Commodities, commodity-themed equities and inflation bonds can partially hedge short-term fluctuations in inflation while equities, especially small caps, consistently outperformed other assets for a longer holding period. Our analysis shows that no single asset constitutes a perfect inflation hedge. Inflation hedge effectiveness depends on the correlation between an asset’s return and inflation, inflation beta sensitivity, outperformance persistence and the holding period.
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