-Financials (+4.7 percent)

-Metals and mining stocks (+4 percent)

-Base-metals futures (+3.6 percent)

-Emerging-market sovereigns (+3.5 percent)

-High-yield credit (+2.6 percent)

Highest late-cycle returns:

-Utilities (+8.8 percent)

-Energy futures (+7.7 percent)

-Energy equities (+6.7 percent)

-Precious metals (+4.9 percent)