Battle Arena

Capital Preservation Plus vs Core Portfolio 775

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
Capital Preservation Plus
Low riskMedium reward

6.8%

yield · $57/mo per $10k

WinnerCore Portfolio 775
Medium riskMedium reward

7.3%

yield · $61/mo per $10k

Core Portfolio 775 wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Capital Preservation PlusCore Portfolio 775Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return0–2
-9.6%
Total Ret.
19.6%
-6.1%
CAGR
11.9%
Income1–2
6.8%
Yield
7.3%
$57
Income
$61
0.46
Steadiness
1.28
Principal / NAV0–2
-25.9%
NAV
3.9%
-21.9%
Max DD
-8.6%
Riskeven
14.5
Risk-Adj.
3.8
-0.28
Sortino
2.07
17.4%
Volatility
8.2%
1.2
Safety
2.2

Holdings overlap

8% overlap

Capital Preservation Plus only

HDV 40%SCHD 12%VYM 8%NOBL 5%

Shared

BIL 35%

Core Portfolio 775 only

FPE 10%AMLP 10%AMRFX 10%ANCFX 10%XPAY 10%BKLN 10%QDVO 9%VRP 8%BIZD 8%SGOV 8%

The risk-first read

Capital Preservation Plus wins the risk-adjusted call: -9.6% total return at a meaningfully lower risk tier (1.2 vs 2.2). You're paid more per unit of risk — and Core Portfolio 775'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 Oct 2024 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.