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Clavix Risk Report · September 4, 2026

The riskiest and safest US stocks right now

Every trading day, Clavix grades 1,017 US stocks and ETFs A+ to F by combining four weighted risk dimensions: price stability, macro resilience, news sentiment and sector resilience. A fifth, financial health, is scored and shown next to the grade and carries no weight in it. This report ranks that universe by composite risk score as of September 4, 2026. Higher scores mean lower risk. It is an educational risk read, not investment advice.

As of September 4, 2026, the highest-risk name in the covered universe is Sandisk (SNDK) at a F (11/100), and the lowest-risk is iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) at a A+ (97/100). By sector, Leisure Products carries the highest average risk and Fixed Income the lowest.

The 20 riskiest stocks

Lowest composite risk grades in the covered universe, most at-risk first.

# Ticker Company Sector Grade Score
1 SNDK Sandisk Information Technology F 11
2 POET POET Technologies Inc Semiconductors F 11
3 BE Bloom Energy Corp Electrical Equipment F 12
4 WYFI WhiteFiber Inc Technology F 12
5 NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp Semiconductors F 12
6 NBIS Nebius Group NV Technology F 13
7 MXL Maxlinear Inc Semiconductors F 13
8 AEHR Aehr Test Systems Semiconductors F 13
9 AXTI AXT Inc Semiconductors F 13
10 OUST Ouster Inc Electrical Equipment F 13
11 FCEL Fuelcell Energy Inc Electrical Equipment F 14
12 RDW Redwire Corp Aerospace & Defense F 15
13 IREN IREN Ltd Technology F 15
14 MRNA Moderna Health Care F 15
15 SHAZ SharonAI Holdings Inc Technology F 16
16 TE T1 Energy Inc Electrical Equipment F 16
17 FRMI Fermi Inc Real Estate F 17
18 QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc Technology F 17
19 AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Inc Communications F 17
20 SMCI Supermicro Information Technology F 18

The 20 safest stocks

Highest composite risk grades in the covered universe, safest first.

# Ticker Company Sector Grade Score
1 SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF A+ 97
2 BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF A+ 96
3 LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ETF A+ 94
4 BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Fixed Income A+ 93
5 AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Fixed Income A+ 93
6 SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Dividend Equity A+ 93
7 AES AES Corporation Utilities A+ 93
8 HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ETF A+ 92
9 PEN Penumbra Inc Health Care A+ 91
10 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ETF A 89
11 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Financials A 89
12 VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Broad Market A 88
13 VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ETF A 88
14 VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Real Estate A 88
15 XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund Financials A 88
16 DX Dynex Capital Inc Real Estate A 88
17 EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ETF A 87
18 IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ETF A 87
19 IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF A 87
20 L Loews Corporation Financials A 87

Risk by sector, right now

Average Clavix score for every covered sector, highest risk first.

# Sector Avg grade Avg score Stocks
1 Leisure Products F distressed 29 1
2 Semiconductors F distressed 31 33
3 Communications F distressed 33 4
4 Electrical Equipment D elevated risk 41 29
5 Technology D elevated risk 48 63
6 Telecommunication D elevated risk 48 2
7 Aerospace & Defense D elevated risk 49 18
8 Airlines D elevated risk 49 5
9 Information Technology C average 56 73
10 Construction C average 56 13
11 Metals & Mining C average 56 19
12 Automobiles C average 58 4
13 Life Sciences Tools & Services C average 61 9
14 Biotechnology C average 62 27
15 Diversified Consumer Services C average 62 2
16 Building C average 63 7
17 Auto Components C average 64 3
18 Media C average 64 14
19 Consumer products B solid 66 5
20 Retail B solid 66 28
21 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods B solid 67 7
22 Financial Services B solid 67 29
23 Pharmaceuticals B solid 68 8
24 Logistics & Transportation B solid 68 1
25 Professional Services B solid 69 8
26 Paper & Forest B solid 69 1
27 Packaging B solid 69 2
28 Beverages B solid 69 2
29 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure B solid 70 18
30 Trading Companies & Distributors B solid 71 8
31 Machinery B solid 71 6
32 Chemicals B solid 72 4
33 Insurance B solid 73 8
34 Communication Services B solid 73 23
35 Consumer Discretionary B solid 74 49
36 Health Care B solid 74 73
37 Energy B solid 74 48
38 Industrials B solid 75 80
39 Road & Rail B solid 75 8
40 Materials B solid 75 27
41 Financials B solid 78 77
42 Marine B solid 78 1
43 Consumer Staples B solid 79 37
44 Other B solid 79 10
45 Real Estate B solid 79 50
46 Utilities B solid 79 34
47 Food Products B solid 80 1
48 Commercial Services & Supplies A low risk 80 4
49 Banking A low risk 82 16
50 ETF A low risk 82 13
51 Broad Market A low risk 87 2
52 Dividend Equity A low risk 93 1
53 Fixed Income A low risk 93 2

How to read this

Each grade is a weighted composite of four independently scored dimensions, remapped to a fixed A+ to F scale so the meaning never drifts. A low grade flags elevated risk as Clavix measures it today; it is not a prediction that a stock will fall, and a high grade is not a prediction that one will rise. Read the full grading methodology, or see any name in the stock risk directory.

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Data as of September 4, 2026, generated from Clavix's own risk model. For educational purposes only; not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return, and change daily. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite this report with a link to getclavix.com/risk-report.