Growth chaser vibes with accidental discipline and a worrying crush on recent winners
Report created on Jul 4, 2026Risk profile
5/7
Diversification profile
4/5
Positions
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VX Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VXUS - US9219097683 44.32% -
FM MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
FMTM 23.24% -
AV Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV - US0250728773 22.41% -
VT Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
VTI - US9229087690 7.24% -
SM VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH - US92189F6768 2.79%
This portfolio looks like someone tried to build a sensible core and then got bored and jammed a turbo on it. Half the money sits in a nice boring global wrapper, then almost the entire rest is split between hyperactive U.S. momentum and scrappy small-cap value, with a tiny semiconductor side bet for extra drama. It’s 100% equity with no brakes, but at least the chaos is organized into broad funds rather than a zoo of random tickers. The structure screams “core and satellites,” but the satellites are basically fighter jets. With only ~1.3 years of history, it’s impossible to claim this mix is proven — right now it just happens to look smart in a very friendly market.
Growth
The backtest says $1,000 turned into $1,473 in roughly 15 months, with a 35% CAGR, which is a polite way of saying “you rode a rocket during rocket weather.” Both U.S. and global markets were strong and you still outran them by ~9%, so the momentum and small-value spice clearly showed up. Max drawdown of -13% matches the benchmarks, so it wasn’t even that painful… so far. But with such a short window, this is like judging a marathon after the first mile downhill. Past returns over 1.3 years are more flex than forecast — fun to look at, terrible to rely on.
Projection
The Monte Carlo projection takes that short, excellent history and then tries to guess 15 years of reality from it — basically extrapolating a great first date into a lifelong marriage. Median outcome of $2,860 on $1,000 sounds nice, and an overall simulated return of 8.25% a year is respectable. But with only 1.3 years of noisy, momentum-heavy data feeding the model, these simulations are more “vibe check” than prediction. The 5th percentile ending right back at ~$1,000 is the reminder that equity-only, factor-heavy portfolios can have long, unfun stretches that don’t show up in this tiny sample of sunshine.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
Asset allocation is easy here: it’s all stocks, all the time. No bonds, no cash buffer, no diversifiers that behave differently when markets freak out — just pure equity exposure. That’s great for simplicity and long-term growth potential, but in stormy conditions it’s like sailing with no life jacket: thrilling right until you hit a real wave. Over 1.3 calm-ish years, that doesn’t look like a problem, but a proper bear market would tell a very different story. Right now the portfolio is pretending volatility is a rumor; history suggests it’s just on vacation and will come back loudly at some point.
Sectors
- Technology 26%
- Financials 18%
- Industrials 16%
- Consumer Discretionary 9%
- Health Care 8%
- Energy 7%
- Basic Materials 5%
- Telecommunications 4%
- Consumer Staples 4%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 1%
Sector mix is heavy on technology at 26%, with financials and industrials not far behind, which is basically saying “I like when the economy does stuff and stocks act like they care.” Then you added a dedicated semiconductor ETF on top, so tech isn’t just a tilt, it’s a hobby. This gives you a nice shot of growth when innovation is beloved, but it also means the portfolio’s mood is closely tied to cycles of hype and disappointment. Over a short sample, tech strength makes everything look clever; when the music stops, that overweight becomes a built-in headache loud enough to drown out the calmer sectors.
Regions
- North America 58%
- Europe Developed 17%
- Asia Developed 7%
- Japan 7%
- Asia Emerging 6%
- Australasia 2%
- Africa/Middle East 2%
- Latin America 1%
Geographically, it’s actually not insane: around 58% North America, 42% scattered across developed and emerging markets. For someone based in the U.S., that’s surprisingly worldly — not the usual “America or nothing” approach. The big international fund quietly drags you into Europe, Asia, and emerging regions without forcing you to think about each country flag. But here’s the catch: global crises and risk-off moments tend to hit stocks everywhere at once, especially when the whole thing is 100% equity. So yes, it’s globally diversified, but it’s still one big bet that the world economy mostly cooperates over time.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 25%
- Large-cap 22%
- Mid-cap 21%
- Small-cap 19%
- Micro-cap 11%
The size breakdown is basically the full buffet: mega, large, mid, small, and even micro caps all get a meaningful slice. That sounds sophisticated, but in practice it means you’ve invited both the corporate giants and the bar-fight-prone tiny companies to the same party. The dedicated small-cap value fund plus broad market exposure pulls you down the size spectrum, where volatility and tracking error live. That can pay off in certain cycles, but with only 1.3 years of data — a period that happened to be friendly to exactly this tilt — you’re mostly seeing the good side of the mood swings, not the hangover.
True holdings
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23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1.75%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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SS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.96%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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CR Carpenter Technology Corporation 0.94%
Part of fund(s):- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 0.89%
Part of fund(s):- VanEck Semiconductor ETF
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
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SN Synnex Corporation 0.87%
Part of fund(s):- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
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AL Astera Labs, Inc. 0.86%
Part of fund(s):- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
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LS Landstar System Inc 0.85%
Part of fund(s):- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
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TW Twilio Inc 0.85%
Part of fund(s):- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
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VI Virtu Financial, Inc. 0.83%
Part of fund(s):- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
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00 SK Hynix Inc 0.82%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 9.63%
The look-through data barely scratches 21% of the portfolio, so this is like inspecting a house by only looking at the front yard. Still, the names we do see are very on-theme: big chipmakers, a sprinkling of hyper-growth darlings, some niche industrials and finance names. There’s no obvious single-stock obsession yet, but the semiconductor names show up both in the sector ETF and inside other funds, hinting at layered exposure that’s probably larger than it looks. Since only top-10 holdings are counted, overlap is almost certainly under-reported, so hidden concentration in popular winners is likely lurking just outside the visible slice.
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-wise, this thing screams “I like speed but please don’t kill me.” High momentum (75%) means you’re heavily tilted toward whatever has been working recently — great when trends keep going, brutal when they snap. At the same time, high low-volatility (60%) is an odd counterweight, like flooring the gas while double-checking the seatbelt. Size tilt is actually low, meaning overall you lean more toward bigger names once everything is blended, even though one fund targets small caps. With quality data missing and neutral value/yield, you’ve basically built a style that chases winners while pretending to be slightly sensible — and 1.3 years isn’t long enough to see how that cocktail behaves in a real crisis.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 44.32% 40.4% -
MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
Weight: 23.24% 26.4% -
Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
Weight: 22.41% 21.7% -
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 7.24% 6.4% -
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Weight: 2.79% 5.1%
Risk contribution shows who’s really driving the drama, and the top three funds are doing nearly 89% of the heavy lifting. The international index fund pulls about 40% of total risk, which is proportional and boring. The focused U.S. momentum ETF, though, carries more risk than its weight, and the tiny semiconductor ETF is the real chaos goblin: 2.8% of the portfolio but over 5% of total risk. That’s a lot of extra nerves for a rounding-error allocation. When such a small position has an outsized volatility megaphone, it adds excitement without meaningfully changing long-term outcomes — basically risk for entertainment value.
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 portfolio actually behaves like it knows what it’s doing. With a Sharpe ratio of 1.52 and sitting right on or near the frontier, the current mix is reasonably efficient given its toys. That means, based on the (short) history, you’re not obviously wasting risk — you’re getting a decent bang per unit of volatility compared with other weightings of these same funds. The “optimal” max-Sharpe version needs way more risk and absurd return, which just screams “overfit to a tiny sample.” So yes, this portfolio looks sharp on paper, but that sharpness is calculated off a baby dataset that hasn’t seen a proper storm.
Dividends
- Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF 1.30%
- VanEck Semiconductor ETF 0.20%
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares 1.10%
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 2.60%
- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF 0.20%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.58%
Yield at 1.58% is pocket change — this portfolio clearly did not show up for the income buffet. The international index is doing most of the dividend work, while the momentum and semiconductor pieces basically shrug and say, “We’re here for price action, not coupons.” That’s fine, but it means any cash flow you see is more incidental than intentional. Over 1.3 years of good markets, nobody cares about yield; in sideways or rough stretches, the lack of a meaningful income stream makes you rely entirely on price gains showing up eventually, which can be a very long and boring wait.
Ongoing product costs
- Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF 0.25%
- VanEck Semiconductor ETF 0.35%
- 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) 0.09%
Costs are almost suspiciously low at a total TER of 0.09%. That’s “you actually read the fine print” territory. Most of the heavy allocations sit in cheap index funds, while the pricier factor and sector funds are kept at reasonable sizes so they don’t hijack the fee bill. This is one area where there’s basically nothing to roast — you’re not paying champagne prices for tap water. Just keep in mind that low fees don’t magically make a high-octane, momentum-heavy, all-equity portfolio safer; they just ensure you keep more of whatever wild ride the market decides to hand you.
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