Battle Arena

Diversified Income 402 vs Global Conservative

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

Compared over their common history since Jan 2024.

Judge on
Window
WinnerDiversified Income 402
High riskHigh reward

15.1%

yield · $126/mo per $10k

Global Conservative
Low riskLow reward

2.6%

yield · $22/mo per $10k

Diversified Income 402 wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Diversified Income 402Global ConservativeDistributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return2–0
73.3%
Total Ret.
56.9%
26.4%
CAGR
21.2%
Income2–1
15.1%
Yield
2.6%
$126
Income
$22
0.68
Steadiness
0.48
Principal / NAV0–2
22.3%
NAV
43.7%
-19.4%
Max DD
-9.0%
Risk0–4
5.7
Risk-Adj.
14.2
2.30
Sortino
2.44
17.4%
Volatility
11.8%
3.5
Safety
1.8

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Diversified Income 402 only

BIZD 10%NVDL 10%TSLY 10%SRLN 10%GPIQ 8%QQQI 8%SPYI 8%JEPQ 8%QYLD 8%AMLP 8%FPE 8%BIL 5%

Shared

No shared holdings

Global Conservative only

SCHD 30%VYM 25%VYMI 25%IDV 20%

The risk-first read

Global Conservative wins the risk-adjusted call: 56.9% total return at a meaningfully lower risk tier (1.8 vs 3.5). You're paid more per unit of risk — and Diversified Income 402'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 Jan 2024 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.