Core Portfolio 775 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

Core Portfolio 775

Medium riskMedium reward

7.3%

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)

Core Portfolio 775The Middle Path 859Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights

Total Return0–2

19.6%

Total Ret.

36.9%

11.9%

CAGR

21.8%

Income0–3

7.3%

Yield

15.1%

$61

Income

$126

1.28

Steadiness

0.74

Principal / NAVeven

3.9%

NAV

7.9%

-8.6%

Max DD

-19.4%

Risk3–1

3.7

Risk-Adj.

5.7

2.07

Sortino

1.94

8.2%

Volatility

17.2%

2.2

Safety

3.5

Holdings overlap

28% overlap

Core Portfolio 775 only

AMRFX 10%ANCFX 10%XPAY 10%BKLN 10%QDVO 9%VRP 8%SGOV 8%

Shared

FPE 10%AMLP 10%BIZD 8%BIL 8%

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 3.7), winning 7 of the 11 head-to-head stats. Core Portfolio 775's one edge is a lower 2.2 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.