Asset Class Correlations

Correlation Results

Note: The time period was constrained by the available data for iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) [Jan 2008 - Sep 2026].

Asset Class Correlations

Asset Correlations
Name	Ticker	IVV	IJH	IJR	EFA	SCZ	EEM	AGG	SHY	IEF	TLT	TIP	LQD	VNQ	GLD	DBC	Annualized Return	Daily Standard Deviation	Monthly Standard Deviation	Annualized Standard Deviation
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	IVV	1.00	0.92	0.87	0.87	0.86	0.76	0.26	-0.08	-0.05	-0.07	0.36	0.45	0.75	0.08	0.45	11.26%	1.23%	4.51%	15.63%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	IJH	0.92	1.00	0.96	0.83	0.85	0.74	0.23	-0.14	-0.09	-0.10	0.35	0.43	0.77	0.08	0.47	9.55%	1.42%	5.37%	18.62%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	IJR	0.87	0.96	1.00	0.77	0.79	0.68	0.19	-0.13	-0.11	-0.13	0.28	0.38	0.75	0.00	0.43	9.45%	1.52%	5.88%	20.38%
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	EFA	0.87	0.83	0.77	1.00	0.96	0.86	0.34	0.01	0.01	-0.03	0.40	0.52	0.73	0.19	0.51	4.57%	1.37%	5.06%	17.53%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF	SCZ	0.86	0.85	0.79	0.96	1.00	0.85	0.33	-0.02	0.00	-0.05	0.43	0.51	0.71	0.21	0.52	5.54%	1.31%	5.46%	18.92%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	EEM	0.76	0.74	0.68	0.86	0.85	1.00	0.30	-0.02	-0.01	-0.04	0.41	0.47	0.63	0.29	0.52	3.67%	1.76%	6.05%	20.96%
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF	AGG	0.26	0.23	0.19	0.34	0.33	0.30	1.00	0.69	0.88	0.83	0.78	0.89	0.44	0.38	-0.10	2.63%	0.34%	1.35%	4.68%
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SHY	-0.08	-0.14	-0.13	0.01	-0.02	-0.02	0.69	1.00	0.77	0.59	0.49	0.45	0.05	0.35	-0.23	1.56%	0.09%	0.42%	1.46%
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	IEF	-0.05	-0.09	-0.11	0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.88	0.77	1.00	0.92	0.69	0.65	0.16	0.36	-0.29	2.62%	0.44%	1.94%	6.73%
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	TLT	-0.07	-0.10	-0.13	-0.03	-0.05	-0.04	0.83	0.59	0.92	1.00	0.59	0.62	0.16	0.27	-0.34	2.12%	0.96%	4.12%	14.27%
iShares TIPS Bond ETF	TIP	0.36	0.35	0.28	0.40	0.43	0.41	0.78	0.49	0.69	0.59	1.00	0.72	0.47	0.48	0.20	2.82%	0.40%	1.67%	5.80%
iShares iBoxx $ Invmt Grade Corp Bd ETF	LQD	0.45	0.43	0.38	0.52	0.51	0.47	0.89	0.45	0.65	0.62	0.72	1.00	0.54	0.31	0.07	3.81%	0.56%	2.41%	8.35%
Vanguard Real Estate ETF	VNQ	0.75	0.77	0.75	0.73	0.71	0.63	0.44	0.05	0.16	0.16	0.47	0.54	1.00	0.13	0.31	6.32%	1.86%	6.40%	22.16%
SPDR Gold Shares	GLD	0.08	0.08	0.00	0.19	0.21	0.29	0.38	0.35	0.36	0.27	0.48	0.31	0.13	1.00	0.27	8.50%	1.15%	5.09%	17.63%
Invesco DB Commodity Tracking	DBC	0.45	0.47	0.43	0.51	0.52	0.52	-0.10	-0.23	-0.29	-0.34	0.20	0.07	0.31	0.27	1.00	1.11%	1.22%	5.53%	19.17%
Asset correlations for time period 01/01/2008 - 09/30/2026 based on monthly returns

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