Balanced Blend 104 vs Diversified Income 402

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

Compared over their common history since Jan 2024.

Judge on

Window

Balanced Blend 104

Medium riskLow reward

3.8%

yield · $32/mo per $10k

WinnerDiversified Income 402

High riskHigh reward

15.1%

yield · $126/mo per $10k

Diversified Income 402 wins on total return (2–0, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Balanced Blend 104Diversified Income 402Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights

Total Return0–2

29.5%

Total Ret.

73.3%

11.6%

CAGR

26.4%

Income0–3

3.8%

Yield

15.1%

$32

Income

$126

1.02

Steadiness

0.68

Principal / NAVeven

17.2%

NAV

22.3%

-8.9%

Max DD

-19.4%

Risk3–1

5.7

Risk-Adj.

5.7

1.65

Sortino

2.30

10.3%

Volatility

17.4%

2.5

Safety

3.5

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Balanced Blend 104 only

BKLN 13%CGCP 13%DHS 13%DIV 13%BBRE 13%REZ 13%RWR 13%SCHH 13%

Shared

No shared holdings

Diversified Income 402 only

BIZD 10%NVDL 10%TSLY 10%SRLN 10%GPIQ 8%QQQI 8%SPYI 8%JEPQ 8%QYLD 8%AMLP 8%FPE 8%BIL 5%

The risk-first read

Balanced Blend 104 wins the risk-adjusted call: 29.5% total return at a meaningfully lower risk tier (2.5 vs 3.5). You're paid more per unit of risk — and Diversified Income 402's extra tier exposure isn't buying enough return to justify it.

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Growth is a hypothetical, fixed-weight backtest with distributions reinvested at ex-date since Jan 2024 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.