August 2025 Scorecard
- catherine2042
- Sep 19
- 2 min read
Anchor Pacific’s August 2025 investment scorecard. See asset class performance, 3-year asset class risk and return, macro summary (key index levels and rates), and yield curves.
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Summary of Returns
Month-over-Month
Positive returns for 19 of 20 asset classes
Top 3
US Small Cap Equities 7.19% | Gold 4.99% | Canadian Equities 4.95%
Bottom 3
Commodities (0.13%) | US Long Term Treasury Bonds 0.01% | Canadian IG Credit 0.57%
Canadian Markets
Equities 4.95% | Bonds 0.68% | IG Credit 0.57% | CAD 0.85%
Past 3 months
Positive returns for 19 of 20 asset classes
Top 3
US Small Cap Equities 15.00% | Emerging Markets Broad 9.96% | Canadian Equities 9.82%
Bottom 3
Canadian Total Bond Market (0.04%) | Canadian Dollar 0.01% | Canadian IG Credit 0.82%
Canadian Markets
Equities 9.82% | Bonds (0.04%) | IG Credit 0.82% | CAD 0.01%
Past 12 months
Positive returns for 18 of 20 asset classes
Top 3
Gold 37.52% | Canadian Equities 25.77% | Emerging Markets Broad 18.82%
Bottom 3
US Long Term Treasury Bonds (6.37%) | Canadian Dollar (1.01%) | US REITs 0.72%
Canadian Markets
Equities 25.77% | Bonds 3.17% | IG Credit 5.98% | CAD (1.01%)
Macro Summary (Key Index Levels and Rates)
US Yields
10 year Government 4.23% ( 14 bps lower)
30 year Government 4.92% (3 bps higher)
Yield Curve (3m-10y) 0 bps (further inverted by 4 bps)
High Yield spread 284 bps (tighter by 2 bps)
Volatility (VIX): 15.36 ( (8.13%) M-O-M, (17.29%) from 3 months ago)
Oil: $63.96 ( (7.65%) M-O-M, 5.21% from 3 months ago)
Gold: $3,512.00 (4.88% M-O-M, 5.93% from 3 months ago)
USD / EURO: € 0.86 (Euro stronger by 2.31% M-O-M, stronger by 2.88% from 3 months ago)
USD / Yen: ¥147.05 (Yen stronger by 2.46% M-O-M, weaker by 2.08% from 3 months ago)
*Information above is from 2025.08 Investment Scorecard
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