Battle Arena

All-Weather 130 vs Barista FIRE Income

How $10,000 would have grown in each — compared across total return, income, NAV, and risk.

Compared over their common history since Jun 2025.

Judge on
Window
WinnerAll-Weather 130
High riskHigh reward

18.3%

yield · $153/mo per $10k

Barista FIRE Income
High riskMedium reward

10.6%

yield · $88/mo per $10k

All-Weather 130 wins on total return (2–0, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

All-Weather 130Barista FIRE IncomeDistributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return2–0
31.1%
Total Ret.
19.7%
31.1%
CAGR
19.7%
Income2–1
18.3%
Yield
10.6%
$153
Income
$88
0.68
Steadiness
0.30
Principal / NAV0–2
6.7%
NAV
8.0%
-5.9%
Max DD
-5.3%
Risk3–1
6.1
Risk-Adj.
4.7
5.94
Sortino
3.84
9.4%
Volatility
9.0%
3.5
Safety
3.6

Holdings overlap

10% overlap

All-Weather 130 only

KQQQ 11%QDVO 10%TSMY 10%IWMI 10%VRP 10%TSLY 10%IAUI 10%FPE 8%AMLP 7%BIL 5%

Shared

QQQI 10%

Barista FIRE Income only

JEPQ 25%SPYI 20%ARCC 15%EPD 10%STAG 10%

The risk-first read

All-Weather 130 wins on both fronts: more monthly income ($153 vs $88 per $10k) and a better risk-adjusted return — without taking on more tier risk. A clean pick.

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Growth is a hypothetical, fixed-weight backtest with distributions reinvested at ex-date since Jun 2025 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.