Rocket fuel gambling strapped to a sensible global index core with gold duct-taped on for comfort
Report created on Apr 27, 2026Risk profile
6/7
Diversification profile
4/5
Positions
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VT - US9220427424 57.50% -
RK Rocket Lab USA Inc.
RKLB - US7731211089 22.19% -
GL SPDR Gold Mini Shares
GLDM - US98149E3036 12.61% -
NV NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA - US67066G1040 4.74% -
VO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO - US9229083632 2.96%
This portfolio looks like two different people built it and never spoke. One responsible adult quietly parked 57.5% in a global index fund, 3% in a plain S&P tracker, and then someone else stormed in and threw 22% into Rocket Lab plus a side of NVIDIA and gold for vibes. Structurally, it’s “sensible core with a midlife-crisis satellite” bolted on. Diversification score claims “Broadly Diversified,” but that’s mostly the index fund doing all the heavy lifting while Rocket Lab stands in the middle shouting for attention. The end result is less a cohesive strategy and more a normal portfolio that woke up one day with a high-octane stock tattooed across its chest.
Growth
Historically, this thing has been an absolute rocket ship: $1,000 turning into $4,118 with a 30% CAGR is absurdly good. CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is the “average speed” over the trip, and you’ve been flooring it. But that -43% max drawdown is the hangover — a lot worse than the broader US or global markets, which fell far less. It took 13 months to hit bottom and 19 months to crawl back, so the pain wasn’t quick either. And notice that 90% of returns came from just 25 days — this portfolio lives and dies on a handful of wild sessions, not steady compounding.
Projection
The Monte Carlo projection basically says: “Fun ride so far, but math is sober.” Monte Carlo is just a fancy way of running thousands of what-if scenarios to see how this mix behaves under different market paths. Median outcome of $2,604 over 15 years and a 7.59% annualized return is nowhere near the 30% party you’ve had so far. The range is comically wide: roughly $1,040 to $6,846. Translation: anything from “barely beat cash” to “I tell this story at parties.” It’s a reminder that past returns are like yesterday’s weather — great trivia, terrible prophecy.
Asset classes
- Stocks 87%
- Other 13%
Asset class split: 87% stocks, 13% “other” (that’s your gold). For something labeled “Aggressive,” this is exactly that — almost all-in on equities with a shiny metal security blanket. The stock piece is doing what stocks do: volatile growth with big mood swings. Gold here is like the one responsible friend at a chaotic party; it doesn’t stop the chaos, just makes it slightly less awful when everyone else is face down. This mix is unapologetically growth-chasing rather than balanced, so anyone expecting a gentle ride picked the wrong roller coaster. At least the portfolio isn’t pretending to be conservative.
Sectors
- Industrials 29%
- Technology 20%
- Financials 10%
- Consumer Discretionary 6%
- Health Care 5%
- Telecommunications 5%
- Consumer Staples 3%
- Energy 3%
- Basic Materials 3%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 1%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Sector-wise, the portfolio is wearing an “I love rockets and chips” T-shirt. Industrials at 29% and Technology at 20% give it a strong tilt toward economically sensitive, higher-drama parts of the market. That concentration means when “exciting innovation” falls out of fashion, a big chunk of this portfolio sulks at the same time. Financials, health care, staples, utilities, and the rest show up, but they’re basically background extras, not lead actors. Compared to a boring broad index, this setup leans much harder into cyclical stuff that booms and busts. It’s less a diversified sector mix and more a fan club for growthy, story-driven businesses.
Regions
- North America 67%
- Europe Developed 8%
- Japan 3%
- Asia Developed 3%
- Asia Emerging 3%
- Australasia 1%
- Africa/Middle East 1%
- Latin America 1%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Geographically, it’s “America first, everyone else if we remember.” Roughly 67% in North America swallows most of the attention, while Europe, Japan, and the rest of the world get the crumbs. For a portfolio built around a “total world” fund, it still has a strong home-country bias baked in. This isn’t unusual, but it does mean portfolio fortunes are heavily tied to how one region behaves politically, economically, and in markets. The upside: when that region wins, this portfolio really wins. The downside: if it stumbles, there’s not a lot of truly independent ballast elsewhere to soften the blow.
Market capitalization
- Large-cap 41%
- Mega-cap 31%
- Mid-cap 11%
- Small-cap 3%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Market cap exposure is basically “big dogs only.” About 72% in mega and large caps means this portfolio is dominated by the giants — the household names that move indices and news cycles. Mid caps and small caps are almost token gestures at 11% and 3%. On paper, that sounds safer than a small-cap adventure, but combined with the big single-stock bets, it creates a weird mix: ultra-huge companies through ETFs plus a few high-octane outliers going rogue. The end result is not a smooth blend across company sizes; it’s a barbell between global behemoths and a couple of moonshot projects.
True holdings
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Part of fund(s):
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AA Apple Inc 2.23%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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MS Microsoft Corporation 1.67%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AM Amazon.com Inc 1.22%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 1.02%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AV Broadcom Inc 0.87%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 0.82%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 0.78%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 0.76%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 38.80%
This breakdown covers the equity portion of your portfolio only.
Look-through holdings reveal the real main character: Rocket Lab at 22% stands alone, while NVIDIA quietly shows up twice — direct and via ETFs — for a total of 7.24%. That overlap is exactly the kind of sneaky double-dip that makes risk pile up where it looks smaller on the surface. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, TSMC — they’re all there via the ETFs, but in modest sizes. The twist is that coverage is only 39.5%, so hidden overlap beyond top-10 ETF holdings is likely undercounted. This portfolio pretends to be diversified, but underneath, a handful of names are doing most of the narrative work.
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 says this portfolio is basically a momentum junkie with questionable taste in quality. Momentum is high at 63% — chasing what’s been working lately — while quality limps in low at 38%, meaning more tolerance for shakier businesses or earnings profiles. Factor exposure is like checking the ingredient list: even if it looks diversified on the surface, the seasoning here is “go with the hot hand, ignore the fundamentals a bit.” Size is slightly tilted away from smaller companies, yield is neutral, low volatility is neutral too. Bottom line: it’s built to shine when trendy, fast-moving names keep running, and to sulk hard when the market suddenly cares about boring, robust balance sheets.
Risk contribution
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Rocket Lab USA Inc.
Weight: 22.19% 61.8% -
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 57.50% 28.6% -
NVIDIA Corporation
Weight: 4.74% 5.8% -
SPDR Gold Mini Shares
Weight: 12.61% 2.3% -
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Weight: 2.96% 1.5%
Risk contribution is where the mask fully slips. Rocket Lab is 22% of the weight but a ridiculous 62% of the total risk. Risk/weight of 2.79 means it’s hogging the volatility spotlight like a diva with a fog machine. The top three holdings together contribute over 96% of portfolio risk — so everyone else is just wallpaper. Risk contribution shows who actually drives the ups and downs, and here it’s practically a single-stock experience wrapped in an index-fund disguise. The gold and broad ETFs barely rock the boat; it’s Rocket Lab and NVIDIA doing the stunt work while the rest just quietly exist.
Redundant positions
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High correlationVanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF SharesVanguard S&P 500 ETF
The correlation note is almost comedy: the S&P 500 ETF and the Total World ETF move nearly identically. Correlation just means how similarly two things move — and these two are basically siblings wearing different jerseys. That 3% in the S&P fund doesn’t really add new behavior; it just echoes what the world fund is already doing on the US side. In a crash, both will fall together, because they’re built from many of the same big names. As diversification goes, this is like ordering two flavors of vanilla and pretending it’s variety.
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.
The efficient frontier chart absolutely drags this portfolio. The current Sharpe ratio of 0.99 sits meaningfully below what could be achieved with the exact same ingredients. The optimal version has a Sharpe of 1.6 with higher return and lower risk — that’s a huge efficiency gap. The minimum-variance version even has a better Sharpe than what you’ve built, despite being much calmer. The frontier is basically saying: “You picked the spiciest combo of these holdings without getting paid fairly in return.” This isn’t a bad lineup of assets; it’s just a shaky recipe that wastes their potential by leaning way too hard into one hyper-volatile name.
Dividends
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.10%
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 1.70%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.01%
Dividends are clearly not the point here. A total yield around 1% is pocket change — this portfolio isn’t trying to mail anyone regular checks. The underlying ETFs have modest yields (around 1–2%), but once the big growthy bets get layered in, the income profile gets diluted. This is textbook “total return or bust” thinking: focus on price movement, not cash flow. That’s fine as long as markets are friendly and capital gains keep appearing, but it leaves nothing to cushion returns when prices stall. No dividend safety net, just pure exposure to market mood swings.
Ongoing product costs
- SPDR Gold Mini Shares 0.10%
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.03%
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 0.07%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.05%
On costs, annoyingly, this portfolio is actually well-behaved. A total TER of 0.05% is impressively low — that’s “did their homework or got very lucky” territory. The ETFs are all cheap, so at least you’re not tipping a fund manager while chasing rockets and chips. The funny part is that the real risk here is entirely self-inflicted stock concentration, not fees. You built an adrenaline-heavy structure at index-fund pricing, which is about the only calm and rational part of the whole setup. Costs aren’t the villain in this story; they’re just quietly minding their own business in the background.
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