---
title: "Valuation Lens — October 17, 2026"
type: "valuation_lens"
date: "2026-10-17"
data_cutoff: "2026-10-17T02:15:00-04:00"
status: "final"
schema_version: "3.4.0"
methodology_version: "cxpw_valuation_lens_v3.4"
run_id: "valuation-lens-2026-10-17-261017001"
canonical_url: "https://cxprowealth.com/valuation-lens-2026-10-17/"
publisher: "CXProWealth"
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# Valuation Lens — October 17, 2026

> Valuation Lens answers "what is this worth?". Every fair-value figure is an INDEX where today's market price = 100. A median of 112.5 means the model's median fair value is 12.5% above the current price. Valuation scores run -3 to +3 where POSITIVE means cheap — the opposite convention to Market Lens scores. Modeled returns are scenario distributions under stated assumptions, not forecasts.

**Data cutoff:** Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT  
**One-year Treasury hurdle:** 4.46% (TREASURY_1Y)  
**Methodology:** cxpw_valuation_lens_v3.4

## Overall

**Core US bonds are the only asset class screening cheap as yields top 5%; US equities, Developed Pacific and oil sit furthest above modeled fair value.**

The 1-year Treasury par yield of 4.46% is the annual hurdle, and with 10-year nominal and real yields at 5.09% and 2.74%, near 20-year highs, cash and bonds set a demanding bar for risk assets.

## Asset classes, cheap to expensive

| Asset class | Benchmark | Score | Label | Median FV | P25–P75 | Upside to median | 1y modeled | vs Treasury |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Fixed Income | BND | +1.0 | Somewhat cheap | 101.1 | 99.3–103.0 | +1.1% | +5.8% | +1.3% |
| China & Hong Kong Equities | MCHI | 0.0 | Fair | 100.3 | 91.0–109.9 | +0.3% | +6.5% | +2.0% |
| Emerging Markets Equities | VWO | -0.3 | Fair | 98.3 | 88.3–108.6 | -1.8% | +7.0% | +2.5% |
| Crypto | BTC-USD | -0.6 | Somewhat expensive | 93.1 | 75.1–112.2 | -6.9% | +3.0% | -1.5% |
| Real Estate | VNQ | -0.7 | Somewhat expensive | 96.6 | 89.0–104.5 | -3.4% | +6.2% | +1.7% |
| Japan Equities | EWJ | -1.2 | Somewhat expensive | 94.6 | 87.6–101.8 | -5.4% | +6.0% | +1.5% |
| Europe Equities | VGK | -1.2 | Somewhat expensive | 93.6 | 86.0–101.5 | -6.4% | +5.9% | +1.4% |
| Metals | GLD | -1.4 | Expensive | 90.8 | 80.4–100.7 | -9.3% | +1.0% | -3.5% |
| US Equities | SPY | -1.9 | Expensive | 90.6 | 83.6–97.8 | -9.4% | +5.5% | +1.0% |
| Energy | USO | -1.9 | Expensive | 86.5 | 77.4–96.4 | -13.5% | -4.0% | -8.5% |
| Developed Pacific Equities | EWA | -2.0 | Expensive | 87.3 | 78.7–96.3 | -12.8% | +4.5% | +0.0% |

### Fixed Income — +1.0 (Somewhat cheap)

Benchmark: BND (US Broad Bond Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 97.7, P25 99.3, median 101.1, P75 103.0, P90 104.7. The market price sits at the 33.7th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +5.8%, P10 -0.5% to P90 +11.2%. Starting yield to maturity (5.39%) less fund costs as carry, plus price change from the justified-yield scenarios at 5.70-year duration and a one-year yield volatility of about 0.9 pp; scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

**Probability note:** the 61% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 44%.

### China & Hong Kong Equities — 0.0 (Fair)

Benchmark: MCHI (China Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 82.9, P25 91.0, median 100.3, P75 109.9, P90 118.8. The market price sits at the 49.3th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +6.5%, P10 -19.0% to P90 +31.0%. Distribution yield (about 2.1%) plus expected earnings growth near 6%, with no valuation convergence at a fair median; dispersion scaled to roughly 21% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Emerging Markets Equities — -0.3 (Fair)

Benchmark: VWO (Emerging Markets Broad Index)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 79.6, P25 88.3, median 98.3, P75 108.6, P90 118.1. The market price sits at the 54.6th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +7.0%, P10 -16.0% to P90 +27.0%. Distribution yield (about 2.8%) plus haircut forward earnings growth near 10%, less about 4% multiple compression as near-peak semiconductor earnings normalize; dispersion scaled to roughly 18% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Crypto — -0.6 (Somewhat expensive)

Benchmark: BTC-USD (Bitcoin)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 59.3, P25 75.1, median 93.1, P75 112.2, P90 129.9. The market price sits at the 59.7th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +3.0%, P10 -45.0% to P90 +65.0%. No income; a small positive drift from adoption demand partly offset by slight convergence toward the fair-value median, with very wide, right-skewed dispersion typical of the asset. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Real Estate — -0.7 (Somewhat expensive)

Benchmark: VNQ (US Real Estate)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 82.2, P25 89.0, median 96.6, P75 104.5, P90 111.7. The market price sits at the 61.5th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +6.2%, P10 -15.0% to P90 +24.0%. Dividend yield (about 3.7%) plus AFFO growth near 4%, less about 1.5% of valuation convergence; dispersion scaled to roughly 18% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Japan Equities — -1.2 (Somewhat expensive)

Benchmark: EWJ (Japan Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 81.5, P25 87.6, median 94.6, P75 101.8, P90 108.4. The market price sits at the 69.3th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +6.0%, P10 -11.0% to P90 +20.0%. Ordinary dividend yield (about 2%) plus expected earnings growth near 6%, less about 2% of valuation convergence; unhedged USD dispersion scaled to roughly 13-15% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Europe Equities — -1.2 (Somewhat expensive)

Benchmark: VGK (Europe Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 79.2, P25 86.0, median 93.6, P75 101.5, P90 108.7. The market price sits at the 70.8th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +5.9%, P10 -12.0% to P90 +21.0%. Dividend yield (about 3.2%) plus expected earnings growth near 6%, less about 3% of valuation convergence; unhedged USD dispersion scaled to roughly 15% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Metals — -1.4 (Expensive)

Benchmark: GLD (Gold)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 70.9, P25 80.4, median 90.8, P75 100.7, P90 109.4. The market price sits at the 73.5th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +1.0%, P10 -20.0% to P90 +22.0%. No income; official-sector demand roughly offsets the drag from high real yields and slight convergence toward the fair-value median; dispersion scaled to roughly 18% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

**Probability note:** the 42% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 72%.

### US Equities — -1.9 (Expensive)

Benchmark: SPY (US Large-Cap Index)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 77.5, P25 83.6, median 90.6, P75 97.8, P90 104.4. The market price sits at the 81.0th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +5.5%, P10 -14.0% to P90 +21.0%. Dividend yield (about 1.1%) plus realized forward-EPS growth near 9% (consensus haircut for typical revisions), less about 4.5% of forward-multiple compression toward the rate-adjusted fair multiple; dispersion scaled to roughly 15% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

### Energy — -1.9 (Expensive)

Benchmark: USO (US Crude Oil)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 69.7, P25 77.4, median 86.5, P75 96.4, P90 105.7. The market price sits at the 81.9th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median -4.0%, P10 -40.0% to P90 +35.0%. Expected spot decline toward the official 2027 path, partly offset by positive roll yield from backwardation and collateral income near 4%; dispersion scaled to roughly 40% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

**Probability note:** the 39% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 61%.

### Developed Pacific Equities — -2.0 (Expensive)

Benchmark: EWA (Australia Broad Market)

**Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 71.2, P25 78.7, median 87.3, P75 96.3, P90 104.5. The market price sits at the 82.9th percentile of that distribution.

**One-year modeled return:** median +4.5%, P10 -15.0% to P90 +21.0%. Dividend yield (about 3.5%) plus expected earnings growth near 4%, less about 3% of valuation convergence; unhedged USD dispersion scaled to roughly 16% annualized volatility. Scenario-implied probabilities interpolate between modeled return quantiles.

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2. iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) fund page — BlackRock iShares — https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239619/ishares-msci-china-etf
3. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) fund page — BlackRock iShares — https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239665/ishares-msci-japan-etf
4. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) fund page — BlackRock iShares — https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239607/ishares-msci-australia-etf
5. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) fund page — BlackRock iShares — https://www.ishares.com/us/products/244049/ishares-core-msci-emerging-markets-etf
6. iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF (IEUR) fund page — BlackRock iShares — https://www.ishares.com/us/products/264617/ishares-core-msci-europe-etf
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