Tech rocket masquerading as diversified portfolio praying yesterday’s winners never run out of fuel
Report created on Apr 30, 2026Risk profile
5/7
Diversification profile
2/5
Positions
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QQ Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ - US46090E1038 37.41% -
VO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO - US9229083632 34.90% -
AA Apple Inc
AAPL - US0378331005 8.78% -
VG Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares
VGT - US92204A7028 8.63% -
BR Berkshire Hathaway Inc
BRK-B - US0846707026 6.74% -
NV NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA - US67066G1040 2.29% -
UN UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH - US91324P1021 1.25%
This portfolio is basically three outfits made from the same fabric. QQQ, an S&P 500 ETF, and a tech ETF together eat 81% of the weight, then you bolt on a few superstar stocks as decoration. It looks diversified on the surface because there are multiple tickers, but structurally it’s one big US growth bet with extra tech glued on top. The diversification score of 2/5 is generous; this is closer to “QQQ plus friends.” The result is a portfolio whose fate is chained to a narrow set of mega-cap growth names, no matter how many different wrappers they come in.
Growth
Historically, this thing absolutely ripped. A $1,000 stake turning into $11,170 with a 27.43% CAGR is “story at parties” territory, torching both US and global markets by double digits per year. But the price of this joyride was a -34.78% max drawdown and a recovery slog that took almost a year after a 10‑month fall. CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is like your average speed on a road trip; this trip happened at 150 mph with frequent police chases. Also, 90% of returns came from just 53 days — miss a few of those and the legend looks a lot less legendary.
Projection
The Monte Carlo projection is the cold shower after those glorious backtests. Monte Carlo just means “run thousands of what‑if paths and see what sticks.” Here, the median 15‑year outcome is $2,743 from $1,000 — decent, but nowhere near the historical moonshot. The “likely” range of roughly $1,762–$4,152 says the future expects more normal, not more miracles. There's also a non-trivial path where $1,000 basically ends up flat at $985. Past data is like yesterday’s weather: helpful when packing, terrible for predicting the exact storm hitting 10 years from now.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
Asset classes section is simple: 100% stocks, 0% everything else. No bonds, no cash-like ballast, no diversifiers — just pure equity adrenaline. That’s fine if the goal is maximum participation in the drama, but it means every wobble in equity markets goes straight to the portfolio’s P&L with no shock absorbers. Asset class mix is usually how people control how hard their wealth roller coaster swings; here, the dial is stuck on “full send.” When the market smiles, this structure looks genius; when it frowns, there’s nowhere to hide and no one else to blame.
Sectors
- Technology 51%
- Financials 11%
- Telecommunications 10%
- Consumer Discretionary 8%
- Health Care 6%
- Consumer Staples 5%
- Industrials 4%
- Energy 2%
- Utilities 1%
- Basic Materials 1%
- Real Estate 1%
Sector breakdown translates to: “Tech and tech-adjacent, with a side salad.” Technology is 51% outright, before you even count all the growth-heavy names baked into other sectors. Financials look bigger than they are thanks to Berkshire being the adult in the room, and the rest are basically garnish. A 10% “telecom” slice in this context just screams “more mega-cap growth dressed as communication.” Compared to a broad index, this is a heavy, unapologetic tilt to one engine of the market. Fantastic when that engine is humming; brutal if it stalls or regulators decide to get “helpful.”
Regions
- North America 99%
- Europe Developed 1%
Geographically, this is “USA or bust.” North America at 99% with a token 1% in developed Europe is not global diversification; it’s a domestic monopoly with a polite rounding error overseas. That means the portfolio’s fortunes are tightly tethered to US policy, US valuation levels, and US mega-cap sentiment. The rest of the world’s markets might as well be fan fiction. It worked brilliantly over the last decade because US growth dominated, but that dominance is not a law of physics. If leadership rotates elsewhere, this setup just shrugs and says, “Guess we’re not invited.”
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 59%
- Large-cap 28%
- Mid-cap 11%
- Small-cap 1%
Market cap exposure shows a serious crush on the giants: 59% mega-cap, 28% large-cap, and a token 12% for everything smaller. This is basically a celebrity portfolio — it only hangs out with the biggest names. That concentrates risk in the handful of firms that drive index headlines, valuations, and political scrutiny. It also means almost no exposure to the smaller, weirder companies that sometimes fuel future growth. When megacaps are in fashion, this looks like genius. When they lag or de-rate, the portfolio doesn’t have much of a bench to pick up the slack.
True holdings
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Part of fund(s):
- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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Part of fund(s):
- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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Part of fund(s):
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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MS Microsoft Corporation 4.68%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AM Amazon.com Inc 3.15%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AV Broadcom Inc 2.62%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 2.37%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 2.10%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 2.07%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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TS Tesla Inc 1.90%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco QQQ Trust
- LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Top 10 total 51.16%
Look-through is where the illusion of variety really falls apart. Apple at 15.11% and NVIDIA at 9.88% total exposure are not “just some holdings” — they’re co‑captains of the whole ship, partly direct and partly hidden inside ETFs. Berkshire sneaks up to 7.29% the same way. The overlapping top-ten ETF holdings mean the same names are doing laps around the portfolio under different labels. And that’s just from top‑10 ETF data; the real overlap is likely worse. This isn’t diversification, it’s buying the same party guests multiple invitations and pretending the room is full.
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 screams “growth darling, valuation can wait.” Low value (34%) and low size (36%) mean the portfolio avoids cheap and smaller names, leaning into expensive, big-company glamour instead. Factor investing is like checking what flavors actually went into your ice cream; here it’s mostly “premium brand vanilla with extra sugar.” Momentum and quality sit around neutral, so there’s no safety net of sturdier, boring businesses or consistent trend following — it’s just market-like behavior, but concentrated in pricey, dominant firms. When growth is rewarded, this hums; when value wakes up, this stance is on the wrong side of the punchline.
Risk contribution
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Invesco QQQ Trust
Weight: 37.41% 40.2% -
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Weight: 34.90% 30.0% -
Apple Inc
Weight: 8.78% 10.4% -
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 8.63% 10.1% -
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Weight: 6.74% 4.3% - Top 5 risk contribution 95.1%
Risk contribution lays bare who’s really driving the bus. QQQ alone is 37% weight but over 40% of total risk. Add Apple and the tech ETF, and the top three positions juggle more than 80% of portfolio volatility. That’s a lot of drama concentrated in a few seats. Risk contribution is basically asking, “Who shakes the portfolio when markets sneeze?” Here, a small internal cast does most of the shaking. Berkshire, despite its size, is relatively chill with risk/weight well below 1, quietly stabilizing things while the tech squad does donuts in the parking lot.
Redundant positions
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High correlationVanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF SharesInvesco QQQ Trust
The correlation story is short and obvious: QQQ and the dedicated tech ETF move almost identically. Correlation is just “do these things tend to go up and down together?” and this pair is basically finishing each other’s sentences. Holding both is like owning two copies of the same roller coaster ride from slightly different vantage points. When tech rallies, sure, that’s fun, but when it corrects, these aren’t going to politely offset each other — they’re going to dive in sync. The net effect is more illusion of choice rather than actual diversification.
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 efficient frontier chart, this portfolio is literally below its own potential. The Sharpe ratio of 0.83 is fine, but the same set of holdings, just reweighted, could line up closer to the frontier and squeeze out better risk-adjusted returns. Translation: it’s not using its ingredients very efficiently. An optimal mix here shows far higher expected return for more risk, while the minimum variance option gets similar Sharpe with noticeably lower volatility. Efficient frontier is basically “best bang for your risk buck”; right now, this portfolio is leaving a few dollars on the table.
Dividends
- Apple Inc 0.40%
- Invesco QQQ Trust 0.40%
- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 2.40%
- Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares 0.40%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.10%
- Weighted yield (per year) 0.63%
Dividend yield at 0.63% is barely coffee money. For a portfolio jammed with some of the world’s strongest cash machines, the actual cash being handed back is comically low. That’s because this lineup prioritizes growth over payout — Apple drips out 0.40%, QQQ and the tech ETF are similarly stingy, and only UnitedHealth cracks 2%. Dividends aren’t everything, but they do act as a quiet stabilizer in rough markets. Here, they’re more like a faint background noise. This setup is clearly betting on capital gains to do all the heavy lifting.
Ongoing product costs
- Invesco QQQ Trust 0.20%
- Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares 0.10%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.03%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.09%
Costs are the one area where this portfolio doesn’t self-sabotage. A total TER of 0.09% is impressively low — basically the price of leaving a light on. QQQ at 0.20% is the “fancy” option, but it’s offset by rock-bottom Vanguard fees. Expense ratios are like a yearly haircut on returns; here, it’s more of a light trim than a buzzcut. So yes, fees are under control — you did not manage to overpay for this particular thrill ride. The main risks come from what’s owned, not what it costs to own it.
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