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Top allocations include: international equity 25%, short-term bonds 24.7% and corporate bonds 19.2%.

Top holdings include: iShares iBoxx $ InvesTop Investment Grade Bond Fund (NYSEArca: LQD) 18.55%, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (NYSEArca: EEM) 15.10% and iShares Barclays Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: SHY) 13.98%.

IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF (NYSEArca: MCRO) is up 1.5% year-to-date. MCRO tries to reflect the performance of the IQ Hedge Macro Index, which attempts to replicate the characteristics of hedge funds pursuing a macro strategy and hedge funds pursing an emerging market strategy. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%.

Top allocations include: international equity 36%, short-term bonds 28.1% and corporate bonds 14.2%.

Top holdings include: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (NYSEArca: EEM) 24.6%, iShares Barclays Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: SHY) 15.9% and iShares iBoxx $ InvesTop Investment Grade Bond Fund (NYSEArca: LQD) 13.7%.

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Max Chen contributed to this article.