High growth stock focused portfolio with strong US tilt and balanced factor exposures
Report created on Apr 10, 2026Risk profile
5/7
Diversification profile
3/5
Positions
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VT Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
VTI - US9229087690 53.14% -
VX Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VXUS - US9219097683 13.70% -
QQ Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
QQQM - US46138G6492 13.51% -
MU Micron Technology Inc
MU - US5951121038 10.63% -
SC Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
SCHA - US8085246077 9.02%
This portfolio is a pure equity mix, with 100% in stocks and zero in bonds or cash-like assets. Over half sits in a broad US total market fund, with the rest split across international stocks, a NASDAQ 100 ETF, a small‑cap ETF, and a single stock position in Micron. That creates a strong core‑satellite structure: the total market funds form the core, while NASDAQ, small caps, and Micron add punch. A setup like this is built for growth and will naturally swing more than a blended stock‑bond portfolio. The key takeaway is that return potential is high, but so is the need for a long time horizon and the emotional stamina to sit through meaningful volatility.
Growth
Historically, this portfolio has done very well: $1,000 grew to about $2,659 over roughly 5.5 years, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.58%. CAGR is like your average speed on a road trip, smoothing out all the bumps. That has handily beaten both the US market (14.48%) and global market (12.64%). The flip side is a max drawdown of about -29.8%, meaning at one point the portfolio was nearly a third below its peak and took 16 months to fully recover. Past performance doesn’t guarantee anything, but it does show this mix has historically rewarded patience during rough patches.
Projection
The Monte Carlo simulation projects many possible 15‑year paths by remixing historical return and volatility patterns. Think of it as running the same movie 1,000 times with slightly different twists. The median outcome turns $1,000 into about $2,605, roughly 7.6% per year, with a wide “likely” range from about $1,699 to $3,886. There’s also a real chance of much lower or much higher outcomes, from roughly $934 to $7,204 in the 5th–95th percentile band. These numbers aren’t predictions; they just show what could happen if the future rhymes with the past. The key takeaway is that long‑term growth is probable, but the ride can vary a lot.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
All of the portfolio is in stocks, with no allocation to bonds, cash, or alternative assets. That keeps the focus squarely on growth rather than income or capital preservation. In practice, an all‑equity portfolio can fall 30–50% in a nasty bear market, even if it recovers over time. Compared to a more mixed stock‑bond setup, this structure will almost always be more volatile but should offer higher expected returns over decades. The upside is simplicity and strong long‑run growth potential; the trade‑off is bigger drawdowns and more emotional whiplash. This kind of mix tends to fit people with stable finances and long horizons who can mentally treat big swings as noise.
Sectors
- Technology 38%
- Financials 11%
- Industrials 10%
- Consumer Discretionary 9%
- Health Care 9%
- Telecommunications 8%
- Consumer Staples 5%
- Energy 3%
- Basic Materials 3%
- Real Estate 2%
- Utilities 2%
Sector‑wise, the portfolio is clearly tilted toward technology at about 38%, with the rest spread fairly broadly across financials, industrials, consumer areas, healthcare, telecom, energy, materials, real estate, and utilities. That tech‑heavy stance is consistent with using broad US and NASDAQ 100 funds plus a large Micron stake. When tech is in favor, this can drive strong outperformance, as seen in recent years. However, tech also tends to be more sensitive to interest rate moves, regulatory shifts, and sentiment swings, so drawdowns can be sharper. The encouraging part is that non‑tech sectors are still meaningfully represented, which helps avoid being a single‑theme bet.
Regions
- North America 87%
- Europe Developed 5%
- Japan 2%
- Asia Developed 2%
- Asia Emerging 2%
- Australasia 1%
Geographically, the portfolio is very US‑centric: about 87% in North America, with the rest scattered across developed and emerging regions in relatively small slices. That actually lines up reasonably well with many global market weights, though the US share here is a bit higher than its portion of global market cap. A strong US tilt has been beneficial in the last decade because US stocks have led performance. The trade‑off is that economic, political, or currency shocks specific to the US will heavily influence the portfolio. The international sleeve does add some diversification, but global ex‑US exposure is still a supporting role, not a co‑star.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 46%
- Large-cap 26%
- Mid-cap 15%
- Small-cap 9%
- Micro-cap 4%
By market cap, the portfolio leans heavily into mega‑ and large‑cap companies (about 72% combined), with healthy exposure down the spectrum: mid‑caps at 15%, small caps at 9%, and a slice of micro‑caps at 4%. This is a nice balance. Big companies usually bring more stability and liquidity; smaller names offer more growth potential but can be bumpier and more sensitive to economic cycles. That spread across sizes helps diversify the drivers of return. The dedicated small‑cap ETF in particular ensures the portfolio isn’t just a mega‑cap popularity contest and can benefit if smaller companies go through a period of outperformance relative to giants.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 4.45%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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AA Apple Inc 4.16%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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MS Microsoft Corporation 3.09%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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AM Amazon.com Inc 2.24%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 1.93%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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AV Broadcom Inc 1.62%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 1.59%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 1.59%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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TS Tesla Inc 1.39%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
- LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 32.69%
Looking through the ETFs, a big chunk of the visible exposure is in a handful of mega‑cap growth names like NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Broadcom, and Tesla. Micron is a separate 10.6% single‑stock position on top of that. Because only the top 10 ETF holdings are captured, actual overlap is likely higher than shown, especially across the US and NASDAQ funds. This kind of hidden clustering means the portfolio is more dependent on a narrow group of large tech‑driven companies than the high‑level fund list suggests. It’s a powerful engine when those names lead, but it can hurt if that small group falls out of favor.
Factors
Factor exposures are estimated using statistical models based on historical data and measure systematic (market-relative) tilts, not absolute portfolio characteristics. Results may vary depending on the analysis period, data availability, and currency of the underlying assets.
Factor exposure here is very well balanced. All six measured factors — value, size, momentum, quality, low volatility, and yield — sit in the “neutral” zone, meaning the portfolio behaves a lot like the broad market on these dimensions. Factors are basically the underlying traits that research has linked to long‑term returns, like favoring cheaper companies (value) or steady earners (quality). Some portfolios lean hard into specific factors, which can lead to boom‑and‑bust cycles. In contrast, this one doesn’t make any extreme bets. That’s actually a strength: it suggests the mix is broadly diversified in style and should avoid the worst pain when any single factor goes cold.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 53.14% 45.9% -
Micron Technology Inc
Weight: 10.63% 21.1% -
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Weight: 13.51% 14.5% -
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 13.70% 9.5% -
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
Weight: 9.02% 9.1%
Risk contribution shows how much each holding drives overall ups and downs, which can be very different from its weight. Here, Micron is only 10.6% of the portfolio but contributes about 21.1% of total risk — roughly double its size. The US total market ETF is 53% of the portfolio and about 46% of the risk, so it’s proportionate. The NASDAQ and small‑cap ETFs also roughly match their weights. The big standout is Micron: it’s a concentrated, volatile position that meaningfully amplifies both upside and downside. If the goal is smoother behavior, trimming riskier single stocks and favoring diversified funds is one common way to bring risk contributions closer to intended allocations.
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 risk‑return chart, the current portfolio sits below the efficient frontier by about 1.44 percentage points of expected return at its risk level. The efficient frontier is the curve of “best possible” risk/return mixes using your existing holdings, and the Sharpe ratio measures return per unit of risk above the risk‑free rate. The current Sharpe of 0.73 trails both the max‑Sharpe option (1.02) and even the minimum‑variance portfolio (0.74). That means, with just different weights among these same five holdings, it’s theoretically possible to get either higher expected return for the same risk or similar returns with less risk. It’s not badly positioned, but there’s some untapped efficiency.
Dividends
- Micron Technology Inc 0.10%
- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF 0.50%
- Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF 1.10%
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares 1.10%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 2.80%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.15%
The overall dividend yield is around 1.15%, which is modest and consistent with a growth‑oriented equity mix. The international fund provides the highest yield at about 2.8%, while Micron and the NASDAQ ETF are on the lower end. Dividends are the regular cash payments companies distribute to shareholders, and they can be important for investors who rely on portfolio income. Here, the main engine is price appreciation rather than payouts. That’s not a flaw; it just reflects a growth mindset. For someone in the accumulation phase, reinvesting smaller dividends back into the portfolio can quietly boost long‑term compounding without meaningfully changing the risk profile.
Ongoing product costs
- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF 0.15%
- Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF 0.04%
- 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) 0.05%
Costs are a real bright spot. The weighted total expense ratio (TER) is about 0.05%, which is extremely low by any standard. TER is the annual percentage fee charged by funds to cover management and operating expenses. Keeping this number low means more of each year’s return stays in your pocket instead of going to fund providers. Over long horizons, even a 0.3–0.5% difference in fees can snowball into a big dollar amount. Here, the building blocks are all low‑cost index or rules‑based ETFs, which is exactly what many evidence‑based investors aim for. This cost profile is a strong foundation for long‑term compounding.
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