Broad US equity core with modest international and dividend tilt and strong growth plus balanced factor profile
Report created on Apr 24, 2026Risk profile
4/7
Diversification profile
3/5
Positions
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VO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO - US9229083632 70.00% -
SC Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD - US8085247976 20.00% -
VX Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VXUS - US9219097683 10.00%
This portfolio is built from three low-cost stock ETFs, with about 70% in a broad US index, 20% in a US dividend-focused fund, and 10% in international stocks. That means most of the behavior is driven by the large US market, with a secondary influence from dividend-paying US companies and a smaller contribution from overseas markets. Structurally, this is a concentrated-but-simple setup: all equity, no bonds, and only three building blocks. A structure like this is easy to understand and track, but portfolio ups and downs will largely follow stock markets. The “Balanced” risk label here reflects the mix of growth and dividend focus, not the presence of lower-risk assets like bonds.
Growth
Historically, $1,000 invested in this mix in 2016 grew to about $3,703, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.03%. CAGR is the “smooth” average yearly growth rate, like averaging your speed over a long road trip. Over this period, the portfolio slightly lagged a pure US market benchmark by 0.86% per year, mainly because of the added dividend and international pieces, but it outpaced the global equity market by 1.86% annually. The biggest drop was about -34% during early 2020, similar to the benchmarks, highlighting full stock-market-level downside. Only 34 days generated 90% of returns, underlining how missing a handful of strong days can matter a lot.
Projection
The forward projection uses a Monte Carlo simulation, which runs 1,000 randomized “what-if” paths based on historical patterns to estimate a range of future outcomes. For a $1,000 starting point over 15 years, the median result is around $2,758, with a middle band of roughly $1,759 to $4,275 and a wider band from $928 to $7,735. That translates to an average simulated annual return of about 8.09%, with a 73.5% chance of ending above the starting value. These numbers are not forecasts or guarantees — they just show how volatile stock-driven journeys can be. The wide spread between weak and strong scenarios illustrates that long-term equity outcomes can vary a lot, even with the same starting portfolio.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
All of this portfolio is in stocks, with 0% in bonds, cash, or alternatives. An all-equity allocation typically offers higher growth potential over long periods but also larger and more frequent swings along the way. Compared with a more mixed stock/bond blend, this structure leans clearly toward return potential over short-term stability. Against broad global equity benchmarks, the 100% stock exposure is aligned in terms of asset type but not in terms of risk-softening components like bonds. This straightforward equity composition makes the portfolio easy to interpret: its risk and return are tied almost entirely to how global companies are valued and how their earnings evolve over time.
Sectors
- Technology 28%
- Financials 13%
- Health Care 11%
- Consumer Discretionary 9%
- Industrials 9%
- Telecommunications 9%
- Consumer Staples 8%
- Energy 6%
- Basic Materials 2%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 2%
Sector-wise, the portfolio is led by technology at 28%, with meaningful allocations to financials, health care, consumer discretionary, industrials, and telecom, plus smaller slices in staples, energy, materials, utilities, and real estate. This spread is reasonably similar to many broad equity benchmarks, where tech and related industries have grown to large weights. Tech-heavy allocations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes and shifts in growth expectations, which can increase volatility during certain macroeconomic environments. The presence of defensive sectors like consumer staples and utilities, even at modest levels, can provide some cushioning in downturns, but overall this is a growth-oriented sector mix that will move with broad economic and corporate earnings cycles.
Regions
- North America 90%
- Europe Developed 4%
- Japan 2%
- Asia Developed 1%
- Asia Emerging 1%
Geographically, about 90% of the portfolio sits in North America, with only around 10% across Europe, Japan, and other developed and emerging Asian markets combined. By comparison, global stock indices usually give roughly 60% to the US and 40% to the rest of the world, so this mix is notably US-heavy. A strong home bias like this often tracks the US economic and policy environment very closely, which has been beneficial over the last decade. However, it also means less exposure to different growth drivers, currencies, and policy regimes elsewhere. The modest international slice does introduce some diversification, but the portfolio’s risk and return are still overwhelmingly tied to the US market.
Market capitalization
- Large-cap 43%
- Mega-cap 37%
- Mid-cap 18%
- Small-cap 2%
By company size, the portfolio is dominated by mega-cap and large-cap stocks, which together account for about 80%, with mid-caps around 18% and only 2% in small caps. Large and mega companies tend to be more established, with broader revenue bases and more analyst coverage, which can make them somewhat more stable than small caps but also more closely watched by the market. This size profile matches many mainstream equity indices, where the biggest companies naturally take up most of the weight. The relatively small small-cap exposure means the portfolio will likely participate more in the fortunes of large global leaders than in higher-risk, higher-variance smaller companies that can move more sharply.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 5.31%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AA Apple Inc 4.66%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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MS Microsoft Corporation 3.44%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AM Amazon.com Inc 2.55%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 2.09%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AV Broadcom Inc 1.83%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 1.68%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 1.57%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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TS Tesla Inc 1.31%
Part of fund(s):- LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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BR Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.10%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Top 10 total 25.54%
Looking through the ETFs, the top underlying exposures include NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Broadcom, Meta, Tesla, and Berkshire Hathaway, each appearing via one or more funds. Several of these holdings show up across both the S&P 500 ETF and the international fund’s top positions, which creates overlap and hidden concentration in a handful of mega-cap names. For example, the top ten look-through positions together already cover a meaningful slice of the portfolio, and actual overlap is likely higher because only ETF top-10s are visible. This means that even with three ETFs, a significant share of risk and return is driven by a relatively small group of very large companies.
Factors
Factor exposure is broadly neutral across value, size, momentum, quality, yield, and low volatility, all sitting around the middle “market-like” range. Factors are characteristics that help explain returns over time, like whether stocks are cheap (value), fast-rising (momentum), or more stable (low volatility). A neutral profile means the portfolio is not strongly tilted toward any single return driver beyond what’s embedded in mainstream indices. This aligns well with its core index-based structure and suggests its behavior should be similar to broad markets, rather than resembling a specialized smart-beta or factor strategy. In practice, this can make the portfolio more predictable relative to standard market benchmarks, without pronounced style bets.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Weight: 70.00% 73.3% -
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Weight: 20.00% 17.9% -
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 10.00% 8.8%
Risk contribution shows how much each holding drives the portfolio’s overall ups and downs, which can differ from its weight. Here, the S&P 500 ETF is 70% of the portfolio but contributes about 73% of the risk, so its influence is slightly higher than its allocation. The dividend ETF at 20% weight contributes roughly 18% of risk, and the international ETF at 10% contributes about 9%. This close alignment between weight and risk suggests no single fund is disproportionately volatile relative to its size. However, with only three holdings and nearly all risk coming from them, overall risk concentration at the fund level is naturally high, making the portfolio’s behavior straightforward but tightly linked to these specific building blocks.
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.
On the risk–return chart, the current portfolio sits on or very close to the efficient frontier. The efficient frontier represents the best expected return available for each risk level using these three ETFs in different combinations. The current Sharpe ratio — a measure of return per unit of risk — is 0.62, compared with 0.81 for the “optimal” mix and 0.68 for the minimum-variance mix. Being near the frontier means that, for its chosen risk level, this allocation is already using these holdings efficiently. Any potential improvement in risk-adjusted return would mostly come from subtle reweighting, not from major structural flaws, which is a positive sign for the portfolio’s overall construction.
Dividends
- Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 3.40%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.10%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 2.80%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.73%
The portfolio’s total dividend yield is about 1.73%, blending a higher-yielding dividend ETF (around 3.4%) with the broader US and international funds, which yield less. Dividend yield is the annual cash payout as a percentage of the investment value, like rent from owning a property. In this mix, dividends provide a steady but modest layer of return on top of price changes, with most yield coming from the 20% devoted to dividend-focused US stocks. The yield level is consistent with a growth-oriented equity portfolio that includes a dedicated dividend sleeve, rather than a pure income-focused setup. Reinvesting these dividends over time can meaningfully contribute to long-term compounding.
Ongoing product costs
- Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 0.06%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.03%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 0.05%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.04%
The total expense ratio (TER) of the portfolio is roughly 0.04% per year, based on fund fees of 0.03%, 0.05%, and 0.06% for the three ETFs. TER is the annual fee charged by the funds, expressed as a percentage of assets — like a small maintenance cost for having professionals track the indices. This cost level is impressively low and well below many active or even some passive alternatives, which can easily charge several times as much. Low ongoing fees help more of the portfolio’s gross returns stay in the investor’s pocket and compound over time. From a cost perspective, this is a strong foundation and aligns very well with best practices in long-term investing.
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