Battle Arena

Safe High Income 755 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 2025.

Judge on
Window
WinnerSafe High Income 755
Low riskLow reward

4.2%

yield · $35/mo per $10k

Yield Maximizer
High riskMedium reward

10.2%

yield · $85/mo per $10k

Safe High Income 755 wins on total return (2–0, full common history).

Growth of $10,000 (dividends reinvested)

Safe High Income 755Yield MaximizerDistributions reinvested · hypothetical, fixed weights
Total Return2–0
36.0%
Total Ret.
14.4%
60.1%
CAGR
22.9%
Income0–3
4.2%
Yield
10.2%
$35
Income
$85
0.83
Steadiness
0.55
Principal / NAVeven
31.9%
NAV
7.0%
-8.2%
Max DD
-5.6%
Riskeven
7.9
Risk-Adj.
4.7
4.42
Sortino
4.46
21.8%
Volatility
9.3%
2.0
Safety
3.6

Holdings overlap

0% overlap

Safe High Income 755 only

SGOV 15%BIL 14%NBIL 11%ING 8%DEO 8%NVS 8%VALE 8%UBS 8%MPW 8%PFE 8%AMLP 6%

Shared

No shared holdings

Yield Maximizer only

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

The risk-first read

Safe High Income 755 wins. Yield Maximizer dangles a bigger 10.2% headline yield, but after NAV erosion its total return (14.4%) trails Safe High Income 755's 36.0% — and at a higher risk tier (3.6 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.