Globally diversified stock core with simple low cost bond and cash stabilizers
Report created on Aug 17, 2026Risk profile
4/7
Diversification profile
4/5
Positions
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VT - US9220427424 85.00% -
VT Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
VTIP - US9220208055 10.00% -
SG iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
SGOV - US46436E7186 5.00%
This portfolio is built around a single global stock fund at 85%, with a small 10% slice in short‑term inflation‑protected bonds and 5% in ultra‑short Treasuries that behave a lot like cash. So most of the engine is global equities, while bonds and cash‑like holdings act as a stabilizer. Structurally, this is a straightforward “core plus buffer” setup: one main growth driver plus two defensive pieces. That kind of simplicity can make it easier to understand what’s going on, since there are few moving parts. It also means most long‑term results will be driven by how global stocks perform, while the bond and cash slices mainly help with short‑term bumps rather than long‑term growth.
Growth
From mid‑2020 to mid‑2026, a hypothetical $1,000 in this mix grew to about $2,332, which is a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.64%. CAGR is like your “average speed” over the whole trip, smoothing out the bumps. Over the same period, a US market benchmark and a global market benchmark both ended higher, so this portfolio lagged them by 3.39 and 1.40 percentage points per year respectively. The max drawdown — the worst peak‑to‑trough drop — was about ‑23.7%, very similar to the benchmarks. That shows the downside experience was broadly in line with the market, even though the returns were modestly lower.
Projection
The forward projection uses a Monte Carlo simulation, which basically reruns many possible futures using patterns from historical returns and volatility. Think of it as rolling the dice 1,000 times, each time getting a 15‑year path for the portfolio. The median outcome turns $1,000 into about $2,656, with most simulations landing between roughly $1,753 and $3,759. Extreme but still plausible paths stretch from around $1,044 to $6,274. The average annualized return across all simulations is 7.32%. These numbers are not predictions; they’re illustrations of a wide range of potential outcomes based on past behavior, and real‑world results can easily fall outside even these modeled ranges.
Asset classes
- Stocks 85%
- Bonds 10%
- Cash 5%
Asset‑class‑wise, the allocation is 85% stocks, 10% bonds, and 5% cash‑like holdings. That puts it firmly on the growth‑oriented side, but with a modest cushion from fixed income and cash. Compared with a classic 60/40 stock‑bond mix, this is more equity‑heavy, so it captures more of stock market moves, good and bad. The 10% in very short‑term inflation‑protected bonds is a bit distinctive: they’re designed to adjust for inflation while keeping interest‑rate sensitivity low. The 5% in ultra‑short Treasuries gives an additional layer of stability and liquidity, behaving more like a parking spot than a growth engine.
Sectors
- Technology 27%
- Financials 13%
- Industrials 10%
- Consumer Discretionary 8%
- Health Care 7%
- Telecommunications 6%
- Cash 5%
- Consumer Staples 4%
- Basic Materials 3%
- Energy 3%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 2%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Sector exposure is clearly tilted toward technology at 27%, then spreads across financials, industrials, consumer sectors, health care, telecoms, and others. This is quite typical of broad global equity markets today, where tech and related industries make up a large chunk of total value. Tech‑heavier allocations can participate more in innovation‑driven growth but may swing more during changes in interest‑rate expectations, since valuations often rely on future earnings. The rest of the portfolio is reasonably balanced across traditional sectors like financials and industrials plus smaller allocations to energy, utilities, real estate, and materials, which helps avoid being overly tied to a single type of business cycle.
Regions
- North America 55%
- Europe Developed 12%
- Asia Developed 6%
- Cash 5%
- Japan 5%
- Asia Emerging 4%
- Australasia 1%
- Africa/Middle East 1%
- Latin America 1%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Geographically, about 55% of the portfolio sits in North America, with the rest spread across developed Europe, Japan, other developed Asia, and several emerging regions, plus the 5% cash‑like slice. This pattern is close to global market capitalization weights, where North America — especially the US — dominates. That means the portfolio benefits when US markets lead, as they have in recent years, but is also exposed if they underperform. The presence of Europe, Japan, and emerging regions adds diversification linked to different economies, currencies, and policy environments. While not equal‑weighted across regions, the structure aligns well with how the world stock market is actually distributed.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 36%
- Large-cap 26%
- Mid-cap 16%
- Small-cap 4%
- Micro-cap 1%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
By market capitalization, the mix leans strongly toward larger companies: 36% in mega‑caps, 26% in large‑caps, with progressively smaller slices in mid‑, small‑, and micro‑caps. This is typical for a cap‑weighted global index: the biggest companies get the biggest weights because they represent more of total market value. Larger firms tend to be more stable and better diversified businesses, so this can dampen some of the sharp swings seen in more small‑cap‑heavy portfolios. At the same time, the presence of mid and smaller companies adds some exposure to parts of the market that can grow faster, though they’re a relatively small driver of overall portfolio behavior here.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 3.41%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AA Apple Inc. 3.25%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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MS Microsoft Corporation 2.51%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AM Amazon.com Inc 1.91%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 1.54%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AV Broadcom Inc 1.32%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1.31%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 1.21%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 0.89%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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JP JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.68%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 18.02%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Looking through the top holdings, the largest underlying positions are familiar global giants such as NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Broadcom, and others. Each of these shows up via the global stock ETF, so there’s no separate direct position, but they still create concentration at the company level. For example, NVIDIA around 3.4% and Apple around 3.3% are meaningful slices. Because only top‑10 ETF holdings are included, total overlap is likely understated, especially further down the list. Still, it’s clear a relatively small set of mega‑cap names drive a noticeable portion of portfolio movements, which is very characteristic of broad global index exposure today.
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 is mostly neutral across value, size, momentum, quality, and yield, meaning it looks a lot like the overall market on these dimensions. Factor exposure is basically how much the portfolio leans into traits like “cheap vs. expensive” (value) or “stable vs. volatile” (low volatility). The standout here is a mild tilt toward low volatility at 65%. That suggests the stocks inside the main equity fund are, on average, a bit less jumpy than the market. In practice, that can mean somewhat smoother rides during rough periods, but also that the portfolio might lag slightly if very high‑volatility names are leading a strong rally.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 85.00% 99.6% -
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 10.00% 0.4% -
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Weight: 5.00% 0.0%
Risk contribution shows how much each holding adds to the portfolio’s overall ups and downs, which can differ a lot from just looking at percentages by weight. Here, the global stock ETF is 85% of the portfolio but contributes almost 100% of the total risk. The two bond and cash‑like ETFs, even at 15% combined weight, barely move the needle on overall volatility. This tells you that, in practice, nearly all of the portfolio’s day‑to‑day swings come from the global equity piece. The smaller holdings are mainly there to soften the edges a little rather than genuinely change the risk profile, which stays very equity‑driven.
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 risk‑vs‑return chart plots this portfolio against two key points: the minimum variance mix and the “optimal” mix with the highest Sharpe ratio, which is a measure of return per unit of risk above a risk‑free rate. The current Sharpe ratio of 0.75 is lower than the optimal 0.95, but the portfolio sits on or very near the efficient frontier, meaning for its risk level it’s using the available holdings effectively. The optimal mix would take on more risk for more return, while the minimum‑variance mix has tiny risk and low return. This portfolio sits between them as a balanced trade‑off using the same building blocks.
Dividends
- iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF 3.70%
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 1.50%
- Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares 4.10%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.87%
The overall dividend yield of about 1.87% comes from a mix of moderate stock dividends and higher yields on the short‑term bond and inflation‑protected ETF. Yield is the cash income paid out over a year as a percentage of your investment, separate from price changes. The global stock ETF’s 1.5% yield is typical for a broad world index, while the bond and TIPS positions yield more but on a smaller slice of the portfolio. That means total returns historically have been driven more by price growth than by income. For someone watching cash flow, this is more of a growth‑plus‑modest‑income structure than an income‑heavy setup.
Ongoing product costs
- iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF 0.07%
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 0.07%
- Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares 0.04%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.07%
Costs are a strong point here. All three ETFs are very low‑cost, with expense ratios around 0.04–0.07%, and the blended total expense ratio comes out to roughly 0.07%. The expense ratio is the annual fee charged by the funds, taken out of returns automatically. At these levels, costs are impressively low and compare very favorably with many actively managed or niche products that charge several times more. Over long periods, lower fees mean more of the portfolio’s gross return stays in your pocket, and the drag from costs on compounding is minimal. This cost profile is a solid foundation for long‑term investing.
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