Battle Arena

Barista FIRE Income vs Dividend Growth Foundation

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
Barista FIRE Income
High riskMedium reward

10.6%

yield · $88/mo per $10k

WinnerDividend Growth Foundation
Low riskLow reward

2.0%

yield · $16/mo per $10k

Dividend Growth Foundation wins on total return (2–0, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Barista FIRE IncomeDividend Growth FoundationDistributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return0–2
42.6%
Total Ret.
42.6%
16.3%
CAGR
16.3%
Income3–0
10.6%
Yield
2.0%
$88
Income
$16
0.38
Steadiness
0.51
Principal / NAV0–2
12.9%
NAV
35.3%
-14.5%
Max DD
-13.0%
Riskeven
4.7
Risk-Adj.
9.4
1.94
Sortino
1.92
11.8%
Volatility
12.1%
3.6
Safety
2.0

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Barista FIRE Income only

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

Shared

No shared holdings

Dividend Growth Foundation only

VIG 35%DGRO 30%SCHD 25%RDVY 10%

The risk-first read

Dividend Growth Foundation wins. Barista FIRE Income dangles a bigger 10.6% headline yield, but after NAV erosion its total return (42.6%) trails Dividend Growth Foundation's 42.6% — and at a higher risk tier (3.6 vs 2.0). The classic yield trap.

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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.