Two index funds one personality zero originality but somehow it still basically works
Report created on Apr 14, 2026Risk profile
- Secure Speculative
The risk profile, derived from past market volatility, reflects the level of risk the portfolio is exposed to. This assessment helps align your investments with your financial goals and comfort with market fluctuations.
Diversification profile
- Focused Diversified
The diversification assessment evaluates the spread of investments across asset classes, regions, and sectors. This ensures a balanced mix, reducing risk and maximizing returns by not concentrating in any single area.
Positions
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VT Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
VTI - US9229087690 70.00% -
VX Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VXUS - US9219097683 30.00%
This portfolio is the IKEA starter pack of investing: two giant one-size-fits-most funds and call it a day. Seventy percent in total US stocks and thirty percent in total international is the classic “I skimmed one Bogleheads thread” allocation. It’s aggressively simple, but also aggressively boring. There’s no nuance, no tilt, no view on anything other than “own everything and go outside.” The upside: it’s really hard to screw up something this plain. The downside: you’ve outsourced all thought to market-cap weighting. Takeaway: this structure is fine, but don’t pretend it’s custom — it’s the index fund equivalent of store-brand cereal.
Growth
Historically, this thing did what a sensible but slightly lazy portfolio would do: solid, not spectacular. Turning $1,000 into $3,304 with a 12.75% CAGR is nothing to complain about, but the US market still left it behind with 14.42%. You basically paid an “international diversification tax” in performance. Versus the global market though, you actually beat it, so at least you weren’t totally dragging anchor. The max drawdown of -34.57% is full-equity pain, no shock absorbers. Past data is like yesterday’s weather: useful vibe check, not a prophecy. Takeaway: expect equity-level drama, not savings-account serenity.
Projection
The Monte Carlo projections basically say: “Probably fine, but don’t get cocky.” Monte Carlo is just a fancy way of rolling market dice 1,000 times to see a range of possible futures instead of one neat line. Median outcome of $2,750 after 15 years is decent, but the possible range from $937 to $7,817 politely reminds you that markets do whatever they want. A 73.9% chance of ending positive is nice, but that still leaves a not-tiny chance of disappointment. Takeaway: this portfolio behaves like a grown-up equity allocation — long-term friendly, but absolutely not crash-proof or drama-free.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
Asset classes: 100% stocks, 0% chill. There is no bonds, no cash buffer, no diversifier that might soften the blow when markets decide to swan dive. For a “Balanced” label and a 4/7 risk score, this is basically a full-send equity portfolio with a marketing spin. It’s great if the time horizon is long and the stomach is strong, but anyone hoping for smoother sailing is on the wrong boat. Stocks-only is like driving everywhere with no brakes, just faith and a long road ahead. Takeaway: if stability matters, this structure doesn’t even pretend to try.
Sectors
- Technology 27%
- Financials 15%
- Industrials 12%
- Consumer Discretionary 10%
- Health Care 10%
- Telecommunications 8%
- Consumer Staples 5%
- Basic Materials 4%
- Energy 4%
- Utilities 3%
- Real Estate 3%
Sector-wise, you’ve got a clear tech crush at 27%, with financials, industrials, and health care playing backup dancers. This is very “market standard” these days, but when one sector sits that high, you’re signing up for its mood swings. If tech sneezes, your portfolio catches the flu. The rest is pleasantly spread out, so at least you’re not doing something heroic like 40% in one niche. Still, don’t confuse “sector diversified” with “safe” — broad exposure just means more things can drop at once. Takeaway: you’re betting on the modern economy’s darlings whether you meant to or not.
Regions
- North America 72%
- Europe Developed 11%
- Japan 5%
- Asia Developed 4%
- Asia Emerging 4%
- Australasia 1%
- Africa/Middle East 1%
- Latin America 1%
Geographically, this screams “America is home and everything else is a side quest.” About 72% in North America with the rest sprinkled almost apologetically around the globe. It’s textbook home bias: heavy comfort in the familiar, light seasoning of everywhere else. To be fair, the US is a huge slice of global markets, so this isn’t some wild outlier, just a very typical US-centric worldview. The international exposure helps, but it’s clearly the sidekick, not the hero. Takeaway: you’re globally invested on paper, but emotionally and financially, this is still an America-first portfolio.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 42%
- Large-cap 31%
- Mid-cap 18%
- Small-cap 6%
- Micro-cap 2%
The market cap breakdown is pure “I trust capitalism to pick the winners”: 42% mega-cap, 31% large-cap, and only a tiny nod to the little guys. This is what happens with cap-weighted funds — the giants dominate, and small and micro caps get table scraps. The good news: mega-caps are usually more stable and less chaotic. The bad news: you’re basically riding the fate of the corporate aristocracy while barely participating in the scrappier growth potential of smaller companies. Takeaway: this is a blue-chip-heavy personality with only a token wild side.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 4.33%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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AA Apple Inc 4.12%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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MS Microsoft Corporation 3.09%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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AM Amazon.com Inc 2.14%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 1.92%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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AV Broadcom Inc 1.60%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 1.51%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 1.49%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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TS Tesla Inc 1.20%
Part of fund(s):- LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1.03%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 22.42%
The look-through list reads like the tech mega-cap hall of fame: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla — the usual suspects all quietly running the show. You didn’t buy them directly, but through broad index funds you still ended up worshipping at the altar of Big Tech. Overlap is clearly there, even if only the top 10 are shown, so real concentration is higher than it looks. This is the hidden side of “own the market”: when a few companies dominate the market, they dominate you. Takeaway: diversification by ticker count is fake comfort when the same giants sit at the top of every pile.
Factors
Factor exposure is hilariously neutral across the board — value, size, momentum, quality, yield, low volatility all hovering around middle-of-the-road. This is the “I refuse to have an opinion” of factor profiles. No big tilt toward anything smart, dumb, risky, or defensive; just pure market average vibes. In practice, that means the portfolio will behave a lot like the overall market, with no intentional edge from favoring cheap, high-quality, or low-volatility names. Takeaway: if factor investing is the seasoning, this portfolio is plain grilled chicken — hard to hate, also hard to get excited about.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 70.00% 72.7% -
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 30.00% 27.3%
Risk contribution is about who’s actually rocking the boat, not just who’s on board. Here, the US fund at 70% weight is doing 72.73% of the risk lifting — pretty much exactly what you’d expect from the loudest guest at the party. The international fund is more polite, contributing slightly less risk than its weight. No single position is secretly hijacking the portfolio; the risk is boringly proportional. That’s good structurally, but it also means if the US market melts down, you feel it where it hurts. Takeaway: risk is concentrated where your money is — very logical, still painful during crashes.
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.
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On the efficient frontier, this thing is irritatingly competent. The current portfolio sits on or very near the frontier, meaning for the mix of holdings you chose, you’re basically getting as much return as you reasonably can for the risk taken. Sharpe ratio of 0.54 isn’t heroic, but the max-Sharpe portfolio only improves things modestly while taking slightly more risk. Translation: the weights are not dumb. You’re not leaving obvious free performance on the table; reweighting would be fine-tuning, not rescuing. Takeaway: structure-wise, this is efficient — the main “issue” is less optimization and more whether 100% stocks fits the actual risk stomach.
Dividends
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares 1.10%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 2.80%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.61%
A 1.61% total yield is… fine. Not exciting, not insulting, just there. The international slice dragging in 2.80% while the US chimes in with 1.10% is classic: US growth names focus on future gains, international often pays you more cash now. But this is not a “live off my dividends” setup; it’s firmly in the “growth with a side of pocket change” camp. Takeaway: if income is the goal, this won’t move the needle much. If growth is the goal, the modest yield is just bonus sprinkles on top of price returns.
Ongoing product costs
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares 0.03%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 0.05%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.04%
Total expense ratio of 0.04% is so low it’s almost rude to complain. This is “I refuse to tip Wall Street” energy. You basically picked the cheapest broad-market tools available and walked away like a cost-slaying minimalist. The hilarious part is that many people pay 10x this for worse, more complicated nonsense that doesn’t even beat these plain vanilla funds. Takeaway: costs are one area where this portfolio is actually flexing — you’re not leaking performance into someone else’s beach house budget.
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