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It Sure Feels Worse Than It Is

 

If you look at the asset class scoreboard it sure looks like everything is fine (despite commodities), but it sure feels a lot worse than it is; with U.S. stocks near their annual lows this week, after being at their annual highs last month.

What can we say about commodities except what we’ve already said here, here, and here.

Asset Class Scoreboard Table July 2015

 

Asset Class Scoeboard Chart July 2015(Disclaimer: past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.)
Source: All ETF performance data from Morningstar.com
Sources: Managed Futures = Newedge CTA Index, Cash = 13 week T-Bill rate,
Bonds = Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND),
Hedge Funds= IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy (QAI)
Commodities = iShares GSCI ETF (GSG);
Real Estate = iShares DJ Real Estate ETF (IYR);
World Stocks = iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index Fund ETF (ACWX);
US Stocks = SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)