Highly concentrated aggressive portfolio with strong tech tilt and impressive but volatile historic returns

Report created on Aug 16, 2024

Risk profile Info

6/7
Aggressive
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Diversification profile Info

2/5
Low Diversity
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Positions

This portfolio is very concentrated in a few individual stocks, with Apple and Tesla alone making up about 60% and only a small slice in a broad ETF. That’s a big tilt toward single‑company risk rather than a mix of many holdings. Benchmarks like large broad-market funds usually spread exposure over hundreds of names, so any one stock is only a few percent. This concentration can supercharge gains but also magnifies hits if a key name stumbles. Someone using a setup like this could slowly channel new money toward broader, more diversified holdings while deciding which big positions feel deliberately “high conviction” versus just leftovers from past successes.

Growth Info

Historically, the portfolio has been a rocket: a roughly 40% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), which means an investment that might have turned $10,000 into about $48,000 over five years if that rate had held. CAGR is like your average speed on a long trip, smoothing out the bumps. But the max drawdown of about –61% shows that at some point the portfolio was cut nearly in two, which is a serious gut check. That mix of huge upside and deep drops fits an aggressive style. It’s key to remember that past returns don’t guarantee anything; markets change and the winners of yesterday don’t always keep leading.

Projection Info

The Monte Carlo results paint a wide range of possible futures. Monte Carlo is basically a simulation that mixes historical return and volatility patterns in thousands of random “what if” paths to see how things might play out. A 5th percentile outcome around 86% means in very rough terms that, in bad scenarios, values might barely grow or even shrink after big swings, while median and upper outcomes are massive. The average simulated annual return above 40% is eye‑popping, but it heavily leans on the idea that recent dynamics keep repeating. Real‑world markets can shift regimes, so simulations should be seen as rough weather maps, not promises.

Asset classes Info

  • Stocks
    100%

The whole portfolio is in stocks, with no cash, bonds, or other asset classes. For an aggressive profile, that all‑equity stance lines up with a focus on maximum long‑term growth rather than smoothing the ride. Benchmarks for balanced investors typically include some mix of safer assets that zig when stocks zag, so their drops can feel less brutal. This 100% stock setup is simple and very growth‑oriented but leaves no cushion if markets fall hard for an extended period. One way to tune risk without abandoning growth is to gradually add a small stabilizing sleeve over time, especially if big market gains have already been captured.

Sectors Info

  • Technology
    46%
  • Consumer Discretionary
    26%
  • Industrials
    9%
  • Financials
    7%
  • Consumer Staples
    6%
  • Utilities
    3%
  • Telecommunications
    1%
  • Health Care
    1%

Sector exposure is heavily skewed toward technology and consumer cyclicals, together making up more than 70% of the portfolio. This kind of tilt can be fantastic when innovation and consumer spending are strong, and it has clearly paid off recently. But it can also mean larger drawdowns when interest rates rise, growth stories are questioned, or consumers pull back. More balanced benchmarks typically keep any one sector below a quarter or so of the total. The existing exposure to defensive areas like consumer staples, utilities, and waste services is a nice start, giving a small ballast. Scaling up those steadier parts a bit could help smooth the shocks from the growth names.

Regions Info

  • North America
    100%

Geographically, everything here is in North America, which is very common for a U.S.‑based investor but still a notable concentration. Global benchmarks generally hold meaningful slices in other developed regions and some in faster‑growing economies, so that one country or policy regime doesn’t dominate the outcome. Sticking to North America has been rewarded over the last decade, especially with the strength of large U.S. tech and consumer brands. The flip side is that any period where the U.S. underperforms the rest of the world could hit this portfolio harder. Gradually adding a bit of foreign exposure via broader funds can spread political, currency, and economic risks without needing to pick foreign winners.

Market capitalization Info

  • Mega-cap
    83%
  • Large-cap
    15%
  • Mid-cap
    2%

Market‑cap‑wise, the portfolio leans heavily into mega‑cap companies, with more than 80% there and almost nothing in small caps. Mega caps are the giants—big, well‑known names that often dominate major indexes and can feel more stable than smaller firms. That tilt has aligned nicely with recent trends where huge companies drove much of the market’s gains. Benchmarks usually hold more mid and small caps, which can add diversification and sometimes stronger growth over very long horizons, though with bumpy rides. Keeping a solid mega‑cap core is sensible, but selectively adding diversified exposure to smaller companies via broad funds could widen the opportunity set without betting on any single small stock.

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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From a risk versus return perspective, the portfolio sits on the very aggressive end of the Efficient Frontier. The Efficient Frontier is just a curve showing the best possible trade‑offs between risk (volatility) and reward (return) using the current menu of assets, assuming you only change how much you hold of each. Given the heavy concentration in a few names, small rebalances—like slightly trimming the largest positions and boosting diversified, lower‑volatility holdings—could move it closer to a more “efficient” mix, meaning similar expected return with less overall bumpiness. Efficiency here isn’t about perfection or maximum diversification; it’s purely about squeezing the most return for each unit of risk you’re already willing to take.

Dividends Info

  • Apple Inc 0.40%
  • Bank of America Corp 1.40%
  • Nextera Energy Inc 2.80%
  • Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.10%
  • Waste Management Inc 1.10%
  • Walmart Inc 0.60%
  • Weighted yield (per year) 0.53%

The portfolio’s overall dividend yield is quite low, around 0.5%, because many of the big positions focus on growth more than income. Dividends are the cash payouts companies share with shareholders; they act like a small paycheck on top of price gains. For someone chasing long‑term capital growth, a low yield can be fine, especially if the companies are reinvesting profits into high‑return projects. The inclusion of a broad ETF and a few moderate‑yield names offers some baseline income, which is a nice touch. If reliable cash flow ever becomes a bigger goal, gradually nudging a portion of the portfolio toward stronger dividend payers can help, while still keeping a growth core intact.

Ongoing product costs Info

  • Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.03%

On costs, the portfolio looks excellent. The only explicit fee mentioned is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF at 0.03%, which is extremely low by any standard. Costs matter because fees quietly chip away at returns every single year, and over decades that can be a massive difference. This setup avoids high‑fee funds and relies mostly on direct stock ownership, which has no ongoing management fee beyond trading costs and any platform charges. That’s a big positive and fully in line with best practices. Keeping this low‑cost mindset going—favoring broad, cheap vehicles over pricey, complex products—helps more of the portfolio’s returns stay in your pocket.

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