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Capital Preservation Plus vs Risk Seeker 696

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

WinnerRisk Seeker 696
Medium riskHigh reward

16.6%

yield · $138/mo per $10k

Risk Seeker 696 wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Capital Preservation PlusRisk Seeker 696Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return0–2
-9.6%
Total Ret.
42.7%
-6.1%
CAGR
25.0%
Income1–2
6.8%
Yield
16.6%
$57
Income
$138
0.46
Steadiness
1.70
Principal / NAV0–2
-25.9%
NAV
6.9%
-21.9%
Max DD
-13.2%
Riskeven
14.5
Risk-Adj.
8.8
-0.28
Sortino
2.78
17.4%
Volatility
13.6%
1.2
Safety
2.6

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Capital Preservation Plus only

HDV 40%BIL 35%SCHD 12%VYM 8%NOBL 5%

Shared

No shared holdings

Risk Seeker 696 only

XPAY 20%ANCFX 20%CAIBX 20%GOOY 20%AMECX 20%

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 2.6). You're paid more per unit of risk — and Risk Seeker 696'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.