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February 05, 2025
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Asset Class Scoreboard: Jan 2025

As the new year dawned, investors mindsets must have been in a happier place, with January showing positive numbers across the asset class spectrum.

Equity markets, both domestic and global, displayed a renewed sense of optimism, with U.S. stocks advancing +2.69% and world stocks doing something they haven’t done in quite some time – bettering that – topping all assets at +3.49%

Commodities kicked off the year on a steady climb to +3.45% . Elsewhere, the fixed income markets saw a slight rebound, with bonds advancing +0.60% and hedge funds gaining +1.62% , as the Real Estate sector also exhibited a positive turn, with U.S. real estate rising +1.89% .

Lastly, Managed Futures was a bit boring, coming in at a modest +0.47% gain for the month to just outpace cash.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Sources: Managed Futures = SocGen CTA Index,
Cash = US T-Bill 13 week coupon equivalent annual rate/12, with YTD the sum of each month’s value,
Bonds = Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NYSEARCA: BND ),
Hedge Funds = IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (NYSEARCA: QAI )
Commodities = iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust ETF (NYSEARCA: GSG );
Real Estate = iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA: IYR );
World Stocks = iShares MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. ETF (NASDAQ: ACWX );
US Stocks = SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY )

All ETF performance data from Y Charts

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