Depending on allocation, a basic diversified portfolio is likely flat for the year despite double digit gains in US stocks. Many investors have been told that bonds offer a safe, steady income stream - and they have increased their bond allocations accordingly in recent years.
| Broad Indexes | Ticker | YTD |
| Global Stocks | ACWI | 8.07% |
| Core Total US Bond Market | AGG | -4.78% |
| Commodities | DBC | -4.43% |
| US Related | ||
| Large Cap | IWB | 15.79% |
| Small Cap | IWM | 19.86% |
| SPDR S&P 500 | SPY | 15.43% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | DIA | 13.42% |
| Bonds | ||
| Treasury Bonds - 7-10 yrs | IEF | -7.26% |
| Treasury Bonds - 20yr + | TLT | -13.70% |
| Inflation Protected Treasury Bonds | TIP | -9.46% |
| Corporate Bonds | LQD | -7.17% |
| High Yield Bonds | HYG | -2.95% |
| International | ||
| EAFE | EFA | 6.79% |
| Emerging Markets | EEM | -12.55% |
| Frontier Markets | FRN | -20.80% |
| Alternatives & Commodities | ||
| US Real Estate | IYR | -3.96% |
| Gold | GLD | -17.02% |
| Silver | SLV | -22.68% |
