Battle Arena

Diversified Income 120 vs Safe High Income 755

How $10,000 would have grown in each — compared across total return, income, NAV, and risk.

Compared over their common history since Oct 2025.

Judge on
Window
Diversified Income 120
Medium riskMedium reward

6.7%

yield · $56/mo per $10k

WinnerSafe High Income 755
Low riskLow reward

4.2%

yield · $35/mo per $10k

Safe High Income 755 wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Diversified Income 120Safe High Income 755Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return0–2
10.2%
Total Ret.
36.0%
16.0%
CAGR
60.1%
Income2–1
6.7%
Yield
4.2%
$56
Income
$35
1.41
Steadiness
0.83
Principal / NAVeven
4.1%
NAV
31.9%
-4.0%
Max DD
-8.2%
Riskeven
4.5
Risk-Adj.
7.9
5.45
Sortino
4.42
5.7%
Volatility
21.8%
2.2
Safety
2.0

Holdings overlap

20% overlap

Diversified Income 120 only

QDVO 13%VRP 12%FPE 10%AMRFX 10%ANCFX 10%XPAY 10%BKLN 10%

Shared

BIL 15%AMLP 10%

Safe High Income 755 only

SGOV 15%NBIL 11%ING 8%DEO 8%NVS 8%VALE 8%UBS 8%MPW 8%PFE 8%

The risk-first read

Safe High Income 755 wins. Diversified Income 120 dangles a bigger 6.7% headline yield, but after NAV erosion its total return (10.2%) trails Safe High Income 755's 36.0% — and at a higher risk tier (2.2 vs 2.0). The classic yield trap.

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Growth is a hypothetical, fixed-weight backtest with distributions reinvested at ex-date since Oct 2025 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.