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Balanced Blend 104 vs Monthly Payday 272

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

Compared over their common history since Oct 2024.

Judge on
Window
Balanced Blend 104
Medium riskLow reward

3.8%

yield · $32/mo per $10k

WinnerMonthly Payday 272
Medium riskMedium reward

7.3%

yield · $61/mo per $10k

Monthly Payday 272 wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Balanced Blend 104Monthly Payday 272Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return0–2
13.9%
Total Ret.
22.0%
8.5%
CAGR
13.2%
Income1–2
3.8%
Yield
7.3%
$32
Income
$61
0.97
Steadiness
1.62
Principal / NAV2–0
6.5%
NAV
5.5%
-8.9%
Max DD
-9.4%
Risk1–3
5.7
Risk-Adj.
3.9
1.14
Sortino
2.03
11.0%
Volatility
9.3%
2.5
Safety
2.3

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

Monthly Payday 272 only

QDVO 10%FPE 10%BIL 10%AMRFX 10%ANCFX 10%CAIBX 10%XPAY 10%AMLP 10%VRP 10%BIZD 10%

The risk-first read

Balanced Blend 104 takes it on risk-adjusted return (5.7 vs 3.9), winning 7 of the 11 head-to-head stats. Monthly Payday 272's one edge is a higher 7.3% yield — worth it only if that's specifically what you're after.

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