 -0.16 0.69 0.36 0.50 -23.11 -36.12 -51.79 0.65 0.21 0.19 8.96 10.29 12.41
-8.97
8.63
16.07
-16.19
26.60
11.28
22.82
-8.49
EMB
Emerg. Market Bonds
-1.15
2.67
-0.28
6.70
2.48
3.33
2.61
9.62
 6.94 11.00 10.08 12.82 0.97 0.30 0.26 0.75 -26.75 -26.75 -31.43 0.12 0.10 0.31 12.56 9.33 7.10
2.67
5.54
10.22
-18.64
-2.24
5.42
15.48
-5.47
VNQ
US REITs
-2.59
2.68
-5.20
9.03
-1.87
9.41
4.84
9.31
 17.39 19.53 18.03 19.56 0.52 0.48 0.27 0.48 -32.77 -32.77 -68.30 0.29 0.15 0.14 15.95 12.85 15.88
2.68
4.81
11.79
-26.24
40.52
-4.68
28.87
-6.02
CWB
US Convertible Bonds
-2.99
-1.32
1.12
6.96
1.94
12.28
8.70
8.74
 10.75 15.43 13.56 13.09 0.65 0.80 0.64 0.67 -26.54 -26.54 -43.81 0.46 0.33 0.20 13.62 10.12 10.39
-1.32
10.06
14.49
-20.81
2.17
53.39
22.39
-1.96
VT
World All Countries
-3.52
-0.98
-2.09
6.98
6.88
15.37
8.90
7.85
 9.94 15.85 14.93 15.72 0.70 0.97 0.60 0.50 -25.52 -25.52 -55.18 0.60 0.35 0.14 8.29 7.37 15.84
-0.98
16.49
22.03
-18.01
18.27
16.61
26.82
-9.76
GLD
Gold
9.45
19.00
18.55
40.06
16.84
14.25
9.75
6.86
 11.76 14.86 14.03 15.66 3.41 0.96 0.69 0.44 -18.08 -18.08 -42.91 0.79 0.54 0.16 6.97 6.65 20.47
19.00
26.66
12.69
-0.77
-4.15
24.81
17.86
-1.94
PFF
US Preferred Stocks
-2.99
-1.18
-4.56
1.45
0.18
4.81
2.84
5.82
 8.00 11.90 9.98 12.94 0.18 0.40 0.28 0.45 -20.63 -20.63 -58.42 0.23 0.14 0.10 9.71 7.28 8.99
-1.18
7.24
8.59
-18.80
7.13
7.44
15.92
-4.63
EEM
Emerging Markets
1.13
4.50
-3.10
8.92
1.38
7.39
3.11
5.75
 8.09 16.34 17.09 22.05 1.10 0.45 0.18 0.26 -36.52 -36.52 -60.44 0.20 0.09 0.10 18.39 17.04 21.48
4.50
6.49
8.99
-20.56
-3.61
17.03
18.20
-15.31
HYG
US High Yield Bonds
-1.09
1.23
1.11
8.19
4.43
5.88
3.95
5.61
 4.51 8.33 7.67 8.73 1.82 0.71 0.51 0.64 -15.25 -15.25 -30.85 0.39 0.26 0.18 5.48 4.55 4.75
1.23
8.49
11.00
-10.99
3.75
4.48
14.09
-2.03
LQD
US Invest. Grade Bonds
-0.46
2.49
-1.70
4.27
0.43
0.82
2.26
5.24
 7.42 10.19 8.31 7.29 0.58 0.08 0.27 0.72 -23.27 -23.27 -23.27 0.04 0.10 0.23 11.94 8.68 5.43
2.49
0.86
9.40
-17.93
-1.85
10.97
17.37
-3.79
TIP
US TIPS
0.68
4.26
1.08
6.06
-0.63
1.92
2.19
5.21
 4.80 6.42 5.14 5.92 1.26 0.30 0.43 0.88 -14.76 -14.76 -14.76 0.13 0.15 0.35 7.91 5.70 4.20
4.26
1.65
3.27
-13.10
5.67
10.84
8.35
-1.42
EFA
EAFE Stocks
0.18
8.09
-0.94
5.55
6.63
12.06
5.47
5.18
 11.08 16.25 15.12 16.35 0.50 0.74 0.36 0.32 -27.58 -27.58 -57.38 0.44 0.20 0.09 8.02 8.72 18.60
8.09
3.49
18.40
-14.35
11.46
7.59
22.03
-13.81
TLT
US Long Term Treasuries
-1.20
4.94
-5.27
0.19
-8.70
-8.90
-1.09
5.12
 13.54 14.86 13.68 12.49 0.01 -0.60 -0.08 0.41 -47.75 -47.75 -47.75 -0.19 -0.02 0.11 30.47 22.39 14.37
4.94
-8.05
2.51
-31.24
-4.60
18.15
14.12
-1.61
BNDX
International Bonds
-1.18
-0.07
0.09
3.50
1.04
0.17
1.69
5.05
 3.73 5.26 4.36 4.54 0.94 0.03 0.39 1.11 -14.88 -14.88 -14.88 0.01 0.11 0.34 7.82 5.61 3.69
-0.07
3.56
8.79
-12.76
-2.28
4.65
7.87
2.81
BND
US Total Bond Market
0.01
2.78
-0.38
4.92
0.45
-0.26
1.43
4.30
 5.63 6.45 5.14 4.28 0.87 -0.04 0.28 1.01 -17.28 -17.28 -17.28 -0.02 0.08 0.25 9.37 6.72 4.00
2.78
1.38
5.41
-13.11
-1.86
7.71
8.83
-0.12
DBC
Commodities
2.27
5.24
6.43
3.18
-1.35
17.33
4.20
4.29
 6.02 15.38 16.43 18.75 0.53 1.13 0.26 0.23 -22.97 -38.65 -74.54 0.75 0.11 0.06 12.01 16.46 40.67
5.24
2.18
-6.23
19.34
41.36
-7.84
11.84
-11.62
BIL
US Cash
0.33
1.00
2.19
4.90
4.17
2.46
1.71
2.28
 0.16 0.69 0.56 0.64 30.55 3.58 3.06 3.55 -0.16 -0.16 -0.42 14.90 10.40 5.43 0.06 0.05 0.12
1.00
5.19
4.94
1.40
-0.10
0.40
2.03
1.74
Return over 1 year are annualized | Gray background returns are below inflation for the same period
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Correlations as of 31 March 2025

Monthly correlations are calculated over different timeframes.

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ASSET CLASSES MONTHLY CORRELATIONS - USD CURRENCY
Last Update as of 31 March 2025
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VTI
SPY
IJH
IJR
VNQ
QQQ
PFF
EFA
VT
EEM
BND
TLT
BIL
TIP
LQD
HYG
CWB
BNDX
EMB
GLD
DBC
VTI
 - 0.99 0.88 0.80 0.72 0.88 0.78 0.43 0.95 0.15 0.56 0.56 0.31 0.47 0.63 0.79 0.91 0.74 0.69 -0.41 -0.58
SPY
 0.99 - 0.83 0.74 0.70 0.91 0.79 0.44 0.95 0.18 0.57 0.58 0.32 0.48 0.63 0.78 0.88 0.72 0.69 -0.45 -0.57
IJH
 0.88 0.83 - 0.97 0.75 0.59 0.70 0.47 0.86 0.04 0.55 0.54 0.23 0.48 0.62 0.77 0.94 0.75 0.70 -0.12 -0.58
IJR
 0.80 0.74 0.97 - 0.72 0.49 0.60 0.43 0.79 0.02 0.55 0.51 0.29 0.47 0.61 0.75 0.86 0.77 0.67 -0.11 -0.65
VNQ
 0.72 0.70 0.75 0.72 - 0.42 0.86 0.73 0.83 0.40 0.92 0.93 0.18 0.86 0.94 0.91 0.75 0.88 0.93 0.01 -0.73
QQQ
 0.88 0.91 0.59 0.49 0.42 - 0.60 0.21 0.79 0.17 0.34 0.34 0.33 0.25 0.39 0.55 0.67 0.50 0.42 -0.60 -0.35
PFF
 0.78 0.79 0.70 0.60 0.86 0.60 - 0.69 0.88 0.51 0.75 0.76 0.33 0.73 0.81 0.89 0.77 0.73 0.87 -0.03 -0.52
EFA
 0.43 0.44 0.47 0.43 0.73 0.21 0.69 - 0.68 0.53 0.82 0.77 0.05 0.87 0.81 0.73 0.41 0.49 0.87 0.22 -0.29
VT
 0.95 0.95 0.86 0.79 0.83 0.79 0.88 0.68 - 0.35 0.74 0.72 0.29 0.68 0.79 0.90 0.88 0.77 0.85 -0.25 -0.57
EEM
 0.15 0.18 0.04 0.02 0.40 0.17 0.51 0.53 0.35 - 0.54 0.51 0.12 0.66 0.53 0.48 0.15 0.29 0.48 0.39 0.05
BND
 0.56 0.57 0.55 0.55 0.92 0.34 0.75 0.82 0.74 0.54 - 0.98 0.05 0.96 0.99 0.87 0.56 0.82 0.94 0.00 -0.62
TLT
 0.56 0.58 0.54 0.51 0.93 0.34 0.76 0.77 0.72 0.51 0.98 - -0.05 0.95 0.97 0.83 0.58 0.81 0.92 -0.02 -0.59
BIL
 0.31 0.32 0.23 0.29 0.18 0.33 0.33 0.05 0.29 0.12 0.05 -0.05 - -0.09 0.08 0.29 0.12 0.17 0.17 -0.20 -0.49
TIP
 0.47 0.48 0.48 0.47 0.86 0.25 0.73 0.87 0.68 0.66 0.96 0.95 -0.09 - 0.94 0.80 0.50 0.70 0.90 0.20 -0.40
LQD
 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.61 0.94 0.39 0.81 0.81 0.79 0.53 0.99 0.97 0.08 0.94 - 0.91 0.64 0.85 0.97 -0.03 -0.65
HYG
 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.75 0.91 0.55 0.89 0.73 0.90 0.48 0.87 0.83 0.29 0.80 0.91 - 0.79 0.91 0.95 -0.10 -0.65
CWB
 0.91 0.88 0.94 0.86 0.75 0.67 0.77 0.41 0.88 0.15 0.56 0.58 0.12 0.50 0.64 0.79 - 0.77 0.70 -0.17 -0.52
BNDX
 0.74 0.72 0.75 0.77 0.88 0.50 0.73 0.49 0.77 0.29 0.82 0.81 0.17 0.70 0.85 0.91 0.77 - 0.83 -0.24 -0.76
EMB
 0.69 0.69 0.70 0.67 0.93 0.42 0.87 0.87 0.85 0.48 0.94 0.92 0.17 0.90 0.97 0.95 0.70 0.83 - -0.02 -0.62
GLD
 -0.41 -0.45 -0.12 -0.11 0.01 -0.60 -0.03 0.22 -0.25 0.39 0.00 -0.02 -0.20 0.20 -0.03 -0.10 -0.17 -0.24 -0.02 - 0.42
DBC
 -0.58 -0.57 -0.58 -0.65 -0.73 -0.35 -0.52 -0.29 -0.57 0.05 -0.62 -0.59 -0.49 -0.40 -0.65 -0.65 -0.52 -0.76 -0.62 0.42 -
VTI
SPY
IJH
IJR
VNQ
QQQ
PFF
EFA
VT
EEM
BND
TLT
BIL
TIP
LQD
HYG
CWB
BNDX
EMB
GLD
DBC
VTI
 - 1.00 0.92 0.86 0.85 0.93 0.80 0.83 0.98 0.65 0.64 0.52 -0.05 0.70 0.73 0.83 0.87 0.65 0.79 0.18 0.24
SPY
 1.00 - 0.90 0.82 0.85 0.93 0.79 0.83 0.97 0.64 0.65 0.52 -0.05 0.71 0.73 0.83 0.83 0.65 0.78 0.19 0.24
IJH
 0.92 0.90 - 0.96 0.84 0.76 0.76 0.81 0.92 0.61 0.57 0.44 -0.12 0.62 0.66 0.80 0.84 0.58 0.72 0.14 0.28
IJR
 0.86 0.82 0.96 - 0.79 0.69 0.69 0.75 0.85 0.59 0.54 0.41 -0.15 0.58 0.62 0.74 0.84 0.55 0.65 0.07 0.26
VNQ
 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.79 - 0.72 0.78 0.81 0.87 0.63 0.72 0.67 -0.08 0.74 0.76 0.76 0.72 0.66 0.77 0.26 0.22
QQQ
 0.93 0.93 0.76 0.69 0.72 - 0.73 0.71 0.89 0.61 0.64 0.55 -0.01 0.68 0.71 0.75 0.82 0.67 0.74 0.17 0.11
PFF
 0.80 0.79 0.76 0.69 0.78 0.73 - 0.75 0.82 0.66 0.73 0.63 -0.03 0.65 0.79 0.82 0.70 0.65 0.78 0.23 0.10
EFA
 0.83 0.83 0.81 0.75 0.81 0.71 0.75 - 0.92 0.79 0.72 0.58 -0.01 0.72 0.79 0.80 0.73 0.62 0.87 0.31 0.35
VT
 0.98 0.97 0.92 0.85 0.87 0.89 0.82 0.92 - 0.77 0.71 0.58 -0.04 0.74 0.79 0.85 0.87 0.67 0.86 0.25 0.30
EEM
 0.65 0.64 0.61 0.59 0.63 0.61 0.66 0.79 0.77 - 0.67 0.57 0.01 0.58 0.72 0.65 0.68 0.54 0.81 0.43 0.29
BND
 0.64 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.72 0.64 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.67 - 0.93 0.14 0.86 0.98 0.79 0.57 0.89 0.85 0.41 -0.07
TLT
 0.52 0.52 0.44 0.41 0.67 0.55 0.63 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.93 - 0.12 0.76 0.89 0.61 0.47 0.81 0.73 0.36 -0.15
BIL
 -0.05 -0.05 -0.12 -0.15 -0.08 -0.01 -0.03 -0.01 -0.04 0.01 0.14 0.12 - -0.03 0.09 0.05 -0.10 0.17 0.11 0.18 -0.36
TIP
 0.70 0.71 0.62 0.58 0.74 0.68 0.65 0.72 0.74 0.58 0.86 0.76 -0.03 - 0.84 0.80 0.60 0.83 0.75 0.44 0.12
LQD
 0.73 0.73 0.66 0.62 0.76 0.71 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.72 0.98 0.89 0.09 0.84 - 0.85 0.65 0.88 0.90 0.38 0.01
HYG
 0.83 0.83 0.80 0.74 0.76 0.75 0.82 0.80 0.85 0.65 0.79 0.61 0.05 0.80 0.85 - 0.71 0.79 0.84 0.31 0.17
CWB
 0.87 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.72 0.82 0.70 0.73 0.87 0.68 0.57 0.47 -0.10 0.60 0.65 0.71 - 0.52 0.72 0.17 0.27
BNDX
 0.65 0.65 0.58 0.55 0.66 0.67 0.65 0.62 0.67 0.54 0.89 0.81 0.17 0.83 0.88 0.79 0.52 - 0.76 0.33 -0.19
EMB
 0.79 0.78 0.72 0.65 0.77 0.74 0.78 0.87 0.86 0.81 0.85 0.73 0.11 0.75 0.90 0.84 0.72 0.76 - 0.42 0.13
GLD
 0.18 0.19 0.14 0.07 0.26 0.17 0.23 0.31 0.25 0.43 0.41 0.36 0.18 0.44 0.38 0.31 0.17 0.33 0.42 - 0.07
DBC
 0.24 0.24 0.28 0.26 0.22 0.11 0.10 0.35 0.30 0.29 -0.07 -0.15 -0.36 0.12 0.01 0.17 0.27 -0.19 0.13 0.07 -
VTI
SPY
IJH
IJR
VNQ
QQQ
PFF
EFA
VT
EEM
BND
TLT
BIL
TIP
LQD
HYG
CWB
BNDX
EMB
GLD
DBC
VTI
 - 1.00 0.94 0.88 0.79 0.91 0.75 0.86 0.97 0.68 0.42 0.15 -0.02 0.52 0.60 0.82 0.89 0.46 0.69 0.07 0.39
SPY
 1.00 - 0.92 0.85 0.78 0.92 0.74 0.86 0.97 0.67 0.42 0.15 -0.01 0.53 0.60 0.81 0.86 0.47 0.69 0.09 0.38
IJH
 0.94 0.92 - 0.97 0.79 0.76 0.73 0.82 0.92 0.65 0.35 0.07 -0.07 0.45 0.54 0.80 0.86 0.41 0.65 0.04 0.44
IJR
 0.88 0.85 0.97 - 0.74 0.69 0.66 0.76 0.86 0.60 0.31 0.03 -0.10 0.39 0.49 0.75 0.83 0.37 0.58 -0.04 0.43
VNQ
 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.74 - 0.65 0.78 0.72 0.79 0.56 0.60 0.42 -0.03 0.64 0.71 0.72 0.70 0.61 0.72 0.17 0.26
QQQ
 0.91 0.92 0.76 0.69 0.65 - 0.68 0.75 0.88 0.62 0.44 0.24 0.00 0.53 0.57 0.70 0.84 0.48 0.61 0.07 0.22
PFF
 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.66 0.78 0.68 - 0.72 0.77 0.59 0.63 0.38 -0.02 0.59 0.75 0.80 0.71 0.60 0.78 0.20 0.25
EFA
 0.86 0.86 0.82 0.76 0.72 0.75 0.72 - 0.94 0.81 0.48 0.18 0.02 0.53 0.65 0.80 0.77 0.43 0.78 0.18 0.46
VT
 0.97 0.97 0.92 0.86 0.79 0.88 0.77 0.94 - 0.80 0.46 0.17 -0.01 0.55 0.65 0.84 0.89 0.47 0.76 0.14 0.45
EEM
 0.68 0.67 0.65 0.60 0.56 0.62 0.59 0.81 0.80 - 0.44 0.18 0.00 0.46 0.60 0.68 0.71 0.36 0.74 0.33 0.46
BND
 0.42 0.42 0.35 0.31 0.60 0.44 0.63 0.48 0.46 0.44 - 0.88 0.11 0.86 0.95 0.60 0.43 0.87 0.73 0.42 -0.09
TLT
 0.15 0.15 0.07 0.03 0.42 0.24 0.38 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.88 - 0.07 0.72 0.75 0.27 0.18 0.74 0.45 0.37 -0.32
BIL
 -0.02 -0.01 -0.07 -0.10 -0.03 0.00 -0.02 0.02 -0.01 0.00 0.11 0.07 - 0.00 0.07 0.04 -0.06 0.11 0.06 0.18 -0.16
TIP
 0.52 0.53 0.45 0.39 0.64 0.53 0.59 0.53 0.55 0.46 0.86 0.72 0.00 - 0.83 0.66 0.50 0.80 0.68 0.45 0.10
LQD
 0.60 0.60 0.54 0.49 0.71 0.57 0.75 0.65 0.65 0.60 0.95 0.75 0.07 0.83 - 0.76 0.59 0.86 0.86 0.38 0.09
HYG
 0.82 0.81 0.80 0.75 0.72 0.70 0.80 0.80 0.84 0.68 0.60 0.27 0.04 0.66 0.76 - 0.75 0.64 0.83 0.27 0.42
CWB
 0.89 0.86 0.86 0.83 0.70 0.84 0.71 0.77 0.89 0.71 0.43 0.18 -0.06 0.50 0.59 0.75 - 0.42 0.69 0.13 0.39
BNDX
 0.46 0.47 0.41 0.37 0.61 0.48 0.60 0.43 0.47 0.36 0.87 0.74 0.11 0.80 0.86 0.64 0.42 - 0.70 0.33 -0.14
EMB
 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.58 0.72 0.61 0.78 0.78 0.76 0.74 0.73 0.45 0.06 0.68 0.86 0.83 0.69 0.70 - 0.40 0.31
GLD
 0.07 0.09 0.04 -0.04 0.17 0.07 0.20 0.18 0.14 0.33 0.42 0.37 0.18 0.45 0.38 0.27 0.13 0.33 0.40 - 0.12
DBC
 0.39 0.38 0.44 0.43 0.26 0.22 0.25 0.46 0.45 0.46 -0.09 -0.32 -0.16 0.10 0.09 0.42 0.39 -0.14 0.31 0.12 -
VTI
SPY
IJH
IJR
VNQ
QQQ
PFF
EFA
VT
EEM
BND
TLT
BIL
TIP
LQD
HYG
CWB
BNDX
EMB
GLD
DBC
VTI
 - 0.99 0.94 0.88 0.64 0.85 0.48 0.84 0.97 0.75 0.16 -0.11 -0.02 0.19 0.33 0.69 0.88 0.17 0.58 0.05 0.33
SPY
 0.99 - 0.90 0.81 0.61 0.83 0.47 0.83 0.97 0.73 0.17 -0.09 -0.01 0.20 0.33 0.67 0.84 0.17 0.57 0.04 0.31
IJH
 0.94 0.90 - 0.94 0.68 0.74 0.47 0.81 0.90 0.74 0.13 -0.13 -0.03 0.19 0.31 0.69 0.88 0.17 0.57 0.07 0.38
IJR
 0.88 0.81 0.94 - 0.65 0.71 0.43 0.75 0.81 0.70 0.09 -0.15 -0.05 0.12 0.26 0.66 0.84 0.15 0.52 0.05 0.35
VNQ
 0.64 0.61 0.68 0.65 - 0.39 0.53 0.62 0.62 0.53 0.34 0.12 -0.01 0.34 0.46 0.69 0.61 0.32 0.53 0.14 0.25
QQQ
 0.85 0.83 0.74 0.71 0.39 - 0.32 0.66 0.80 0.63 0.10 -0.08 0.00 0.11 0.22 0.52 0.76 0.11 0.45 0.01 0.23
PFF
 0.48 0.47 0.47 0.43 0.53 0.32 - 0.50 0.50 0.42 0.36 0.15 -0.08 0.36 0.59 0.65 0.50 0.38 0.41 0.04 0.22
EFA
 0.84 0.83 0.81 0.75 0.62 0.66 0.50 - 0.89 0.82 0.20 -0.08 -0.03 0.23 0.38 0.70 0.77 0.20 0.61 0.18 0.43
VT
 0.97 0.97 0.90 0.81 0.62 0.80 0.50 0.89 - 0.80 0.18 -0.10 -0.01 0.22 0.35 0.69 0.85 0.17 0.60 0.09 0.37
EEM
 0.75 0.73 0.74 0.70 0.53 0.63 0.42 0.82 0.80 - 0.14 -0.11 -0.02 0.18 0.30 0.62 0.74 0.14 0.67 0.28 0.41
BND
 0.16 0.17 0.13 0.09 0.34 0.10 0.36 0.20 0.18 0.14 - 0.85 0.14 0.82 0.88 0.39 0.20 0.68 0.51 0.30 0.02
TLT
 -0.11 -0.09 -0.13 -0.15 0.12 -0.08 0.15 -0.08 -0.10 -0.11 0.85 - 0.04 0.67 0.67 0.06 -0.07 0.53 0.29 0.20 -0.18
BIL
 -0.02 -0.01 -0.03 -0.05 -0.01 0.00 -0.08 -0.03 -0.01 -0.02 0.14 0.04 - 0.09 0.00 -0.02 -0.02 0.07 0.08 0.03 0.03
TIP
 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.12 0.34 0.11 0.36 0.23 0.22 0.18 0.82 0.67 0.09 - 0.74 0.39 0.25 0.62 0.46 0.36 0.25
LQD
 0.33 0.33 0.31 0.26 0.46 0.22 0.59 0.38 0.35 0.30 0.88 0.67 0.00 0.74 - 0.63 0.39 0.70 0.59 0.25 0.12
HYG
 0.69 0.67 0.69 0.66 0.69 0.52 0.65 0.70 0.69 0.62 0.39 0.06 -0.02 0.39 0.63 - 0.72 0.40 0.65 0.15 0.32
CWB
 0.88 0.84 0.88 0.84 0.61 0.76 0.50 0.77 0.85 0.74 0.20 -0.07 -0.02 0.25 0.39 0.72 - 0.22 0.59 0.11 0.38
BNDX
 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.15 0.32 0.11 0.38 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.68 0.53 0.07 0.62 0.70 0.40 0.22 - 0.36 0.24 0.07
EMB
 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.52 0.53 0.45 0.41 0.61 0.60 0.67 0.51 0.29 0.08 0.46 0.59 0.65 0.59 0.36 - 0.30 0.26
GLD
 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.14 0.01 0.04 0.18 0.09 0.28 0.30 0.20 0.03 0.36 0.25 0.15 0.11 0.24 0.30 - 0.30
DBC
 0.33 0.31 0.38 0.35 0.25 0.23 0.22 0.43 0.37 0.41 0.02 -0.18 0.03 0.25 0.12 0.32 0.38 0.07 0.26 0.30 -
Terms and Definitions
Correlation values range between -1 and +1
  • A correlation of +1 indicates that the returns of the two assets move in perfect synchrony; when one asset's returns go up, the other asset's returns also go up by the same percentage, and vice versa. This perfect positive correlation implies that the assets perform similarly in different market conditions.
  • A correlation of -1 indicates a perfect inverse relationship between the returns of the two assets. When one asset's returns go up, the other asset's returns go down by the same percentage. This perfect negative correlation suggests that the assets move in opposite directions, providing a diversification benefit by reducing overall portfolio risk.
  • A correlation of 0 means that there is no linear relationship between the returns of the two assets. The returns of one asset do not predict the returns of the other.

Understanding the correlation coefficient between different assets is crucial for several reasons:

  • Diversification: Knowing the correlation helps investors diversify their portfolios effectively. By selecting assets that have low or negative correlations with each other, investors can reduce overall portfolio risk.
  • Risk Management: It helps in managing risk by understanding how different assets react to market events. High correlation means that asset prices move together, increasing risk, while low correlation means they move independently, reducing risk.
  • Optimizing Returns: Correlation analysis aids in optimizing returns by combining assets that complement each other, potentially enhancing the risk-adjusted returns of the portfolio.
  • Strategic Asset Allocation: It informs strategic asset allocation decisions, helping investors align their portfolios with their risk tolerance and investment goals.

In summary, the correlation coefficient is a vital tool for constructing a balanced and resilient investment portfolio.

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