Cash Flow King 245 vs The Middle Path 859

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

Cash Flow King 245

Medium riskMedium reward

7.4%

yield · $61/mo per $10k

WinnerThe Middle Path 859

High riskHigh reward

15.1%

yield · $126/mo per $10k

The Middle Path 859 wins on total return (2–0, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Cash Flow King 245The Middle Path 859Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights

Total Return0–2

20.9%

Total Ret.

36.9%

12.6%

CAGR

21.8%

Income0–3

7.4%

Yield

15.1%

$61

Income

$126

1.31

Steadiness

0.74

Principal / NAVeven

5.1%

NAV

7.9%

-8.9%

Max DD

-19.4%

Risk3–1

4.0

Risk-Adj.

5.7

2.02

Sortino

1.94

8.9%

Volatility

17.2%

2.4

Safety

3.5

Holdings overlap

26% overlap

Cash Flow King 245 only

XPAY 10%QDVO 8%VRP 8%AMRFX 8%ANCFX 8%CAIBX 8%DIVO 8%PCOFX 7%DHS 7%

Shared

BIL 10%BIZD 7%FPE 7%AMLP 7%

The Middle Path 859 only

GPIQ 10%QQQI 10%NVDL 10%TSLY 10%SRLN 10%SPYI 10%JEPQ 10%

The risk-first read

The Middle Path 859 takes it on risk-adjusted return (5.7 vs 4.0), winning 7 of the 11 head-to-head stats. Cash Flow King 245's one edge is a lower 2.4 risk tier — 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.