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Risk Seeker 696 vs Yield Maximizer

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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WinnerRisk Seeker 696
Medium riskHigh reward

16.6%

yield · $138/mo per $10k

Yield Maximizer
High riskMedium reward

10.1%

yield · $84/mo per $10k

Risk Seeker 696 wins on total return (2–0, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Risk Seeker 696Yield MaximizerDistributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return2–0
42.7%
Total Ret.
30.8%
25.0%
CAGR
18.3%
Income2–1
16.6%
Yield
10.1%
$138
Income
$84
1.70
Steadiness
0.58
Principal / NAVeven
6.9%
NAV
11.4%
-13.2%
Max DD
-13.4%
Risk3–1
8.8
Risk-Adj.
4.8
2.78
Sortino
2.11
13.6%
Volatility
12.1%
2.6
Safety
3.6

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Risk Seeker 696 only

XPAY 20%ANCFX 20%CAIBX 20%GOOY 20%AMECX 20%

Shared

No shared holdings

Yield Maximizer only

JEPQ 25%QQQI 20%SPYI 20%O 15%MAIN 10%EPD 10%

The risk-first read

Risk Seeker 696 wins the risk-adjusted call: 42.7% total return at a meaningfully lower risk tier (2.6 vs 3.6). You're paid more per unit of risk — and Yield Maximizer'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 Oct 2024 — no fees or taxes; past performance doesn't predict future results. How these numbers are computed. Not investment advice.