This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets.
The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified portfolios and features a quarterly topic.
2. Quarterly Market Review
2
Fourth Quarter 2019
Overview:
Market Summary
World Stock Market Performance
World Asset Classes
US Stocks
International Developed Stocks
Emerging Markets Stocks
Select Market Performance
Select Currency Performance vs. US Dollar
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Commodities
Fixed Income
Global Fixed Income
Impact of Diversification
Quarterly Topic: Tuning Out the Noise
This report features world capital market performance and a
timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global
overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset
classes in the US and international markets.
The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified
portfolios and features a quarterly topic.
14. Commodities
14
Fourth Quarter 2019 Index Returns
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Index is not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.
Commodities returns represent the return of the Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index. Individual commodities are sub-index values of the Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index. Data provided by Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return increased
4.42% in the fourth quarter.
Coffee and soybean oil were the top performers, gaining
24.33% and 17.62%, respectively.
Nickel and natural gas were the worst performers, declining by
17.97% and 17.57%, respectively.
Asset Class QTR 1 Year 3 Years** 5 Years**10 Years**
Commodities 4.42 7.69 -0.94 -3.92 -4.73
* Annualized
-0.83
-2.35
-4.48
-15.30
-17.57
-17.97
24.33
17.62
15.72
14.94
13.39
12.92
11.70
10.46
8.83
8.76
8.06
7.07
6.09
4.57
4.53
2.92
2.21
Coffee
Soybean oil
Brent crude oil
Kansas wheat
WTI crude oil
Unleaded gas
Wheat
Cotton
Live cattle
Heating oil
Copper
Low sulphur gas oil
Sugar
Aluminum
Silver
Gold
Soybeans
Soybean meal
Corn
Zinc
Lean hogs
Natural gas
Nickel
Period Returns (%)
Ranked Returns (%)