As I noted in an earlier post (
See Asset Class Returns for 2009), Canadian REITs were red - hot last year, posting a total return of 55.3 %.
As I noted in an earlier post (
See Asset Class Returns for 2009), Canadian REITs were red - hot last year, posting a total return of 55.3 %.
Not exact matches
It's no secret that the venture capital industry, as an
asset class, has
seen spectacularly mediocre
returns over the last 10 years or so.
«Stocks certainly look more attractive than bonds, but the case for stocks versus other
asset classes is less clear... «So while
returns may compress from the outsized gains we have
seen over the last several years, we remain constructive on equities.
We
see muted
returns across
asset classes in the coming five years, as structural dynamics such as aging populations help keep us in a low -
return world, and we believe investors need to go beyond broad equity and bond exposures to diversify portfolios in today's market environment.
Therefore, it's worth taking a look at five previous periods of distress to
see the
returns of conventional and alternative
asset classes.
Concentrating in only one or two
asset classes could possibly give you higher
returns, but you'd also likely
see much greater risk, which many investors aren't willing to accept.
And we
see earnings and dividend growth offsetting a modest
return drag from multiple contraction over the medium term, making equities attractive relative to other
asset classes.
Value and small cap stocks are great diversifiers and
return enhancers as you can
see from the All Stock
Asset Class, but be prepared for large losses as well.
We
see the potential for EM stocks to again outperform in 2018 on rising profitability, higher valuations and investors
returning to the
asset class.
We
see central banks nearing the limits of extraordinary monetary easing, low
returns across most
asset classes as well as higher equity and bond volatility amid looming political risks and Federal Reserve (Fed) tightening.
Sure, there will be years here and there when the
return on equities is negative, but over the long run, equities have dominated other
asset classes and we
see no reason for that to change.
If you
see the numbers that is a handsome ROI for kroenke, taking into account multiple
return rates through various other
asset classes and
assets.
You're more likely to
see rebalancing increase
returns with
asset classes that don't move in lockstep but have similar risk and
return characteristics.
This is largely because the last 15 years have
seen strong
returns in several
asset classes that are absent in the Global Couch Potato: real -
return bonds (9 % annualized since 1998), Canadian REITs (13 % since 1998), emerging markets (8.8 % since 1999).
And we
see earnings and dividend growth offsetting a modest
return drag from multiple contraction over the medium term, making equities attractive relative to other
asset classes.
The mixed portfolio is «managed» throughout a given period and in that period, individual
asset classes may have varying
returns from what you're
seeing in the table.
We now
see lower potential
returns ahead for many
asset classes over the next five years, given moderate economic growth and stretched valuations.
Long bonds have
seen strength across
asset classes in 2017 and municipal bonds are going along as this index has a 9.8 % total
return so far in 2017.
This modification could help reduce drawdowns during periods of high volatility and / or negative market conditions (
see 2008 - 2009), but it could also reduce total
returns by allocating to cash in lieu of an
asset class.
We
see muted
returns across
asset classes in the coming five years, as structural dynamics such as aging populations help keep us in a low -
return world, and we believe investors need to go beyond broad equity and bond exposures to diversify portfolios in today's market environment.
«We
see investors looking for diversifying sources of
returns to traditional
asset class allocations while focusing on costs.
Most of the time, they say to make it so as soon as they
see you have a system using more than a few
asset classes, the
returns are good compared to the markets, there's a healthy amount of bonds, you're recommending small amounts of risky
asset classes, you're not trading stocks / ETFs, not trying to predict the future, and you're using mutual funds in a mostly «buy and hold» fashion.
It remains to be
seen whether the
return to international is a sea change on how investors view the
asset class; we won't know until the next pullback.
[1] More importantly, when measured on an
asset - weighted basis using all the share
classes in the large - cap universe, the one - year composite
return of active large - cap managers (19.43 %) actually outpaced the S&P 500
return (17.90 %), leading to an excess
return of 1.53 % (
see Exhibit 1).
Asset allocation tools are useful to see how mixing different asset classes boosts returns or lowers risk but they should be used with cau
Asset allocation tools are useful to
see how mixing different
asset classes boosts returns or lowers risk but they should be used with cau
asset classes boosts
returns or lowers risk but they should be used with caution.
With the backdrop of volatility
seen in the equity markets and the headline risk headwinds the municipal bond faced all year the total
returns of the two
asset classes have converged at approximately 3 % year - to - date.
But, barring any drastic moves in the final trading days of 2015, the most widely held
classes of
assets, including stocks and bonds across the globe, were basically flat... While that may be disappointing news for people who hoped to
see big
returns from at least some portion of their portfolio, it is excellent news for anyone who wants to
see a steady global economic expansion without new bubbles and all the volatility that can bring.
Below the broadest categories of lower risk bonds and higher
returning stocks are candidates for
asset classes (
see this link for a chart).
Same $ 10K invested in small cap value stocks will
see you retire with a million dollar portfolio (Ibbotson Associates study of
asset class returns between Jan 1969 and Dec 2002)
«Federated continued to
see positive flows in our flagship multisector bond fund, the $ 7.5 billion Federated Total
Return Bond Fund, a strategy that incorporates our firm's highest - conviction ideas about different fixed - income
asset classes.»
By analyzing the historical
returns for various
asset classes, including stocks, bonds, private equity, real estate, and even precious metals, an investor can
see the difference between compensated and uncompensated risk over time.
For a single
asset class, it might just be the greatest 12 - month
return we will
see in our lifetimes.
On an
asset class basis, positive
returns were only
seen in diversified and specialty REITs, while health care, industrial / office, mortgage - backed, residential, retail and self - storage were all down from 2 % to 8 %.
«Other
asset classes underperformed in 2015, while single - family rental investors
saw healthy
returns in terms of income and appreciation in markets across the country,» explained Steve Hovland, manager, research services at HomeUnion.