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Core Portfolio 775 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.

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Window
Core Portfolio 775
Medium riskMedium reward

7.3%

yield · $61/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)

Core Portfolio 775Monthly Payday 272Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return0–2
19.6%
Total Ret.
22.0%
11.9%
CAGR
13.2%
Income3–0
7.3%
Yield
7.3%
$61
Income
$61
1.28
Steadiness
1.62
Principal / NAVeven
3.9%
NAV
5.5%
-8.6%
Max DD
-9.4%
Risk3–1
3.7
Risk-Adj.
3.9
2.07
Sortino
2.03
8.2%
Volatility
9.3%
2.2
Safety
2.3

Holdings overlap

83% overlap

Core Portfolio 775 only

BKLN 10%SGOV 8%

Shared

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

Monthly Payday 272 only

CAIBX 10%

The risk-first read

Monthly Payday 272 wins. Core Portfolio 775 dangles a bigger 7.3% headline yield, but after NAV erosion its total return (19.6%) trails Monthly Payday 272's 22.0% — and at a higher risk tier (2.2 vs 2.3). The classic yield trap.

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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.