Valuation Lens - August 17, 2026
China and emerging markets screen cheaper, while U.S. equities remain expensive against strong earnings and a near-4% Treasury hurdle.
Valuation Lens - August 17, 2026
China leads value while U.S. equities remain expensive
WHAT THIS REPORT DOES How Valuation Lens estimates present fair value and identifies markets that look cheap, fair, or expensive.
Valuation Lens helps investors judge whether current market pricing looks cheap, fair, or expensive relative to modeled present fair value.
Each asset class is evaluated by comparing today’s market price with a distribution of defensible current economic values. That fair-value distribution is built from asset-specific fundamentals, expected growth and cash-flow progression, valuation relationships and multiples, interest-rate and real-yield conditions, historical valuation context, and other relevant economic anchors. The result is not a pure price target: it is a structured estimate of what the asset could reasonably be worth today under a range of economically defensible assumptions.
Where market price sits within the modeled fair-value distribution determines the valuation score: toward the lower tail means cheaper, toward the upper tail means more expensive, and near the center is closer to fair.
The report highlights fair-value gap, modeled expected return, expected edge versus the 1Y Treasury benchmark, and confidence in the valuation signal.
Use the valuation score and fair-value curve as a disciplined decision aid alongside risk, diversification, and time-horizon considerations.
Valuation opportunity map
Green = cheaper relative to modeled fair value. Red = more expensive. Tiles are ordered from cheaper to more expensive.
Detailed valuation dashboard
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, the chart shows the range of defensible current economic values.
| Asset class | Fair-value distribution | Valuation | Fair-value gap | 1Y expected | Expected edge vs 1Y Treasury | Val. confidence |
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China & Hong Kong Equities
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+1.4 Cheap | +12.0% Fair 112 | +10.0% -20% to +40% | +6.0% Treasury 4.0% | 78% moderate-high |
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Japan Equities
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+0.9 Somewhat cheap | +3.0% Fair 103 | +7.0% -15% to +28% | +3.0% Treasury 4.0% | 81% high |
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Europe Equities
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+0.9 Somewhat cheap | +4.0% Fair 104 | +7.0% -15% to +27% | +3.0% Treasury 4.0% | 80% high |
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Emerging Markets Equities
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+0.9 Somewhat cheap | +6.0% Fair 106 | +8.0% -22% to +35% | +4.0% Treasury 4.0% | 75% moderate-high |
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Fixed Income
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+0.4 Somewhat cheap | +1.0% Fair 101 | +5.0% -4% to +11% | +1.0% Treasury 4.0% | 90% high |
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Crypto
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+0.4 Somewhat cheap | +5.0% Fair 105 | +12.0% -55% to +95% | +8.0% Treasury 4.0% | 56% moderate |
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Metals
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-0.1 Fair | 0.0% Fair 100 | +5.0% -18% to +28% | +1.0% Treasury 4.0% | 65% moderate-high |
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Developed Pacific Equities
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-0.7 Somewhat expensive | -1.0% Fair 99 | +5.5% -16% to +25% | +1.5% Treasury 4.0% | 78% moderate-high |
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Energy
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-0.7 Somewhat expensive | -4.0% Fair 96 | +4.0% -28% to +38% | 0.0% Treasury 4.0% | 72% moderate-high |
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Real Estate
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-0.7 Somewhat expensive | -1.0% Fair 99 | +6.0% -18% to +30% | +2.0% Treasury 4.0% | 68% moderate-high |
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US Equities
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-1.6 Expensive | -4.0% Fair 96 | +5.5% -17% to +25% | +1.5% Treasury 4.0% | 81% high |
1 China & Hong Kong Equities MCHI · Median fair value 112 Valuation +1.4 Cheap Fair-value gap +12.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +6.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 78% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Low broad-market earnings and book multiples provide a meaningful valuation cushion.
- Positive medium-term economic growth can support earnings normalization if weak domestic demand stabilizes.
- Low multiples may reflect structurally weaker credit demand and investor risk premia rather than simple mispricing.
- The valuation range remains wide because policy, property, and geopolitical outcomes can alter justified multiples quickly.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| MCHIChina Broad Market | direct | 55.06 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| FXIChina Large-Cap | proxy | 35.10 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| KWEBChina Internet Sector | proxy | 26.95 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| ASHRChina A-Shares | proxy | 35.20 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| CQQQChina Technology Sector | proxy | 51.79 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| CHIQChina Consumer Sector | proxy | 17.70 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| EWHHong Kong Broad Market | proxy | 22.49 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| 2800.HKHang Seng Index Tracker | proxy | 25.60 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| 3033.HKHang Seng Technology Index | proxy | 4.616 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
| 3110.HKHong Kong High-Dividend Equity | proxy | 30.90 | 112 | +1.4 · Cheap | +10.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Sources: BlackRock iShares · Vanguard
2 Japan Equities EWJ · Median fair value 103 Valuation +0.9 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +3.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +3.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 81% high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Dividend yield and broad profitability support the current valuation anchor.
- A diversified corporate base and improving capital discipline support moderate justified multiples.
- The broad-market multiple is no longer obviously cheap after strong repricing.
- Slower domestic growth and higher Japanese policy rates can cap further multiple expansion.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| EWJJapan Broad Market | direct | 98.17 | 103 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| DXJJapan Hedged Equity | proxy | 181.55 | 103 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| SCJJapan Small-Cap Equity | proxy | 110.10 | 103 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| EWJVJapan Value Equity | proxy | 47.88 | 103 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| JPXNJapan JPX-Nikkei 400 | proxy | 104.75 | 103 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Sources: BlackRock iShares · Vanguard
3 Europe Equities VGK · Median fair value 104 Valuation +0.9 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +4.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +3.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 80% high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- A mid-to-high teens valuation multiple is moderate relative to U.S. equities.
- Double-digit portfolio earnings growth supports a modestly positive fair-value gap.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| VGKEurope Broad Market | direct | 92.10 | 104 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| EZUEurozone Equity Index | proxy | 71.88 | 104 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| EWUUnited Kingdom Index | proxy | 48.16 | 104 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| EWGGermany Index | proxy | 43.96 | 104 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| EWQFrance Index | proxy | 47.14 | 104 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
| EWLSwitzerland Index | proxy | 62.92 | 104 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +7.0% |
4 Emerging Markets Equities VWO · Median fair value 106 Valuation +0.9 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +6.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +4.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 75% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Mid-teens portfolio earnings growth supports a modest fair-value premium to the current market.
- Valuation remains below U.S. large-cap levels, leaving more room for growth to translate into value.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| VWOEmerging Markets Broad Index | direct | 60.39 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
| EMXCEmerging Markets Ex-China | proxy | 98.30 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
| INDAIndia Index | proxy | 49.58 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
| EWZBrazil Index | proxy | 33.97 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
| EWTTaiwan Index | proxy | 107.80 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
| EWYSouth Korea Index | proxy | 185.10 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
| EZASouth Africa Index | proxy | 68.19 | 106 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +8.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Sources: Vanguard
5 Fixed Income BND · Median fair value 101 Valuation +0.4 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +1.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +1.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 90% high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Starting yield is close to the 10-year Treasury yield and above the one-year Treasury hurdle.
- Intermediate duration provides upside if justified yields fall without requiring large spread compression.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| BNDUS Broad Bond Market | direct | 72.16 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
| TLTLong-Term US Treasuries | proxy | 81.35 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
| IEFIntermediate US Treasuries | proxy | 92.84 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
| SHYShort-Term US Treasuries | proxy | 82.00 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
| TIPInflation-Protected Treasuries | proxy | 106.77 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
| LQDInvestment-Grade Corporate Bonds | proxy | 105.70 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
| HYGHigh-Yield Corporate Bonds | proxy | 79.61 | 101 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +5.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Sources: Vanguard
6 Crypto BTC-USD · Median fair value 105 Valuation +0.4 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +5.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +8.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 56% moderate
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Scarce supply, ongoing institutional infrastructure, and on-chain adoption remain defensible long-term value anchors.
- Current price is well below the prior year's high, but that price path itself is not used as valuation evidence.
- Bitcoin has no contractual cash-flow anchor, so fair-value dispersion is much wider than for bonds or equities.
- Fidelity notes that bitcoin's historical relationship with broad liquidity has recently weakened, reducing confidence in macro-only valuation anchors.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| BTC-USDBitcoin | direct | 64,325.01 | 105 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +12.0% |
| ETH-USDEthereum | proxy | 1,907.4 | 105 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +12.0% |
| SOL-USDSolana | proxy | 75.97 | 105 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +12.0% |
| XRP-USDXRP | proxy | 1.003 | 105 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +12.0% |
| BNB-USDBNB | proxy | 605.05 | 105 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +12.0% |
| ADA-USDCardano | proxy | 0.17444 | 105 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +12.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Limitations: Crypto lacks contractual cash flows and no universally accepted intrinsic-value method exists; the fair-value distribution is intentionally wide and model reliability is lower.
Sources: Fidelity Digital Assets · Coin Metrics
7 Metals GLD · Median fair value 100 Valuation -0.1 Fair Fair-value gap 0.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +1.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 65% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Investment demand is expected to lead gold demand growth through the rest of 2026.
- Central banks remain significant buyers, supporting a structural non-yield valuation anchor.
- High positive real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding metals.
- High prices can suppress jewellery demand and induce some recycling or supply response.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| GLDGold | direct | 405.49 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
| SLVSilver | proxy | 59.57 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
| PPLTPlatinum | proxy | 16.07 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
| CPERCopper | proxy | 40.13 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
| DBBBase Metals | proxy | 25.44 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
| GDXGold Miners | proxy | 91.89 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
| PICKGlobal Metals and Mining | proxy | 63.05 | 100 | -0.1 · Fair | +5.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Limitations: Commodity and non-cash-flow valuation is highly sensitive to macro and supply-demand assumptions; fair-value dispersion is wider than for contractual cash-flow assets.
Sources: World Gold Council · World Gold Council
8 Developed Pacific Equities EWA · Median fair value 99 Valuation -0.7 Somewhat expensive Fair-value gap -1.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +1.5% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 78% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Singapore's income profile and diversified regional exposure support the central value estimate.
- Healthy developed-market balance sheets provide a steadier valuation anchor than more leveraged emerging exposures.
- Australia, the representative benchmark, trades at a relatively full earnings multiple.
- Commodity sensitivity and differing local rate regimes create material dispersion across the regional basket.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| EWAAustralia Broad Market | direct | 29.55 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +5.5% |
| EWSSingapore Broad Market | proxy | 33.92 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +5.5% |
| ENZLNew Zealand Broad Market | proxy | 47.12 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +5.5% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Sources: BlackRock iShares · BlackRock iShares
9 Energy USO · Median fair value 96 Valuation -0.7 Somewhat expensive Fair-value gap -4.0% vs market 100 Expected edge 0.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 72% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Hormuz disruptions keep near-term crude balances tighter than previously expected.
- Producer cash flows remain supported while spot prices stay near current elevated levels.
- EIA's central path has Brent below the current spot price later in 2026 as traffic and production recover.
- Commodity fair value is highly sensitive to geopolitical supply assumptions, so the modeled range is intentionally wide.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| USOUS Crude Oil | direct | 130.29 | 96 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +4.0% |
| BNOBrent Crude Oil | proxy | 51.97 | 96 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +4.0% |
| UNGNatural Gas | proxy | 9.830 | 96 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +4.0% |
| XLEUS Energy Sector | proxy | 62.58 | 96 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +4.0% |
| XOPOil and Gas Producers | proxy | 183.35 | 96 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +4.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Limitations: Commodity and non-cash-flow valuation is highly sensitive to macro and supply-demand assumptions; fair-value dispersion is wider than for contractual cash-flow assets.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration · U.S. Energy Information Administration
10 Real Estate VNQ · Median fair value 99 Valuation -0.7 Somewhat expensive Fair-value gap -1.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +2.0% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 68% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- REIT operating earnings continue to grow and public-market dividend income remains meaningful.
- Property-sector diversification provides multiple cash-flow anchors rather than one single economic driver.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| VNQUS Real Estate | direct | 97.98 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +6.0% |
| XLREUS Real Estate Sector | proxy | 44.83 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +6.0% |
| REETGlobal Real Estate | proxy | 27.97 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +6.0% |
| REMMortgage Real Estate | proxy | 22.05 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +6.0% |
| SRVRData Center and Digital REITs | proxy | 32.31 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +6.0% |
| REZResidential and Specialized REITs | proxy | 94.59 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +6.0% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Limitations: Current broad P/FFO and NAV-discount data were not consistently available for the full supplied REIT universe; the model therefore relies more heavily on income, growth, and rate-spread anchors.
11 US Equities SPY · Median fair value 96 Valuation -1.6 Expensive Fair-value gap -4.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +1.5% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 81% high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Exceptional near-term earnings growth supports current economic output.
- Forward P/E is close to its recent 5- and 10-year averages despite higher earnings expectations.
- CAPE remains near the extreme high end of long-run history.
- Positive real yields and a near-4% one-year Treasury hurdle constrain justified long-duration multiples.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| SPYUS Large-Cap Index | direct | 772.67 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| QQQUS Technology Index | proxy | 729.87 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| DIAUS Blue-Chip Index | proxy | 534.19 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| IWMUS Small-Cap Index | proxy | 304.06 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| RSPUS Equal-Weight Index | proxy | 220.79 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLFUS Financial Sector | proxy | 57.58 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLIUS Industrial Sector | proxy | 186.32 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLVUS Healthcare Sector | proxy | 167.05 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLYUS Consumer Discretionary Sector | proxy | 116.75 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| SMHUS Semiconductor Sector | proxy | 594.07 | 96 | -1.6 · Expensive | +5.5% |
Weighted multi-anchor current-fundamental, relative-valuation, discount-rate, and asset-specific scenarios normalized to current market price 100.
Valuation instruments 72
China & Hong Kong Equities
MCHI · China Broad Market
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Low broad-market earnings and book multiples provide a meaningful valuation cushion.
- Positive medium-term economic growth can support earnings normalization if weak domestic demand stabilizes.
- Low multiples may reflect structurally weaker credit demand and investor risk premia rather than simple mispricing.
- The valuation range remains wide because policy, property, and geopolitical outcomes can alter justified multiples quickly.
Japan Equities
EWJ · Japan Broad Market
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Dividend yield and broad profitability support the current valuation anchor.
- A diversified corporate base and improving capital discipline support moderate justified multiples.
- The broad-market multiple is no longer obviously cheap after strong repricing.
- Slower domestic growth and higher Japanese policy rates can cap further multiple expansion.
Europe Equities
VGK · Europe Broad Market
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- A mid-to-high teens valuation multiple is moderate relative to U.S. equities.
- Double-digit portfolio earnings growth supports a modestly positive fair-value gap.
- Subdued euro-area growth limits the case for aggressive multiple expansion.
- The U.S.-dollar investor must still absorb currency and geopolitical risk.
Emerging Markets Equities
VWO · Emerging Markets Broad Index
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Mid-teens portfolio earnings growth supports a modest fair-value premium to the current market.
- Valuation remains below U.S. large-cap levels, leaving more room for growth to translate into value.
- Country dispersion is unusually high, with parts of Asia trading at much richer valuations after large earnings and price gains.
- Currency and sovereign-risk premia remain material and are not captured by a single broad P/E ratio.
Fixed Income
BND · US Broad Bond Market
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Starting yield is close to the 10-year Treasury yield and above the one-year Treasury hurdle.
- Intermediate duration provides upside if justified yields fall without requiring large spread compression.
- Credit spreads are tight, leaving limited room for further valuation benefit from spread compression.
- Duration creates mark-to-market downside if long yields rise materially from current levels.
Crypto
BTC-USD · Bitcoin
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Scarce supply, ongoing institutional infrastructure, and on-chain adoption remain defensible long-term value anchors.
- Current price is well below the prior year's high, but that price path itself is not used as valuation evidence.
- Bitcoin has no contractual cash-flow anchor, so fair-value dispersion is much wider than for bonds or equities.
- Fidelity notes that bitcoin's historical relationship with broad liquidity has recently weakened, reducing confidence in macro-only valuation anchors.
Metals
GLD · Gold
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Investment demand is expected to lead gold demand growth through the rest of 2026.
- Central banks remain significant buyers, supporting a structural non-yield valuation anchor.
- High positive real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding metals.
- High prices can suppress jewellery demand and induce some recycling or supply response.
Developed Pacific Equities
EWA · Australia Broad Market
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Singapore's income profile and diversified regional exposure support the central value estimate.
- Healthy developed-market balance sheets provide a steadier valuation anchor than more leveraged emerging exposures.
- Australia, the representative benchmark, trades at a relatively full earnings multiple.
- Commodity sensitivity and differing local rate regimes create material dispersion across the regional basket.
Energy
USO · US Crude Oil
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Hormuz disruptions keep near-term crude balances tighter than previously expected.
- Producer cash flows remain supported while spot prices stay near current elevated levels.
- EIA's central path has Brent below the current spot price later in 2026 as traffic and production recover.
- Commodity fair value is highly sensitive to geopolitical supply assumptions, so the modeled range is intentionally wide.
Real Estate
VNQ · US Real Estate
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- REIT operating earnings continue to grow and public-market dividend income remains meaningful.
- Property-sector diversification provides multiple cash-flow anchors rather than one single economic driver.
- Current REIT dividend yields remain below the 10-year Treasury yield, limiting the yield-spread cushion.
- A complete current P/FFO and NAV-discount dataset was not available across the whole supplied universe, reducing model confidence.
US Equities
SPY · US Large-Cap Index
Given today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, valuation relationships, interest rates, and other asset-specific economics, this chart shows the range of defensible current economic values — not a future-price forecast.
Holds today’s fundamentals, growth expectations, rates, and fair-value distribution constant. It changes price only; it does not model why price changed.
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Exceptional near-term earnings growth supports current economic output.
- Forward P/E is close to its recent 5- and 10-year averages despite higher earnings expectations.
- CAPE remains near the extreme high end of long-run history.
- Positive real yields and a near-4% one-year Treasury hurdle constrain justified long-duration multiples.
Where current market price (100) sits within the modeled fair-value distribution. Positive = cheaper; negative = more expensive.
Median modeled fair value relative to today’s price. It is not an expected return or a timing forecast.
A separate forward return scenario distribution that can differ materially from the fair-value gap.
Modeled 1Y expected return minus the current 1Y Treasury benchmark. Positive values indicate modeled return above the benchmark.
When available, this is the calibrated share of comparable historical starting regimes that beat the contemporaneous 1Y Treasury benchmark. Long-run base rates are not substituted for it.
Evidence-strength score displayed as a percentage for readability. It is not a probability that the valuation is correct.