Key Asset Class Returns of the Week

In a rough week for investors,  US, non-US developed and emerging markets were down 19% to 21% for the week, and down 41% to 54% for 52 weeks through their proxies VTI, EFA and VWO.

Bonds suffered too. The Lehman Aggregate Bond index, national municipals and 7-10 year intermediate Treasuries were down for the week through their proxies, AGG, MUB and IEF.  Of those three categories, only intermediate Treasuries were up for 52 weeks.

Commodities and real estate were down for the week and year through their proxies VNQ and DJP.

At least Treasury Bills (proxy SHV) remain positive .

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BRIC is still broke:

Brazil, Russia, India and China were down 15% to 28% for the week and down 55% to 65% for the year through their proxies EWZ, RSX, INP and FXI.

Fixed Income In the Red:

Expanding the view of bonds, we see they were down across the spectrum, except for Treasury Bills and 1-3 year Treasury Bonds (SHY):

Comments

[Andy Abraham:]

Hello Richard.. I would suggest you might add Managed Futures on your list... Depending on the CTA... they have seemed to have held up and been proftable...

Andrew Abraham
myinvestorsplace.com

2008 Oct 11 02:18 PM

[QVM Group:]

Andrew, I would if they had public funds with prices my software could download. Mostly I focus on passive index funds in these tables. There are passive index and rules driven commodities funds in the list from Barclays and Deutsche Bank. Sorry I don't have the active managed futures funds.

2008 Oct 11 02:25 PM