Lowest-Risk Stocks Today

Stocks with the strongest AIQ Risk sub-scores — controlled volatility and lower downside exposure — updated every market day.

Today's Market Pulse

Lowest-Risk Stocks: EmergingMarket closed

Average Risk held near 76.4; Financial Services holds 96% of positions (concentrated leadership).

Avg Risk

76.4—

7D Risk change

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Signal breadth

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New entrants

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Concentration

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Data as of 2026-07-24, market close · 50 symbols · Methodology v1.0

Today's Ranking

Rank	Ticker	Sector	AIQ	Risk	Quality	Risk	Δ1d	State
1	SPABState Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	Financial Services	50	95	61	95	new
2	IGIBiShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	50	94	63	94	new
3	USIGiShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	49	94	61	94	new
4	VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	Financial Services	52	94	69	94	new
5	BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF	Financial Services	50	94	64	94	new
6	VCITVanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	55	93	71	93	new
7	EMBiShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	Financial Services	56	92	65	92	new
8	SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Financial Services	60	92	60	92	new
9	MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETF	Financial Services	50	92	66	92	new
10	PYLDPIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund	Financial Services	49	89	63	89	new
11	VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF	Financial Services	51	89	66	89	new
12	EMLCVanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF	Financial Services	49	89	59	89	new
13	SPIBState Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	49	86	65	86	new
14	TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETF	Financial Services	54	85	61	85	new
15	HYLBXtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	46	85	55	85	new
16	SPHYState Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	Financial Services	49	84	63	84	new
17	DBRGDigitalBridge Group, Inc.	Financial Services	55	82	35	82	new
18	SPYVState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF	Financial Services	63	82	61	82	new
19	VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	Financial Services	60	81	61	81	new
20	VONVVanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF	Financial Services	61	81	56	81	new
21	BINCiShares Flexible Income Active ETF	Financial Services	48	81	62	81	new
22	SJNKState Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	Financial Services	47	79	59	79	new
23	VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF	Financial Services	63	79	64	79	new
24	VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	53	78	67	78	new
25	VTVVanguard Value ETF	Financial Services	65	78	67	78	new
26	IGSBiShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	49	77	64	77	new
27	DGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	Financial Services	62	77	59	77	new
28	BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF	Financial Services	49	76	66	76	new
29	SPSBState Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	48	73	61	73	new
30	VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF	Financial Services	50	72	65	72	new
31	SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	Financial Services	50	72	64	72	new
32	USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	Financial Services	64	71	67	71	new
33	VTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF	Financial Services	49	69	66	69	new
34	JPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	Financial Services	54	67	68	67	new
35	PULSPGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	Financial Services	57	67	62	67	new
36	USFRWisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	Financial Services	60	66	65	66	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
37	SHViShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	Financial Services	62	66	63	66	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
38	SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	Financial Services	65	66	74	66	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
39	TBILF/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund	Financial Services	58	66	59	66	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
40	BILState Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	Financial Services	61	66	70	66	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
41	MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	Financial Services	61	66	61	66	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
42	BKLNInvesco Senior Loan ETF	Financial Services	51	65	65	65	new
43	SRLNState Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	Financial Services	50	64	58	64	new
44	SPLVInvesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF	Financial Services	65	61	65	61	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
45	VCLTVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	Financial Services	47	59	63	59	new
46	VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF	Financial Services	44	58	61	58	new
47	TAILCambria Tail Risk ETF	Financial Services	43	58	36	58	new
48	TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Financial Services	50	58	73	58	new
49	ORealty Income Corporation	Real Estate	50	55	50	55	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk
50	MPLXMPLX Lp	Energy	60	55	60	55	new	Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk

State labels appear only when a stock meets a defined condition (New Leader, Consistent Leader, Accelerating, Momentum Divergence, Losing Leadership, Strong Momentum / Elevated Risk). Most rows carry no label on most days — that is by design, so labels stay meaningful.

Why these stocks rank highly

SPAB — SPAB ranks #1 with a Risk score of 95.

IGIB — IGIB ranks #2 with a Risk score of 94.

USIG — USIG ranks #3 with a Risk score of 94.

VTEB — VTEB ranks #4 with a Risk score of 94.

BIV — BIV ranks #5 with a Risk score of 94.

Why this matters

Takeaway: Risk is holding steady.

Leadership concentration is concentrated: Financial Services accounts for 96% of the list. A single-sector list amplifies rotation risk — if that sector turns, most of the list turns with it.

What to watch next

1Not confirmed

Whether SPAB holds the #1 position — leaders that hold the top spot across multiple sessions carry more signal than single-day appearances.

2Not confirmed

Whether Financial Services's 96% share of the list expands past 50% — that would shift leadership from concentrated to concentrated.

How AIQ measures risk

The AIQ Risk sub-score quantifies downside exposure from realized volatility behavior, earnings-surprise history, and macro sensitivity. A high Risk score means controlled, lower-variance behavior — the naming runs opposite to everyday usage, so on this page a "lowest-risk stock" is one with a Risk score near the top of the scale. The list re-ranks every market day as volatility and surprise data update.

The low-volatility anomaly is among the better-documented puzzles in finance: portfolios of low-variance stocks have historically delivered comparable returns to the market with meaningfully smaller drawdowns, contradicting the naive risk-return tradeoff. The usual explanation is structural — leverage-constrained investors overpay for lottery-like high-beta names, leaving quieter compounders systematically underpriced per unit of risk.

How to use this list

This list is most useful for position sizing and portfolio ballast rather than trade timing. Names here can be sized larger for the same portfolio-level volatility budget — that, not excitement, is their function. The most interesting entries are those that also show respectable Momentum scores: quiet strength is the profile that compounds through regimes. Be aware of sector clustering — utilities, insurers, and staples dominate most low-volatility screens, so check the concentration figure in the Pulse block before treating the list as diversified.

FAQ

Is a low-risk stock safe to buy at any time?

No — the score describes historical variance behavior, not valuation or forward outcomes. Low-volatility groups can underperform sharply in fast risk-on rallies and can de-rate when rates rise, since several of their heavy sectors trade partly as bond proxies.

Why do ETFs sometimes appear here?

The tracked universe includes US-listed ETFs, and diversified funds naturally exhibit lower variance than most single stocks. Filter by instrument type in the screener if you want single names only.

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