Auour Investments Named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q2 2026
Woburn, MA—September 1, 2026— Auour Investments announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best-performing separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies for Q2 2026. The highly anticipated list, published by YCharts, remains one of the most important references for investors and asset managers.
“On behalf of YCharts, I want to extend my congratulations to this quarter's PSN Top Guns winners for their outstanding performance during a particularly challenging period for investment managers,” says President and CEO of YCharts, Sean Brown.
“The second quarter tested even seasoned professionals, as markets shifted from early optimism to a more challenging environment that caught many portfolios off guard. What distinguishes these winners is their disciplined approach and ability to navigate uncertainty with conviction. They positioned portfolios with precision and delivered standout results when it counted most.”
“As we look ahead, we're more excited than ever about the future of the SMA space. Our PSN Top Guns winners are leading the way in demonstrating what's possible when skill meets the right investment vehicle. We're committed to supporting this growth and helping investors and advisors connect with the exceptional talent that can deliver meaningful outcomes for their clients.”
Auour Investments manages a suite of ETF-based dynamic strategies. The Instinct Family of Downside Protection Strategies by Auour uses the Auour Regime Model (ARM™), a proprietary risk detection algorithm designed to be proactive in a changing risk environment. The strategies can provide tactical and core functionality within a client’s investment needs, aiming to mitigate losses in down markets while capturing most of the market’s positive returns.
“Our first responsibility is always to safeguard and grow our clients’ capital,” said Robert Kuftinec, Managing Principal of Auour Investments. “The past three years haven’t just been volatile—they’ve been transformational. Inflation, rising interest rates, war, and global realignment have reshaped the investment landscape. These Top Gun recognitions are a powerful testament to our team’s ability to remain steady through the storm and stay true to our risk-managed philosophy.”
Through a combination PSN’s proprietary performance screens, the PSN Top Guns awards products in six proprietary categories in over 75 universes based on continued performance over time.
Auour’s Global Fixed Income strategy had one of the top ten returns for the three-year period in its respective strategy.
Auour’s Global Fixed Income strategy earned a PSN Top Guns 4-Star award, meaning our Global Fixed Income strategy had an R-squared of 0.80 or greater relative to the style benchmark for the recent five-year period. Moreover, the strategy’s returns exceeded the style benchmark in the three most recent three-year rolling periods. The top ten returns for the latest three-year period then become the 4 Star Top Guns.
Auour’s Global Fixed Income strategy earned a PSN Top Guns 5-Star award, meaning our Global Fixed Income strategy had an R-squared of 0.80 or greater relative to the style benchmark for the recent five-year period. Moreover, the strategy’s returns exceeded the style benchmark in the three most recent three-year rolling periods. Products are then selected that have a standard deviation for the five-year period equal to or less than the median standard deviation for the peer group. The top ten returns for the latest three-year period then become the 5 Star Top Guns.
Auour’s Global Fixed Income strategy earned a PSN Top Guns 6-Star award, meaning our Global Fixed Income strategy had an R-squared of 0.80 or greater relative to the style benchmark for the recent five-year period. Moreover, the strategy’s returns exceeded the style benchmark in the three most recent three-year rolling periods. Products are then selected that have a standard deviation for the five-year period equal or less than the median standard deviation for the peer group. The top ten information ratios for the latest five-year period then become the 6 Star Top Guns.
Auour has been recognized as an innovator in Regime-Based Investing, the foundation of the investment philosophy applied to all strategies. By detecting changes within the market’s risk appetite, Auour aims to produce better outcomes for institutional and individual investors.
The complete list of PSN Top Guns and an overview of the methodology can be located at https://psn.fi.informais.com/PSNTopGuns/topguns_zephyr.asp
About Auour Investments
Auour Investments (pronounced ‘our’), an SEC-registered investment adviser, offers individuals, institutions, and financial advisors a range of investment strategies delivered through ETF-based portfolio construction techniques. Auour’s mission is to maximize Transparency, Trust, and Total Return by applying over six decades of collective experience within leading financial institutions. To learn more about Auour’s innovative approach to market risk detection, please go to http://www.auour.com. Auour Investments did not provide any direct or indirect compensation to PSN or YCharts to obtain or use these recognitions.
About PSN
For more than four decades, PSN has been a top resource for investment professionals. Over 2,800 firms, 285 universes, and more than 21,000 products comprise the PSN SMA database showing asset breakdowns, compliance, key personnel, ownership diversity, ESG, business objectives and strategy, style, fees, GIC sectors, fixed income ranges and full holdings. Unique to PSN is its robust historical database of over 40 Years of Data Including Net and Gross-of-Fee Returns.
About YCharts
YCharts is a top-ranked investment research and client engagement platform that enables financial advisors and asset managers to make smarter investment decisions and better communicate with clients. Trusted by over 15,000 financial professionals and recognized as the Investment Research market leader by Kitces research, YCharts delivers intuitive tools for security research, portfolio construction, AI-enabled proposals, client communication, and market monitoring. In the 2026 T3 / Inside Information Technology Survey, YCharts was named a “Software All-Star” across five categories. YCharts also earned a 2025 Wealthie Award for its AI Chat feature and has been recognized ten consecutive times on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Learn more at www.ycharts.com.
Disclosure: PSN Top Guns rankings are issued by YCharts based on quantitative performance criteria applied to investment products in the PSN database. The recognition shown is for the period ended June 30, 2026. Auour Investments did not pay or otherwise compensate PSN or YCharts to obtain or use this recognition. Rankings and awards are not indicative of future performance and should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of Auour Investments or its investment strategies. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Please refer to the PSN Top Guns methodology for additional information regarding the criteria used to determine the rankings.