Valuation Lens - September 2, 2026
China and emerging markets show the widest fair-value discounts, while U.S. equities remain expensive and bonds offer a modest Treasury edge.
Valuation Lens - September 2, 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.
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China & Hong Kong Equities
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+1.6 Cheap | +18.0% Fair 118 | +11.3% +3% to +21% | +7.1% Treasury 4.2% | 77% moderate-high |
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Emerging Markets Equities
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+1.2 Somewhat cheap | +8.0% Fair 108 | +11.5% +3% to +19% | +7.3% Treasury 4.2% | 79% moderate-high |
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Energy
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+1.1 Somewhat cheap | +8.0% Fair 108 | +9.2% +2% to +16% | +5.0% Treasury 4.2% | 80% high |
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Crypto
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+0.9 Somewhat cheap | +10.0% Fair 110 | +11.5% -14% to +49% | +7.3% Treasury 4.2% | 65% moderate-high |
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Fixed Income
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+0.6 Somewhat cheap | +2.0% Fair 102 | +5.7% +4% to +7% | +1.5% Treasury 4.2% | 91% high |
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Japan Equities
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+0.5 Somewhat cheap | +4.0% Fair 104 | +10.0% +6% to +13% | +5.8% Treasury 4.2% | 82% high |
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Europe Equities
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+0.4 Somewhat cheap | +4.0% Fair 104 | +8.9% +4% to +13% | +4.7% Treasury 4.2% | 81% high |
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Metals
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+0.4 Somewhat cheap | +4.0% Fair 104 | +4.4% -3% to +11% | +0.2% Treasury 4.2% | 80% high |
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Real Estate
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-0.7 Somewhat expensive | -1.0% Fair 99 | +7.0% +2% to +10% | +2.8% Treasury 4.2% | 70% moderate-high |
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Developed Pacific Equities
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-0.9 Somewhat expensive | -2.0% Fair 98 | +6.3% +2% to +9% | +2.1% Treasury 4.2% | 78% moderate-high |
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US Equities
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-1.9 Expensive | -8.0% Fair 92 | +5.5% -2% to +10% | +1.3% Treasury 4.2% | 90% high |
1 China & Hong Kong Equities FXI · Median fair value 118 Valuation +1.6 Cheap Fair-value gap +18.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +7.1% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 77% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Low current earnings and book-value multiples provide a sizable valuation cushion versus major regional peers.
- The modeled distribution allows higher justified multiples if profitability and growth stabilize.
- Low multiples may reflect persistent policy, property, governance and earnings-quality risk rather than pure mispricing.
- A high U.S. Treasury hurdle raises the opportunity cost of accepting equity and currency risk.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| FXIChina Large-Cap | direct | 35.54 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| KWEBChina Internet Sector | proxy | 25.70 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| ASHRChina A-Shares | proxy | 33.99 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| CHIQChina Consumer Sector | proxy | 16.96 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| EWHHong Kong Broad Market | proxy | 22.87 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| 2800.HKHang Seng Index Tracker | proxy | 26.08 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| 3033.HKHang Seng Technology Index | proxy | 4.532 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
| 3110.HKHong Kong High-Dividend Equity | proxy | 31.16 | 118 | +1.6 · Cheap | +11.3% |
Weighted today-equivalent equity scenarios using current valuation/fundamental evidence, peer or historical anchors, and current discount-rate conditions.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares
2 Emerging Markets Equities VWO · Median fair value 108 Valuation +1.2 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +8.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +7.3% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 79% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Large valuation dispersion creates meaningful pockets of value, particularly in lower-multiple markets.
- Higher structural growth potential supports a somewhat higher justified multiple than low-growth markets.
- The asset class contains expensive technology-heavy markets alongside cheap cyclical markets, widening fair-value uncertainty.
- A 4.18% one-year Treasury hurdle requires a meaningful risk premium from emerging-market equities.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| VWOEmerging Markets Broad Index | direct | 60.77 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| EMXCEmerging Markets Ex-China | proxy | 98.67 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| INDAIndia Index | proxy | 49.97 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| EWZBrazil Index | proxy | 38.09 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| EWTTaiwan Index | proxy | 109.43 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| EWYSouth Korea Index | proxy | 178.86 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| EZASouth Africa Index | proxy | 69.99 | 108 | +1.2 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
Weighted today-equivalent equity scenarios using current valuation/fundamental evidence, peer or historical anchors, and current discount-rate conditions.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares
3 Energy USO · Median fair value 108 Valuation +1.1 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +8.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +5.0% 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.
- Producer-equity forward multiples are low relative to expected earnings growth.
- The IEA projects a substantial Q3 oil-market deficit and unusually low observed inventories.
- Current oil economics are heavily influenced by geopolitical disruption, so scarcity premiums may reverse quickly.
- The IEA also forecasts 2026 demand contraction, limiting confidence in extrapolating current tightness.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| USOUS Crude Oil | direct | 141.15 | 108 | +1.1 · Somewhat cheap | +9.2% |
| BNOBrent Crude Oil | proxy | 55.74 | 108 | +1.1 · Somewhat cheap | +9.2% |
| UNGNatural Gas | proxy | 10.75 | 108 | +1.1 · Somewhat cheap | +9.2% |
| XLEUS Energy Sector | proxy | 65.10 | 108 | +1.1 · Somewhat cheap | +9.2% |
| XOPOil and Gas Producers | proxy | 193.16 | 108 | +1.1 · Somewhat cheap | +9.2% |
Weighted commodity supply-demand and producer-equity valuation scenarios.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.
Sources: State Street Global Advisors · International Energy Agency
4 Crypto ETH-USD · Median fair value 110 Valuation +0.9 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +10.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +7.3% 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.
- Institutional research describes several digital-asset valuation indicators as approaching historically low or value-like conditions.
- Underlying adoption and network activity remain relevant even after a large drawdown in market prices.
- Crypto lacks a universally accepted intrinsic-value framework, so fair-value dispersion is intentionally much wider than for contractual cash-flow assets.
- A positive Treasury hurdle and high crypto volatility require a large risk premium for modeled value to be compelling.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| ETH-USDEthereum | direct | 2,388.32 | 110 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| SOL-USDSolana | proxy | 99.46 | 110 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| XRP-USDXRP | proxy | 1.347 | 110 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| BNB-USDBNB | proxy | 686.45 | 110 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
| ADA-USDCardano | proxy | 0.19790 | 110 | +0.9 · Somewhat cheap | +11.5% |
Weighted on-chain, network-utility, adoption and liquidity scenarios with deliberately wide model dispersion.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Crypto fair value is model-dependent and intentionally wide; BTC MVRV is used only as a cross-crypto proxy and not as direct ETH intrinsic value.
Sources: Fidelity Digital Assets · Fidelity · Glassnode
5 Fixed Income BND · Median fair value 102 Valuation +0.6 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +2.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +1.5% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 91% high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- A starting yield near 5% provides a meaningful contractual return anchor and modest spread over the one-year Treasury hurdle.
- Long and real Treasury yields sit near the upper end of recent history, creating upside if rates normalize.
- Duration exposes BND to further losses if long yields rise from already elevated levels.
- Tight investment-grade credit spreads limit the cushion from additional spread compression.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| BNDUS Broad Bond Market | direct | 71.83 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
| TLTLong-Term US Treasuries | proxy | 81.95 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
| IEFIntermediate US Treasuries | proxy | 92.18 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
| SHYShort-Term US Treasuries | proxy | 81.64 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
| TIPInflation-Protected Treasuries | proxy | 106.86 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
| LQDInvestment-Grade Corporate Bonds | proxy | 105.35 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
| HYGHigh-Yield Corporate Bonds | proxy | 79.11 | 102 | +0.6 · Somewhat cheap | +5.7% |
Weighted justified-yield scenarios translated to current price equivalents with duration-aware bond valuation.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: Vanguard
6 Japan Equities EWJ · Median fair value 104 Valuation +0.5 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +4.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +5.8% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 82% high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- A relatively high distribution yield and cheaper value/small-cap subsegments support the asset-class fair-value range.
- Broad-market valuation is not extreme relative to developed-market peers.
- The broad EWJ multiple already embeds a meaningful re-rating versus cheaper domestic value segments.
- Higher global discount rates limit how far justified equity multiples can expand.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| EWJJapan Broad Market | direct | 96.04 | 104 | +0.5 · Somewhat cheap | +10.0% |
| DXJJapan Hedged Equity | proxy | 180.15 | 104 | +0.5 · Somewhat cheap | +10.0% |
| SCJJapan Small-Cap Equity | proxy | 108.92 | 104 | +0.5 · Somewhat cheap | +10.0% |
| EWJVJapan Value Equity | proxy | 48.46 | 104 | +0.5 · Somewhat cheap | +10.0% |
| JPXNJapan JPX-Nikkei 400 | proxy | 102.65 | 104 | +0.5 · Somewhat cheap | +10.0% |
Weighted today-equivalent equity scenarios using current valuation/fundamental evidence, peer or historical anchors, and current discount-rate conditions.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares
7 Europe Equities VGK · Median fair value 104 Valuation +0.4 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +4.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +4.7% 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.
- Regional multiples cluster near 19x, below U.S. cyclically adjusted valuation extremes.
- A higher dividend yield provides part of the expected-return case even without multiple expansion.
- Current multiples are not deeply discounted, limiting the margin of safety if earnings growth disappoints.
- Elevated global discount rates constrain justified multiple expansion.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| VGKEurope Broad Market | direct | 90.96 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +8.9% |
| EZUEurozone Equity Index | proxy | 69.88 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +8.9% |
| EWUUnited Kingdom Index | proxy | 48.22 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +8.9% |
| EWGGermany Index | proxy | 43.52 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +8.9% |
| EWQFrance Index | proxy | 45.59 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +8.9% |
| EWLSwitzerland Index | proxy | 62.89 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +8.9% |
Weighted today-equivalent equity scenarios using current valuation/fundamental evidence, peer or historical anchors, and current discount-rate conditions.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares
8 Metals GLD · Median fair value 104 Valuation +0.4 Somewhat cheap Fair-value gap +4.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +0.2% 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.
- Central-bank accumulation and renewed ETF inflows provide structural and investment-demand support.
- Mine-supply growth remains modest relative to the scale of strategic demand.
- High real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding precious metals.
- Gold already trades at historically high nominal price levels, increasing sensitivity to demand normalization.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| GLDGold | direct | 402.78 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
| SLVSilver | proxy | 59.07 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
| PPLTPlatinum | proxy | 15.98 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
| CPERCopper | proxy | 39.53 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
| DBBBase Metals | proxy | 25.61 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
| GDXGold Miners | proxy | 97.63 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
| PICKGlobal Metals and Mining | proxy | 64.88 | 104 | +0.4 · Somewhat cheap | +4.4% |
Weighted real-yield, demand, supply and strategic-ownership scenarios for precious and industrial metals.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.
Sources: World Gold Council · World Gold Council
9 Real Estate VNQ · Median fair value 99 Valuation -0.7 Somewhat expensive Fair-value gap -1.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +2.8% vs 1Y Treasury Confidence 70% moderate-high
Latest 10 trading sessions of raw daily prices. Trading sessions are shown consecutively, so non-trading days are skipped.
- Positive broad REIT earnings growth supports cash-flow resilience.
- Income remains a meaningful component of total-return economics.
- A 4.79% ten-year Treasury yield raises financing costs and the required cap-rate or earnings yield for REITs.
- Direct AFFO, NAV-discount and cap-rate data were not available in the structured feed, so fair-value precision is intentionally limited.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| VNQUS Real Estate | direct | 95.78 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +7.0% |
| XLREUS Real Estate Sector | proxy | 43.73 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +7.0% |
| REETGlobal Real Estate | proxy | 27.33 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +7.0% |
| REMMortgage Real Estate | proxy | 21.62 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +7.0% |
| SRVRData Center and Digital REITs | proxy | 30.54 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +7.0% |
| REZResidential and Specialized REITs | proxy | 93.96 | 99 | -0.7 · Somewhat expensive | +7.0% |
Weighted REIT cash-flow, book/NAV-proxy and discount-rate scenarios; direct AFFO/NAV coverage is limited.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Direct AFFO/FFO, NAV-discount and cap-rate history were not supplied; REIT fair value relies on broad fund fundamentals and rate sensitivity.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: Vanguard · BlackRock / iShares
10 Developed Pacific Equities EWA · Median fair value 98 Valuation -0.9 Somewhat expensive Fair-value gap -2.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +2.1% 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. Partial recent history.
- Dividend income and exposure to profitable financials and materials support current economic value.
- The model retains upside scenarios for sustained commodity and financial-sector profitability.
- Australia's current equity multiple is richer than several other non-U.S. regional benchmarks.
- High global real yields make valuation expansion harder to justify.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| EWAAustralia Broad Market | direct | 30.03 | 98 | -0.9 · Somewhat expensive | +6.3% |
| EWSSingapore Broad Market | proxy | 34.20 | 98 | -0.9 · Somewhat expensive | +6.3% |
| ENZLNew Zealand Broad Market | proxy | 47.90 | 98 | -0.9 · Somewhat expensive | +6.3% |
Weighted today-equivalent equity scenarios using current valuation/fundamental evidence, peer or historical anchors, and current discount-rate conditions.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Recent-price history ends 2026-09-01 while current benchmark snapshot is 2026-09-02.; Only 19 valid recent sessions were available.; Upstream conditional calibration was not run because a required historical distribution-yield feature was unavailable; the historical unconditional base rate is preserved when available.
Sources: BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares · BlackRock / iShares
11 US Equities SPY · Median fair value 92 Valuation -1.9 Expensive Fair-value gap -8.0% vs market 100 Expected edge +1.3% 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.
- Forward earnings estimates remain unusually strong, partially offsetting valuation pressure.
- Forward P/E is near its recent 5-year average rather than at an outright extreme.
- Shiller CAPE is near the extreme upper tail of long-run history.
- High real and nominal Treasury yields raise the discount-rate hurdle for long-duration equities.
| Symbol | Exposure | Last | Fair value | Valuation | 1Y expected |
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| SPYUS Large-Cap Index | direct | 765.16 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| QQQUS Technology Index | proxy | 709.24 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| DIAUS Blue-Chip Index | proxy | 530.62 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| IWMUS Small-Cap Index | proxy | 294.01 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| RSPUS Equal-Weight Index | proxy | 218.60 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLFUS Financial Sector | proxy | 57.66 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLIUS Industrial Sector | proxy | 172.78 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLVUS Healthcare Sector | proxy | 172.95 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| XLYUS Consumer Discretionary Sector | proxy | 114.86 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
| SMHUS Semiconductor Sector | proxy | 550.48 | 92 | -1.9 · Expensive | +5.5% |
Weighted today-equivalent equity scenarios using current valuation/fundamental evidence, peer or historical anchors, and current discount-rate conditions.
Limitations: No publication-grade conditional probability to beat the 1Y Treasury passed the upstream calibration gate; public probability fields remain null.; Shiller trailing earnings are stale by six months; CAPE is current but stale trailing earnings reduce confidence in trailing-multiple context.
Valuation instruments 69
China & Hong Kong Equities
FXI · China Large-Cap
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 current earnings and book-value multiples provide a sizable valuation cushion versus major regional peers.
- The modeled distribution allows higher justified multiples if profitability and growth stabilize.
- Low multiples may reflect persistent policy, property, governance and earnings-quality risk rather than pure mispricing.
- A high U.S. Treasury hurdle raises the opportunity cost of accepting equity and currency 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.
- Large valuation dispersion creates meaningful pockets of value, particularly in lower-multiple markets.
- Higher structural growth potential supports a somewhat higher justified multiple than low-growth markets.
- The asset class contains expensive technology-heavy markets alongside cheap cyclical markets, widening fair-value uncertainty.
- A 4.18% one-year Treasury hurdle requires a meaningful risk premium from emerging-market equities.
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.
- Producer-equity forward multiples are low relative to expected earnings growth.
- The IEA projects a substantial Q3 oil-market deficit and unusually low observed inventories.
- Current oil economics are heavily influenced by geopolitical disruption, so scarcity premiums may reverse quickly.
- The IEA also forecasts 2026 demand contraction, limiting confidence in extrapolating current tightness.
Crypto
ETH-USD · Ethereum
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.
- Institutional research describes several digital-asset valuation indicators as approaching historically low or value-like conditions.
- Underlying adoption and network activity remain relevant even after a large drawdown in market prices.
- Crypto lacks a universally accepted intrinsic-value framework, so fair-value dispersion is intentionally much wider than for contractual cash-flow assets.
- A positive Treasury hurdle and high crypto volatility require a large risk premium for modeled value to be compelling.
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.
- A starting yield near 5% provides a meaningful contractual return anchor and modest spread over the one-year Treasury hurdle.
- Long and real Treasury yields sit near the upper end of recent history, creating upside if rates normalize.
- Duration exposes BND to further losses if long yields rise from already elevated levels.
- Tight investment-grade credit spreads limit the cushion from additional spread compression.
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.
- A relatively high distribution yield and cheaper value/small-cap subsegments support the asset-class fair-value range.
- Broad-market valuation is not extreme relative to developed-market peers.
- The broad EWJ multiple already embeds a meaningful re-rating versus cheaper domestic value segments.
- Higher global discount rates limit how far justified equity multiples can expand.
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.
- Regional multiples cluster near 19x, below U.S. cyclically adjusted valuation extremes.
- A higher dividend yield provides part of the expected-return case even without multiple expansion.
- Current multiples are not deeply discounted, limiting the margin of safety if earnings growth disappoints.
- Elevated global discount rates constrain justified multiple expansion.
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.
- Central-bank accumulation and renewed ETF inflows provide structural and investment-demand support.
- Mine-supply growth remains modest relative to the scale of strategic demand.
- High real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding precious metals.
- Gold already trades at historically high nominal price levels, increasing sensitivity to demand normalization.
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.
- Positive broad REIT earnings growth supports cash-flow resilience.
- Income remains a meaningful component of total-return economics.
- A 4.79% ten-year Treasury yield raises financing costs and the required cap-rate or earnings yield for REITs.
- Direct AFFO, NAV-discount and cap-rate data were not available in the structured feed, so fair-value precision is intentionally limited.
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. Partial recent history.
- Dividend income and exposure to profitable financials and materials support current economic value.
- The model retains upside scenarios for sustained commodity and financial-sector profitability.
- Australia's current equity multiple is richer than several other non-U.S. regional benchmarks.
- High global real yields make valuation expansion harder to justify.
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.
- Forward earnings estimates remain unusually strong, partially offsetting valuation pressure.
- Forward P/E is near its recent 5-year average rather than at an outright extreme.
- Shiller CAPE is near the extreme upper tail of long-run history.
- High real and nominal Treasury yields raise the discount-rate hurdle for long-duration equities.
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.