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Concentrated global equity portfolio with strong US technology tilt and efficient risk return profile

Report created on Apr 28, 2026

Risk profile Info

5/7
Growth
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Diversification profile Info

2/5
Low Diversity
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Positions

This portfolio is made up entirely of equity ETFs, with a very strong tilt toward US sectors. Almost half sits in a US technology sector ETF, about a third in a broad global equity ETF, and the rest in US communication and consumer discretionary sector ETFs. That structure means there is effectively one core diversified building block, with three “satellite” sector funds amplifying exposure to specific areas of the market. A concentrated structure like this can make performance heavily dependent on a relatively narrow slice of companies. The overall pattern is a high-growth, high-equity setup that leans strongly toward specific themes rather than spreading exposure evenly across many styles and regions.

Growth Info

From late 2018 to April 2026, €1,000 in this portfolio grew to about €3,592, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.57%. CAGR is like average speed on a long trip, smoothing out all the bumps along the way. Over the same period, both the US market and the global market grew more slowly, which means this portfolio outperformed by 4.49 and 6.92 percentage points a year, respectively. The worst drop, or max drawdown, was about -32%, similar to broad markets in early 2020. Strong recent tech-driven gains explain much of the outperformance, but it’s important to remember that past returns, especially from a strong cycle, don’t guarantee similar future results.

Projection Info

The forward projection uses a Monte Carlo simulation, which is basically a large set of “what if” scenarios built from past return patterns and volatility. It runs 1,000 random paths for the next 15 years and shows where a €1,000 investment might end up. The median outcome, around €2,830, suggests a moderate real growth path, while the 25–75% “likely range” between roughly €1,877 and €4,295 shows outcomes clustering around that middle. The wider 5–95% band from about €979 to €8,816 highlights how uncertain long-term equity returns can be. These numbers are model-based and rely on historical behavior, so they illustrate possibilities rather than giving a forecast.

Asset classes Info

  • Stocks
    100%

All of this portfolio is in stocks, with no bonds, cash-like instruments, or alternative assets in the mix. Equities historically offer higher potential returns than more defensive assets, but they also swing more during market stress. A 100% equity allocation concentrates risk in one asset class, so portfolio ups and downs are closely tied to global stock markets. Compared with blended stock/bond portfolios, this structure will usually rise more in strong equity markets and fall more in sharp sell-offs. From a diversification angle, having only one asset class means all the risk and return is coming from the same broad source, even though individual holdings are spread across many companies.

Sectors Info

  • Technology
    56%
  • Telecommunications
    16%
  • Consumer Discretionary
    9%
  • Financials
    5%
  • Industrials
    4%
  • Health Care
    3%
  • Consumer Staples
    2%
  • Energy
    1%
  • Basic Materials
    1%
  • Utilities
    1%
  • Real Estate
    1%

Sector exposure is heavily tilted toward growth-oriented areas. Technology makes up 56% of the equity exposure, with telecommunications at 16% and consumer discretionary at 9%. More defensive sectors like health care, consumer staples, utilities, and real estate together account for only a small fraction. Compared with a broad global benchmark, this is a much more concentrated, growth-heavy mix. Tech and communication-heavy allocations can do very well in periods of innovation, low interest rates, and strong earnings growth, but they may be more sensitive when rates rise or when investors rotate toward more cyclical or defensive parts of the market. This tilt has clearly helped recent performance.

Regions Info

  • North America
    91%
  • Europe Developed
    6%
  • Japan
    2%
  • Australasia
    1%

Geographically, about 91% of the portfolio is in North America, with only modest slices in developed Europe, Japan, and Australasia. A typical global equity index spreads more across regions, so this is a clear home-base tilt toward the US market and its large companies. Such concentration means portfolio results are strongly tied to US economic conditions, corporate earnings, and the US dollar. When the US leads global markets, this can be beneficial, and that has been the case for much of the last decade. However, it also means that any prolonged period of relative underperformance from US equities would have a pronounced effect on this portfolio’s returns.

Market capitalization Info

  • Mega-cap
    57%
  • Large-cap
    31%
  • Mid-cap
    11%

By company size, or market capitalization, the portfolio leans heavily into very large firms: around 57% in mega-caps, 31% in large-caps, and only 11% in mid-caps. Market cap describes how big a company is on the stock market, and mega-caps are the global giants that often dominate indices. This pattern broadly aligns with major benchmarks, which are also top-heavy, especially in recent years. Larger companies tend to be more diversified businesses with deeper resources, but they can also be more closely followed and efficiently priced. A tilt toward mega-caps often means performance is driven by a relatively small group of headline names that influence index-level returns.

True holdings Info

  • NVIDIA Corporation
    12.62%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 USD Information Technology Sector UCITS
  • Apple Inc
    10.30%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 USD Information Technology Sector UCITS
  • Microsoft Corporation
    8.33%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 USD Information Technology Sector UCITS
  • Broadcom Inc
    4.45%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 USD Information Technology Sector UCITS
  • Alphabet Inc Class A
    2.93%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD Acc
  • Amazon.com Inc
    2.78%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) EUR
  • Meta Platforms Inc.
    2.67%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD Acc
  • Alphabet Inc Class C
    2.37%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD Acc
  • Netflix Inc
    1.87%
    Part of fund(s):
    • iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD Acc
  • Tesla Inc
    1.47%
    Part of fund(s):
    • LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
    • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    • iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) EUR
  • Top 10 total 49.78%

The look-through holdings show that a handful of individual companies represent a sizeable part of the portfolio once ETF layers are peeled back. NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft together account for more than 30% of exposure within the covered portion, and other big names like Broadcom, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Netflix, and Tesla add further concentration. Several of these appear in multiple ETFs, creating overlap that boosts effective exposure. Because only ETF top 10 holdings are captured, actual overlap may be even higher. This kind of hidden concentration means the portfolio’s day-to-day movements are heavily influenced by the fortunes of a small cluster of very large, growth-oriented companies.

Risk contribution Info

  • iShares S&P 500 USD Information Technology Sector UCITS
    Weight: 47.00%
    55.0%
  • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
    Weight: 34.00%
    27.7%
  • iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD Acc
    Weight: 13.00%
    11.3%
  • iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) EUR
    Weight: 6.00%
    6.0%

Risk contribution data shows the US technology ETF, at 47% weight, drives about 55% of total portfolio volatility. Risk contribution measures how much each holding adds to overall ups and downs, which can differ from its weight. The global ETF, while sizeable at 34% of assets, contributes only around 28% of risk, reflecting its broader diversification. The communication and consumer discretionary ETFs together make up roughly 19% of weight and about 17% of risk. With the top three holdings accounting for nearly 94% of portfolio risk, most of the volatility is coming from a small set of positions, especially the concentrated technology allocation.

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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The efficient frontier analysis suggests the current mix sits on or very close to the frontier formed by these four ETFs. The Sharpe ratio, which compares excess return over the risk-free rate to volatility, is 0.75 for the existing allocation, versus 0.97 for the “optimal” weighting and 0.76 for the minimum-variance option. Being effectively on the frontier means that, for this particular set of holdings, the risk/return trade-off is reasonably efficient. In other words, reshuffling between the same ETFs could fine-tune results but is unlikely to deliver dramatic improvements, as the portfolio already balances expected return and risk in a way that matches what the underlying building blocks can achieve.

Ongoing product costs Info

  • iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD Acc 0.15%
  • iShares S&P 500 USD Information Technology Sector UCITS 0.15%
  • iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) EUR 0.15%
  • iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 0.20%
  • Weighted costs total (per year) 0.17%

The portfolio’s ongoing fees, measured by the Total Expense Ratio (TER), average around 0.17% per year, which is impressively low for an all-ETF equity mix. TER is like a small annual service charge taken directly from fund assets. Keeping this cost modest helps more of the portfolio’s gross return stay in the investor’s hands over time. Compared with many actively managed funds and some sector products that charge significantly higher fees, this structure is cost-efficient. Over long horizons, even a difference of a few tenths of a percent per year can compound into a meaningful amount, so having broad and sector exposures at these fee levels is a solid structural advantage.

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