Single fund us equity portfolio tracking the s and p 500 with strong large cap focus
Report created on May 29, 2026Risk profile
5/7
Diversification profile
2/5
Positions
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VO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO - US9229083632 100.00%
This portfolio is as simple as it gets: one ETF that tracks the S&P 500, making it 100% US large‑cap stocks. There are no bonds, cash holdings, or satellite funds. This kind of single‑fund setup is easy to follow and behaves almost exactly like the underlying index. The trade‑off is that all risk and return come from one market and one asset class. A growth‑oriented risk score with low diversification reflects that exposure: it is concentrated in one region and one type of asset, even though the underlying index itself holds hundreds of companies and is widely used as a core building block.
Growth
Historically, this portfolio grew $1,000 to about $4,260 over ten years, which is a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.64%. CAGR is like your average speed on a long road trip, smoothing out bumps along the way. Performance closely matched the broad US market and beat the global market by about 2.7 percentage points per year. The worst drop was around 34% during early 2020, recovering in about five months, showing that big drawdowns can be sharp but recoveries can also be fast. Just 37 days made up 90% of returns, underlining how missing a few strong days can heavily affect long‑term results.
Projection
The forward projection uses a Monte Carlo simulation, which means the system takes past return and volatility patterns, shuffles them thousands of times, and builds a range of possible futures. It is not a prediction, just a way to see many “what if” paths. For this portfolio, a $1,000 starting point ends at a median of about $2,650 after 15 years, with a wide range from roughly $958 to $7,364 in most scenarios. The average simulated annual return is 7.85%. These numbers highlight uncertainty: long‑term outcomes vary a lot even with the same underlying strategy, and past data cannot guarantee what happens next.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
Asset‑class exposure is very clear: 100% in stocks, with no allocation to bonds, cash, or alternatives. Stocks historically offer higher expected returns than bonds but typically with bigger ups and downs. That lines up with the portfolio’s “growth” risk label. Because everything is in one asset class, diversification comes only from holding many companies, not from mixing very different assets that might behave differently in stress periods. During equity market downturns, this kind of all‑stock allocation usually feels the full impact, since there is no built‑in shock absorber like high‑quality bonds or cash that might offset some of the swings.
Sectors
- Technology 36%
- Financials 12%
- Telecommunications 11%
- Consumer Discretionary 10%
- Health Care 9%
- Industrials 8%
- Consumer Staples 5%
- Energy 4%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 2%
- Basic Materials 2%
Sector exposure is led by technology at about 36%, followed by financials, communications, and consumer areas, with smaller slices in energy, utilities, and real estate. This pattern is very similar to the S&P 500 itself, meaning the ETF is doing exactly what it says: tracking the sector makeup of the index. A tech‑heavy profile can mean stronger growth during innovation‑driven periods but also more sensitivity to interest rate moves and changes in expectations for fast‑growing companies. The presence of multiple non‑tech sectors still adds some balance, so the portfolio is not a single‑theme bet, but the main engine is clearly large US growth‑oriented businesses.
Regions
- North America 100%
Geographically, the portfolio is 100% North America, specifically US‑listed companies. That is fully aligned with the S&P 500’s design and explains the strong link to US market performance. A home‑market focus like this can benefit when that region outperforms the rest of the world, as it has often done over the last decade. At the same time, it means there is essentially no direct exposure to other major economies. If non‑US markets go through a very different cycle, this portfolio will mostly reflect US conditions, including its currency, interest rate environment, and economic policy, rather than a blend of global growth drivers.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 46%
- Large-cap 35%
- Mid-cap 18%
- Small-cap 1%
Market‑cap exposure is dominated by mega‑ and large‑cap companies, together making up more than 80% of the portfolio. Mid‑caps add some variety, while small‑caps are only about 1%. Larger companies tend to be more established and often more stable in earnings, which can translate to somewhat lower volatility than very small firms, but also may limit the impact of high‑growth smaller names. This structure is consistent with a broad index that weights companies by size. It means portfolio behavior is heavily driven by the biggest household‑name firms at the top of the index, with smaller companies playing only a modest supporting role.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 7.85%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AA Apple Inc 6.45%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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MS Microsoft Corporation 4.90%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AM Amazon.com Inc 4.19%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 3.63%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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AV Broadcom Inc 3.20%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 2.89%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 2.17%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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TS Tesla Inc 1.74%
Part of fund(s):- LS 1x Tesla Tracker ETP Securities GBP
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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BR Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.41%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- Top 10 total 38.43%
Looking through the ETF’s top holdings, the largest indirect exposures are to a handful of well‑known mega‑caps like NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Broadcom, Meta, Tesla, and Berkshire Hathaway. Together, the top ten positions account for about 38% of the portfolio, which is meaningful concentration in a small set of companies. There is no extra overlap from multiple funds, since everything is inside this single ETF. Because only the ETF’s top ten are shown, concentration in the rest of the index is understated here. Still, the data makes it clear that a relatively short list of large companies drives a big part of total portfolio behavior.
Factors
Factor exposures are broadly neutral across the board: value, momentum, quality, yield, and low volatility all sit close to the 50% “market‑like” level, and size shows a mild tilt away from smaller companies, which fits the large‑cap focus. Factors are like investing “ingredients” that help explain why some stocks behave differently from others. A neutral profile means this portfolio is not specifically targeting any style such as deep value, high momentum, or low volatility. Instead, it behaves much like the broad market. That can be helpful for anyone wanting a simple, index‑like pattern rather than making active bets on particular factor strategies.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Weight: 100.00% 100.0%
Risk contribution is entirely from the single S&P 500 ETF, by definition, since it is the only holding. Risk contribution measures how much each position adds to the portfolio’s overall ups and downs, which can differ from its weight when there are multiple holdings. Here, with a 100% weight and 100% risk share, there is no offset or diversification between funds. All volatility, whether mild or extreme, comes straight from that one source. This makes the portfolio very easy to understand: it rises and falls almost exactly in line with the index it tracks, without other holdings smoothing or amplifying the ride.
Dividends
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.00%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.00%
The ETF’s dividend yield is around 1.0%, which is modest and consistent with a broad US large‑cap index that includes both dividend‑payers and companies that reinvest earnings instead. Dividends are the cash payments companies distribute from profits; over long periods they can be an important part of total return, especially when reinvested. In this portfolio, most of the growth historically has come from price appreciation rather than income. That lines up with its growth‑oriented classification. Investors using dividends as a cash flow source would see only a small ongoing yield here, with the main story being long‑term capital growth.
Ongoing product costs
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.03%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.03%
Costs are impressively low: the ETF’s total expense ratio (TER) is just 0.03% per year. The TER is the annual fee taken by the fund to cover management and operating costs, and it is deducted automatically from returns. For context, that is significantly lower than many actively managed funds and even a lot of other index products. Keeping fees tiny like this means more of the portfolio’s return stays in the investor’s pocket, especially when compounded over decades. This low‑cost structure is a strong positive feature and is very much in line with best practices for using broad, market‑tracking building blocks.
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