Battle Arena

All-Weather 692 vs Rising Income 177

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

Compared over their common history since Jan 2026.

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Window
WinnerAll-Weather 692
High riskLow reward

2.7%

yield · $23/mo per $10k

Rising Income 177
Medium riskMedium reward

6.0%

yield · $50/mo per $10k

All-Weather 692 wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

All-Weather 692Rising Income 177Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return2–0
16.2%
Total Ret.
4.5%
50.8%
CAGR
12.7%
Income0–3
2.7%
Yield
6.0%
$23
Income
$50
1.47
Steadiness
0.43
Principal / NAVeven
49.0%
NAV
1.9%
-12.2%
Max DD
-3.0%
Risk1–3
5.0
Risk-Adj.
5.0
2.30
Sortino
3.92
42.2%
Volatility
5.6%
3.9
Safety
2.2

Holdings overlap

15% overlap

All-Weather 692 only

CSHI 10%TSLL 9%XMAG 9%FDL 9%SCHH 8%VNQ 8%ORCX 8%CONL 8%MAGX 8%IRE 8%

Shared

BKLN 8%CGCP 8%

Rising Income 177 only

BIL 15%QDVO 13%SDIV 13%AMLP 10%DHS 10%DIV 10%AMRFX 10%

The risk-first read

All-Weather 692 wins. Rising Income 177 dangles a bigger 6.0% headline yield, but after NAV erosion its total return (4.5%) trails All-Weather 692's 16.2% — and at a higher risk tier (2.2 vs 3.9). The classic yield trap.

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Growth is a hypothetical, fixed-weight backtest with distributions reinvested at ex-date since Jan 2026 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.