Confident stock market overachiever that secretly just cloned the basic index playbook with extra sparkle
Report created on Apr 29, 2026Risk profile
4/7
Diversification profile
3/5
Positions
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VO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO - US9229083632 47.00% -
VX Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VXUS - US9219097683 25.00% -
QQ Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
QQQM - US46138G6492 15.00% -
AV Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV - US0250728773 8.00% -
AV Avantis® International Small Cap Value ETF
AVDV - US0250728021 5.00%
This portfolio thinks it’s edgy but it’s basically a very shiny three-fund portfolio with accessories. Almost half in the S&P 500, a chunky slice of broad international, then you bolted on NASDAQ 100 and two small-cap value funds like aftermarket spoilers on a Toyota. It looks diversified at first glance, but the S&P plus NASDAQ combo means a big chunk of the ride is coming from the same growth-heavy US giants. The small-cap value pieces are tiny enough that they’re more seasoning than main ingredient. The structure is clean, but it’s also very “index closet” pretending to be more complex than it really is.
Growth
Historically, this thing has done very well…and then slightly tripped over its own shoelaces versus the US market. A 15.15% CAGR since 2020 turned $1,000 into $2,175, which is great until you notice the US benchmark did basically the same with less drama. Against global stocks it looks like a hero, but that’s mostly a side effect of being heavily US-loaded during a good run for the US. Max drawdown of about -26% shows it can still punch you in the gut in a downturn. Past data here is like a highlight reel, not a guarantee that the sequel will be as fun.
Projection
The Monte Carlo projection basically says, “Probably fine, but don’t get cocky.” Monte Carlo is just a fancy way of running thousands of what-if scenarios to see how a portfolio might behave in different futures, instead of blindly assuming a straight line up. Your median outcome turns $1,000 into about $2,784 over 15 years, with a wide possible range from “basically flat” to “I’m a genius.” About three-quarters of simulations end positive, which is solid but not magical. It’s a reminder that even a sensible stock mix can spend 15 years doing a lot less than the pretty backtest suggests.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
Asset-class “diversification” here is extremely simple: 100% stocks, 0% anything else. That’s not a portfolio, that’s a personality trait. Stocks only means you’ve decided that every problem in life can be solved with more equity risk, which is great in long bull markets and less great when everything sells off together. No bonds, no cash buffer, no alternatives — just pure market roller coaster. It keeps things transparent, but it also means the portfolio has exactly one gear: growth, with full exposure to equity drawdowns. Any talk of “balanced” here is strictly marketing spin, not asset-class reality.
Sectors
- Technology 29%
- Financials 14%
- Consumer Discretionary 11%
- Industrials 11%
- Telecommunications 9%
- Health Care 7%
- Consumer Staples 5%
- Energy 5%
- Basic Materials 4%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 2%
On sectors, the tech addiction is obvious: 29% in Technology plus another hefty helping in the usual growth suspects. You’ve basically recreated a market-cap-weighted tech tilt with some financials and industrials as moral support. The NASDAQ 100 add-on takes the existing tech bias and gives it a double espresso shot. That’s fun while the sector’s hot, but it also means a lot of your fate is tied to one broad theme behaving well. If tech and related growth stories stumble together, the rest of the sector mix isn’t big enough to really counterbalance the hit.
Regions
- North America 72%
- Europe Developed 11%
- Japan 5%
- Asia Developed 4%
- Asia Emerging 4%
- Australasia 2%
- Africa/Middle East 1%
- Latin America 1%
Geographically, this is “America and some stuff we found overseas.” With 72% in North America, the rest of the world basically shares one basket. Europe, Japan, emerging markets and others get enough to be mentioned in a slide deck, but not enough to seriously move the needle. It’s a very common US bias, but common doesn’t equal diversified. The portfolio is heavily tied to the US economic and policy story; if that engine slows or derails, the modest foreign slice won’t dramatically change the ride. For something labeled “international,” the global side still feels like a side quest.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 40%
- Large-cap 30%
- Mid-cap 17%
- Small-cap 7%
- Micro-cap 4%
The market-cap breakdown is mostly mega and large caps, with just enough small and micro thrown in to sound sophisticated at dinner. Forty percent in mega-caps and 30% in large-caps means the portfolio is dominated by big, established names that already run the show in global indexes. The 7% small-cap and 4% micro-cap patches are basically the garnish trying to claim they’re a factor tilt. In practice, the giants are steering performance; the minnows are mostly along for the ride. If this was aiming for a serious small-cap punch, it pulled the punch pretty hard.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 4.90%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AA Apple Inc 4.18%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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MS Microsoft Corporation 3.15%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AM Amazon.com Inc 2.46%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 1.94%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AV Broadcom Inc 1.76%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 1.62%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 1.58%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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TS Tesla Inc 1.38%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 0.86%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 23.84%
The look-through holdings scream “overlapping tech royalty fan club.” NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla — you’ve basically got the usual suspects showing up across multiple ETFs. Overlap analysis is limited to top-10 holdings, so real duplication is almost certainly higher than it looks. Hidden concentration like this means a few mega-caps are quietly dictating a lot more of your outcome than the ETF list suggests. You think you own five funds; in reality, you’ve built an expensive tribute band to the same dozen global giants with a small supporting cast of genuinely different companies in the value and international corners.
Factors
Factor exposure here is almost aggressively average. Value, size, momentum, quality, yield, low volatility — everything sits in that boring “neutral” band. For all the talk of small-cap value and NASDAQ flavor, the blend has basically reconstructed the market’s factor profile. Factor investing is like checking what spices are actually in the dish: value, quality, momentum and so on. This recipe ends up tasting very much like the default index stew. That’s not bad, but it means any fancy “smart” tilts are being diluted down to background noise by the giant cap-weighted core at the center.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Weight: 47.00% 46.4% -
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 25.00% 21.6% -
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Weight: 15.00% 18.6% -
Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
Weight: 8.00% 9.0% -
Avantis® International Small Cap Value ETF
Weight: 5.00% 4.4%
Risk contribution reveals who’s actually shaking the portfolio, and surprise: it’s the big vanilla ETFs, not the flashy add-ons. The S&P 500 slice is 47% of weight and about 46% of total risk — it’s doing exactly what you’d expect. NASDAQ 100, on the other hand, is only 15% of weight but over 18% of risk, quietly turning the heat up. The top three positions together drive almost 87% of all risk, which makes the rest of the holdings more like background dancers. The structure looks diversified on paper, but risks are clearly concentrated in a few big, overlapping chunks.
Risk vs. return
This chart shows the Efficient Frontier, calculated using your current assets with different allocation combinations. It highlights the best balance between risk and return based on historical data. "Efficient" portfolios maximize returns for a given risk or minimize risk for a given return. Portfolios below the curve are less efficient. This is informational and not a recommendation to buy or sell any assets.
Click on the colored dots to explore allocations.
The efficient frontier chart politely tells this portfolio it’s leaving money on the table with its current mix. At the same risk level, you could theoretically get about 2.6 percentage points more return just by rearranging the existing holdings — no new products required. Sharpe ratio of 0.7 versus 1.04 for the optimal combo is a pretty clear “nice try, do better.” The efficient frontier is basically the curve of best risk/return tradeoffs; sitting noticeably below it means this lineup is underachieving relative to what its own ingredients could deliver if they weren’t thrown together quite so casually.
Dividends
- Avantis® International Small Cap Value ETF 2.90%
- Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF 1.30%
- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF 0.50%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.10%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 2.80%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.54%
The dividend profile is half-hearted: a total yield around 1.54%, with the “serious” income coming from the two small-cap value and international funds. The NASDAQ slice is paying pretty much in crumbs, and the S&P 500 isn’t exactly showering cash either. This is a growth-first portfolio with a side salad of dividends, not anything resembling an income engine. Relying on yield here would be like trying to live off free samples at Costco: technically possible for a while, but not what this setup was built to do. The real action is in price moves, not distributions.
Ongoing product costs
- Avantis® International Small Cap Value ETF 0.36%
- Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF 0.25%
- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF 0.15%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.03%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 0.05%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.09%
Costs are almost suspiciously low, with a blended TER of 0.09%. That’s “did you mean to be this sensible?” territory. The pricier Avantis funds creep things up a bit, but the giant Vanguard core plus a reasonably priced NASDAQ ETF keep the overall bill tiny. This is one of the few areas where the portfolio doesn’t need a roast; you’re basically getting a full equity circus for the price of a drip coffee each year. Just remember low cost doesn’t automatically mean smart structure — it just means you’re making any mistakes more cheaply.
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