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August 01, 2018
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Asset Class Scoreboard – July

Long Only Commodity Investments lost their spot at the top of the asset class scoreboard, losing -3.63% on the month, but still up 6% on the year. Meanwhile, U.S. Stocks made its most gains since January, to take the top spot on the year, up 6.32%.

World Stocks managed to rebound slightly but are still in the red on the year. Finally, Managed Futures lost 73 basis points, down -5.37% on the year.

Asset_Class_Scoreboard_July2018

Asset Class Scoreboard July 2018

Source: All ETF performance data from  Morningstar.com
Sources: Managed Futures = SocGen CTA Index, Cash = 13 week T-Bill rate,
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 )

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