Battle Arena

Global Conservative vs Growth Focused 703

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
WinnerGlobal Conservative
Low riskLow reward

2.6%

yield · $22/mo per $10k

Growth Focused 703
Medium riskHigh reward

13.0%

yield · $109/mo per $10k

Global Conservative wins on total return (20, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Global ConservativeGrowth Focused 703Distributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return2–0
39.5%
Total Ret.
39.2%
23.2%
CAGR
23.0%
Income1–2
2.6%
Yield
13.0%
$22
Income
$109
0.55
Steadiness
2.16
Principal / NAV2–0
31.9%
NAV
8.0%
-9.0%
Max DD
-11.8%
Risk3–1
13.9
Risk-Adj.
8.3
2.47
Sortino
2.71
12.4%
Volatility
12.6%
1.8
Safety
2.3

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Global Conservative only

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

Shared

No shared holdings

Growth Focused 703 only

ANCFX 20%CAIBX 20%XPAY 15%GOOY 15%AMECX 15%AMEFX 15%

The risk-first read

Global Conservative wins. Growth Focused 703 dangles a bigger 13.0% headline yield, but after NAV erosion its total return (39.2%) trails Global Conservative's 39.5% — and at a higher risk tier (2.3 vs 1.8). 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.