World index base with momentum turbocharger strapped on and a risk helmet that might be too small
Report created on Jun 17, 2026Risk profile
4/7
Diversification profile
3/5
Positions
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
VT - US9220427424 80.00% -
SP Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
SPMO - US46138E3392 10.00% -
FM MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
FMTM 10.00%
This portfolio is basically “buy the whole world and then chug two cans of momentum energy drink.” Eighty percent sits in a plain-vanilla global index, then 20% is fired into two concentrated U.S. momentum funds. It looks like someone started out sensible, panicked that “boring” wouldn’t be exciting enough, and bolted a rocket engine onto the back. Structurally, it’s simple but oddly conflicted: one fund says “own everything,” the others scream “own only what’s been on a heater lately.” With only about a year of data, it’s impossible to say if this Franken-mix is genius or just temporarily riding a hot streak in trend-following land.
Growth
One or more local-currency benchmark funds are unavailable for this report.
On paper, the last ~15 months make this portfolio look like it walks on water: roughly 33% CAGR versus about 27% for the global market, turning $1,000 into $1,423. That’s fantastic… for a year-ish. The max drawdown of around -13% roughly matches the benchmark, so the extra return came without obviously nastier dips in this tiny sample. But with only 1.2 years of history, this is basically judging marathon fitness from a single sprint. One strong momentum phase can easily inflate short-term stats, and those 12 big-return days doing 90% of the work scream “you happened to show up during a particularly fun party.”
Projection
The Monte Carlo simulation here is like trying to predict a 15-year career from someone’s first semester grades. Using the short history as its guide, it spits out a median result of about $2,707 from $1,000 after 15 years, with a wide “could be fine, could be chaos” range from under $1,000 to over $7,700. Simulations basically rerun history with random twists, so when history itself is only 1.2 years long, it’s a very shallow well to draw from. The 8% annualized expectation is more “generic equity assumption plus some spice” than a forecast blessed by the gods of statistics.
Asset classes
- Stocks 100%
Asset class breakdown is easy: 100% stocks. That’s it. No bonds, no cash buffer, no diversifiers—just one big bet that global equities behave themselves over time. For something labeled “balanced,” this is more “all-in on growth and vibes.” Being fully in stocks can be great in good markets, but when everything risk-on falls together, there’s nowhere for this portfolio to hide. Over long stretches, pure equity can be fine, but over short and medium stretches it’s more roller coaster than train ride. The short performance window hasn’t yet shown what a full cycle beatdown actually feels like here.
Sectors
- Technology 33%
- Financials 14%
- Industrials 13%
- Health Care 8%
- Telecommunications 8%
- Consumer Discretionary 8%
- Consumer Staples 4%
- Energy 4%
- Basic Materials 4%
- Utilities 2%
- Real Estate 2%
Sector-wise, this thing is leaning hard into tech at 33%, with everything else playing backup singer. Financials and industrials get moderate roles, but the story is still very much “technology and friends run the show.” The two momentum funds essentially pour gasoline on whatever sectors have been working recently, which lately has heavily favored tech and related names. That’s cool until leadership rotates and yesterday’s darlings become today’s “what happened?” stocks. With only a bit over a year of history, the portfolio hasn’t been tested through a full-on tech or momentum unwind, so the real sector pain potential is still offstage.
Regions
- North America 71%
- Europe Developed 11%
- Asia Developed 5%
- Japan 5%
- Asia Emerging 4%
- Australasia 1%
- Africa/Middle East 1%
- Latin America 1%
Geographically, this is “world fund on paper, America dominance in practice.” About 71% is in North America, with Europe and the rest of the planet fighting over the scraps. The global ETF at least pretends to care about other regions, but the two U.S. momentum funds shove the center of gravity right back to the U.S. anyway. It’s a very familiar story: buy “global,” then pile more into the same home region. That’s fine while U.S. markets outperform, but if leadership shifts abroad, this setup is quietly underweight that possibility. The short data window hasn’t lived through one of those rotations in any meaningful way.
Market capitalization
- Mega-cap 39%
- Large-cap 32%
- Mid-cap 21%
- Small-cap 7%
- Micro-cap 1%
Market cap exposure is very top-heavy: almost 40% mega-cap, another 32% large-cap, and the rest dribbled down into mid, small, and micro. It’s basically a fan club for the world’s biggest companies, with a token “we own smaller stuff too” sticker slapped on. That’s not unusual for cap-weighted indexes, but layering momentum funds on top amplifies the mega-cap celebrity effect even further. When the giants win, this looks smart; when mega-caps lag, the portfolio is structurally slow to benefit from smaller, more explosive names. The short performance period just happens to coincide with mega-caps still flexing.
True holdings
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NV NVIDIA Corporation 4.16%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AA Apple Inc 3.03%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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MS Microsoft Corporation 2.26%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AV Broadcom Inc 2.05%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class A 1.96%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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AM Amazon.com Inc 1.75%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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GO Alphabet Inc Class C 1.54%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1.22%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
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MU Micron Technology Inc 1.10%
Part of fund(s):- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
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ME Meta Platforms Inc. 0.93%
Part of fund(s):- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
- Top 10 total 19.99%
The look-through is a who’s-who of “tech royalty plus friends”: NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Alphabet, Amazon, TSMC, Meta, etc. NVIDIA alone clocks in over 4%, Apple over 3%, and the rest pile on, all via ETFs. With only top-10 ETF holdings visible, overlap is almost certainly worse than it looks; you’re basically triple-booking the same headliners across multiple funds. That means shocks to a handful of mega-tech names can swing the whole portfolio harder than the simple top-level weights suggest. The limited data period hasn’t had a proper “big tech gets punched in the face” episode to show just how exposed this setup really is.
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-wise, this thing is screaming momentum (75%) and high low-volatility (66%), while actively running away from size (3%). Translation: it loves big, smooth winners that have already been working and wants nothing to do with smaller, scrappier names. Factor exposure is like reading the ingredient list on a snack: this one is mostly “recent winners, but make it calm-looking.” That combo can look amazing in a grinding uptrend, which is basically what the short history captured. The catch is, momentum tends to hit a wall when leadership flips, and low-vol usually doesn’t fully save you when the whole winner circle gets repriced.
Risk contribution
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Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Weight: 80.00% 76.6% -
Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF
Weight: 10.00% 12.7% -
MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF
Weight: 10.00% 10.7%
Risk contribution is refreshingly simple: the global ETF is 80% of weight and about 77% of total risk, so it’s doing most of the heavy lifting as expected. The Invesco momentum ETF punches above its weight a bit, carrying around 13% of risk on 10% weight, while the MarketDesk momentum fund is roughly in line. No single piece is secretly hijacking the portfolio, but that doesn’t mean risk is tame—just that it’s concentrated in exactly the stuff you see on the surface. Short history hides how those contributions might blow out in a proper panic, especially if momentum names all decide to jump off the same cliff together.
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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On the efficient frontier chart, this portfolio is managing the special feat of being 1.18 percentage points below what’s achievable with the same ingredients. The Sharpe ratio of 1.47 trails both the optimal mix (1.93) and even the minimum variance version (1.51). In plain English: using only these three funds, there’s a smarter way to juggle them to get better risk-adjusted returns or similar returns with less drama. Being below the frontier with so few holdings takes some effort. Of course, this is all based on a very short historical window, so even the “optimal” mix is more educated guess than carved-in-stone truth.
Dividends
- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF 0.70%
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 1.60%
- MarketDesk Focused U.S. Momentum ETF 0.20%
- Weighted yield (per year) 1.37%
Dividend yield at about 1.37% is pocket change in income terms. The global fund does most of that work around 1.6%, while the momentum pieces more or less shrug at the idea of paying you cash. This setup is clearly built for price movement rather than steady checks in the mail. That’s not inherently bad, but it means returns are heavily tied to capital appreciation—which can look heroic in a strong year and brutally quiet in flat or choppy ones. With only 1.2 years of history, the portfolio hasn’t had time to show what a dull, sideways dividend-dependent stretch would feel like here.
Ongoing product costs
- Invesco S&P 500® Momentum ETF 0.13%
- Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 0.07%
- Weighted costs total (per year) 0.07%
Costs are the one area where this portfolio isn’t trying to be dramatic. A blended TER around 0.07% is impressively low, as if someone accidentally picked the cheap options instead of the flashy high-fee stuff. You’re basically paying couch-cushion money for worldwide exposure plus a momentum twist. The funny part is that even with bargain fees, the current weights still manage to miss the efficient frontier, proving that you can save on costs and still be structurally clumsy. At least the drag from expenses isn’t the villain in this story—performance hiccups here will be entirely homemade.
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