Tax-Aware Blend — Balanced Income

Target AllocationTax-Aware BlendTax-aware

40% Equity / 58% Fixed Income · Tax-Aware Blend implementation · Last reviewed 2026-05-17

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ActiveConstruction v12Jan 2016Jul 2026Benchmark: Municipal Blend Composite

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Volatility

4.9%

Annualized standard deviation

Max drawdown

-17.0%

Peak to trough

Sharpe ratio

0.11

2.4% risk-free rate

Equity exposure

40%

Strategic target

Risk statistics

Model versus benchmark, since inception

MeasureModelBench

Annualized return

Since inception, net of fund fees

2.9%2.3%

Standard deviation

Annualized volatility of monthly returns

4.9%4.9%

Sharpe ratio

Assumes a 2.4% risk-free rate

0.11-0.02

Max drawdown

Largest peak-to-trough decline

-17.0%-17.0%

Beta vs benchmark

Sensitivity to benchmark movements

1.061.00

Tracking error

Dispersion of excess return

0.8%0.0%

Historical drawdowns

How the model behaved through stress periods

  • COVID-19 selloff

    Jan 2020Mar 2020

    -15.6%

    Benchmark -16.4% · Model outperformed by 0.8 pts

  • 2022 rate shock

    Jan 2022Oct 2022

    -12.8%

    Benchmark -13.8% · Model outperformed by 1.0 pts

  • 2025 growth scare

    Feb 2025May 2025

    -5.8%

    Benchmark -6.4% · Model outperformed by 0.6 pts

Simulated stress results for illustration only.